AN OPEN DEBATE ON THE FUTURE OF FOOD AND NUTRITION
The International Forum on Food and Nutrition is one of the most important international events on the great paradoxes linked to food and nutrition.
The Forum’s fourth edition will host two days of open debate during which the world’s leading experts on matters of food production, consumption, and diet and nutrition will meet to exchange ideas on global food challenges.
The objective is to offer important information and insights to policy makers, institutions and civil society in order to promote a better life and widespread and sustainable well-being for everyone.
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Forum 2012
Milan, Università Bocconi
BCFN YOUNG EARTH SOLUTIONS
BCFN YOUNG EARTH SOLUTIONS
Food and Sustainability: how to reduce our impact on the environment, while securing health and access to food for all
The ten best ideas from the first edition of the BCFN YES! contest will be presented to the public and a jury of experts, who will choose the winning idea.
The project’s theme is "Food and Sustainability: How to reduce our environmental impact, guaranteeing health and access to food for all," was created to foster development of ideas to promote solutions for food, agriculture, nutrition, and the environment .
Welcoming remarks:
Luca Virginio – Spokesperson of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, Italy
Chair: Carlo Alberto Pratesi – University Roma Tre, Italy
PRESENTATION OF BCFN YES! IDEAS
- Behtash BAHADOR & Linnea KENNISON 09:15
- Marina BASSANI 09:30
- Natia BEJANIDZE 09:45
- Katarzyna DEMBSKA 10:00
- Wahyu WIJAYA 10:15
Speakers
Professor of Economics and Business Management in the Faculty of Economics at the Tre University in Rome
BCFN YOUNG EARTH SOLUTIONS
BCFN YOUNG EARTH SOLUTIONS
Food and Sustainability: how to reduce our impact on the environment, while securing health and access to food for all
The ten best ideas from the first edition of the BCFN YES! contest will be presented to the public and a jury of experts, who will choose the winning idea.
The project’s theme is "Food and Sustainability: How to reduce our environmental impact, guaranteeing health and access to food for all," was created to foster development of ideas to promote solutions for food, agriculture, nutrition, and the environment .
Welcoming remarks:
Luca Virginio – Spokesperson, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition; Managing Partner, The European House‐Ambrosetti, Italy
Chair: Sonia Massari – University of Siena, Italy
PRESENTATION OF BCFN YES! IDEAS
- Francesca ALLIEVI 09:15
- Marta ANTONELLI & Martina SARTORI 09:30
- Elena CADEL & Federica PALLAVICINI & Emma WHITE 09:45
- Federica MARRA 10:00
- Zoë WATTEAUX & Vidaud PAULINE 10:15
Speakers
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Raj Patel
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Raj Patel
Raj Patel presents “The Value of Nothing”
Why is the global model not fair? In the Forum Book Space, Raj Patel will attempt to answer this question, discussing his work “The Value of Nothing”, ananalysis of the value chain of food products.
Chair: Enzo Argante - Radio24 Journalist, President of Nuvolaverde
Speakers
WELCOMING REMARKS
WELCOMING REMARKS
Guido Barilla – Chairman of the Advisory Board, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, Italy
Giuliano Pisapia – Mayor of Milan and Special Commissioner for EXPO 2015
Speakers
Chairman, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition; Chairman, Barilla Group, Italy
FOOD WARS
THE PARADOXES OF GLOBALIZATION: ACCESS TO FOOD
FOOD WARS
THE PARADOXES OF GLOBALIZATION: ACCESS TO FOOD
The increase in food prices, decreasing availability of raw materials, climate change, scarcity of drinking water, population growth, and new ways of producing and distributing food. How to guarantee food for all with a fair distribution of available resources? Who are the players?
Speech by: Kanayo F. Nwanze
Speech by: Giulio Albanese – Missionary of the Comboni Congregation, Pontificia Università Gregoriana of Rome; Director of the missionary publications, Pontificie Opere Missionarie, Italy
Round Table.
