Event type: Online

The largest congress in the Nordic region in terms of plant production, nature, the environment and planning takes place online this year on January 12 to February 9, 2022.

The plant congress is held in collaboration between SEGES, Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen. Due to corona, you now have the opportunity to join the congress online.

Why join?

The program will be packed with relevant topics and will address agendas affecting the entire industry in these years, such as plant-based foods, climate, climate credits, set-aside of low-lying soils, biodiversity and measures for the aquatic environment

Program

January 12: Live-streaming of the Annual Meeting for Agriculture and Food, Plant Production.

January 13: Live-streaming of Plant Congress in two tracks.

January 17-20: 4 days of professional webinars. The first day will be Monday 17 January from 11.30, where you can participate in 3 webinars. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, no less than 5 exciting webinars will be held per. day.

February 8-9: 2 days with webinars from the Nature and Environment Tracks, which are targeted at farmers and employees in consulting companies, municipalities, agencies, etc. Final program will come later.

Join Food Nation’s annual online Branding Masterclass on December 14 from 9.00-10.30 am CET and get inspiration on how to use the Danish strongholds in your international marketing and sales work.

By participating in the Branding Masterclass, you will gain insight into how the strongholds and the many years of experience within the food and agriculture sector can strengthen your company’s international positioning. Further, you can get ideas for how your sales and marketing work can be specifically targeted to achieve new export opportunities as we dive into how local decision-makers in selected markets perceive Denmark as a food nation – including how sustainability can be a driver for Danish export.

At the Masterclass you willl meet Lars Thejl, CSO at Washpower A/S, Evita Rosdahl, CEO of Jeros A/S, Sarah Maria Carl, CMO at Lakrids by Bülow A/S and Erik Bresling, CEO of Danish Speciality Food ApS as well as Lise Walbom, CEO of Food Nation and Marianne Riisbøll, Project Manager at Food Nation.

In short, you will get…

• An introduction to Food Nation
• New insights into specific markets and branding opportunities
• Knowledge about how international decision-makers perceive Denmark as a food nation
• An understanding of the strongholds of the Danish agriculture and food sector
• Inspiration on how to incorporate them in your work
• A deep dive into Food Nation’s free-of-use branding materials and how to apply them in your marketing and sales activities

Target audience 

The webinar is targeted marketing and sales representatives from Danish exporting and export-ready companies in Denmark and on international markets within the agriculture and food sector.

Join the upcoming Market Insight Webinar about Germany on November 30, 12.00-13.00 CET and get inspired on how to do business on the German market from a marketing and sales perspective. Meet market experts and experienced companies sharing their experiences and learn about the latest findings from this year’s Insight Report on Denmark as a Food Nation.

Food safety, quality and resource optimisation plays an increasingly important role when doing business abroad. According to Food Nations latest Insight Report on Denmark as a food nation, investments in new technological solutions that can support food safety and quality and optimise resources is necessary to secure long-term growth and almost half of the decision makers state that Denmark is able to deliver.

Together with our partners, Confederation of Danish Industries, Danish Agriculture and Food Council and The Trade Council we will zoom in on these results from a German perspective and talk about market possibilities and challenges. Experienced companies will also share their perspective and hands-on advice on how a localized marketing and sales strategy can support your export to the German market.

PROGRAM
November 30 at 12.00-13.00 CEST

Presentation of key findings from the Insight Report on Denmark as a food nation from a German perspective
By Lise Walbom, CEO of Food Nation

Market information, business opportunities and possible pitfalls
By Mette Jasper Gammicchia, Market Development Director at Danish Agriculture and Food Council

Hands-on experiences on how to adapt your marketing and sales strategy to the German market
Company dialog with Jimmy K. Larsen, CEO at Jimco moderated by Lise Walbom, CEO of Food Nation

Q&A and final remarks
Moderated by Lise Walbom, CEO of Food Nation

By participating in the webinar, you will gain insight on:

• How Denmark as a food nation is perceived among the German decision makers and which strongholds to focus on in your marketing and sales strategy
• The importance of underlining your efforts within food safety, quality and resource optimisation when doing business abroad
• Current market information, business opportunities and pitfalls to be aware of when exporting to Germany
• Hands-on experience from Danish companies trading with the German market

Who should attend?
We kindly invite representatives and decision makers from exporting as well as export ready companies and organisations within the food arena.

About the insight report
Food Nations insight report is a yearly survey conducted by Epinion on chosen export markets with focus on gaining insight on international decision makers perspective on Denmark as a food nation.

This year’s insight report is focusing on food safety and quality, related technology and resource optimization within the food and agriculture sector and how Danish companies are perceived in this perspective. 628 decision makers on the three export markets – Germany, US and China have been surveyed.

