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AGENDA 2021

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5:00 AM CEST

 

INTRODUCTION

Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

Cristina Petracchi, Head FAO ELearning Academy

 

AUSTRALIA

5:00 AM CEST
1 PM AEST (GMT+10)

 

PARADOXES IN FOOD SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

GUESTS:

Paul Newnham, director of SDG2 Advocacy Hub
Dr. Sandro Demaio, CEO of VicHealth
Julia Dalmadi, Director of Community Programs, FFI
Caterina Selva, Researcher, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide
The voice of Climate Shapers | Food PayNet: Lana (NZ) Rabih (LB) Silvia (IT) focus on education

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

 

SOUTH KOREA

6:00 AM CEST
1 PM KST (GMT+9)

 

FOOD SUSTAINABILITY: FROM FARM TO FORK

GUESTS:

Pil Joo Kim, Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 
JongRok Jeon, Department of Applied Life Chemistry, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 
Sanghyun LEE, Chungbuk University 

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

 

EARTH

6:45 AM CEST

 

BUILDING PROSPERITY TROUGH EDUCATION AND INNOVATION

GUESTS:

Cristiano Spadoni, Agronotizie

Gabriele Ferrieri, Presidente ANGI 

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

 

INDONESIA

7:00 AM CEST
12 PM WIB (GMT+7)

 

CLIMATE CHANGE IS AT THE END OF YOUR FORK

GUESTS:

Dr. Kartini Sjahrir, Senior Advisor for Climate Change Issues to the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (3 min video) 
Eva Sulistyawati, Wise Food Ways of the Archipelago
Mr. Reyza Ramadhan, FAO Program Officer
Ms. Meilati Batubara, Co-founder, Nusa Indonesian Gastronomy Foundation

 

HOST: Amanda Katili Niode, Chair, Omar Niode Foundation

 

INDIA

8:00 AM CEST
11:30 AM IST (GMT+5.5)

 

EDIBLE ISSUES: FROM CULTURE TO AGRICULTURE 

GUESTS:

Param Singh, Founder & CEO, MoooFarm
Anisha Oomen & Aysha Tanya, Co-founders, The Goya Journal
Sheetal Patil, Senior Researcher and Data Analyst at School of Development, Azim Premji University

HOSTS: Anusha Murthy and Elizabeth Yorke, founders of Edible Issues

 

CHINA

9:00 AM CEST
3:00 PM CST (GMT+8)

 

FOOD FOR EARTH: THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

GUESTS:

Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO
Sara Roversi, Founder of Future Food Institute
Shengkui Cheng, Professor, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shenggen Fan, Dean of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University
Qingwen Yang, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Host: Dongxin Feng, Programme Coordinator of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and International Atomic Energy Agency Center 

 
 
 

JAPAN

10:00 AM CEST
5:00 PM JST (GMT+9)

 

GREEN FOOD SYSTEMS: THE JAPANESE WAY TO SUSTAINABILITY 

GUESTS:
Ferda Gelegen, Deputy Head at UNIDO ITPO TOKYO
Momoko Nakamura, Cultural conservationist, storyteller and more – www.thericegirl.com/
Miyoshi Satoko, VP OF IFOAM Asia, organic ag systems & clean products specialist
Everett Brown, councilor at Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, Speaker and Photographer
Enrico Traversa, Science and Technology Counsellor, Embassy of Italy in Japan

HOST: Chris Krause, Director of Future Food Institute Kyobashi Living lab

 

SINGAPORE

11:00 AM CEST
5:00 PM (GMT+8)

 

GLOBAL FOOD TECH HUBS: THE BEST PRACTICE OF SINGAPORE

GUESTS:

Lim Kok Thai, CEO of Singapore Food Agency

Barbara Guerpillon, Global Head, Dole Ventures

Vandana Dhaul, Head Accelerator Operations, GROW

HOST: Adam Lyle, Executive Chairman, Padang & Co Pte Ltd

 

EARTH

01:00 PM CEST

 

CONNECTING FARMERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

GUESTS:

Ben Feldman, Director Farmers Market Coalition USA (8′)
Carmelo Troccoli, Director Campagna Amica (8′)

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

 

saudi arabia/UAE

1:45 PM CEST
3:45 PM (GMT + 4)

 

MIDDLE EAST: STORIES AND BEST PRACTICES OF FOOD SUSTAINABILITY

GUESTS:

Dr. Osama Faqeeha, Deputy Minister for Environment, Saudi Arabia 
Her Excellency, Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Food and Water Security
Tarifa Al Zaabi, Deputy Director General at International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

HOST: Sara Roversi, Founder Future Food Institute

TURKEY

11:45 AM CEST
12:45 PM (GMT+3)

 

PURPOSE-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD SYSTEMS 

GUESTS:

