Programme Ghent Group Annual Meeting

 
The role of science in dealing with dilemmas in policy-making
 
Date(s)
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Thursday 7 November 2024
Location Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten (KVAB)
Hertogstraat 1 
B-1000 Brussel
België
Tel. +32.2 894 46 11 
 
Accessibility and parking

KVAB is easily accessible by both public transport and car. For tips we recommend visiting the KVAB website.

 

Programme

 

WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2024
Time
 
Description
Introduction
09:00-09:15
Abigail MUSCAT
(Wageningen University and Research)
Opening & Welcome
09:15-09:45
Thomas PLESENER,
Lene HEGELUND,
Anja SKJOLBORG HANSEN (Aarhus University)
Setting the scene: activities of the Ghent Group
Session 1 - Different science-policy interface methods and examples. How do we generate
                  impact?
09:45-10:00
Moderators of LLs workshop
Learnings from the Living Labs workshop
10:00-10:15
Olivier MORA (INRAE)
Presentations followed by group reflection
Pesticide-free agriculture in 2050: reconnecting research and policy debates
10:15-10:30
Katharina HELMING, Keerthi BANDRU (ZALF)
Climate modelling with policy-makers: the experience of MACSUR SciPol
10:30-10:45
Didier RICHARD (INRAE)
How do we assess the impact of scientific advice on policymaking
10:45-11:15
ALL
Reflection on generating impact: Living Labs, foresight, modelling with policy-makers
  • What do we mean by impact?
  • How is it measured?
  • What are the pros and cons of the various methods?
Break
11.30-12.30
Francesca MONITCONE (University of Bologna)
 
Roberto Henke (CREA)
 
Elisa PORRECA (City of Milan) 
Policy Coherence Methods workshop
An overview of the different methodologies to asses Food Policy Coherence and Integration (15 min)
 
Two case studies that have aimed to assess policy coherence will present the methodology they employed (on assessing the coherence between Italian and EU policy frameworks on CLEVERFOOD’s deliverable “Comparative analysis of existing urban food policies”
 
Reflection- Speakers will be invited to react to their colleague’s presentation, comparing advantages and shortcomings, and similarities and differences with their methodology
 
Discussion opened to the audience moderated by Abigail (25 min)- what methodology to measure and assess policy coherence?
Lunch
14.00-17.30
Wageningen University and Research
Mansholt lecture & drinks*
WUR perspectives on agriculture, food and nature in the EU 
(For information about the research, click here).
Group dinner
* Participation in the Ghent Group Annual Meeting also includes attendance at the Mansholt Lecture on Wednesday afternoon, 6 November. You do not need to register for this separately; we will take care of it for you!
 
THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2024
Time   Description
Session 2 - Digesting the dilemmas presented by the Mansholt lecture
09:00-09:30
Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
Presentation
Director of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature
09:30-10:30
All
Reflection and debate
On the Mansholt lecture and a dilemma approach for the science-policy interface
  • Are dilemmas a good approach to creating a strong policy vision for the future of agriculture and nature?
  • What is the role of science in policy? Where does it start, where does it end?
Break
10.45-11.05
JRC
Presentation
Knowledge for policy: concepts and methods
11:05-11:25
MEP
Presentation
Challenges in translating science into policy: experiences from the European Parliament
11:25-12:00
Moderator: Rens Koele
Dialogue between JRC and MEP
Lunch
13.00-13.45
Giampiero MAZZOCCHI (CREA) & Pasi RIKKONEN (LUKE)
Dialogue between Finland and Italy followed by Group Discussion
Conflict and synergies around the supply chain.
  • Local Food policies – debate about how science and policy combine in Italy
  • How science interacts in enhancing resilience and security of the supply of food systems in Finland
Working sessionHow can we work together? Learnings from and for the Ghent Group
13-45-14:45
WUR
ILVO
Dealing with dilemmas: Roundtables with leading experts
  • How do we change governance? (Led by WUR)
  • How to develop a multi-actor approach? (led by ILVO) 
Break
15.15-16.15
All
Develop a  joint vision
16:15– 16:30
 
Closing and goodbye