EFSA conference 2018 – Science, Food, Society
On this page you will find documents and material relating to EFSA conference 2018 – Science, Food, Society that took place on 18-21 September in Parma, Italy. These include the programme, all webcast recordings, presentations, and communication material.
Download: Book of abstracts | Special issue of EFSA Journal: Communicating to and engaging with the public in regulatory science
Watch: Conference video playlist (Youtube)
Day 1 - 18th September 2018
| Time | Session |
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| 13:30-18:00 | Plenary session - Where science meets society: Putting risk assessment in context Chair: Barbara Gallani, EFSA | Rapporteurs: Yann Devos, EFSA; James Ramsay, EFSA; Tobin Robinson, EFSA; Victoria Villamar, EFSA |
| 13:30-13:55 | Opening of the conference and welcome Bernhard Url, EFSA |
| 13:55-14:05 | Opening of the session Barbara Gallani, EFSA |
| 14:05-14:35 | Science meeting society? The old, the new and the uncertain in-between Silvio Funtowicz, University of Bergen - Presentation |
| 14:35-15:00 | Managing values in science and risk assessment Kevin Elliott, Michigan State University - Presentation |
| 15:00-15:25 | Using problem formulation to identify relevant and reliable information for risk assessment and decision-making Philip Macdonald, Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Presentation |
| 15:55-16:20 | Communicating uncertainty without losing trust and credibility
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| 16:20-16:45 | Responsible research, innovation & risk assessment: Are we there yet?
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| 16:45-17:55 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Frédéric Simon, EurActi | Panellists: Klaus Berend, European Commission; Julie Girling, European People’s Party; Monique Goyens, The European Consumer Organisation; Bjorn Hansen, European Chemical Agency; Jorgo Riss, Greenpeace; Bernhard Url, EFSA |
| 17:55-18:00 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Frédéric Simon, EurActiv |
| 18:15-18:45 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
Day 2 - 19th September 2018
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - EnvironmentChairs: Anthony Hardy, Formerly of EFSA's Scientific Committee; Silvia Pieper, German Environment Agency; Catherine Ganzleben, European Environment Agency; Juliane Kleiner, EFSA | Rapporteurs: Yann Devos, EFSA; Ciro Gardi, EFSA; Reinhilde Schoonjans, EFSA; Franz Streissl, EFSA |
| 08:30-08:35 | Opening of the morning part of the session and welcome Silvia Pieper, German Environment Agency |
| 08:35-09:10 | The elusive links between biodiversity, multifunctionality and ecosystem services Lijbert Brussaard, Wageningen University & Research - Presentation |
| 09:10-09:35 | Opportunities for and implications of including ecosystem services in risk assessments and risk management of regulated stressors Wayne R Munns Jr, US Environmental Protection Agency - Presentation |
| 09:35-10:00 | Challenges in applying the ecosystem service approach to risk assessments of regulated stressors Valery E Forbes, University of Minnesota - Presentation |
| 10:30-10:55 | Ecosystem services-based environmental risk assessment for regulated stressors: Learnings from case studies on pesticides in agricultural systems Anne Alix, DowDuPont - Presentation |
| 10:55-11:20 | Valuing nature’s contributions to people: The approach of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Marie Stenseke, University of Gothenburg - Presentation |
| 11:20-12:10 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Anthony Hardy, Formerly of EFSA's Scientific Committee | Panellists: Anne Alix, DowDuPont; Lijbert Brussaard, Wageningen University & Research; Valery E Forbes, University of Minnesota; Wayne R Munns Jr, US Environmental Protection Agency; Marie Stenseke, University of Gothenburg |
| 12:10-12:15 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Silvia Pieper, German Environment Agency |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibits |
| 13:45-13:50 | Opening of the afternoon part of the session and welcome Juliane Kleiner, EFSA |
| 13:50-14:15 | Using problem formulation to construct fit-for-purpose environmental risk assessments of regulated stressors Mónica García Alonso, Estel Consult - Presentation |
| 14:15-14:35 | Problem formulation for the environmental risk assessment of insecticidal RNAi-based genetically modified plants and RNAi-based pesticides: Effects on non-target arthropods Jörg Romeis, Agroscope - Presentation |