Semi Hakim, Co-Founder of Kök Projekt, Chef, Traveller, Working to empower food, agri, and water entrepreneurs & guests

Dilek Bil, Founder of Purpose-Sustainable Ideas

HOST: Semi Hakim, Co-Founder of Kök Projekt

MEDITERRANEAN

3:30 PM CEST
3:30 PM (GMT + 2)

 

Mediterranean and Mediterranean Diet: Essential Heritage for the Future of Humanity

GUESTS:

Stefano Patuanelli, Italian Minister for Agriculture
Grammenos Mastojeni, Deputy Secretary General at the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean
Angelo Riccaboni, Chair of PRIMA Foundation
Diana Battaggia, Director of UNIDO ITPO Italy
Benedetto Zacchiroli, President of ICCAR
Antonio Parenti, Head of the European Commission Representation in Italy
Elisabetta Moro, MedEatResearch, University Suor Orsola Benicasa
Vicky Iglezou | Director at Maniatakeion Foundation | Koroni (Greece) 10 ‘
Rui Martinho, Portuguese Secretary of State of Agriculture and Rural Development | Tavira (Portugal) (4′)

HOST: Sara Roversi, Founder Future Food Institute

ITALY

1:00 PM CEST
2:00 PM (GMT + 2)

 

Parte I “Agorà Italia: il ruolo cruciale del nostro paese nell’anno della Presidenza del G20, di COP26 e del Food Systems Summit”
Parte II “Sviluppo Sostenibile, comunicazione e azione”
Parte III “La voce dei Climate Shapers”

GUESTS:

Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director General FAO 
Riccardo Valentini, University of Tuscia DIBAF; Nobel Peace Prize, 2007; member of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Emanuela Del Re, Chair of the Standing Committee on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development
Massimiliano Montefusco, General Manager, RDS 
Angelo Mazzetti, Head of Public Policy, Facebook
The voice of Climate Shapers: Marina Lipari Université catholique de Louvain

 

HOST: Sara Roversi, Founder Future Food Institute

EARTH

6:30 AM CEST

 

PROSPERITY THINKING: A NEW METHODOLOGY TO SCALE SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD

GUESTS:

Matteo Vignoli, Director of Food Innovation Program, University of Bologna
Sonia Massari, Researcher, lecturer, consultant, and designer in the fields of education, sustainable food design, innovation in the agri-food sector

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

 

SPAIN

8:30 PM CEST
8:30 PM (GMT + 2)

 

GASTRODIPLOMACY AND INNOVATION: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY 

GUESTS:

José De la Rosa, Gastronomic Scientist, Food Alchemist and R&D  Future Food Institute
Beatriz Jacoste, Director of KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub
Beatriz Romanos, TechFoodMag
Juan Carlos Arboleya, Professor, Basque Culinary Center University of East Anglia

HOST: José De la Rosa, Gastronomic Scientist, Food Alchemist and R&D  Future Food Institute

SWITZERLAND

4:30 PM CEST
4:30 PM (GMT + 2)

 

THE GOLDEN RULE 

GUESTS:

Sandrine Dixson, President of the Club of Rome
Francois Taddei Chief Exploration Officer at Centre des Recherches Interdisciplinaires

HOST: Anthony Bennett, CEO Reboot the Future

GERMANY

10:30 PM CEST
10:30 PM (GMT + 2)

 

Linkages between Food, Nutrition and Sustainability 

GUESTS:

Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General, FAO
Marcela Villarreal, Director of the Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division, FAO
Gerda Verburg, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the United Nations Scaling-Up Nutrition Movement
Sumantra Shumone Ray, Founding Chair and Executive Director of NNEdPro Global Centre

Helena Trigueiro, Global Strategic Lead for Network Engagement, Quality and Impact, NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health

HOST: Cristina Petracchi, FAO elearning Academy (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO)

 

EUROPE

4:50 PM CEST
4:50 PM (GMT + 2)

 

FOOD FOR EARTH: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE  

GUESTS:

Alexandra Valkenburg, Permanent Representative, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to the Holy See, the Order of Malta, the UN Organisations in Rome and to the Republic of San Marino
Màximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO
Alessandra Smerilli, Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Mohamad Hamze, Bites of Transfoodmation 

HOST: Sara Roversi, Founder Future Food Institute

UK

6:30 PM CEST
5:30 PM BST (GMT + 1)

 

SEEDS OF THE FUTURE: networks, FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY

GUESTS:

Semedo Maria Helena, Deputy Director-General, FAO
Lord Zac Goldsmith, UK Minister for Pacific and the Environment
Sophie Charrois, President at oikos International
Raffaele Maiorano, National delegate for SDGs and sustainable development in Confagricoltura and chairman of Gfar, the Global forum on agricultural research and innovation at FAO
Massimiliano Falcone, professor of communication for the SDGs; communication strategist, World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate
Mohamed Hamze, Bites of Transfoodmation

