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) | Voices from the conference (Twitter) | Poster pitches (Twitter)
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 |
| 13:30-13:55 | Opening of the conference and welcome |
| 13:55-14:05 | Opening of the session |
| 14:05-14:35 | Science meeting society? The old, the new and the uncertain in-between |
| 14:35-15:00 | Managing values in science and risk assessment |
| 15:00-15:25 | Using problem formulation to identify relevant and reliable information for risk assessment and decision-making |
| 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 |
| 17:55-18:00 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| 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 - Environment Chairs: 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 |
| 08:35-09:10 | The elusive links between biodiversity, multifunctionality and ecosystem services |
| 09:10-09:35 | Opportunities for and implications of including ecosystem services in risk assessments and risk management of regulated stressors |
| 09:35-10:00 | Challenges in applying the ecosystem service approach to risk assessments of regulated stressors |
| 10:30-10:55 | Ecosystem services-based environmental risk assessment for regulated stressors: Learnings from case studies on pesticides in agricultural systems |
| 10:55-11:20 | Valuing nature’s contributions to people: The approach of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) |
| 11:20-12:10 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 12:10-12:15 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibits |
| 13:45-13:50 | Opening of the afternoon part of the session and welcome |
| 13:50-14:15 | Using problem formulation to construct fit-for-purpose environmental risk assessments of regulated stressors |
| 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 |
| 14:35-14:55 | Environmental risk assessment of neonicotinoid insecticides for bees: A retrospective analysis of the problem formulation |
| 14:55-15:15 | Current scientific developments in the environmental risk assessment of nanomaterials |
| 15:45-16:05 | Problem formulation for the environmental risk assessment of GM growth-enhanced coho salmon |
| 16:05-16:25 | Problem formulation for the environmental risk assessment of gene drive modified mosquitoes |
| 16:25-16:45 | Problem formulation for the environmental risk assessment of weed biological control agents: Insects and fungi vs weeds |
| 16:45-17:05 | Landscape-scale population-level environmental risk assessment: Current status and challenges |
| 17:05-17:25 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 17:25-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Human health |
| 08:30-08:35 | Opening of session and welcome |
| 08:35-09:05 | How simple heuristics influence laypeople’s risk perception |
| 09:05-09:35 | Using 21st century science to improve risk assessment: Opportunities and challenges |
| 09:35-10:00 | Holistic approach to human health risk assessment – Is the current approach fit for purpose? |
| 10:30-10:55 | Use of epidemiological studies for chemical risk assessment: How to take advantage of their strengths and deal with their limitations? |
| 10:55-11:20 | New approach methods (NAM) in toxicology for mechanism-based hazard assessment |
| 11:20-12:15 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibits |
| 13:45-14:05 | Human biomonitoring: The European Joint Programme HBM4EU |
| 14:05-14:25 | Internal dosimetrics enable holistic assessment of exposures to environmental and endogenous estrogens |
| 14:25-14:45 | Integrating pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in AOPs for next generation risk assessments |
| 14:45-15:05 | The exposome in practice |
| 15:05-15:15 | Questions and answers |
| 15:45-16:05 | EU-ToxRisk: Towards new chemical safety testing strategies using new approach methodss |
| 16:05-16:25 | Assessment of chemical mixture-induced developmental neurotoxicity using human in vitro model |
| 16:25-16:45 | Assessing the safety of genetically modified food/feed: The GRACE and G-TwYST experience |
| 16:45-17:05 | Predictive tools in the risk assessment of new proteins in GMOs: The case of celiac disease |
| 17:05-17:15 | Questions and answers |
| 17:15-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Nutrition |
| 08:30-08:40 | Opening of session and welcome |
| 08:40-09:20 | Debate: Do sugars cause chronic metabolic diseases? |
| 09:20-10:00 | Debate: Do saturated fats cause chronic metabolic diseases? |
| 10:30-11:00 | Dietary prevention of chronic metabolic diseases: Single-nutrient and popular diets vs whole dietary patterns |
| 11:00-11:30 | Food innovation and consumer trends: Impact on food consumption and dietary patterns |
| 11:30-12:10 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 12:10-12:15 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 13:45-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Biological hazards |
| 13:45-13:50 | Opening of session and welcome |
| 13:50-14:25 | Spam’s Labyrinth: Impact of globalisation on foodborne disease |
| 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? |
| 14:50-15:15 | Wastewater treatment plant effluents and their implications for antimicrobial resistance in surface water and water reuse |
| 15:45-16:15 | Vector-borne diseases in Europe: What can we expect and how well are we prepared? |
| 16:15-16:45 | Next generation sequencing as a tool in foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak investigation – Challenges and opportunities |
| 16:45-17:25 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 17:25-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
Day 3 - 20th September 2018
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30-13:45 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Human health (continued) |
| 08:30-09:00 | CLARITY-BPA Project: Core NCTR/NTP study on BPA |
| 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 |