| 14:35-14:55 | Environmental risk assessment of neonicotinoid insecticides for bees: A retrospective analysis of the problem formulation Alessio Ippolito, EFSA - Presentation |
| 14:55-15:15 | Current scientific developments in the environmental risk assessment of nanomaterials Claus Svendsen, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Presentation |
| 15:45-16:05 | Problem formulation for the environmental risk assessment of GM growth-enhanced coho salmon Rosalind Leggatt, Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Presentation |
| 16:05-16:25 | Problem formulation for the environmental risk assessment of gene drive modified mosquitoes Andrew Roberts, ILSI Research Foundation - Presentation |
| 16:25-16:45 | Problem formulation for the environmental risk assessment of weed biological control agents: Insects and fungi vs weeds Richard Shaw, Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International - Presentation |
| 16:45-17:05 | Landscape-scale population-level environmental risk assessment: Current status and challenges Christopher Topping, Aarhus University - Presentation |
| 17:05-17:25 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Wendy Craig, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology | Panellists: Mónica García Alonso, Estel Consult; Philip Macdonald, Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Jörg Romeis, Agroscope |
| 17:25-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Catherine Ganzleben, European Environment Agency |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
| Time | Session |
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| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Human health Chairs: Guilhem De Seze, EFSA; Maurice Whelan, Joint Research Centre; Angelika Tritscher, World Health Organization; Heather Wallace, University of Aberdeen | Rapporteurs: Anna Federica Castoldi, EFSA; George Kass, EFSA; Anna Lanzoni, EFSA; Andrea Terron, EFSA |
| 08:30-08:35 | Opening of session and welcome Maurice Whelan, Joint Research Centre |
| 08:35-09:05 | How simple heuristics influence laypeople’s risk perception Michael Siegrist, ETH Zürich - Presentation |
| 09:05-09:35 | Using 21st century science to improve risk assessment: Opportunities and challenges Ellen Mantus, US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine - Presentation |
| 09:35-10:00 | Holistic approach to human health risk assessment – Is the current approach fit for purpose? Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, Danish Environmental Protection Agency - Presentation |
| 10:30-10:55 | Use of epidemiological studies for chemical risk assessment: How to take advantage of their strengths and deal with their limitations? Thorhallur I Halldorsson, University of Iceland - Presentation |
| 10:55-11:20 | New approach methods (NAM) in toxicology for mechanism-based hazard assessment Marcel Leist, University of Kostanz - Presentation |
| 11:20-12:15 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Maged Younes, European Food Safety Authority’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food | Panellists: Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, Danish Environmental Protection Agency; Thorhallur I Halldorsson, University of Iceland; Marcel Leist, University of Kostanz; Ellen Mantus, US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; Michael Siegrist, ETH Zürich |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibits |
| 13:45-14:05 | Human biomonitoring: The European Joint Programme HBM4EU Marike Kolossa, German Environment Agency - Presentation |
| 14:05-14:25 | Internal dosimetrics enable holistic assessment of exposures to environmental and endogenous estrogens Daniel Doerge, US Food & Drug Administration - Presentation |
| 14:25-14:45 | Integrating pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in AOPs for next generation risk assessments Frédéric Bois, French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks - Presentation |
| 14:45-15:05 | The exposome in practice Paolo Vineis, Imperial College - Presentation |
| 15:05-15:15 | Questions and answers Heather Wallace, University of Aberdeen; Angelika Tritscher, World Health Organization |
| 15:45-16:05 | EU-ToxRisk: Towards new chemical safety testing strategies using new approach methodss Robert van de Water, Leiden University |
| 16:05-16:25 | Assessment of chemical mixture-induced developmental neurotoxicity using human in vitro model Anna Price, Joint Research Centre - Presentation |
