Future Food Symposium on Food Politics

Researchers in food technology and product innovation and behavior scientists are increasingly focused on research that contributes to policies for sustainable foods. But who is in fact responsible for making our food system more sustainable? We will discuss the role of science in food politics in a symposium in four key note presentations by Herman Lelieveldt, Johan Garssen, Frank de Bakker and Frits Kremer.

These speakers will subsequently highlight the role of science in food politics from four perspectives: government, food technology, NGO-industry interactions, and the role of supermarkets. The symposium will be chaired by Denise de Ridder, member of Future Food Utrecht.

Programma
14.00 - 14.15 uur: Koffie & Thee
14.15 - 14.20 uur: Welkom en Introductie
14.20 - 14.45 uur: “The food paradox. Why it is so difficult to make our food system more sustainable”; Herman Lelieveldt - Political scientist at University College Roosevelt and author of the recently published Dutch book De Voedselparadox.
14.45 - 15.00 uur: “Food technology and its impact on health: a novel example”; Johan Garssen - Professor of Immunopharmacology at Utrecht University and Director of Platform Immunology at Nutricia Research.
15.00 - 15.20 uur: Koffie & Thee
15.20 - 3.35 uur: “Fights on Food: The Role of Activism”; Frank de Bakker - Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Department of Management, IÉSEG School of Management, Lille, France.
15.35 - 15.50 uur: "Sustainability’s Sluggish Progress in the Dutch Food Business, Obstacles to a Sustainable Breakthrough"; Frits Kremer - Chair of FoodPolicy.nl
15.50 - 16.50 uur: Vragen & Discussie
16.50 - 18.00 uur: Netwerkborrel

Info
Na registratie is het symposium gratis te bezoeken. Het symposium wordt gehouden in de Fundatie van Renswoude, op de Agnietenstraat 5 te Utrecht.

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