FFA Regional Online Live - June 15, 2020
The FFA held its first online event on Monday, June 15, 2020. The event connected Brussels with Berlin to discuss food system resilience, sustainability and the COVID-19 crisis. As the pandemic puts a new focus on supply chains and the food system, we wanted to share the expertise and experiences of our panel and look forward to the German Presidency of the Council of the EU. The first edition connected Brussels with Berlin to discuss food system resilience, sustainability and the COVID-19 crisis.
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Confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order)
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle
Deputy Head of Cabinet for EU Commissioner Wojciechowski
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle
Deputy Head of Cabinet for EU Commissioner Wojciechowski
Gero Hocker
Member of the German Federal Parliament
Gero Hocker
Member of the German Federal Parliament
Julia Köhn
CEO & Founder at PIELERS GmbH; Chairwoman, German AgriFood Society
Julia Köhn
CEO & Founder at PIELERS GmbH; Chairwoman, German AgriFood Society
Felix Prinz zu Löwenstein
Chairman of the BÖLW (Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft)
Felix Prinz zu Löwenstein
Chairman of the BÖLW (Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft)
Janez Potočnik
Chair ForumforAg and Chairman RISE Foundation
Janez Potočnik
Chair ForumforAg and Chairman RISE Foundation
Heike Zeller
Consulting group aHEU Regionale Vermarktungsstrategien (Moderator)
Heike Zeller
Consulting group aHEU Regionale Vermarktungsstrategien (Moderator)
Agenda
Jun 15, 2020
Welcome and introduction (from Berlin and Brussels)
Heike Zeller, Moderator
Janez Potočnik, Chair FFA2020 and Chairman RISE Foundatio
Tête-à-tête discussion (from Brussels)
Janez Potočnik, Chair FFA2020 and Chairman RISE Foundation
Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, Deputy Head of Cabinet for EU Commissioner Wojciechowski
Panel discussion (from Berlin)
Our panellists discussed food system resilience, sustainability and the COVID-19 Crisis.
• Gero Hocker, Member of the German Federal Parliament
• Felix Prinz zu Löwenstein, Chairman of the BÖLW (Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft)
• Julia Köhn, CEO & Founder at PIELERS GmbH; Chairwoman, German AgriFood Society
Followed by a question and answer session.
Summary and next steps
Event conclusion with a summary and next steps.
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