Market Insight Webinars are presented in collaboration with:

Join the upcoming Market Insight Webinar about China on November 23, 09.00-10.00 CET and get inspired on how to do business on the Chinese market from a marketing and sales perspective. Meet market experts and experienced companies sharing their experiences and learn about the latest findings from this year’s Insight Report on Denmark as a Food Nation.

Food safety, quality and resource optimisation plays an increasingly important role when doing business abroad. According to Food Nations latest Insight Report on Denmark as a food nation, investments in new technological solutions that can support food safety and quality and optimise resources is necessary to secure long-term growth and almost half of the decision makers state that Denmark is able to deliver.

Together with our partners, Confederation of Danish Industries, Danish Agriculture and Food Council and The Trade Council we will zoom in on these results from a Chinese perspective and talk about market possibilities and challenges. Experienced companies will also share their perspective and hands-on advice on how a localized marketing and sales strategy can support your export to the Chinese market.

PROGRAM
November 23 at 09.00-10.00 CET

Presentation of key findings from the Insight Report on Denmark as a food nation from a Chinese perspective
By Lise Walbom, CEO Food Nation

Market information, business opportunities and possible pitfalls
By Emma Lieser, Business and Policy Consultant, Sense China Confederation of Danish Industry

Hands-on experiences on how to adapt your marketing and sales strategy to the Chinese market
Company dialogue with Raymond Due, General Manager AAK China. Moderated by Lise Walbom, CEO, Food Nation

Q&A and final remarks
Moderated by Lise Walbom, CEO Food Nation

By participating in the webinar, you will gain insight on:

• How Denmark as a food nation is perceived among the Chinese decision makers and which strongholds to focus on in your marketing and sales strategy
• The importance of underlining your efforts within food safety, quality and resource optimisation when doing business abroad
• Current market information, business opportunities and pitfalls to be aware of when exporting to China
• Hands-on experience from Danish companies trading with the Chinese market

Who should attend?
We kindly invite representatives and decision makers from exporting as well as export ready companies and organisations within the food arena.

About the insight report
Food Nations insight report is a yearly survey conducted by Epinion on chosen export markets with focus on gaining insight on international decision makers perspective on Denmark as a food nation.

This year’s insight report is focusing on food safety and quality, related technology and resource optimization within the food and agriculture sector and how Danish companies are perceived in this perspective. 628 decision makers on the three export markets – Germany, US and China have been surveyed.

Market Insight Webinars are presented in collaboration with:

Join the upcoming Market Insight Webinar about the US on November 16, 15.00-16.00 CET and get inspired on how to do business on the US market from a marketing and sales perspective. Meet market experts and experienced companies sharing their experiences and learn about the latest findings from this year’s Insight Report on Denmark as a Food Nation.

Food safety, quality and resource optimisation plays an increasingly important role when doing business abroad. According to Food Nations latest Insight Report on Denmark as a food nation, investments in new technological solutions that can support food safety and quality and optimise resources is necessary to secure long-term growth and almost half of the decision makers state that Denmark is able to deliver.

Together with our partners, Confederation of Danish Industries, Danish Agriculture and Food Council and The Trade Council we will zoom in on these results from a US perspective and talk about market possibilities and challenges. Experienced companies will also share their perspective and hands-on advice on how a localised marketing and sales strategy can support your export to the US market.

PROGRAM

November 16 at 15.00-16.00 CET

• Presentation of key findings from the Insight Report on Denmark as a food nation from a US perspective
  By Lise Walbom, CEO Food Nation
• Market information, business opportunities and possible pitfalls
  By Mikkel Dam Schwartz, Minister Counsellor Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Embassy of Denmark Washington D.C.
• Hands-on experiences on how to adapt your marketing and sales strategy to the US market
  Company dialogue with Jeffrey Morten, Regional General Manager – North America, SKOV North America, Inc. Moderated by Lise Walbom, CEO, Food Nation
• Q&A and final remarks
  Moderated by Lise Walbom, CEO Food Nation

By participating in the webinar, you will gain insight on:

• How Denmark as a food nation is perceived among the US decisionmakers and which strongholds to focus on in your marketing and sales strategy
• The importance of underlining your efforts within food safety, quality and resource optimisation when doing business abroad
• Current market information, business opportunities and pitfalls to be aware of when exporting to the US
• Hands-on experience from Danish companies trading with the US market

Who should attend? We kindly invite representatives and decision makers from exporting as well as export ready companies and organisations within the food arena.

About the insight report: Food Nations insight report is a yearly survey conducted by Epinion on chosen export markets with focus on gaining insight on international decision makers perspective on Denmark as a food nation.

This year’s insight report is focusing on food safety and quality, related technology and resource optimization within the food and agriculture sector and how Danish companies are perceived in this perspective. 628 decision makers on the three export markets – Germany, US and China have been surveyed.

