Science-driven solutions for sustainable food
10 - 11 October 2023
15:00 - 13:00 CEST
Info Hub, European Parliament, Esplanade Solidarność 1980, Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels, Belgium
ERC & the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)
sustainable food

This joint European Research Council (ERC) and the European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) event will address the critical role of curiosity-driven, frontier research in solving practical challenges in sustainable food production and consumption. ERC-funded researchers will discuss consumer behaviour, greener production processes and the impact on health, food security and trade, together with members of the European Parliament and other prominent speakers.  

It is an in-person event.

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Programme

 

10 October 2023
 

15.00 - 15.30 CEST | Opening Plenary

Speakers

  • Marc Angel, European Parliament Vice President for STOA 
  • Christian Ehler, Chair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), European Parliament
  • Maria Leptin, ERC President
     

15.40 – 16.40 CEST | Thematic session 1: Adopting sustainable choices and consumer behaviour

Moderator

Speakers

16.50 - 17.50 CEST | Thematic session 2: Improved food production processes

Moderator

Speakers

  • Johanna Drake, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)
  • Dario Leister, ERC grantee, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich
  • Juan Daniel Prades Garcia, ERC grantee, University of Barcelona

18.00 CEST | Reception (at the Info Hub)

 

11 October 2023
 

10.00 - 11.00 CEST | Thematic session 3: The impact of food systems on health, society and the planet

Moderator

  • Eleni Zika, Head of Sector, Scientific Impact and Feedback to Policy, European Research Council

Speakers

  • Ivars Ijabs, Member of the European Parliament and 2nd Vice-Chair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)
  • John Bell, Director at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Healthy Planet Directorate 
  • Rocco Macchiavello, ERC grantee, London School of Economics
  • Eric Robinson, ERC grantee, University of Liverpool

11.10 - 12.00 CEST | Closing Plenary

Speakers

  • Christian EhlerChair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), European Parliament
  • Eric Lambin, Professor of Geography and Sustainability Science, Catholic University of Louvain and Stanford University; member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission
  • João Onofre, Acting Director Outreach, Research & Geographical Indications
  • Maria Leptin, ERC President
     

The event will finish at midday, following a short presentation by the European Parliament on the upcoming European elections.

The European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) of the European Parliament will be organizing a workshop with journalists that will run alongside the 2-day event. More information will be available soon.

The event is open to the media, for requests please contact ERC-PRESS@ec.europa.eu

Speaker’s bios
Director at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Healthy Planet Directorate
Deputy Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General (DG) for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)
Chair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament and 2nd Vice-Chair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)
Professor of Geography and Sustainability Science, Catholic University of Louvain and Stanford University; member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission
Professor Plant Molecular Biology, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich
Professor Managerial Economics and Strategy, London School of Economics and Political Science
Action Director Promotion, Research & Geographical Indications – European Commission