Speakers
Missionary of the Comboni Congregation, Pontificia Università Gregoriana of Rome, Italy
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC, Nobel Prize for Peace 2007; Member of the Advisory Board, BCFN, Italy
Former United States Secretary of Agriculture; Senior Fellow, the Bipartisan Policy Center, USA
Founder and First Executive Director, Rural Outreach Program (ROP); founder and editor-in-chief,...
OBESITY IN A WORLD OF MALNUTRITION
THE PARADOXES OF GLOBALIZATION: FOOD EXCESS
OBESITY IN A WORLD OF MALNUTRITION
THE PARADOXES OF GLOBALIZATION: FOOD EXCESS
Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from hunger, but the same number of people find themselves facing the often dramatic consequences of the opposite problem - excess food. Overweight and obesity are starting to become the epidemics of the future, and they cause serious consequences for society.
What measures can be enacted now to prevent the spread of this phenomenon? Can education and information play a central role along with science and government policies?
Speakers
Scientific Director, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia; member, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Italy
Professor of Surgery, Medicine, University of Miami; member, Advisory Board of the BCFN
Director General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission in Brussels, Italy
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Camillo Ricordi
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Camillo Ricordi
Camillo Ricordi presents “Guarda che cosa mangi. La fine del diabete”
Knowing the nutritional values of the products we eat is fundamental. Camillo Ricordi suggests how to educate ourselves among the caloric values of the most common foods on our table. A message targeted particularly to diabetes sufferers, but also directed to anyone who wants to pay attention to his or her diet.
Chair: Enzo Argante - Radio24 Journalist, President of Nuvolaverde
Speakers
Professor of Surgery, Medicine, University of Miami; member, Advisory Board of the BCFN
CHILD OBESITY: BEST PRACTICES AND RESULTS
CHILD OBESITY: BEST PRACTICES AND RESULTS
Chair: Cristina Marconi – Freelance journalist, Reuters Institute Fellow, UK
Worldwide, there are 155 million overweight or obese school‐age children, or one out of every ten. Two to three percent of children aged 5 to 17, or 30‐45 million, are obese. The consequences on the health and the social development of an entire generation are worrisome.
What initiatives have been launched to prevent and treat childhood obesity? What are the results in industrialized and emerging countries?
Speakers
Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Naples “Federico...
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Verona; advisor, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, Italy
Director General for Health and Consumers of the European Commission in Brussels, Italy
THE RIGHT OF FOOD FOR ALL: THE ROLE OF FOOD PRICES
THE RIGHT OF FOOD FOR ALL: THE ROLE OF FOOD PRICES
HOW DOES FOOD PRICES VOLATILITY IMPACT ON FOOD ACCESS?
Chair: Alessandra Galloni – Italy Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal, USA
The price volatility of raw materials impacts the potential for access to food for all, contributing to undernourishment and malnutrition worldwide.
In addition to being an economic topic, it is also an ethical question: what are the factors impacting on food prices, how is volatility passed along the agrifood production chain, and what tools can manage it?
Speakers
Former United States Secretary of Agriculture; Senior Fellow, the Bipartisan Policy Center, USA
Founder and First Executive Director, Rural Outreach Program (ROP); founder and editor-in-chief,...
TOWARDS THE GREEN ECONOMY:
CASE STUDIES FOR A
SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
TOWARDS THE GREEN ECONOMY:
CASE STUDIES FOR A
SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN
Chair: Alessandra Galloni – Italy Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal, USA
The traditional methods used to manage the agrifood production chain can no longer be considered effective to guarantee sustainable development in the future.
The Green Economy may be the solution, in developed countries ‐ where it appears necessary for further development; in developing countries, it may be a path to food security.
We compare case studies of different sustainable production chains.
Speakers
Co-Director of the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Center for Environmental...
President, Millennium Institute, USA; Co‐chairman, International Assessment for Agricultural...
Professor of Economics and Pioneer Chair in Science and Technology Policy, Iowa State University,...
GOOD FOR YOU, SUSTAINABLE FOR THE PLANET: THE NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOUBLE PYRAMID MODEL
GOOD FOR YOU, SUSTAINABLE FOR THE PLANET: THE NUTRITIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOUBLE PYRAMID MODEL
Chair: Cristina Marconi – Freelance journalist, Reuters Institute Fellow, UK
Eating while keeping in mind health and environmental impacts of food choices.
