The FAIRR Initiative and the Jeremy Coller Foundation will host the first international law and policy conference on the future of protein, on 3 June 2021.
As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference aims to inspire discussion on policy and innovation to feed the world while protecting the environment, human health, and animal welfare.
The summit will focus on the role of policymaking on food system transitions, covering policy levers that are being used to support a healthy, sustainable food system within planetary boundaries. It will feature speakers from the world of responsible investment and the broader finance sector, alongside policymakers and food systems stakeholders.
Confirmed speakers include:
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, Chair of The Elders
Eric Usher, Head of UNEP Finance Initiative
Maria Neira, Director of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization
Philip Lymbery, Chief Executive, Compassion in World Farming
Gunhild Stordalen, the founder and executive chair of EAT
Professor Tim Benton, Research Director, Chatham House
David Yeung, CEO, Green Monday
Jeremy Coller, Chair of Coller Capital, FAIRR Initiative founder
Agenda
Opening Breakfast: The Future of Food in Asia: The role of Green Finance for Climate and Biodiversity<br />08:30-09:15 BST / 09:30-10:15 CEST / 15:30-16:15 CST
Opening Plenary: Food systems transformation: “building back better” and preventing future pandemics<br />12:00-12:45 BST / 13:00-13:45 CEST / 07:00-07:45 EDT / 19:00-19:45 CST
Creating a model law: Inter-country comparisons on factory farming<br />13:00-13:50 BST / 14:00-14:50 CEST / 08:00-08:50 EDT / 17:30-18:20 IST
Policy Levers: What works to drive policy change, and implications for food system transformations<br />14:00-14:45 BST / 15:00-15:45 CEST / 09:00-09:45 EDT / 18:30-19:30 IST
Closing Session: A Sustainable, Equitable and Just Transition for Food Producers<br />15:00-16:00 BST / 16:00-17:00 CEST / 10:00-11:00 EDT
Key Information
| Date: | 3 June 2021 |
| Time: | 11:00 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Online |