FOX Final Conference: Illustrations

This page collect the live illustrations made during FOX final conference “Small-Scale, Big Impact: Innovative Approaches for Local Food Processing” (Brussels, 26th September 2023). Click here for more information regarding the event.

Morning session at the Brussels Food Bank

Afternoon session: Building Resilient Regional Food Systems – Reflect the FOX Project Approach

  • Welcome and Opening by Kerstin Pasch and Ariettte Matser.

  • “Policy perspectives on Regional Food Systems: Promoting Sustainable Food Production and Consumption” by Ana Patricia Lopez (DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission).

  • “From Policy to Economic Growth: Unleashing the Potential of Localised Production” by Minna Huttunen (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland).

Afternoon session: The Future is Local: How the FOX Project is Transforming Small-Scale Food Production

  • “Shorter, Greener, Smarter: Transforming the Food Chain with Innovative Technologies” by Malgorzata Nowacka (Warsaw University of Life Sciences), Martijntje Vollebregt (Wageningen University & Research) and Leonor Pascual (AINIA).

  • Panel discussion: “Insights from the Field: Stakeholders perspectives share during FOX’s live events” with Ariette Matser (Wageningen University & Research), Christian Falkenstein (Falkenstein Projektmanagement), Milena Zdravkovic (Gelita) and Leonor Pascual (AINIA).

  • “Business Opportunities for Food Producers and Regional Food Systems” by Björn Moller (Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research).

Afternoon session: Processing the Harvest: Consumer engagement, Sustainability, and Health

  • “Connecting Producers and Consumers: Promoting Short Food Supply Chains” by Klaus Grunert (Aarhus University).

  • “Environmental and socio-economic opportunities for local food processing” by Liesbet Vranken (KU Leuven).

  • “Can innovative technologies support production of healthier foods?” by Anita Kušar (Nutris).

  • Panel discussion: “Localised food systems: What’s next? Policy discussion” with Peter Holl (German Institute of Food Technologies), Minna Huttunen (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland), Tobias Camps (Hutten), Marja Liisa Meurice (EIT Food North & East) and Fabien Santini (DG Agriculture and Rural Development, EC).