The Future of Food - Can we strike the right balance?
April 22, 2010
- Food security
- Feeding a growing global population
- The impact of climate change
- Securing a sustainable food industry
- The potential role of GM
All BIG topics that the 2010 joint SFDF/REHIS/IFST symposium is set to tackle head on on 22nd April.
Taking place at The George Hotel, Edinburgh, The Future of Food: Can we strike the right balance? is a key event in Scotland's food trade calendar and presents you with the unique opportunity to take part in stimulating discussion and debate with food industry colleagues, growers, leading scientists, consumer bodies and policy makers.
Agenda
10.00 am - Registration and coffee
10.30 am - Welcome and Chairman's Introduction, Professor Graeme Millar
10.40 am - Sir David Baulcombe FRS, Chair of Royal Society WG which produced 'Reaping the Benefits' report
11.05 am - Iain Fergusson, Industry Perspective
11.30 am - Hugh Raven, Soil Association Perspective
11.55 pm - Dr Ray Elliott, Syngenta
12.20 pm - Q&A Panel Session
12.45 pm - Lunch & Networking
1.45 pm - David Thomson, Scottish Government Perspective
2.05 pm - Professor Charles Milne, Food Standards Agency Scotland (Consumer Perspective)
2.25 pm - James Withers, National Farmers' Union of Scotland
2.45 pm - Open discussion
3.15 pm - Tea, Coffee & Networking
Demand is likely to be high for this thought provoking, not to be missed event. BOOK NOW to make sure you are part of it.