| 16:25-16:45 | Assessing the safety of genetically modified food/feed: The GRACE and G-TwYST experience Pablo Steinberg, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food |
| 16:45-17:05 | Predictive tools in the risk assessment of new proteins in GMOs: The case of celiac disease Frits Koning, Leiden University Medical Center - Presentation |
| 17:05-17:15 | Questions and answers Heather Wallace, University of Aberdeen; Angelika Tritscher, World Health Organization |
| 17:15-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Maged Younes, European Food Safety Authority’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food; Ellen Fritsche, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
| Time | Session |
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| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Nutrition Chairs: Valeriu Curtui, EFSA; Jayne Woodside, Queen’s University Belfast | Rapporteurs: Andrea Germini, EFSA; Silvia Valtueña Martinez, EFSA |
| 08:30-08:40 | Opening of session and welcome Valeriu Curtui, EFSA |
| 08:40-09:20 | Debate: Do sugars cause chronic metabolic diseases? Graham MacGregor, Queen Mary University of London; John Sievenpiper, University of Toronto - Presentation | Presentation |
| 09:20-10:00 | Debate: Do saturated fats cause chronic metabolic diseases? Philippe Legrand, National Institute of Agricultural Research; Ronald Mensink, Maastricht University - Presentation | Presentation |
| 10:30-11:00 | Dietary prevention of chronic metabolic diseases: Single-nutrient and popular diets vs whole dietary patterns Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy - Presentation |
| 11:00-11:30 | Food innovation and consumer trends: Impact on food consumption and dietary patterns Petra Klassen Wigger, Nestlé Research Center |
| 11:30-12:10 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Jayne Woodside, Queen’s University Belfast | Panellists: Valeriu Curtui, EFSA; Petra Klassen Wigger, Nestlé Research Center; Philippe Legrand, National Institute of Agricultural Research; Graham MacGregor, Queen Mary University of London; Ronald Mensink, Maastricht University; Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy; John Sievenpiper, University of Toronto |
| 12:10-12:15 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Valeriu Curtui, EFSA |
| Time | Session |
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| 13:45-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Biological hazards Chairs: Mike Catchpole, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Marta Hugas, EFSA | Rapporteurs: Ana Afonso, EFSA; Jaime Aguilera, EFSA; Sofie Dhollander, EFSA; Winy Messens, EFSA; Pietro Stella, EFSA |
| 13:45-13:50 | Opening of session and welcome Marta Hugas, EFSA |
| 13:50-14:25 | Spam’s Labyrinth: Impact of globalisation on foodborne disease David Waltner-Toews, University of Guelph - Presentation |
| 14:25-14:50 | Molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria causing food-borne human infections: What do we know, what should we find out? Alessandra Carattoli, National Institute of Health |
| 14:50-15:15 | Wastewater treatment plant effluents and their implications for antimicrobial resistance in surface water and water reuse Thomas U. Berendonk, Technical University of Dresden - Presentation |
| 15:45-16:15 | Vector-borne diseases in Europe: What can we expect and how well are we prepared? Jolyon Medlock, Public Health England |
| 16:15-16:45 | Next generation sequencing as a tool in foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak investigation – Challenges and opportunities Peter Gerner-Smidt, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Presentation |
| 16:45-17:25 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Mike Catchpole, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | Panellists: Thomas U. Berendonk, Technical University of Dresden; Alessandra Carattoli, National Institute of Health; Peter Gerner-Smidt, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Nikolaus Kriz, EFSA; Ernesto Liebana, EFSA; Jolyon Medlock, Public Health England; Tobin Robinson, EFSA; David Waltner-Toews, University of Guelph |
| 17:25-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Marta Hugas, EFSA |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
Day 3 - 20th September 2018
| Time | Session |
