European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
The EU's contribution to the UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment
14:30 | Opening session
Welcome and moderation by Piroska Kállay, President of the EESC Permanent Study Group on Sustainable Food Systems
Keynote speeches by:
- Stefanos Fotiou, Director, FAO Office of Sustainable Development Goals; Director, UN FOOD Summit Coordination Hub
- Klaus Berend, acting Director, Directorate Food safety, Sustainability and Innovation, DG SANTE, European Commission - The EU pathway and vision towards sustainable food systems
- María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Member of the European Parliament, The role of the European Parliamentary Alliance against Hunger and Malnutrition in supporting the FSS ambitions (tbc)
- Council's rotating presidency (Sweden) (tbc)
Q&A
15:30 | Panel 1: Leverages from the Farm to Fork strategy to support the Coalitions for Action in the transformation of food systems
Moderated by Tiina Johanna Vyyryläinen, EESC NAT Section Member
- Sébastien Goux, Deputy Head of Unit Multilateral International Relations, DG SANTE, European Commission
- European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA)
- Food Drink Europe
- European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture and Tourism sectors (EFFAT)
16:30 | Break
16:45 | Panel 2: EU actions and leadership towards global food systems transformation in the context of the Food System Summit
Moderated by Antje Gerstein, EESC NAT Section Member
- Leonard MIZZI, Head of Unit "Sustainable Agri-Food systems and Fisheries", DG INTPA, European Commission
- World Farmers Organisation (WFO)
- Concord, European confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation
- Fair trade advocacy office
- ECDPM, Center for Africa-Europe relations
17:45 | Conclusions
- Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of FAO Brussels - Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium
- Piroska Kállay, President of the EESC Permanent Study Group on Sustainable Food Systems