We analyze case studies of food education models and the potential for the use of the Double Pyramid model.
Speakers
Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Naples “Federico...
2012: Director, Climate Policy Initiative Europe; member, Advisory Board of the BCFN, Austria 2011:...
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Franca Roiatti
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Franca Roiatti
Franca Roiatti presents “La rivoluzione della lattuga. Si può riscrivere l’economia del cibo?”
The work opens a window onto new techniques for producing and marketing food in the name of a sustainable, effective and ethical agricultural revolution.
Chair: Enzo Argante - Radio24 Journalist, President of Nuvolaverde
Speakers
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Tristram Stuart
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Tristram Stuart
Tristram Stuart presents “Waste – Uncovering the global food scandal”
Reducing waste is as important as combating the greenhouse effect. In his work, Tristram Stuart takes on the topic of food waste from a global perspective: to trace the origin of the phenomenon, he traveled from Europe to the United States, passing through Russia, and central Asia and then to Pakistan, India, China, South Korea, and Japan.
Chair: Enzo Argante - Radio24 Journalist, President of Nuvolaverde
Speakers
OPENING REMARKS
OPENING REMARKS
Janez Potočnik - Commissioner for Environment, European Commission (video message)
Speech by:
Lester Brown – Founder, WorldWatch Institute; Founder and President, Earth Policy Institute, USA
Speakers
EATING IN 2030: THE FUTURE OF NUTRITION BETWEEN LIFESTYLES AND INNOVATION
EATING IN 2030: THE FUTURE OF NUTRITION BETWEEN LIFESTYLES AND INNOVATION
Different relationship and work lifestyles, the cultural aspect of food, methods, and meal times: in the future, what will be the factors changing the way of relating to food? Science, sociology, industries, and consumers are facing these challenges in coming decades.
Speech by:
Richard Watson – Writer, Author and scenario planner, UK
Chair:
Alex Thomson - Anchor and Chief Correspondent, Channel 4 News, UK
Round table.
Speakers
Director of Research, CNRS; Director, Centre Edgar Morin, France; member, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, France
Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Nutrition at the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology,...
Chairman, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition; Chairman, Barilla Group, Italy
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Lester Brown
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Lester Brown
Lester R. Brown presents “Full Planet, empty plates”
Is it possible to feed a population that is growing by 80 million people per year? A very difficult global challenge, in light of the growing scarcity of water and reaching the limit on grain yields. Lester R. Brown believes food is the weak link of our society and a potential factor in political instability.
Chair: Enzo Argante - Radio24 Journalist, President of Nuvolaverde
Speakers
REDUCING FOOD WASTE: AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SEIZED.
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF FOOD WASTE
REDUCING FOOD WASTE: AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SEIZED.
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF FOOD WASTE
Over 30% of total agricultural production destined for human consumption is wasted along the entire agrifood production chain, from production to household consumption.
What are the impacts, both ethical and economic, of this phenomenon? In light of the growing share of the world's population that is undernourished, how can food waste be tolerated?
Speech by:
Jan Lundqvist – Senior Scientific Advisor, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden
Round table
Speakers
Co-founder of FEED Foundation; Founder and Executive Director, 30 Project; member, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, USA
President, Last Minute Market; Director of the Department of Agri-food Sciences and Technologies,...
BCFN YOUNG EARTH SOLUTIONS: WINNERS CEREMONY
BCFN YOUNG EARTH SOLUTIONS: WINNERS CEREMONY
Guido Barilla – Chairman of the Advisory Board, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, Italy
Andrea Sironi – Rector, Bocconi University, Italy
CLOSING REMARKSGuido Barilla – Chairman of the Advisory Board, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, Italy
Speakers
Chairman, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition; Chairman, Barilla Group, Italy
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Danielle Nierenberg
LET’S MEET THE AUTHORS
WE ARE TALKING WITH: Danielle Nierenberg
Danielle Nierenberg presents “Eating Planet”
“Eating Planet 2012 – Nutrirsi oggi: una sfida per l’uomo e il pianeta” [Eating Planet 2012 – Feeding Ourselves Today: A Challenge for Mankind and the Planet] explored BCFN’s four fundamental areas of research (access to food, food and sustainable development, food and health, food, and culture). Danielle Nierenberg provided a fundamental contribution to a completely original research work conducted in collaboration with the Worldwatch Institute on current trends and the future prospects of some of the most burning global questions: the paradoxes of the food system, the cultural value of food, production and consumption trends, and the effects of food on health and the environment.