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| 08:30-13:45 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Human health (continued) Chairs: Angelika Tritscher, World Health Organization; Heather Wallace, University of Aberdeen | Rapporteurs: Anna Federica Castoldi, EFSA; George Kass, EFSA; Anna Lanzoni, EFSA; Andrea Terron, EFSA |
| 08:30-09:00 | CLARITY-BPA Project: Core NCTR/NTP study on BPA Barry Delclos, US Food & Drug Administration - Presentation |
| 09:00-09:30 | Integrating regulatory and academic investigations in hazard assessments by the US National Toxicology Program. Lessons learned from the CLARITY-BPA initiative Nigel Walker, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Presentation |
| 09:30-10:00 | Use of epidemiological studies for setting a health-based guidance value Thorhallur I Halldorsson, University of Iceland - Presentation |
| 10:30-10:55 | The potential impact of toxicogenomics on modern chemical risk assessment – 3-MCPD as example Alfonso Lampen, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment - Presentation |
| 10:55-11:20 | Use of modelisation tools to assess risks related to cadmium exposure for workers and consumers Christophe Rousselle, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety - Presentation |
| 10:55-11:20 | Valuing nature’s contributions to people: The approach of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Marie Stenseke, University of Gothenburg - Presentation |
| 11:20-12:15 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Maged Younes, European Food Safety Authority’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources Added to Food; Moderator: Ellen Fritsche, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine | Panellists: Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, Danish Environmental Protection Agency; Daniel Doerge, US Food & Drug Administration; Thorhallur I Halldorsson, University of Iceland; Marcel Leist, University of Kostanz; Ellen Mantus, US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; Maurice Whelan, Joint Research Centre |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibit |
| Time | Session |
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| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Engaging with society Chairs: Barbara Gallani, EFSA; Ellen Vos, Maastricht University; Cissi Askwall, European Science Engagement Association; Junshi Chen, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention | Rapporteurs: Giulia Nicolini, EFSA; Lucia Parrino, EFSA; Anthony Smith, EFSA; Domagoj Vrbos, EFSA |
| 08:30-08:40 | Opening of session and welcome Barbara Gallani, EFSA |
| 08:40-09:10 | Quality of information, public engagement and the challenges of science communication 2.0 Massimiano Bucchi, University of Trento |
| 09:10-09:35 | Conceptualising and communicating risk in “post-trust societies” Ragnar Löfstedt, King's Centre for Risk Management - Presentation |
| 09:35-10:00 | Biases, illusions, and noise: Why providing scientific facts is good, but not enough Lucia Reisch, Copenhagen Business School - Presentation |
| 10:30-10:55 | Observing news media in the misinformation ecosystem: The case of public health communications Kannan Krishnaswamy, The George Institute for Global Health - Presentation |
| 10:55-11:20 | Dealing with digital misinformation: A polarized context of narratives and tribes Fabiana Zollo, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Presentation |
| 11:20-12:10 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Moderator: Tracey Brown, Sense about Science | Panellists: Massimiano Bucchi, University of Trento; Kannan Krishnaswamy, The George Institute for Global Health; Ragnar Löfstedt, King's Centre for Risk Management; Lucia Reisch, Copenhagen Business School; Fabiana Zollo, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice |
| 12:10-12:15 | Wrap up of the morning part of the session Barbara Gallani, EFSA |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibit |
| 13:45-13:50 | Opening of the afternoon part of the session and welcome Junshi Chen, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| 13:50-14:10 | We don’t live in a post-truth society Tracey Brown, Sense about Science - Presentation |
| 14:10-14:30 | Participation and societal engagement in EU decision-making and research Ellen Vos, Maastricht University - Presentation |
| 14:30-14:35 | Questions and answers Junshi Chen, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Engaging stakeholders in regulatory science: Practices and perspectives | |
| 14:35-14:45 | Introduction Cissi Askwall, European Science Engagement Association - Presentation |
