📅 Date: 3 June 2025 🕑 Time: 14:00 – 18:00 📍 Location: Provided upon registration

As Europe faces rising environmental and economic challenges, the future of agriculture and food is more important than ever. The Agrifood Policy Conference: Navigating the Future of Agriculture and Food offers a vital platform to explore how we can build a more resilient, sustainable, and competitive agri-food sector for Europe.

Programme:

• 14:00 – 14:45 | PLENARY: Advancing EU Agriculture – Securing Europe’s Food and Farming Future
  Kick off with keynote speaker Christophe Hansen, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, as he outlines the EU’s vision for safeguarding food security and supporting rural economies.
   
• 15:00 – 15:45 | PANEL: From Label to Table – Ensuring Clear and Reliable Food Information
  Explore how better labelling can empower consumers and drive transparency in the food system. Join experts from the European Parliament, Ghent University, and BEUC for this critical discussion.
   
• 16:05 – 16:50 | PANEL: Advancing Agriculture – Rethinking Regulation for New Technologies
  Discover how innovations like new genomic techniques could reshape EU agriculture—and why regulation must evolve to keep pace.
   
• 16:50 – 17:35 | PANEL: Competing in a Changing Global Market
  How can the EU agri-food sector remain globally competitive while advancing sustainability? Join leading policy voices and trade experts to find out.
   
• 17:35 – 18:20 | PANEL: Decarbonising Agrifood – Challenges and Solutions
  From soil to shelf, what does a climate-neutral food future look like? Dive into real solutions for reducing emissions across the agrifood chain.
   
• 18:20 – 18:30 | Closing Remarks

The event brings together EU policymakers, academics, and industry leaders to forge a stronger path forward for food and farming.

Join the debate, register here!