| 09:00 |
Registration and refreshments |
| 09:30 |
Welcome to the Conference - Helen Browning, Chief Executive of the Soil Association |
| 09:45 |
Facing the Future: What role can innovation play? Economist Ann Pettifor, author of The Real World Economic Outlook, to frame our debate on the role of innovation in a resource-constrained future, and what business models and market structures might be needed for a lower-growth, sustainable economy |
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Followed by Professor Hans Herren of the Millennium Institute |
| 10:45 |
Refreshment break |
| 11:15 |
Panel discussion: Innovation and Facing the Future: to include the role of food and farming; business and social change |
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Audience Q & A |
| 12:30 |
Producer Lunch - lunch provided by regional Soil Association organic producers and businesses |
| 14:00 |
Workshops:
- Facing the Future: IAASTD - what next for agricultural innovation?
Four years on from the most important investigation, by over 400 scientists worldwide, into the potential for ‘agro-ecological farming’ to feed us now and in the future, what progress has been made on greening our food systems? What are the policy blocks and future potential for greening our food production? |
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- Facing the Future: 2011 Organic Market Report Launch & Market review
The Soil Association’s annual market report launch and the latest market trends explained and discussed |
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- Facing the Future: Agroecology in practice: inspiring examples of innovation in UK farming
Organic farming leads approaches to agroecology in the UK and much of the world. But what is agroecology and what does it look like at farm level?
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- Good Food for All: Food for Life Partnership - building on the success of five years transforming food culture
After the fantastic success of the Big Lottery-funded Food for Life Partnership, what are the next steps for improving the diets of children and communities? |
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- Good Food for All: Rethinking Diets
What’s the truth about a positive diet? Where do we need to pioneer new thinking to promote positive health? Can the outputs of a sustainable farming system be the answer to a healthy, sustainable diet? |
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- Good Food for All: The consumer takes control
This workshop will explore the innovative ways communities are working to transform their local food systems - through involvement with producers and creating new ways to source, buy and consume |
| 16:00 |
Refreshment break |
| 16:30 |
Good Food for all: Community projects show how change on the ground is transforming our relationship to food and farming |
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Final remarks from Helen Browning |
| 17:30 |
Conference closes |