| 14:45-14:55 | European Medicines Agency’s approach to Stakeholder Engagement Melanie Carr, European Medicines Agency - Presentation |
| 14:55-15:05 | Engaging stakeholders in science based consumer protection: Practices and perspectives from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) Leonie Dendler, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment - Presentation |
| 15:05-15:15 | Opening up expertise to civil society: Case-study of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Régine Fraysse-Boutrais, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety - Presentation |
| Engaging stakeholders in regulatory science: Practices and perspectives | |
| 15:45-16:20 | Moderated Panel discussion: Representativeness in participation and societal engagement Moderator: Cissi Askwall, European Science Engagement Association | Panellists: Melanie Carr, European Medicines Agency; Leonie Dendler, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment; Régine Fraysse-Boutrais, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety; Ellen Vos, Maastricht University |
| 16:20-16:30 | Optimising scientific value through engagement with society. Steps taken and direction to go Didier Verloo, EFSA - Presentation |
| 16:30-16:40 | Social research strategies to explore trust in food and its regulator Michelle Patel, UK Food Standards Agency - Presentation |
| 16:40-16:50 | The involvement of civil society in risk communication activities Davide Lecchini, Italian Ministry of Health - Presentation |
| 16:50-17:25 | Moderated Panel discussion: Public engagement in risk assessment Moderator: Cissi Askwall, European Science Engagement Association | Panellists: Tracey Brown, Sense about Science; Davide Lecchini, Italian Ministry of Health; Michelle Patel, UK Food Standards Agency; Didier Verloo, EFSA |
| 17:25-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Junshi Chen, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Cissi Askwall, European Science Engagement Association |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
| Time | Session |
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| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Managing evidence Chairs: Mary Gilsenan, EFSA; Danica Grahek-Ogden, Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment; Jane Van Doren, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Hans Verhagen, EFSA | Rapporteurs: Fabrizio Abbinante, EFSA; Claudia Maria Cascio, EFSA; Ermanno Cavalli, EFSA; Paul Devalier, EFSA |
| 08:30-08:40 | Opening of session and welcome Mary Gilsenan, EFSA |
| 08:40-09:10 | The Fourth Revolution Robert Madelin, Foresight International Policy and Regulatory Advisers - Presentation |
| 09:10-09:35 | The challenges of BigData for European agencies Nikolai Brun, Danish Medical Agency - Presentation |
| 09:35-10:00 | Could Blockchain technology help regulatory science? Claudia Pagliari, University of Edinburgh - Presentation |
| 10:30-10:50 | Software beats animal testing at predicting toxicity of chemicals Thomas Hartung, CAAT Europe - Presentation |
| 10:50-11:15 | Ignorance and the Community of Knowledge Steven Sloman, Brown University - Presentation |
| 11:15-11:40 | Managing data to manage evidence: Social and technical challenges Irene Pasquetto, University of California - Presentation |
| 11:40-12:00 | Human-computer sensemaking models and the challenges of incorporating artificial intelligence Peter Pirolli, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition - Presentation |
| 12:00-12:15 | Open source software paradigm: Using ethics to promote technology and minimize its risks Lazaros Tossounidis, European Centre for Development of Vocational Training - Presentation |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibit |
| 13:45-14:05 | Integrating mechanistic evidence from evolving sources in hazard and risk assessment Bette Meek, University of Ottawa - Presentation |
| 14:05-14:25 | Foodomics 2.0 Wim Van Criekinge, Ghent University - Presentation |
| 14:25-14:45 | Network-based integration of molecular omics data Kathleen Marchal, University of Leuven - Presentation |
| 14:45-15:15 | Outcomes from EFSA’s Scientific Colloquium on omics in risk assessment Elisabeth Waigmann, EFSA - Presentation |
| 15:45-16:05 | From "weight of evidence" to quantitative data integration Igor Linkov, Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University - Presentation |
