EU Event - Spring 2024

We have recently hosted an in-person, invite only, CALF event in Brussels on the 14th of March 2024 under Chatham House Rule, which was about shaping the future of sustainable food systems post-2024 EU elections​.We hosted around 65 senior/manager key stakeholders influencing European Sustainable Food Systems from companies, NGOs, associations, PA firms to academics with the aim of strategizing together and incentivise collaboration.​The format of this event consisted of 1 keynote speech followed by 4 panelists assessing '4 years Farm to Fork' ​and 5 break out rooms​ sessions to discuss topics in depth and find solutions. We ended the event by eating lunch all together and sharing key findings that were discussed in the break out rooms.

Full agenda below:

Welcome words: Jeremy Coller

Keynote speech: "The Danish Way – How Sustainable Food Systems Can Be Influenced through Collaboration Between Multiple Stakeholders" by Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl, the Vegetarian Society of Denmark .

Panel discussion: "Assessment of the Farm to Fork Strategy: Successes, Challenges, and Future Implications: Discussing Effectiveness of the Farm to Fork Strategy and Its Implications for Future Policy Development or Lack Thereof"

• Giulia Neri, Head of Policy, The Good Lobby.

• Olga Kikou, Head of European Affairs, Compassion in World Farming.

• Siska Pottie, Secretary General, European Alliance for Plant-Based Foods.

• Jo Raven, Director of Thematic Research and Corporate Innovation, FAIRR.

Moderator:

• Lara Pappers, Senior Programme Development Manager, Jeremy Coller Foundation.

Break-out rooms:

Break-out room 1: Urgent Topics for the New Commission: Analysing priorities such as animal welfare, a transition to more sustainable diets, and subsidy reform. Break-out room 2: Best Practices and Challenges in Advocacy: Multi-stakeholder collaboration in advancing sustainable food systems, what worked well, what didn’t? Break-out room 3: The Role of Technology and Innovation: Exploring how emerging technologies can support sustainable food systems. Break-out room 4: The Role of a Public Narrative in influencing sustainable food systems: do’s and don’ts. Break-out room 5: The Role of Different EU Bodies in advancing sustainable food systems: lessons learned over the past 4 years.