09.30-10.30 | Opening session

  • Welcome and moderation by Andreas Thurner, President of the EESC TSG on sustainable food systems
  • Opening by Christa Schweng, President of the EESC

Keynote speeches by:

  • Annukka Ojala, Deputy Head of Cabinet for Health & Food Safety of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, responsible for the Farm-to-fork strategy and European Green Deal –  Promoting fair food systems in the Farm to Fork Strategy
  • Martin Frick, Deputy of the Special Envoy to the UN Food Systems Summit - Towards the Food Systems Summit (video message)
  • Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Food – Food systems and the right to food (video message)
  • Petros Kokkalis, MEP, Member of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition – Reporting back from the Parliamentary Briefing of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition

10.30-11.15 | Panel 1: Ensuring decent work in the food supply chain

Moderated by Andreas Thurner, President of the EESC Thematic study group on sustainable food systems

Short presentations by:

Discussion and Q&A via Slido

11.15-11.30 | Break

11.30-12.15 | Panel 2: Promoting fair trade in the food supply chain 

Moderated by Peter Schmidt, President of the EESC section for Agriculture, rural development and the environment (NAT Section)

Short presentations by:

  • Juan Pablo Solis, Senior Advisor Climate and Environment in Fairtrade International Office - fair trade and fair prices for producers in the food supply chain
  • Silvia Schmidt, Food Policy Officer, IFOAM Organics Europeorganic agriculture: fairness and transparency along the supply chain

Discussion and Q&A via Slido

12.15-12.45 | Panel 3: Empowering women and young people to play an active role in sustainable food systems

Moderated by Peter Schmidt, President of the EESC section for Agriculture, rural development and the environment (NAT Section)

Short presentations by:

Discussion and Q&A via Slido

12.45-13.00 | Conclusions

  • Paulo De Lima, Chargé D’Affairs, FAO Brussels - Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium
  • Andreas Thurner, President of the EESC Thematic study group on sustainable food systems