Expo. The "World Food Research and Innovation Forum" over the Universal Exhibition

Addressing the challenges of nutrition and food security, putting these issues at the centre of the development goals of the global agenda by 2030, promoting multisectoral collaboration among international agencies, the research community, industry and policy makers, transforming Food Security and Food Safety in priority topics for national and international policies, sharing best practices and knowledge: these are the goals with which the World Food Research and Innovation Forum closed at EXPO Milano 2015.

The closure will in fact be the starting point of a great debate, that in the coming months will involve the scientific community, academic research and innovation communities, legislators, development agencies, industries, small and medium-sized enterprises and consumer associations.

“Emilia-Romagna is ready to make its experience and its unique development model available to our Country and to other European Countries“, announced the president of Emilia-Romagna Region, Stefano Bonaccini. “We do this humbly, but conscious that our experience can attract worldwide expertise and contribute giving answers and defining a comprehensive global strategy to address the world’s challenges by 2030”.

“We must take over the legacy from Expo and from the Forum”, said the Italian minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Maurizio Martina. “Emilia-Romagna has been a key player in the Universal Exhibition, thanks to the huge experience of its agriculture model, that mixes tradition, innovation and technology”.

Download the presentations 22 and 23 September

Dietrich Knorr (740 downloads) Richard Visser (350 downloads) Hans Verhagen (564 downloads) Ladislav Miko (555 downloads) Ren Wang (629 downloads) Fabio Fava (692 downloads) Samuel Godefroy (753 downloads)

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Expo. The “World Food Research and Innovation Forum” over the Universal Exhibition

Speakers

Director General, General aspects of rural development and research, Directorate - General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission

Journalist and Broadcaster

Director General, Bioversity International

Vice President Nutrition, Health & Wellness & Sustainability, NESTLE’

Executive Director, European Food Safety Authority, EFSA

Executive Director, Food Industry Asia, FIA

Former Director EU Commission and Advisor German Government for Bioeconomy

Councillor for Labour Policies, Economic Development, University and Research, Comune di Milano

Head of Investment and Technology Promotion Office, United Nation Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO

President Expo 2015 SpA and Commissioner General of Section for the Italian Pavilion

President of the European Federation of Food Science and Technology

Director, Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Science – Research National Council of Italy, CNR

Senior Advisor Food Safety and Livestock, Agriculture Practice, The World Bank Group

Deputy Commissioner General for the EU participation in Expo 2015, European Commission

Commissioner of the Government of Italy for Expo Milano 2015

Senior Scientific Advisor Nutrition and Food Safety, National Institute for Public Health and Environment, RIVM

Project Officer, DG Research & Innovation, F3 Agri Food Chain European Commission

Director, Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses - World Health Organization, WHO

Executive Director, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa

Deputy Director - General for the Food Chain - Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission

Professor, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan - President, CLUB of Bologna

President of National Research Council of Italy, CNR

Executive President WE – Women for Expo and Senior Director European Affairs, Aspen Institute Italia

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Italian Government

Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA

Vice President Global Discovery Center, Barilla G. & R. F.lli

Minister for Productive activities, energy plan, green economy, Emilia-Romagna Region

Former Director General Health and Consumers of the European Commission

Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of World Food Research & Innovation Forum International Steering Committee

Minister European political development, school, university, research and work, Emilia-Romagna Region

Assistant Director General, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO

Professor and Chair Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research Centre

Director for Sustainable Growth and Development, DG DEVCO, European Commission

Executive Director of World Food Center, University of CA, Davis

Full professor, Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Systems, Department of Food Sciences, Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF), University Laval, Québec, QC, Canada & Global Institute for Food Security, Queens University of Belfast, United Kingdom

Minister for Agriculture, Hunting and Fishing, Emilia-Romagna Region

President of the Emilia-Romagna Region

Head of the Scientific Committee and Emerging Risks Unit, European Food Safety Authority, EFSA

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