Palais des Académies, Rue Ducale 1, Brussels (Auditorium Albert II)
Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM (CEST)
Brussels, Belgium
Presentation event of EASAC-IAP report on “Opportunities and Challenges for Research on Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture in Europe” – Programme
10:00 Welcome and introduction
Professor Volker ter Meulen, President of IAP, EASAC Biosciences Chair, Project Co-chair
10:10 Presentation of report
Professor Joachim von Braun, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Project Co-chair
10:30 Link to European initiatives
- Mr John Bell, European Commission, DG Research, Director of Bioeconomy
- Ms Karina Angelieva, Counsellor for Education and Research, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union
11:00 Panel discussion
moderated by Dr Robin Fears, EASAC Biosciences Programme Director
- Mr Thomas Waitz, Member of the European Parliament
- Mr Adrian Leip, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission(Unit D.5 Food Security)
- Professor Anne-Marie Hermansson, Biology and Biological Engineering, Food and Nutrition Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg
- Dr Aleksandra Malyska, Executive Manager, Plants for the Future, European Technology Platform
- Dr Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova, Agricultural Innovation Systems and Knowledge Sharing Officer, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
11:30 Questions from the audience (Prof. von Braun)
11:45 Close of event (followed by networking coffee and snack)
