Thank you to everyone that attended the event both in Brussels and online. Recordings of the sessions can be found on the agenda page along with copies of all slides shown during the event.
EIT Food’s 2023 flagship conference will be the last before institutional change at European level in 2024. It provides a unique opportunity for the largest food community in the world to inspire lawmakers, by sharing evidence-based insights, business cases, and concrete recommendations on how, together, we can make change happen to transform our food systems. With its extensive track record of infusing innovation in the ecosystem, accelerating its take up and adoption from farmers to consumers, and providing frequent unique feedback to decision makers, the EIT Food Partnership can once again help shape the more sustainable, resilient and transparent system we need.
By the time we meet, European lawmakers will be shaping the future framework for sustainable food systems, the EU Protein Strategy, while also working on soil health, packaging / labelling, consumer information, financial instruments, etc. At a time when the EU’s best in class stance may be challenged internationally and internally, when the transition and costs attached may be questioned, the EIT Food conference provides the perfect opportunity to shape the future of our food, drawing from an amazing community dedicated to innovation. We are non-partisan, work with facts and figures and for impact.
Peter Kearns was previously a Principal Administrator at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organisation based in Paris, France. He worked in the Environment, Health and Safety Division which addresses, amongst other things, issues related to the safety of chemicals, pesticides and biotechnology.
He headed OECD’s biosafety programme and was responsible for OECD’s Working Group for the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology and the Working Group for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds. Both programmes address the safety of products derived from transgenic organisms. The former focuses on environmental safety while the latter addresses food and feed safety issues. Both Working Groups comprise delegates nominated by OECD member governments together with other partner countries and stakeholders.
Peter also managed OECD’s Nanosafety Programme as well as its Programme on the Prevention, Preparedness and Response in relation to major chemical accidents.
Biography available soon.
Deputy Director-General in DG Health and Food Safety with responsibility for food safety and sustainability. She is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. She was previously Deputy Director-General for the Digital Single Market at DG CONNECT and Director of Modernisation of the Single Market in DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Before that, she was Head of Unit for Company Law, Corporate Governance and Financial Crime in Directorate General Internal Market and Services, and Deputy Head of Cabinet to Internal Market Commissioners Charlie McCreevy and Frits Bolkestein. An English barrister by training, she worked in the Commission’s Legal Service and, before coming to Brussels, in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
There are various branding and visibility packages available at the Future of Food event. The sponsorship brochure can be viewed below. If you would like to discuss the packages further, please contact us on eitfutureofffood@forum-europe.com
Discussions at the Future of Food Conference will be captured in our Manifesto detailing our recommendations for the new EU legislature beginning in 2024.
The manifesto will identify changes that can inform policymakers in…
Supporting SMEs to drive change, amplifying industry value chain perspectives, improving soil health and carbon storage, centring consumers in food system change, mainstreaming protein diversification and more.
Sign up to get the Manifesto!
Please find below a document containing the event branding and social media information if you wish to post about #FutureFood23 on your channels!
If you have any queries about payment or the category which you fall into, please email us. Payment will only be taken when the application for an in-person place has been confirmed as successful. Please note that these prices exclude VAT.
Price | Organisation type |
---|---|
€230 | Corporates/Trade Associations |
€170 | NGO's/SMEs and Startups |
€115 | EIT Food Partners (Strategic, Delivery & Community) |
€115 | Academia, research organisations |
€50 | Students & EIT Food programme alumni |
€0 | National Government, Regulator, EU Institutions, Perm Rep, Diplomatic missions to the EU, Press & Media, Speakers, EIT Food Staff & Supervisory Board Members |
The Alberts One, is an award-winning vending robot that makes personalised healthy smoothies, soups, and plant-based shakes on the spot. It uses frozen fruits, vegetables, and plant-based protein sources, and only adds pure water to ensure the snacks are nutritious and have a minimal sugar content (<5%). Alberts is revolutionizing the way we access food by breaking away from the traditional food chain model. Each machine is a 1m2 micro-factory that produces food on the spot, making healthy choices convenient for people on the go.
There will be a vending robot at the Future of Food Conference – make sure to check it out!