HOST: Claudia Laricchia, Head of Institutional Relations and Global Strategic Partnerships Future Food Institute

ICELAND

12:15 PM CEST
10:15 AM (GMT)

 

The future of oceans: from energy shift to greener options to the transformational power of education

GUESTS:

Gunnar Olafsson, founder of Djúpið
Catherine Chambers, Head of research in the the University of the Westfjords
Ingi Björn Sigurðsson, Eldey Aqua

HOST: Gunnar Olafsson, founder of Djúpið

antarCtica

12:45 PM CEST

 

DISCOVERING CLIMATE CHANGE: THE EXTREME LESSON FROM ANTARTICA

GUEST:

Marco Buttu, Software Engineer, National Research Program in Antarctica and National Institute of Astrophysics

 

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

 

TUNISIA/Senegal

2:00 PM CEST
1:00 PM CET (GMT + 1)

 

POWER TO YOUTH: RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT IN FOOD SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (FRANCOPHONE SESSION)
GUESTS:

Arbia Labidi, National RAI programme coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Tunisia
Emna Ouertani, Assistant Professor, Higher Agricultural Education, École Supérieure d’Agriculture Mograne / Rural Economy Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT)
Ahmed Yangui, Assistant Professor, Higher Agricultural Education, Rural Economy Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT)
Senda Hafsi, Senior Engineer and Trainer, Agricultural Investment Promotion Agency (Tunisia)
Saima Ben Youssef, Young agri-entrepreneur, Tunisia

Moussa Baldé, Minister of Agriculture
Gorgui Faye, President, African Network for Agricultural Entrepreneurship Promotion (RAPEA), Senegal
Fara Ndiaye, National Coordinator, Confederation of Senegalese Young Agri-Entrepreneurs’ Networks, Senegal

HOSTS:
Cristina Petracchi, FAO elearning Academy
Yannick Fiedler, Programme coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

 

 

 

ZIMBABWE

9:30 PM CEST
9:30 PM CAT (GMT + 2)

 

SUSTAINABILITY IS FEMALE: WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FOR A BETTER FUTURE

GUESTS:

Trish T Hakata – Gurira Founder Thymeless Gourmet
Brenda Kandiero, Manager Profeeds Nutritionist & Technical
Nomalisa Musasiwa, Cofounder & MD Fresh in a Box
Chiedza Manhovo, Founder The Meat Bar
Gracious R Shonhai, Founder Masvegas goats

HOST: Mercy Chatyoka, Jowa Pik, Founder It Fresh Farm

SOUTH AFRICA

9:00 PM CEST
9:00 PM SAST (GMT + 2)

 

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE LEADING THE FUTURE: APPROACHES AND BEST PRACTICES FROM AFRICA

GUESTS:

Angela Thoko Didiza, Minister for Agriculture
Ikenna Nzwei, CEO,
Releaf Group
The voice of Climate Shapers | Food Vision: Samie & Mariasole (DE) Olivia (NL) Desigan (SA) Silvia (IT)

HOST: Sara Roversi, Founder Future Food Institute

WASHINGTON
Portland

7:10 PM CEST
1:10 PM EDT (GMT – 4)

 

TACKLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS THROUGH SCIENCE

GUESTS:

Vaughan Turekian, Executive Director of the Policy and Global Affairs Division at the US National Academy of Sciences
The voice of Climate Shapers | Food 4 Future: Abby Fammartino, Senior Food Manager and Climate Shaper

HOST: Sara Roversi, Founder Future Food Institute, Julia Dalmadi, Director of Community Programs, Future Food Institute

NEW YORK

1:15 AM CEST
7:15 PM EDT (GMT – 4)
6:15 PM CST (GMT – 5)

 

FOOD FOR CLIMATE LEAUGE: HOW TO COMMUNICATE THE SUSTAINABILITY

GUESTS:

Food For Climate League and guests

HOST: Eve Turrow-Paul, Founder Food for Climate League

SAN FRANCISCO

11:50 PM CEST
2:50 PM PDT (GMT – 7)

 

FIGHTING FOOD LOSS & WASTE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE

GUESTS:

Sheetal Bahirat, founder and CEO, Hidden Gems Beverage
Steven Finn, Vice President of Food Waste Prevention, Leanpath
Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel Food Lab and Upcycled Food Association
Rob Trice, founder of Better Food Ventures
Doniga Markegard, (Kiss the Ground) wildlife tracker, regenerative rancher, speaker, and author of Dawn Again: Tracking the Wisdom of the Wild and Wolf Girl: Finding Myself in the Wild
Andrea Bariselli, Co-Founder & Scientific Director Thimus

HOST: Chiara Ceccini, CEO Future Food Americas

earth

3:00 AM CEST

 