Chair: Enzo Argante - Radio24 Journalist, President of Nuvolaverde
Speakers
HOW TO COMMUNICATE FOOD. THE ROLE OF WRITERS, CHEFS AND BLOGGERS
HOW TO COMMUNICATE FOOD. THE ROLE OF WRITERS, CHEFS AND BLOGGERS
Chair: Franca Roiatti - Journalist, Panorama, Italy
Food and nutrition: how are they communicated and transmitted for dissemination?
In particular, what role does new media play as an information channel?
What are the impacts of this new knowledge instrument on food choices and food communication, especially among youth?
Closing remarks:
Luca Virginio – Spokesperson, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, Italy
Speakers
FOOD WASTE: BEST PRACTICES AND SUCCESS STORIES
FOOD WASTE: BEST PRACTICES AND SUCCESS STORIES
Chair: Davide Paolini - Journalist at 24 Ore Group, Italy
Objective: reduce food waste.
We highlight some success stories in Italy, Europe, and the U.S. highlighting how to maximize food recovery and its possible uses.
Closing remarks:
Valerio De Molli – Spokesperson, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition; Managing Partner, The European House‐Ambrosetti, Italy
Speakers
President, Last Minute Market; Director of the Department of Agri-food Sciences and Technologies,...
Director and Founder, ANDES - Association Nationale de Dévelopement des Epiceries Solidaires,...
Let’s build the Forum together!
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Play a leading role at the Forum, ask the speakers a question, share your proposals, and tell us your opinion.
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Giulio Albanese
Missionary of the Comboni Congregation, Pontificia Università Gregoriana of Rome, Italy -
Carlo Antonelli
Editor, Wired Italia, Italy -
Enzo Argante
Radio24 Journalist, President of Nuvolaverde -
Barbara Buchner
2012: Director, Climate Policy Initiative Europe; member, Advisory Board of the BCFN, Austria 2011: Director, Climate Policy Initiative Venice; member, Advisory Board of the BCFN, Austria 2009: Researcher, International Energy Agency (IEA) -
Guido Barilla
Chairman, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition; Chairman, Barilla Group, Italy -
Barbara Burlingame
Principal Officer, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division (AGN), FAO, USA -
Lester Brown
Founder, WorldWatch Institute; Founder and President, Earth Policy Institute , USA -
Guillaume Bapst
Director and Founder, ANDES - Association Nationale de Dévelopement des Epiceries Solidaires, France -
Alejandro Martínez Berriochoa
Director, Fundación Eroski, Spagna -
Jean-Michel Borys
Founder and Director, Epode European Network; Founder and Director, EPODE, France -
Renato Balduzzi
Minister of Health -
Jason Clay
Senior Vice President Market Transformation, WWF - World Wildlife Fund, USA
Speakers
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Lester Brown
Founder, WorldWatch Institute; Founder and President, Earth Policy Institute , USA
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Jan Lundqvist
Senior Scientific Advisor, Stockholm International Water Institute - SIWI, Sweden
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Giulio Albanese
Missionary of the Comboni Congregation, Pontificia Università Gregoriana of Rome, Italy
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Carlo Antonelli
Editor, Wired Italia, Italy
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Enzo Argante
Radio24 Journalist, President of Nuvolaverde
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Renato Balduzzi
Minister of Health
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Guillaume Bapst
Director and Founder, ANDES - Association Nationale de Dévelopement des Epiceries Solidaires, France
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Guido Barilla
Chairman, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition; Chairman, Barilla Group, Italy
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Alejandro Martínez Berriochoa
Director, Fundación Eroski, Spagna
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Jean-Michel Borys
Founder and Director, Epode European Network; Founder and Director, EPODE, France
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Barbara Buchner
2012: Director, Climate Policy Initiative Europe; member, Advisory Board of the BCFN, Austria 2011: Director, Climate Policy Initiative Venice; member, Advisory Board of the BCFN, Austria 2009: Researcher, International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Barbara Burlingame
Principal Officer, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division (AGN), FAO, USA
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Jason Clay
Senior Vice President Market Transformation, WWF - World Wildlife Fund, USA
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Mitchell Davis
Cookbook author and food journalist; Vice President, The James Beard Foundation, USA
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Valerio De Molli
Managing Partner, The European House-Ambrosetti, Italy
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Claude Fischler
Director of Research, CNRS; Director, Centre Edgar Morin, France; member, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, France
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Alessandra Galloni
Italy Bureau Chief, Wall Street Journal, USA
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Dan Glickman
Former United States Secretary of Agriculture; Senior Fellow, the Bipartisan Policy Center, USA