Market Insight Webinars are presented in collaboration with
                    

Join Food Nation’s Global Food Talk on November 3rd, 2.30-3.45 pm CET and meet leading high-level profiles from the Danish and international agriculture and food scene. Food Nations patron, His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark will give the opening remarks.

Ensuring accessible, healthy food for all is crucial for sustainable development. Today’s food system implies a global inequality, with some getting too much high in energy food, while others getting too little food of poor nutritional quality.

Consuming a healthy diet throughout life helps to prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of noncommunicable diseases and conditions. However, increased production of processed foods, rapid urbanization and changing lifestyles have led to a shift in dietary patterns. We must do something drastic to change this development and here the long Danish experience of working with partnership models may contribute positively.

As far back as the 1960s, the Nordic neighbours have collaborated on common nutritional recommendations (NNR) and established food labels that can help the consumer make the healthier choice when standing in the supermarket. As science continues to unravel the links between diet and health, new ingredients, food products and solutions are building a platform for healthier lifestyles.

​The key question to which we are seeking answers is therefore:
How do we ensure healthy food and food solutions that can heighten the nutritional value for a growing global population?

Program

2.30 pm CET: Welcome, Lise Walbom, CEO, Food Nation

• Opening speech: The importance of health in order to meet the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals
  H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
• Denmark’s ambitions and role to secure healthy food for all
  Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Rasmus Prehn
• Key-note speech: Urgency call of the global challenges in an increasingly hungry world
  David M. Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme
• Fireside talk #1: Denmark’s history and experience working in partnerships across sectors and borders
  Charlotte Pedersen, Senior Advisor, GAIN Nordic and Per Christiansen, Deputy Director General (Innovation) Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
• Fireside talk #2: How do we ensure healthy food products and solutions that can optimise the nutritional value of products across the globe?
  Pernille Bang-Löwgren, CEO, Lantmännen Schulstad A/S and Erik Wiberg-Lyng, President of Ingredients Platform in the global biotech company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) and chairman of The Danish Food and Drink Federation.

3.45 pm CET: Moderator closing remarks

Why join?

Join the event in connection with COP26 where one of the Sustainability Governing Principles is to encourage healthy living. At the Global Food Talk you will gain knowledge on game-changing solutions, scalable actions and partnership models for healthy, sustainable development, be inspired by international stakeholders focusing on the securement of nutritious food for all and become motivated to take action towards the 2030-agenda.

Global Food Talk as a Nordic Talk

This Global Food Talk is presented along with Nordic Talks that give you podcasts and talks dedicated to addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Through discussions with some of the brightest minds in the Nordics and their counterparts from around the world, Nordic Talks shares inspiration on how to take action on sustainability issues in our everyday lives. Read more here.

Join Food Nation’s Global Food Talk on September 27, 3-4 pm CET and meet leading high-level profiles from the Danish and international agriculture and food scene working to reduce food loss and waste. The event will be broadcasted again on UN’s International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on September 29 throughout the day, so that you can join in your time zone.

With one-third of all food lost or wasted, representing 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, food loss and waste is one of the biggest global challenges and calls for immediate action.

The total amount of food lost or wasted globally, corresponding to 1.6 billion tons of food, is altogether worth approximately $1.2 trillion USD. Reducing food loss and waste is therefore not only a necessary step to sustainable development, but also good business.

Reducing food loss and waste requires innovations and implementation of new solutions and technologies, new ways of working and good practices to manage food quality. By cross-collaboration and sharing of knowledge and solutions, it is possible to implement this transformative change.

The key question to which we are seeking answer is: How do we prevent food loss and waste by eliminating value chain inefficiencies in a sustainable way?

Program

3.00 pm: Welcome, CEO Lise Walbom, Food Nation

• Denmark’s ambitions and role to reduce food loss and waste
  Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Rasmus Prehn
• Urgency call towards the global challenges with a focus on responsible consumption and green transformation
  Head of Cities and Lifestyles at UNEP, Martina Otto
• Preventing food loss and waste – which approach to value chain development is needed?
  Dialogue between Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste at World Resources Institute and Flemming Besenbacher, Chairman of Carlsberg A/S and Think Tank on Prevention of Food Loss and Food Waste, ONE\THIRD
• The transformative journey towards efficient agriculture and food production – which solutions and actions can reduce food loss and waste?
  Dialogue between Kim Vejlby Hansen CEO at FOSS and Mauricio Graber CEO at Chr. Hansen

4.00 pm: Moderator closing remark

Why join?

Join the event in connection with the UN International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste to gain knowledge on game-changing solutions, scalable actions and partnership models for sustainable development, be inspired by international stakeholders focusing on the reduction of food loss and waste and become motivated to take action and share your ideas to action.

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

Global Food Talk is a part of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2021. In December 2019, the UN General Assembly announced 29 September as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. The day is intended to raise awareness of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, which aims to promote responsible consumption and production. The target 12.3 is to “halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses”. Read more here.