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May 4: Promoting an Inclusive Food System for the Future
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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The Dialogue will open with a keynote address by Dr Colin Sage, Independent Scholar of Food Systems and Sustainability, followed by two panel discussions to examine in more detail:
Young people will have a critical role in shaping sustainable production and consumption, and forging new connections between rural and urban society. The panel will discuss the options and opportunities.
Panellists:
- Thomas Duffy - President of Macra na Feirme
- Anna Davies - Professor, Trinity College Dublin(TCD) and SHARECITY
- Sophie Healy-Thow - Youth activist promoting food security and gender equality
- Carmel Fox - Director Social Enterprise, Chair of Self Help Africa
Innovation, technology and the bioeconomy present new possibilities for the Irish agri-food sector over the coming decade. The panel will discuss how research, entrepreneurship and public-private partnerships can help deliver on these possibilities.
Panellists:
- Maeve Henchion - Teagasc, Rural Economy and Development Programme
- Nora Khalid - CEO of Nuritas
- Alvan Hunt - CEO of Hexafly
- Kevin O’Connor - Professor, UCD and Director of BiOrbic
