May 4: Promoting an Inclusive Food System for the Future

This Dialogue was chaired by Dr. Paula Barry Walsh MVB MRCVS, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer of Ireland, and opened with a keynote address by Dr Colin Sage, Independent Scholar of Food Systems and Sustainability, followed by two panel discussions:

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Young people will have a critical role in shaping sustainable production and consumption, and forging new connections between rural and urban society. The panel discussed the options and opportunities.

Panellists:

• Thomas Duffy - President of Macra na Feirme
• Professor Anna Davies - 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

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Innovation, technology and the bioeconomy present new possibilities for the Irish agri-food sector over the coming decade. The panel discussed how research, entrepreneurship and public-private partnerships can help deliver on these possibilities.

Panellists:

• Dr Maeve Henchion - Teagasc, Rural Economy and Development Programme
• Dr Nora Khaldi - CEO of Nuritas
• Alvan Hunt - CEO of Hexafly
• Professor Kevin O’Connor - UCD and Director of BiOrbic

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