BITES OF TRANSFOODMATION

Dennis Nyarko, Bites of Transfoodmation

MEXICO

3:45 AM CEST
8:45 PM CDT (GMT – 5)

 

FOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE AND BEST PRACTICES FROM MEXICO 

GUESTS:

Maria Ibba Head of the Wheat Chemistry and Quality Laboratory (CIMMYT)
Victor Lopez Saavedra, Senior Manager Partnerships & Access to Markets (CIMMYT)
Sol Ortiz García, Directora General de Atencion al Cambio Climático en Sector Agropecuario

HOST: José De la Rosa, Gastronomic Scientist, Food Alchemist and R&D  Future Food Institute

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

12:20 AM CEST
6:20 PM AST (GMT – 4)

 

FOOD AND CLIMATE: VOICES FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

GUESTS:

H.E Mario Arvelo, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the Rome-based United Nations agencies.
Berioska Morrison Gonzalez, Alternate Representative, Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the Rome-based United Nations agencies
Yolanda Leon, Civil society representative

HOST: José De la Rosa, Gastronomic Scientist, Food Alchemist and R&D  Future Food Institute

COSTA RICA

02:45 AM CEST
6.45 CST (GMT-6)

 

EARTH REGENERATION: STORIES AND BEST PRACTICES FROM latin america 

GUESTS:

Simona Maschi, CEO and cofounder, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
Arturo Condo, President of EARTH University
Denise Rotondo, Bites of Transfoodmation

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

BRAZIL

12:40 AM CEST
7:40 PM (GMT – 3)

 

SOCIAL GASTRONOMY: AN EARTH REVOLUTION MOVEMENT

GUESTS:

Nicola Gryczka Kirsch, Co-Founder and Orchestrator of the Social Gastronomy Movement
Renata Cabrera de Morais, Food security and nutrition
Ivani Pauli, PhD, Bio Scientist

HOST: Julia Dalmadi, Director of Community Programs, Future Food Institute

ARGENTINA
Colombia

3:15 AM CEST
10:15 PM (GMT – 3)

 

EARTH REGENERATION: STORIES AND BEST PRACTICES FROM latin america

GUESTS:

Roberto Fernandez Alduncin, Ingeniero Agrónomo y Magíster de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, Doctor (PhD), Duke University, E.E.U.U. (10 minuti’)
Voices of Food Systems – Young activists (4 video brevi)
Juan Camillo Restrepo Gomez, Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development
Paola Pollmeier, Founder at Platos Sin Fronteras

HOST: José De la Rosa, Gastronomic Scientist, Food Alchemist and R&D  Future Food Institute

CHILE

10:00 PM CEST
4:00 PM (GMT – 4)

 

HOW INDIGENOUS PEOPLES PROTECT MOTHER EARTH: 22 WAYS IN WHICH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE PROTECT MOTHER EARTH

Guests: 
Brian Keane, Chair of board of directors of Land is Life & former Rapporteur of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)
Ms. Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine, Former Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). 
Rosa Cecilia Baltazar Yucailla, Kichwa Indigenous leader from Ecuador and Land is Life Board Member. 
Bernadette Demientieff, Executive Director of the Gwich’in Steering Committee. 
Jiten Yumnam, Journalist and human rights activist. 
Alfredo Oropeza, Mexican chef and advocate small-scale, sustainable farming

Host: Yon Fernandez-de-Larrinoa,  Indigenous Peoples Unit of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

 

CANADA

4:15 AM CEST
4:15 PM HST (GMT – 10)

 

VALUES AND DIVERSITY: THE INGREDIENTS FOR A BETTER FUTURE

GUESTS:

Eric Harr, Co-Founder & CEO, The Laudato sì Challenge – Inspired by Pope Francis
Marie-Noëlle Desrochers, Executive Director of the Strategic Trade Policy Division at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

HOST: Sara Roversi, Founder Future Food Institute

HAWAI’I

4:30 AM CEST
7:30 PM PDT (GMT – 7)

 

FOOD JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY: VOICES FROM CANADA

GUESTS:

Cardinal Peter K.A. Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Ramsay Taum, Founder and President, Life Enhancement Institute of the Pacific
Mark Brand, Founder A Better Life Foundation

HOST: Sara Roversi, Founder Future Food Institute

EARTH

12:50 PM CEST

 

BIODIVERSITY: A KEY ELEMENT FOR A BETTER PLANET

GUESTS:

Father Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam, Senior Representative of Pope Francis in the Vatican, Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development 
Stefan Shmitz, Executive Director, Crop Trust
Juan Lucas Restrepo, Director General, Alliance of Biodiversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

 

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

 

EARTH

3:20 PM CEST

 

THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY

GUESTS:

Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State, Obama Administration; Visiting Professor, Bologna Business School

 

HOST: Sara Roversi, President Future Food Institute

 

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