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Ellen Gustafson
Co-founder of FEED Foundation; Founder and Executive Director, 30 Project; member, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, USA
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Hans R. Herren
President, Millennium Institute, USA; Co‐chairman, International Assessment for Agricultural Science and Technology (IAAST); advisor, Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Switzerland
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Selina Juul
Founder, Stop Wasting Food, Denmark
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Marco Lucchini
Director General, Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus, Italy
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Ross Macmillan
Professor of Policy Analysis and Public Management, Università Bocconi, Canada
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Claudio Maffeis
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Verona; advisor, Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition, Italy
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Cristina Marconi
Freelance journalist, Reuters Institute Fellow, UK
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Massimo Montanari
Professor of History of Food, University of Bologna, Italy
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GianCarlo Moschini
Professor of Economics and Pioneer Chair in Science and Technology Policy, Iowa State University, USA
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Danielle Nierenberg
Project Director of the Nourishing the Planet Project, Worldwatch Institute, USA
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Kanayo F. Nwanze
President, International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD
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Ruth Oniang’o
Founder and First Executive Director, Rural Outreach Program (ROP); founder and editor-in-chief, African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND); Former Member of the Parliament of Kenya
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Davide Paolini
Journalist at 24 Ore Group, Italy
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Raj Patel
Author and Visiting Scholar, University of California at Berkeley, USA
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Giuliano Pisapia
Mayor of Milan and Special Commissioner for EXPO 2015
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Janez Potočnik
Commissioner for Environment, European Commission (video message)
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John M. Reilly
Co-Director of the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Center for Environmental Policy Research, MIT Sloan Management; member, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, USA
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Franck Riboud
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Danone, France
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Gabriele Riccardi
Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Naples “Federico II”; President, Italian Society of Diabetology - SID; member, Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Advisory, Italy
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Camillo Ricordi
Professor of Surgery, Medicine, University of Miami; member, Advisory Board of the BCFN
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Franca Roiatti
Journalist, Panorama, Italy
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Mark W. Rosegrant
Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute – IFPRI, USA
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Andrea Segrè
President, Last Minute Market; Director of the Department of Agri-food Sciences and Technologies, Università di Bologna, Italy
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Andrea Sironi
Rector, Bocconi University, Italy
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Carolyn Steel
Food Urbanist and author of “Hungry City”, UK
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Tristram Stuart
Expert on Food Waste and author of “Waste: Uncovering the global food scandal”, UK
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Modibo Tiémoko Traoré
Assistant Director-General, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, FAO; former Minister for Rural Development, Mali
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Antonia Trichopoulou
Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Nutrition at the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
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Riccardo Valentini
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC, Nobel Prize for Peace 2007; Member of the Advisory Board, BCFN, Italy
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Umberto Veronesi
Scientific Director, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia; member, Advisory Board of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Italy
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Richard Watson
Writer, Author and scenario planner, UK
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Duncan Williamson
Senior Policy Officer for Food, WWF UK
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Guy Wollaert
Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, USA
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Alex Thomson
Anchor and Chief Correspondent, Channel 4 News, UK
