VIRTUAL EVENT: Bonding science and policy to accelerate food systems transformation

4 February 2021 
Bonding science and policy to accelerate food systems transformation organised by
MUSE-Montpellier Université d'Excellence . Towards the United Nations Food Systems Summit Downloads: 

• Science-Policy interfaces: “business as unusual” to boost food systems transformation (4 pages) 
• Event programme
• Signature of the Action Plan between the French Government and CGIAR

Opening  

• Session facilitated by par Ruben Echeverria
  
• Julien DENORMANDIE, Minister for Agriculture and Food of France 
• QU Dongyu, Director General, FAO 
• Gilbert HOUNGBO, President, IFAD 
• Agnes KALIBATA, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit 

Session 1: Insights from science 

• Session facilitated by Amanda Harding, Convene
  
• Joachim von Braun, Chair of the Scientific Group for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit - Key messages from the UNFSS Scientific Group 
• Louise Fresco, President, Wageningen University & Research - International scientific cooperation and alliances 
• 
  Martin van Ittersum, Professor, Wageningen University & Research and Patrick Caron, Vice-President, University of Montpellier - Key messages from the international conference on global food security (December 2020) 

Panel 1 : Perspectives on key issues 

• Jean-François Soussana,Vice-President, INRAE 
• Jessica Fanzo, Professor, Johns Hopkins University 
  
  
  
• Étienne Hainzelin, CEO Advisor, Cirad 

Panel 2. Building on current alliances Bernadette 

• Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco, Director, Food Research Centre, University of São Paulo 
• Tawana Kupe, Rector, University of Pretoria 
• Mei Xurong, Vice-President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 

Session 2 : Food systems narratives 

• Session facilitated by Gerda Verburg, UN Assistant Secretary-General and SUN Movement Coordinator
• Martin Cole, CFS HLPE Chairman and Bernard Lehman, CFS HLPE Vice-Chairman - Presentation of the 15th synthesis report of the High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) 

Panel 1 : Perspectives from experts 

• Youba Sokona, Vice-Chair, IPCC 
• Julia Marton-Lefevre, Bureau Member, IPBES 

Panel 2. Perspectives from decision-makers 

• Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive Director, WFP 
• Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO NEPAD 
• Fernando Miranda, Secretary General of Agriculture and Food of Spain 
• Jyotsna Puri, Director, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division, IFAD 
• Bertrand Walckenaer, Deputy Director General, AFD 

Session 3 : Bonding science and policy to accelerate food systems transformation Multistakeholder dialogue in action 

• Session facilitated by David Nabarro, Advisory Committee Member of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
• Sébastien Treyer, Director General, IDDRI - Synthesis of collaborative virtual conversation 

Panel 1 : How should science and policy interface? 

• 
  Ermias Kebreab, Director, World Food Center, University of California 
• Davis Olav Kjorven, Director, EAT Foundation 
• Stefano Prato, Representative of the Civil Society Mechanism of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) 
• Claudia Sadoff, Executive Management Team Convener and Managing Director, Research Delivery and Impact, CGIAR 
• Rick White, Chair of the International Agri-Food Network, Coordinator of the Private Sector Mechanism to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) 

Panel 2 : How can science best contribute to food systems transformation, in the context of the UNFSS 2021 and beyond? 

• Akissa Bahri, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Fishing of Tunisia 
• Patrick Child, Deputy Director General, Research and Innovation, European Commission 
• Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist, FAO 
• Mariatou Koné, Minister of Solidarity, Social Inclusion and Fight against Poverty of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire 
• Michel Miraillet, Director General, Globalisation, Culture, Education and International Development, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France 
• Thanawat Tiensin, Chair of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) 

Closing 

• Philippe Augé, President, University of Montpellier 
• Michaël Delafosse, President, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole 
• Frédérique Vidal, Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation of France