Programme

	Moderator:
	Natasha Foote, Euractiv
	(CET= Central European Time)

	DAY 1 : JUNE 1st
10:00 CET	Registration
10:15 CET	Welcome & Opening remarks
	Floriana Cimmarusti, Secretary General, Safe Food Advocacy Europe Louise Davies, CEO & Head of Campaigns, Policy & Research, The Vegan Society
10:25 CET	Keynote speech: How redesigning our food system could achieve environmental, health, access to food, and food security benefits
	Eleonora Evi, Member of the European Parliament
10:40 CET	The crucial role of food and farming transformation in climate and biodiversity plans
	Dr Helen Harwatt, Senior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House
11:10 CET	Q&A
11:20 CET	Break
11:30 CET	Plant-based farming experiences
	Axel Anders, Co-founder, International Biocyclic Vegan Network
11:40 CET	Panel discussion: The role of food and farming in tackling the climate crisis
	Tilly Metz, Member of the European Parliament Nick Jacobs, Director, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) Chris Atkinson, Board Member, IFOAM Organic Europe Dr Helen Harwatt, Senior Research Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources Programme, Chatham House
12:15 CET	Q&A
12:20 CET	Panel discussion: Interventions in European agriculture policy to support a shift to plant-based
	Francisco Guerreiro, Member of the European Parliament Luigi Tozzi, Confagricoltura, VP of the Organic WG of Copa-Cogeca Tim Thorpe, Senior Campaigns and Policy Officer, The Vegan Society Henri Delanghe, Deputy Head of Unit (Organics), DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
13:00 CET	Q&A
13:10 CET	Closing remarks

	DAY 2: JUNE 2nd

10:00 CET	Registration & Opening Words
10:05 CET	A new approach: plant-based organic farming – practical examples, associations and certification (Stock-free Organic Agriculture/Biocyclic Vegan Agriculture)
	Iain Tolhurst, Tolhurst Organic Tamara Schiopu, Vegan Organic Network Dr. Johannes Eisenbach, Panhellenic Biocyclic Vegan Network Axel Anders, International Biocyclic Vegan Network
11:00 CET	*Q&A*
11:20 CET	The EU Green Deal and sustainable food production systems: pathways to plant-based organic
	Vinciane Patelou, Director, European Plant-Based Foods Association (ENSA)
11:45 CET	Closing keynote
	Floriana Cimmarusti, Secretary General, Safe Food Advocacy Europe (SAFE)
12:00	Closing remarks