Forum for the Future of Agriculture (ForumforAg)

26 March 2024. Brussels. Forum for the Future of Agriculture (ForumforAg) - Restoring the opportunity for food system transformation. 

The ForumforAg Annual Conference consisted of live broadcasts, moderated panel discussions and
dialogues, interactive interventions, networking opportunities and exhibitions, live in Brussels and online. 

Videos and other materials will be available soon.

Introduction

• Stephen Sackur, Journalist Session moderator
• Janez Potočnik, Chair ForumforAg 2024
• Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European CommissionSpecial video message 

Session 1: Where do we go from here?

• Stephen Sackur, Journalist Session moderator
• Saswati Bora, Global Director, Regenerative Food Systems, The Nature Conservancy Opening speech 
• Lee Ann Jackson, Head of the Agro-food Trade and Markets Division, OECD
• Nicola Pochettino, Director for Environmental and Natural Resources, European Investment Bank
• Máximo Torero, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Ana Roš, 3* Michelin Chef - Inspirational talk

Session 2: The need for systemic change

• 
  Rose O’Donovan, Journalist & Editor AgraFacts - Session moderator
  
• Sébastien Abis, Managing Director, Club Demeter
• Patrick Child, Deputy Director General, Environment, European Commission
• Jörg-Andreas Krüger, President, NABU
• Nanna-Louise Linde, Vice President European Government Affairs, Microsoft
• Vanessa Stiffler-Claus, Vice-President International Policy and Strategy, John Deere
  
• Prof. Peter Strohschneider, Chair, Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture - Response 
• Samo Login, Founder and CEO, LoginEko - Inspirational talk
  see: the QR code details of its spinach beverage (traceability)

Call to action progress report

• 
  Rose O’Donovan, Journalist & Editor AgraFacts Session moderator
• Boris Erg, Director, Director, IUCN European Regional Office
• Petra Laux, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head Sustainability and Corporate Affairs, Syngenta
• Emanuele Paolo Sicuro, Government Relations Director, Cargill
  
• Jurgen Tack, Secretary General, European Landowners’ Organization
• Mark Titterington, Co-Founder & Director, Forum for the Future of Agriculture
  
  
  
• Bram Van Hecke, Farmer - Response

Session 3: What levers can the EU pull to deliver systemic change and what did we learn?

• Rose O’Donovan, Journalist & Editor AgraFacts - Session moderator
  
• David Clarinval, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Small Businesses, the Self-Employed,
  
  SMEs and Agriculture, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal, Belgium - Introductory message
• Stefania Avanzini, Director, One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) & Member of the WBCSD Extended Leadership Group
• Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, Director Strategy and Policy analysis, DG AGRI
• Martin Hlaváček, MEP, European Parliament
• Jurgen Tack, Secretary General, European Landowners’ Organization
  
• Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture - Respondent
• Amy E. Johnson, Conservation Biologist and Program Director, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute - Inspirational talk

Session 4: How to fund the transition?

• Stephen Sackur, Journalist -+ Session moderator 
  
• Alessandro Cataldo, Partner, Europe Agrifood sector leader, EY
  
• Boris Erg, Director, European Regional Office, IUCN
• Chris Hogg, Global Head of Public Affairs, Nestlé
• Martin Reesink, Advisor to the Board on Food & Agri EU matters, Rabobank Global Food & Energy Networks
• Mary Whittow, Principal Consultant of Sustainable Agri-Food, Anthesis Group
• Close of the day Janez Potočnik, Chair ForumforAg 2024 and Chairman RISE Foundation