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:
- Wiebke Warneck, Political Secretary for the Food sector, European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism (EFFAT) – Tackling decent work and migrant labour
- Lena-Liisa Tengblad, Board Member, GEOPA
- Todor Ivanov, Secretary General, Eurocoop – ethically sound food supply chains: examples from consumer cooperatives
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 Europe – organic 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:
- Michelle Stitz, Generation Climate Europe – youth involvement in sustainable food systems
- Marion Picot, European Council of Young Farmers - overcoming challenges and fostering opportunities for women in the agri-food sector
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