Virginijus Sinkevičius has been the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries since 2019. He was formerly the Minister of Economy of Lithuania (2017-2019). Before becoming the Minister of Economy, Sinkevičius led the Economic Committee of the Parliament of Lithuania. Sinkevičius was elected to Parliament in October 2016. Before that, he was a Team Lead for Regulatory Affairs at Invest Lithuania. Prior to joining Invest Lithuania, Sinkevičius was Managing Editor at the US Office of The Lithuanian Tribune in Washington D.C. Sinkevičius holds a BA in International Relations and Affairs from Aberystwyth University and a Master’s degree in European International Affairs from Maastricht University.
He graduated from Faculty of Agronomy of Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague in 2000. Since then, he has been working at the Ministry of Agriculture: begins his professional career as a desk officer, and then becomes a Head of International Trade Agreements Unit and later, a Head of Unit for Trade Policy. After a long-time period of serving as a Director of the Food Department, he became an accountable Deputy Minister for the Section of Food and Agriculture in 2019. Since January 2022 he has been responsible for the Section of Food.
He has countless experience in the high-level international activities in the field of food and agriculture as he e.g. chaired multiple councils, committees or forums. What’s more, he acted as Vice-Chairman of the specialized international commodity organization ICO Executive Committee and then as
Chairman of another international commodity organization ICCO (elected by all the members of the organization as the EU nominee).
During 2021, he also acted as the national coordinator of the UN High Level Summit on the sustainable development of food systems.
Jindřich Fialka is also active in lecturing and educational activities especially for small farmers and food producers.
He speaks fluent English, French, Slovak and Russian.
Before joining EIT Food, Andy built and turned around several businesses in Europe and the USA, and most recently engineered a successful exit for Open Innovation Service Leader NineSigma, which he ran for 10 years and sold in 09/2017. The majority of NineSigma’s clients are from the Agri-Food Industry.
Other stations in his career include 6 years at KPMG Consulting, where he built an international telecommunication strategy practice, and 5 years at Vanco plc, where as CEO North America and Central Europe he was part of the Executive team that took the business public on the London Stock Exchange. Andy joined EIT Food as CEO in November 2018.
Andy holds a Master’s degree that combines Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, and he earned a Doctorate’s Degree with a thesis on (Open) Innovation Management from RWTH Aachen.
Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva has been Director for Innovation, Digital Education & International Cooperation at DG EAC since 2016. Her main activities are education, academic & business cooperation, research & innovation. She joined the Commission in 2008 and has covered a variety of subjects. She is a graduate in political science of Sofia University, with European studies from Germany and the UK.
Dirk Jacobs is Director General of FoodDrinkEurope, the organisation of the European food and drink industry, one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sectors in terms of turnover, employment and value added.
Mr Jacobs is a member of various EU platforms and regularly engages in global multilateral bodies such as the United Nations, WTO, FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius, OECD and FAO. He is Chair of a multi-stakeholder Task Force which led the development of an EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices, the first deliverable of the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy.
Mr Jacobs has long-standing professional experience covering various roles in international and EU public/political affairs and strategic communications. Previously, he served as FoodDrinkEurope’s Deputy Director General and headed its department for consumer information, nutrition and health.
Mr Jacobs, a Dutch national, holds a Master of Science (MSc) in International Business Administration at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, studied international economics in Milan, Italy, and has obtained a post-graduate MBA degree in European Business studies in Brussels, Belgium.
EIT Food is the world’s largest and most dynamic food innovation community. We accelerate innovation to build a future-fit food system that produces healthy and sustainable food for all.
Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, we invest in projects, organisations and individuals that share our goals for a healthy and sustainable food system. We unlock innovation potential in businesses and universities and create and scale agrifood startups to bring new technologies and products to market. We equip entrepreneurs and professionals with the skills needed to transform the food system and put consumers at the heart of our work, helping build trust by reconnecting them to the origins of their food.
We are one of nine innovation communities established by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), an independent EU body set up in 2008 to drive innovation and entrepreneurship across Europe.
To find out more, please visit: www.eitfood.eu
Join the conversation #FutureFood23
For more information please contact Anna Harrison using any of the details below.
Anna Harrison
Lead Senior Event Manager | Forum Europe
eitfutureoffood@forum-europe.com
Tel: +44 (0) 2920 783073
© Copyright Forum Europe. All rights reserved | Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions
Registered in UK | Registered Office: 5 Sovereign Quay, Havannah Street, Cardiff, CF10 5SF
Tel: +44 (0) 2920 783 020 | Email: info@forum-europe.com