European Food Summit

SYMPOSIUM

8.30 AM - 5 PM | LJUBLJANA CASTLE

Knowledge, new ideas, invaluable experiences, and brave visions make us believe in FOOD for a better TOMORROW.

This year's European Food Symposium invites you to bring more to the table and adapt food systems to create a better future for all. To use endless opportunities for creating healthier, more local and more nutritious food, for creating more for yourself and more for your thoughts. It is time to think about food and create a better and more sustainable future.

Sustainability is not just a word. It is a principle that connects all who take into consideration the multifold effects of food consumption: for individuals, Mother Earth and the entire community. To respect food, food's origin and the producers, its diverse uses and fair distribution are the core values that we seek to follow.

At the all-day symposium at the Ljubljana Castle, you will hear inspiring stories of world-class top chefs, scientists, experts from various fields, writers and journalists, and other influential individuals, whose experiences and ideas will encourage you to rethink food and help create a better and more sustainable future.

The symposium is intended for everyone, regardless of their profession or culinary background.

Open your mind and the rest will follow.

In partnership with Slovenian Tourist Board.

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PROGRAM OF THE SYMPOSIUM

8.30 AM Arrivals and check-in

9.30 AM Welcome & introduction speech, Martin Jezeršek (Jezeršek gostinstvo, host), Matevž Frangež (State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology), msc. Maja Pak (director of Slovenian Tourist Board)

9.45 AM INTRO TO MORNING SESSION Dr. Afton Halloran (curator) - "Transition to sustainable food systems"

9.50 AM Marleen Onwezen (Wageningen University and Research, den Haag) - "Shifting to sustainable and healthy diets - why is it difficult and how can we entice people to make the shift?"

10.10 AM Round table discussion with dr. Adriana Rejc Buhovac (moderator), Ana Roš (Hiša Franko, co-founder of EFS), Andrea Petrini (curator), Marleen Onwezen (Wageningen University and Research, den Haag), Martin Jezeršek Jezeršek gostinstvo, host), Dr. Afton Halloran (curator) - "How do we become a "common-sensitarian" society?"

10.55 AM Dan Saladino (Author, United Kingdom) - "Think Like a Hadza! How hunter-gatherers hold the key to our food future"

11.15 AM Marjana Peterman (Slovene Consumers Association) - "The power of consumers in the transition to sustainable food systems"

11.35 AM Dr. Pierre Marie Aubert (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, France) - "Addressing food security challenges in times of crises: why agroecology is the best option for Europe?"

11.55 AM Tilen Travnik (CEO of Juicy Marbles, an entrepreneur, lecturer, and food scientist) - "The future of protein is enjoyable"

12.30 Lunch

1.30 PM INTRO TO AFTERNOON SESSION with Andrea Petrini (curator) - "Gastronomy"

1.40 PM Round table discussion with Melinda Joe (moderator), Mory Sacko (MoSuke Restaurant, France), Santiago Lastra (KOL Restaurant, United Kingdom) - "Hey, how do ya feel about Cultural Appropriation?"

2.25 PM Alberto Landgraf (Oteque, Brazil) - "Against storytelling: A Tribute to Susan Sontag"

2.45 PM Rodolfo Guzman (Boragó, Chile) - "I am not your beast of burden"

3.05 PM Adahlia Cole (Freelance food and wine photographer and writer, USA) - "How shaggable is your restaurant"

3.25 PM Christof Ellinghaus (The founder and CEO of City Slang and co-owner of Cordo, a Michelin-starred restaurant, Germany) - "Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe!"

3.45 PM Round table discussion with Olivier Joyard (moderator), Laura Avogadro Di Collobiano (Tenuta di Valgiano, Italy), Mateja Gravner (Gravner, Oslavia - Gorizia), Chiara De Iulis Pepe (Emidio Pepe, Italy) - "Death to glouglou!"

4.30 PM Closing remarks & wrap-up & wine break

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