Programme for the Anniversary Conference - FOOD 2009, Thursday 28 May

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The Anniversary Conference - FOOD 2009
Addressing food in the widest sense of the term. Food will be addressed from both the social science and the natural science aspects, and focus on national as well as international perspectives.

Location: Aud.Max, Campus Ås

Simultaneous translation Norwegian-English will be available for presentations in Norwegian.

• Programme in pdf-format

Chair: Eva Bratholm

10.00	Welcome – 150 years with food in focus! Knut Hove, Professor and Rector, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
10.10	Teaching Award for 2009
10.20	Food and food security - a global perspective Hilde Frafjord Johnson, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF
10.50	Food, environment and climate change – How to ensure sustainable development. Arild Vatn, Professor, Noragric, UMB
11.10	Fishfarming – a blue revolution? Atle Guttormsen, Professor, Dept. of Economics and Resource Management, UMB
11.30	”Techno-food" – a simple solution? Tor Lea, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, UMB
11.55	Flight recorder for food Brit Salbu, Professor, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, UMB
12.00	Lunch
13.00	The food industry – welfare developer in bad weather? Roald Gulbrandsen, Director of Trade Policy, NHO Food and Drink
13.20	Food, physiology and psychology: What governs what we eat? Magni Martens, Senior Researcher, Nofima Mat and Professor, University of Copenhagen
13.40	Norway – a fatter society: Nutrition policy and challenges for food scientists! Birger Svihus, Professor, Dept. of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, UMB
14.00	Coffee
14.15	Stuffed and starved: Why the global food system is failing and what can be done about it Raj Patel, Dr, University of KwaZulu-Natal and University of California (Berkeley)
15.00	Comments and panel discussion: - Lars Sponheim, MP and Leader of the Liberal Party of Norway - Roald Gulbrandsen, Director of Trade Policy, NHO Food and Drink - Bell Batta Torheim, Programme coordinator, The Development Fund Panel chair: Eva Bratholm
15.50	Final speaker: How to ensure a green, healthy and fair global food system? Ruth Haug, Professor and Prorector for Research, UMB
16.00	End
	The Programme is subject to changes.

There is no conference fee.

Published: 11.05.09
Updated: 26.05.09
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Programme for the Anniversary Conference - FOOD 2009, Thursday 28 May

The Anniversary Conference - FOOD 2009 Addressing food in the widest sense of the term. Food will be addressed from both the social science and the natural science aspects, and focus on national as well as international perspectives.

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The Anniversary Conference - FOOD 2009
Addressing food in the widest sense of the term. Food will be addressed from both the social science and the natural science aspects, and focus on national as well as international perspectives.