Agenda Highlights

Session Name	Key Topics
General Opening Keynotes	One Month on from COP 29: What Next? Global and Local Food Strategies Towards More Resilient food systems Post Brexit: the future for agriculture, food production and manufacturing in the UK
Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture	Growing the Future: Harnessing Regenerative Agriculture. Reducing emissions whilst increasing yields: is this possible? Rooted in Sustainability: Advancing Soil Health for a Resilient Future.
Regenerating Nature: Harvesting Harmony in Sustainable Agriculture	How to integrate biodiversity and nature into farming strategies. Nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture and farm-based ecosystems. Measuring and managing biodiversity and BNG on farms.
Scaling Regenerative Agriculture	Scaling Regenerative Agriculture globally: priority areas for standardization solutions. On farm data collection and dissemination: best practices. Engaging farmers and overcoming barriers and resistance.
Agriculture's Transition to Net Zero	Pathways to net zero in farming and food production. Improving farm productivity and efficiency. Measuring, calculating and offsetting farm emissions.
Reimagining Land Stock to Encourage a Sustainable Food System	Landowners, Farmers, or Food Companies: Who should pay to transition the sector? Adjustments in land use, woodland creation and soil restoration. What are the current challenges with agricultural planning laws?
Planting the Future: Strategies for Implementing Plant-Based Food Systems	Emerging trends in the plant based industry. Supporting arable farming and the reallocation of land. Nutritional and health benefits of plant-based diets.
Fertile Grounds: Cultivating Agri-Food Soil & Fertliser Solutions in F&D Production	Conventional phosphorus fertilisers: can these play any role in sustainable food systems? The role of nature-based fertilisers in sustainable food systems. New farm inputs to improve crop nutrition and boost food production
What Makes a Food & Drink Supply Chain Sustainable?	How EU Deforestation Regulation is Affecting Business and Food & Drink Systems. Transparency and Trust: Navigating Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) in food & drink systems. Technologies to underpin supply chain traceability and transparency.
Tackling Scope 3 Emissions: Strategies, Opportunities and the Road Ahead	Calculating, reporting and minimising value chain emissions. Aligning net-zero strategies with scope 3 target-setting. How to accurately measure Scope 3 emissions.
Quantifying Impact: Reporting and Disclosure of Emissions within Supply Chains	Mandatory Reporting and Disclosure: Aligning Business and Investment into Regulatory Requirements. Carbon insetting strategies and policies. CSRD and SBTi Reporting Solutions.
Blue Economy Strategies for the Future	What are the principles of the Blue Economy? How responsible fisheries and aquaculture can feed a rapidly growing global population. Designing responsible sourcing strategies across marine environments.
Milking Tomorrow: The Future of Dairy	Innovations to drive Net Zero efficiency in dairy. Climate positive dairy systems: increasing productivity and profitability alongside sustainability. New technologies to scale climate positive dairy solutions.
Cheers to Change: Exploring the Future of Sustainable Drinks	Innovative ingredients to create sustainable and nutritious beverages. Water stewardship and sustainable agriculture across the drinks value chain. Responsible consumption and low/zero alcohol beverages.
Net Zero, Nature Positive Ingredients	Net zero ingredients to feed a growing population. Ingredients that balance food production with environmental challenges. Product reformulation to accommodate more sustainable ingredients.
Nourishing the Future: What is Sustainable Nutrition and How do we Achieve it?	The Challenge of Ultra-Processed Foods: Charting a Path Forward. Sustainable Nutrition: Ingredients for a Healthy Planet and Healthy People. Defining a modern food business, built on nutrition.
Waste Not, Want Not: Tackling Waste Across the Supply Chain	Current Challenges in Tackling Waste within Food Systems. Building a Better Food System and Transitioning Towards a Circular Living Economy. How Can Business Adopt Circular Packaging Systems?
How to Finance the Transition Towards Sustainable F&D production?	How to finance the transition towards responsible and sustainable food production. Supporting farmers and food businesses to transition towards net zero. Debt and equity solutions to support regenerative food systems.
Investor Appetites in Food and Drink	Understanding investor attitudes to the current food system. What's hot in sustainable food and drink? Strategies and tips to raise investment.
Chilling the Climate Crisis: How Frozen Foods can Address Climate Change	Raising the temperature on storing frozen produce. Advances in freezing technology and cold chain optimisation. Raising awareness around the environmental benefits of frozen food products.

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