Our report on the Symposium, with links to speakers' slides and summaries of their talks can be found here.
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8:30 |
Registration |
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9:00 |
Opening Address Professor Tim Benton (Chatham House, University of Leeds) |
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THEME 1: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Climate Chair: Professor Howard Griffiths, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge |
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9:30 |
Old genes for future crops Dr Sigrid Heuer, NIAB Cambridge |
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9:50 |
Algae as a sustainable source of food and feed Professor Alison Smith, Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge |
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10:10 |
Can we switch from chemical to biological nitrogen fixation for sustainable food security? Dr Min-Yao Jhu, Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge |
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10:30 |
Post-agrarian pathways in the Antropocene: Anticipating new structures of global inequality Dr Inanna Hamati-Ataya, Gloknos, University of Cambridge |
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10:50 |
Three-minute flash presentations by Early Career Researchers: João P. R. Joaquim, Department of History of Science & Philosophy, Agricultural Virology in Mid-Twentieth-Century Britain: the search for virus-free potato stock Yuru Huang, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Menu healthiness, socioeconomic patterns, and our out-of-home food choices |
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11:00 |
Coffee and Networking |
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11:20 |
Three-minute flash presentations by Early Career Researchers: Iris Berger, Department of Zoology, Effectiveness of different agricultural strategies and conservation interventions in limiting food production-driven biodiversity loss in India Broderick House, Department of Zoology, Urban bivalves: exploring new seafood aquaculture opportunities for food security Benny Qihao Shen, Department of Archaeology, Rethinking the archaeology of apiculture through indigenous east African beekeeping |
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THEME 2: Resilient Food Supply Distribution Chair: Peter Ninnes, Independent Consultant |
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11:30 |
Regulating the global economy through trade agreements Professor Lorand Bartels, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge |
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11:50 |
Emerging livestock systems: animal, human and socioeconomic risks of pig production in Myanmar Professor Dan Tucker, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge |
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12:10 |
Sustainable production through farmer producer organisations and digital platforms Dr Jagjit Singh Srai, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge |
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12:30 |
Transparency and sustainability in global commodity supply chains Professor Rachael Garrett, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge |
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12:50 |
Three-minute flash presentations by Early Career Researchers: Valentine Reiss-Woolever, Department of Zoology, The social factors that influence oil palm smallholders and their ecological effects. Megan Walker, Department of Zoology, The Role of Fish and Seafood in the First 1000 years of Human Life. |
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13:10 |
Lunch and posters |
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THEME 3: Fair and Healthy Consumption Chair: Professor Sir Brian Heap, Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge |
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14:20 |
Generating novel solutions to improve urban food systems for human and planetary health Professor Martin White, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge |
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14:40 |
How forgotten beans can help fight malnutrition Dr Nadia Radzman, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge |
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15:00 |
Fish and seafood innovation Dr David Willer, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge |
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15:20 |
A gut feeling: pulses for health (and the planet) Professor Paul Dupree, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge |
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15:40 |
Three-minute flash presentations by Early Career Researchers: Matthew Keeble, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Understanding access to food through online food delivery service platforms Jessa Garibay-Yayen, Department of Zoology, Sustainable Seafood for Health and the Planet |
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15:50 |
Future opportunities for research in Food Security - General Discussion AND Closing Remarks Professor Howard Griffiths, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge |
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17:00 |
Guided visits to the University of Cambridge Botanic Gardens: The Herbarium with Curator Dr Lauren Gardiner OR The Botanic Gardens Plant Collection with Curator Dr Samuel Brockington |
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17:30-19:00 |
Drinks reception |