About the conference
How can we transform the global meat and food system toward a more sustainable future?
Based on the results of the SNIS project, this transdisciplinary conference seeks to discuss the socio-technical conditions, policy narratives, and feedback dynamics that can destabilize the current system of meat production and consumption in the world’s top three producers and consumers – China, the EU, and the US. For this purpose, important stakeholders from research, government, NGOs, Think Tanks, business and foundations will be gathered.
The conference program
Sunday, 24/09
15:00 – 18:00: Arrival and registration
18:00 – 19:00: Welcome Drink, Welcome speech by Therese Egli from CSF
19:00: Welcome Dinner
MONDAY, 25/09
Until 8:30: Poster set up
8:30 – 10:00: Opening plenary
Welcome: Dr. Lukas Fesenfeld (University of Bern / ETH Zurich)
«The political economy of food and meat system transformation: Key scientific insights»
Keynote speech I: Prof. Tim Lenton (University of Exeter)
«Tipping dynamics in the food system»
Keynote speech II: Prof. Dr. Felix Creutzig (MCC Berlin)
«The IPCC perspective on dietary change»
10:00 – 11:15: Poster Session and Coffee / tea break
The poster session seeks to provide researchers on sustainable food governance with opportunities to share their work with international experts and receive feedback.
11:15 – 12:15: Paper Presentation Panel 1
Chair: Prof. Chris Barrett (Cornell University)
Speakers: Dr. Benjamin Bodirsky (Potsdam Institut für Klimafolgenforschung), Prof . Dr. Alexander Mathys (ETH Zurich), Kajsa Resare Sahlin (Stockholm University), Prof. Dr. David Wuepper (University of Bonn)
«A systemic perspective on sustainable food transition»
12:15 – 13:45: Lunch
13:45 – 14:45: Paper Presentation Panel 2
Chair: Dr. Yixian Sun (University of Bath)
Speakers: Dr. Franziska Gaupp (Potsdam Institute for Climate Research Impact), Prof. Dr. Jessica Aschemann-Witzel (MAPP Centre), Dr. Pierre-Marie Aubert (IDDRI), Dr. Chris Bryant (Alternative Proteins Association)
«The politics of meat system transformation and protein transition»
14:45 – 15:15: Coffee / tea break
15:15 – 16:15: Paper Presentation Panel 3
Chair: Dr. Pan He (Cardiff University)
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Linus Mattauch (TU Berlin, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Dr. Jessica Fanzo (Johns Hopkins University), Dr. Marco Springmann (Oxford Martin School), Dr. Niklas Harring (University of Gothenburg)
«Policies to foster sustainable diets»
16:15-16:45: Short presentations by chief editors from leading scientific journals
Juliana Dias Bernardes Gil from Nature Food and Chris Barrett from Food Policy
16:45-17:30: Keynote speech III
Prof. Johan Swinnen (CGIAR, IFPRI)
«The political economy of global food & meat system transformation»
Followed by an open plenary discussion
18:30: Walk together to Ristorante Grotto Broggini
19:00: Conference dinner
At Ristorante Grotto Broggini, Losone
TUESDAY, 26/09
8:45 – 9:30: Opening plenary
Welcome & Short recap from Day 1: Dr. Yixian Sun (University of Bath)
Keynote Dialogue IV: Morgan Gillespy (WRI) & Janez Potočnik (Systemiq)
«Policy pathways for accelerating global food & meat system transformation»
9:30 – 10:30: Transdisciplinary Panel 4
Chair: Alex Holst (GFI Europe)
Panelists: Dr. Jeroen Candel (Wageningen University), Sue Pritchard (RSA Commission), Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl (Vegetarian Society of Denmark), Mariella Meyer (WWF Schweiz), Philipp Wagnitz (Lidl International)
«The political economy of transforming food and meat systems in Europe»
10:30 – 10:45: Coffee/tea break
10:45 – 12:30: World café session 1
All participants will be divided into mixed groups to discuss feasible and effective stakeholder interventions for accelerating food & meat system transformation with a focus on the EU. This discussion will also integrate scientific insights from the first conference day.
12:30 – 12:45: Summary of World café session 1
12:45 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:00: World café session 2
Participants will be divided within their respective stakeholder groups (i.e. investors/businesses, civil society, public policy, science) and reflect about concrete recommendations for accelerated meat system transformation developed in World café session 1. The results will be used to develop policy briefs with specific recommendations for each stakeholder group
15:00 – 15:15: Summary of World café session 2
15:15 – 15:45: Coffee / tea break
15:45 – 16:30: Keynote V
Prof. Dr. Shenggen Fan (China Agricultural University)
«A global perspective on transforming food and meat systems: Consumption shifts, trade and innovation – the case of China»
16:30 – 17:30: Panel 5
Chair: Prof. Dr. Peter Messerli (Wyss Academy for Nature)
Panelists: Prof. Dr. Chris Barrett (Cornell University), Dr. Friederike Grosse-Holz (Blue Horizon), Dr. Caterina Ruggeri (Food System Economics Commission), Dr. Artur Runge-Metzger (MCC-Berlin)
«Governing international spillovers towards an accelerated and just global transformation of food and meat systems»
17:30 – 18:00: Closing plenary
Announcing the establishment of a transdisciplinary network to support food and meat system transformation across countries.
19:00: Conference dinner
At Monte Verità
Departure that evening or next morning Wednesday 27/09 (after breakfast)