On World Food day 16 October 2017 a conference was held in Brussels which built on the successful October 2017 FOOD 2030 High Level Event. Its objective was to both disseminate successful European Research and Innovation (R&I) initiatives and to contribute to the ongoing Food Nutrition and Security science-policy debate. The stakeholders had the possibility to discuss and assess the current state of European research innovation and investment in this area, and to explore future needs. The event acted as an important milestone and building block in the preparation of the second FOOD 2030 High Level event to be held under the Bulgarian Presidency in Plovdiv on 14-15 June 2018.
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- Brussels, Belgium
- Live streaming available
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- 170, Rue de la Loi170, Rue de la Loi, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Report
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Room DE GASPERI:
- Morning sessions 09:30 – 12:45
- Afternoon session on "Nutrition" 14:00 – 17:00
- Closing session 17:00 – 18:00
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Presentations
Policy Framing Session
Tassos Haniotis, Director for Economic Analysis, Directorate-General for Agriculture
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Innovation Session
Walter Van Dyck, Professor of Technology & Innovation Management, Vlerick Business School
Carmen Lamacchia, New Gluten World srl

Heart Healthy Hoods – project
Video of the Photovoice exhibition presented at the event
Parallel Sessions
Sustainable & Healthy Nutrition
Patricia Iozzo, CNR
Iris Pigeot, Leibniz Institute
Matthias Kück, Biozoon GmbH
Manuel Franco, University of Alcalá
Mairead Kiely, University College Cork
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Climate & Environmental Sustainability
Luis Narvarte, University of Madrid
Spyros Fountas, University of Athens
César Roda Neve, M3 Systems
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Circularity & Resource Efficiency
Toine Timmermans - Wageningen University and Research
Anna Ray Davies, Trinity College
Christoph Glasner, Fraunhofer Institute
Paulus Kosters, GreenProtein BV
Shane Ward, University College Dublin
Volker Sieber, Fraunhofer Institute
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Closing Session

FOOD 2030: Looking Ahead – Global FNS perspectives and future outlook
Joachim von Braun, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University
Cathy Maguire, European environment Agency
K. Angelieva - Bulgarian Presidency