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09.15 - 09.45: Visit Food Nation Visitor Center

Start your day with a cup of coffee at the Food Nation Visitor Center and experience how Denmark's strongholds within agriculture and food production are showcased to international stakeholders.

Embark on an interactive journey through the Danish food cluster at the Food Nation Visitor Centre Aarhus. Experience stories about Danish agricultural and food history firsthand, including through the use of VR glasses.

Where: Agro Food Park No. 13.

Registration via e-mail to Søren Madsen at srma@agrofoodpark.dk

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10.00 - 15.00: Food Market
10.00 - 15.00: Meet Rising Stars Foodtech

Meet the future innovative solutions within sustainable development across the entire value chain

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10.00 - 10.25: Insight - Food trends throughout 10,000 years

This insight will be in Danish.

Listen to food historian and museum curator, Bettina Buhl, talk about Danish food culture throughout the ages

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10.00 – 10.45: Debate - Is regenerative agriculture the future of farming?

This debate will be held in Danish

Foreningen for Reduceret Jordbearbejdning in Denmark invites you to a debate on what regenerative agriculture really is.

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10.00 - 10.45: Gastro Talk - The future of foodservice - the journey into the work with ESG

This Talk will be in Danish.

Compass Group is on a journey towards a more sustainable foodservice. Anne-Sofie Hattesen, Head of ESG in Compass Group Danmark, will give an insight on how we integrate ESG in foodservice.

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10.40 - 11.05: Insight - Plant based cheese gels - use of fermentation for development of new climate friendly foods

This insight will be in English.

Listen to Professor Poul Erik Jensen talk about plant-based "cheese gels."

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11.00 - 11.45: Debate - Let's put numbers on it - why quantifying sustainability is so important

This debate will be conducted in Danish.

Danish Technological Institute invites  you to a debate on the quantification of sustainability, how we ensure accurate calculations, the limitations involved, and how we overcome them in the future.

This debate is presented by Danish Technological Institute.

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11.00 - 12.00: The Food's Den

The Food's Den will be in Danish.

Five newly started companies pitch their ideas to a panel of food enthusiasts. The company that impresses the panel the most will have the opportunity to deliver their product to Compass Group's canteens. The winner will be revealed in The Food's Den (Part 2) from 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM.

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11.20 - 11.45: Insight - Smartfarms - Oceans of blue mussels help improve water quality

This insight will be in Danish.

Senior Consultant at HedeDanmark, Lisbeth Jess Plesner, provides insights into the role of blue mussels as a key food source in the future green transformation of food production.

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12.00 - 12.45: Debate - Why does plant-based food still occupy so little space on our plates?

This debate will be conducted in Danish.

Take a closer look at how we can break down the barriers for a greener menu in Danish kitchens.

This debate is presented by SEGES Innovation.

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12.00 - 12.25: Insight - Sustainable production of cultured meat

This insight will be in English.

Professor Jette Young provides an insight into what "cultivated" meat is and the principles of how it is produced

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12.20 - 12.40: Gastro Talk - Jellyfish and Bubbles

This Talk will be in Danish.

Lisbeth Ankersen, owner of Innovaconsult, offers a glass of bubbles while discussing the possibility of using jellyfish for food, cosmetics, or medicine.

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12.40 - 13.05: Insight - Which danes reduce meat and why?

This insight will be in Danish.

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13.00 - 13.30: Gastro Talk - The story behind Det Kærlige Måltid

This Talk will be in Danish.

Get the story behind "Det Kærlige Måltid" by founder Charlotte Thyberg.

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13.00 - 13.45: Debate - The Role of Beef on the Plate of the Future

This debate will be conducted in Danish.

Gain insights into the role of beef in the existing and intense debate on the impact of cattle on biodiversity.

This debate is presented by The Innovation Centre for Organic Farming.

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13.20 - 13.45: Insight - IKEA Food - Sustainable Food for many, in a world of furniture

This insight will be in English.

Listen to Peter Broholm, Country Food Range & Supply Leader at IKEA Group, talk about the initiatives IKEA Food has to accelerate the journey towards less food waste and lower CO2 emissions

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13.45 - 14.15: Gastro Talk - Re-imagining Protein Across Europe: A High-Impact Opportunity for (almost) Everyone

This Talk will be in English.

Listen to Tin Rudnicki from The Alt Protein Project at EIT Food talk about alternative proteins produced from plants or animal cells or through fermentation.

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14.00 - 14.45: Keynote -Danish Dining Dynamics: exploring meat reduction preferences, motivations, and actions, across different Danish consumer segments

This keynote will be in English.

This presentation will cover some of the latest PlantPro research from AU, CBS and CU.

Keynote presented by Maartje Mulders, Postdoctoral Researcher, Aarhus BSS, AU

14.00 - 14.15: Announcement of the Rising Stars Foodtech winner
14.00 - 14.25: Insight - Documented climate and sustainability initiatives throughout the value chain

This insight will be in Danish.

Director of Innovation at SEGES Innovation, Lisbeth Henricksen, presents SEGES Innovation's efforts to create more sustainable foods and how sustainability initiatives can be documented.

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14.30 - 15.00: The Food's Den (Part 2)

Feedback, advice/guidance, and results/conclusions.

14.40 - 15.00: Insight - EAT-Pack - In the future you can eat food packaging

This insight will be in Danish.

Associate Professor Susan Løvstad Holdt talks about the future of edible food packaging.

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