Draft programme

Sustainable food systems as drivers for the implementation of the SDGs

09:30 | Introduction by

• Piroska Kállay, President of the Permanent Group on Sustainable Food Systems
• Maurizio Reale, President of the Sustainable Development Observatory

09:45 | Setting the scene: The need for a systems approach to food policy

• Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director, Liaison Office to the EU and Belgium, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Alexandra Nikolakopoulou, DG SANTE, European Commission

​​​​​Debate with Members

10:30 | Coffee break

10:40 | Towards the EU Sustainable Food Systems Framework – concrete initiatives, challenges, opportunities and recommendations from food supply chain actors

Moderated by Isabel Caño Aguilar, Vice-President of the Sustainable Development Observatory

• Marion Picot, Secretary General, CEJA 
• Bruno Menne, Director, COPA COGECA
• Will Surman, Deputy Director General and Director in charge of Strategic Communications, Public Affairs and ESG, Food Drink Europe
• Miriam Schneider, Head of EU Office of the German Food Retail Association (bvlh) and a member of EuroCommerce

Debate with Members

12:15 | From the EU to the global level – what are the leverages for action?

Moderated by Andreas Thurner, member of the PG (tbc)

• Pramisha Thapaliya, Head of Youth Action and Policy, World Food Forum

Debate with Members

12:50 | Conclusions by

• Piroska Kállay, President of the Permanent Group on Sustainable Food Systems
• Maurizio Reale, President of the Sustainable Development Observatory