Balancing Risk and Resilience: What’s Next for Food Security in Europe?

22 Sep 2025
Auditorium
Main Stage
  • How can Europe bridge the gap between ambitious climate policy and on-the-ground farming realities, ensuring that sustainability targets don’t undermine farmer livelihoods? What are the trade-offs?
  • With rising geopolitical tensions, tariffs and climate shocks, how can Europe strengthen food security and invest in domestic resilience, without driving up consumer prices or sidelining small-scale producers? What investment, infrastructure and long-term planning is needed to shift towards food sovereignty and regional supply chains?
  • Why is agricultural innovation not scaling up as needed, despite promising technologies? What will it take to rapidly scale agtech, biologicals, and low-input, carbon-smart practices systems, whilst making sure innovation remains practical, affordable, and accessible to all producers?
Chairperson
Arnaud Petit
Arnaud Petit, Executive Director - INTERNATIONAL GRAINS COUNCIL
Speakers
Gustavo Palerosi Carneiro
Gustavo Palerosi Carneiro, Senior Vice President - BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS EMEA & CIS
Jens Hartmann
Jens Hartmann, Head of Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) - BAYER CROP SCIENCE
Chris Mitchell
Chris Mitchell, Co-Founder & Partner - BRAMBLE PARTNERS