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	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 MONTICONE (University of Bologna) Roberto Henke (CREA) Chiara ROTICIANI (Eurocities)	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 session - How 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

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