High Level Opening Session Rector of Agriculture University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Hristina Yancheva, School students choir, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 09:00 Rumen Porozhanov, Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food – 10:00 Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety Svetlana Yordanova, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Health Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (video message) Svetlana Yordanova, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Health Plenary Session with Keynote Speeches FOOD 2030 EU R&I policy framework for food and nutrition security – John Bell, Director for Bioeconomy at European Commission, DG Research & Innovation Recommendations & conclusions of the EC FOOD 2030 Expert Group Report 10:00 Senior economist and research manager, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands Krijn Poppe, – 11:00 Progress towards the SDGs for which food cuts across them all – Patrick Caron, Chair of the United Nations High-level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition Benefits & difficulties of framework programme participation from the perspective of an important food university in a small country Triona McCormack, Director of Research University College Dublin, Ireland 11:00 11:30 Coffee Break & Networking at 'FOOD 2030 Village' – Plenary Discussion: Understanding the complexity of food systems and dynamics of how they must change How to tackle food system's complexity and deliver on SDGs Tim Benton, School of Biology of University of Leeds, United Kingdom Need for a food system approach to connecting producers to consumers with an emphasis on the nutrition/health aspects 11:30 Lorraine Brennan, School of Agriculture & Food Science, UCD Conway Institute, Ireland – Food poverty is complex: Austerity, charity and food rights, the solution is simple! 13:00 Martin Caraher, City University of London, United Kingdom How to activate food systems leverage points for positive change Karen Cooper, FReSH programme at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland Economics and valuation of ecosystems for agriculture and food systems Alexander Müller, TEEB AgriFood Study Leader and former Assistant Director General of FAO, Germany Lunch 13:00 14:30 – & Networking at 'FOOD 2030 Village'
09:00 – 10:00 High Level Opening Session Hristina Yancheva, Rector of Agriculture University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria School students choir, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Rumen Porozhanov, Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety Svetlana Yordanova, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Health Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (video message) Svetlana Yordanova, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Health 10:00 – 11:00 Plenary Session with Keynote Speeches FOOD 2030 – EU R&I policy framework for food and nutrition security John Bell, Director for Bioeconomy at European Commission, DG Research & Innovation Recommendations & conclusions of the EC FOOD 2030 Expert Group Report Krijn Poppe, Senior economist and research manager, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands Progress towards the SDGs – for which food cuts across them all Patrick Caron, Chair of the United Nations High-level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition Benefits & difficulties of framework programme participation from the perspective of an important food university in a small country Triona McCormack, Director of Research University College Dublin, Ireland 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break & Networking at 'FOOD 2030 Village' 11:30 – 13:00 Plenary Discussion: Understanding the complexity of food systems and dynamics of how they must change How to tackle food system's complexity and deliver on SDGs Tim Benton, School of Biology of University of Leeds, United Kingdom Need for a food system approach to connecting producers to consumers with an emphasis on the nutrition/health aspects Lorraine Brennan, School of Agriculture & Food Science, UCD Conway Institute, Ireland Food poverty is complex: Austerity, charity and food rights, the solution is simple! Martin Caraher, City University of London, United Kingdom How to activate food systems leverage points for positive change Karen Cooper, FReSH programme at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland Economics and valuation of ecosystems for agriculture and food systems Alexander Müller, TEEB AgriFood Study Leader and former Assistant Director General of FAO, Germany 13:00 – 14:30 Lunch & Networking at 'FOOD 2030 Village'
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