| 09:30-10:00 | Use of epidemiological studies for setting a health-based guidance value |
| 10:30-10:55 | The potential impact of toxicogenomics on modern chemical risk assessment – 3-MCPD as example |
| 10:55-11:20 | Use of modelisation tools to assess risks related to cadmium exposure for workers and consumers |
| 10:55-11:20 | Valuing nature’s contributions to people: The approach of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) |
| 11:20-12:15 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibit |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Engaging with society |
| 08:30-08:40 | Opening of session and welcome |
| 08:40-09:10 | Quality of information, public engagement and the challenges of science communication 2.0 |
| 09:10-09:35 | Conceptualising and communicating risk in “post-trust societies” |
| 09:35-10:00 | Biases, illusions, and noise: Why providing scientific facts is good, but not enough |
| 10:30-10:55 | Observing news media in the misinformation ecosystem: The case of public health communications |
| 10:55-11:20 | Dealing with digital misinformation: A polarized context of narratives and tribes |
| 11:20-12:10 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 12:10-12:15 | Wrap up of the morning part of the session |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibit |
| 13:45-13:50 | Opening of the afternoon part of the session and welcome |
| 13:50-14:10 | We don’t live in a post-truth society |
| 14:10-14:30 | Participation and societal engagement in EU decision-making and research |
| 14:30-14:35 | Questions and answers |
| Engaging stakeholders in regulatory science: Practices and perspectives | |
| 14:35-14:45 | Introduction |
| 14:45-14:55 | European Medicines Agency’s approach to Stakeholder Engagement |
| 14:55-15:05 | Engaging stakeholders in science based consumer protection: Practices and perspectives from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) |
| 15:05-15:15 | Opening up expertise to civil society: Case-study of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety |
| Engaging stakeholders in regulatory science: Practices and perspectives | |
| 15:45-16:20 | Moderated Panel discussion: Representativeness in participation and societal engagement |
| 16:20-16:30 | Optimising scientific value through engagement with society. Steps taken and direction to go |
| 16:30-16:40 | Social research strategies to explore trust in food and its regulator |
| 16:40-16:50 | The involvement of civil society in risk communication activities |
| 16:50-17:25 | Moderated Panel discussion: Public engagement in risk assessment |
| 17:25-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Managing evidence |
| 08:30-08:40 | Opening of session and welcome |
| 08:40-09:10 | The Fourth Revolution |
| 09:10-09:35 | The challenges of BigData for European agencies |
| 09:35-10:00 | Could Blockchain technology help regulatory science? |
| 10:30-10:50 | Software beats animal testing at predicting toxicity of chemicals |
| 10:50-11:15 | Ignorance and the Community of Knowledge |
| 11:15-11:40 | Managing data to manage evidence: Social and technical challenges |
| 11:40-12:00 | Human-computer sensemaking models and the challenges of incorporating artificial intelligence |
| 12:00-12:15 | Open source software paradigm: Using ethics to promote technology and minimize its risks |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch and poster exhibit |
| 13:45-14:05 | Integrating mechanistic evidence from evolving sources in hazard and risk assessment |
| 14:05-14:25 | Foodomics 2.0 |
| 14:25-14:45 | Network-based integration of molecular omics data |
| 14:45-15:15 | Outcomes from EFSA’s Scientific Colloquium on omics in risk assessment |
| 15:45-16:05 | From "weight of evidence" to quantitative data integration |
| 16:05-17:20 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 17:20-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 13:45-17:30 | Advancing risk assessment science: Break-out session - Envisioning the expertise of the future |
| 13:45-13:55 | Opening of session and welcome |
| 13:55-14:15 | Learning from others, re-thinking the way to manage your business and be ready to embrace the future |
| 14:15-14:30 | Develop new approaches to the use of future scientific evidence: A must? |
| 14:30-14:45 | Dealing with a new kind of team: The crowd |
| 14:45-15:00 | The role of communities and infrastructures to enhance responsiveness |
| 15:00-15:15 | Questions and answers |
| 15:45-15:50 | The importance of the "C" factor when responding to future challenges |
| 15:50-15:55 | Collaboration - the agony and the ecstasy |
| 15:55-16:00 | The added value of the community and international collaboration in embracing scientific change |
| 16:00-16:05 | Networking as a tool to scan the horizon and increase preparedness for regulatory agencies |
| 16:05-16:10 | Using citizen science platforms and how to develop new capabilities to validate a broader set of information |
| 16:10-17:25 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 17:25-17:30 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| 17:30-18:00 | Poster exhibit and poster pitches |
Day 4 - 21st September 2018
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30-13:00 | Plenary session - Staying relevant in a changing world |
| 08:30-08:40 | Award ceremony – Most Voted Poster Award and Conference app Ambassador - Presentation |
| 08:40-08:50 | Opening of session and welcome |
| 08:50-09:05 | Global drivers of/shaping the future bio-economy |
| 09:05-09:25 | The future of food: Scenario analyses |
| 09:25-09:40 | Consumer archetypes in future food systems |
| 09:40-10:00 | The future of research in personalised nutrition |
| 10:00-10:20 | Communication challenges of the future: Recognition, reconciliation, and rewards |
| 10:20-10:40 | Questions and answers |
| 11:10-12:30 | Moderated Panel discussion |
| 12:30-12:40 | Wrap up – Concluding remarks |
| 12:40-13:00 | Closing and farewell |