Ghent Group Annual Meeting

1. WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2024
   Time		Description
   Introduction
   09:00-09:15	Abigail MUSCAT (Wageningen University and Research)	Opening & Welcome
   09:15-09:45	Thomas PLESENER, Lene HEGELUND, Anja SKJOLBORG HANSEN (Aarhus University)	Setting the scene: activities of the Ghent Group
   Session 1 - Different science-policy interface methods and examples. How do we generate                   impact?
   09:45-10:00	Moderators of LLs workshop	Learnings from the Living Labs workshop
   10:00-10:15	Olivier MORA (INRAE)	Presentations followed by group reflection How do we assess the impact of scientific advice on policymaking
   10:15-10:30	Katharina HELMING, Keerthi BANDRU (ZALF)	Climate modelling with policy-makers: the experience of MACSUR SciPol
   10:30-10:45	Didier RICHARD (INRAE)	Pesticide-free agriculture in 2050: reconnecting research and policy debates
   10:45-11:15	ALL	Reflection on generating impact: Living Labs, foresight, modelling with policy-makers What do we mean by impact? How is it measured? What are the pros and cons of the various methods?
   Break
   11.30-12.30	Francesca MONITCONE (University of Bologna) Giampiero MAZZOCCHI (CREA) Elisa PORRECA (City of Milan)  Madeleine COSTE (Eurocities)	Policy Coherence Methods workshop An overview of the different methodologies to asses Food Policy Coherence and Integration (15 min) Two case studies that have aimed to assess policy coherence will present the methodology they employed (on assessing the coherence between Italian and EU policy frameworks on CLEVERFOOD’s deliverable “Comparative analysis of existing urban food policies” Reflection- Speakers will be invited to react to their colleague’s presentation, comparing advantages and shortcomings, and similarities and differences with their methodology Discussion opened to the audience moderated by Abigail (25 min)- what methodology to measure and assess policy coherence?
   Lunch
   14.00-17.30	Wageningen University and Research	Mansholt lecture & drinks* WUR perspectives on agriculture, food and nature in the EU  (For information about the research, click here).
   Group dinner
   * Participation in the Ghent Group Annual Meeting also includes attendance at the Mansholt Lecture on Wednesday afternoon, 6 November. You do not need to register for this separately; we will take care of it for you!

2. THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2024
   Time			Description
   Session 2 - Digesting the dilemmas presented by the Mansholt lecture
   09:00-09:30		Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature	Presentation Director of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
   09:30-10:30		All	Reflection and debate On the Mansholt lecture and a dilemma approach for the science-policy interface Are dilemmas a good approach to creating a strong policy vision for the future of agriculture and nature? What is the role of science in policy? Where does it start, where does it end?
   Break
   10.45-11.05		JRC	Presentation Knowledge for policy: concepts and methods
   11:05-11:25		MEP	Presentation Challenges in translating science into policy: experiences from the European Parliament
   11:25-12:00		Moderator: Rens Koele	Dialogue between JRC and MEP
   Lunch
   13.00-13.45		Giampiero MAZZOCCHI (CREA) & Pasi RIKKONEN (LUKE)	Dialogue between Finland and Italy followed by Group Discussion Conflict and synergies around the supply chain. Local Food policies – debate about how science and policy combine in Italy How science interacts in enhancing resilience and security of the supply of food systems in Finland
   Working session - How can we work together? Learnings from and for the Ghent Group
   13-45-14:45		WUR ILVO	Dealing with dilemmas: Roundtables with leading experts How do we change governance? (Led by WUR) How to develop a multi-actor approach? (led by ILVO)
   Break
   15.15-16.15		All	Develop a  joint vision
   16:15– 16:30			Closing and goodbye

• Abigail MUSCAT (Wageningen University and Research)
• Thomas PLESENER  (Aarhus University)
• Lene HEGELUND (Aarhus University)
• Anja SKJOLBORG HANSEN (Aarhus University)
• Olivier MORA (INRAE)
• Katharina HELMING (ZALF)
• Keerthi BANDRU (ZALF)
• Didier RICHARD (INRAE)
• Francesca MONITCONE (University of Bologna)
• Giampiero MAZZOCCHI (CREA)
• Elisa PORRECA (City of Milan) 
• Madeleine COSTE (Eurocities)
• Pasi RIKKONEN (LUKE)

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