| 16:05-17:20 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Holger Schünemann, McMaster University | Panellists: Thomas Hartung, CAAT Europe; Igor Linkov, Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University; Bette Meek, University of Ottawa; Claudia Pagliari, University of Edinburgh; Steven Sloman, Brown University |
| 17:20-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Hans Verhagen, EFSA |
| Time | Session |
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| 13:45-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Envisioning the expertise of the future Chairs: Alison Brimelow, Former President of the European Patent Office; Selomey Yamadjako, EFSA | Rapporteurs: Federica Barrucci, EFSA; Lucia de Luca, EFSA; George Kass, EFSA; Svetla Naydenova, EFSA |
| 13:45-13:55 | Opening of session and welcome Selomey Yamadjako, EFSA |
| 13:55-14:15 | Learning from others, re-thinking the way to manage your business and be ready to embrace the future Ciarán McGinley, NormannPartnersh - Presentation |
| 14:15-14:30 | Develop new approaches to the use of future scientific evidence: A must? Matthew Wood, University of Sheffield - Presentation |
| 14:30-14:45 | Dealing with a new kind of team: The crowd Anna Noel-Storr, University of Oxford - Presentation |
| 14:45-15:00 | The role of communities and infrastructures to enhance responsiveness Hilary Hanahoe, Research Data Alliance - Presentation |
| 15:00-15:15 | Questions and answers Alison Brimelow, Former President of the European Patent Office |
| 15:45-15:50 | The importance of the "C" factor when responding to future challenges Ian Cotgreave, Swetox - Presentation |
| 15:50-15:55 | Collaboration - the agony and the ecstasy Alisdair Wotherspoon, Formerly of the Food Standards Agency - Presentation |
| 15:55-16:00 | The added value of the community and international collaboration in embracing scientific change Kaoruko Tachibana, Food Safety Commission of Japan |
| 16:00-16:05 | Networking as a tool to scan the horizon and increase preparedness for regulatory agencies Djien Liem, EFSA |
| 16:05-16:10 | Using citizen science platforms and how to develop new capabilities to validate a broader set of information John Palmer, Pompeu Fabra University - Presentation |
| 16:10-17:25 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Alison Brimelow, Former President of the European Patent Office | Panellists: Ian Cotgreave, Swetox; Hilary Hanahoe, Research Data Alliance; Djien Liem, EFSA; Ciarán McGinley, NormannPartners; Anna Noel-Storr, University of Oxford; John Palmer, Pompeu Fabra University; Kaoruko Tachibana, Food Safety Commission of Japan; Matthew Wood, University of Sheffield |
| 17:25-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Selomey Yamadjako, EFSA |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
Day 4 - 21st September 2018
| Time | Session |
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| 08:30-13:00 | Plenary session - Staying relevant in a changing world Chair: Elke Anklam, Joint Research Centre Rapporteurs: Yann Devos, EFSA; Barbara Gallani, EFSA; Ilias Papatryfon, EFSA; Tobin Robinson, EFSA |
| 08:30-08:40 | Award ceremony – Most Voted Poster Award and Conference app Ambassador - Presentation |
| 08:40-08:50 | Opening of session and welcome Elke Anklam, Joint Research Centre |
| 08:50-09:05 | Global drivers of/shaping the future bio-economy John Bell, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission - Presentation |
| 09:05-09:25 | The future of food: Scenario analyses Tim Benton, University of Leeds - Presentation |
| 09:25-09:40 | Consumer archetypes in future food systems Sandra Caldeira, Joint Research Centre - Presentation |
| 09:40-10:00 | The future of research in personalised nutrition John C Mathers, Newcastle University - Presentation |
| 10:00-10:20 | Communication challenges of the future: Recognition, reconciliation, and rewards Katherine McComas, Cornell University - Presentation |
| 10:20-10:40 | Questions and answers Elke Anklam, Joint Research Centre |
| 11:10-12:30 | Moderated Panel discussion Moderator: Robert Madelin, Foresight International Policy and Regulatory Advisers | Panellists: Tracey Brown, Sense about Science; Renata Clarke, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Martin Dermine, Pesticide Action Network – Europe; Mella Frewen, FoodDrinkEurope; Michael Scannel, European Commission; William Slikker, US Food & Drug Administration |
| 12:30-12:40 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks Robert Madelin, Foresight International Policy and Regulatory Advisers |
| 12:40-13:00 | Closing and farewell Bernhard Url, EFSA |