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BIPR | FACTS OVER MYTHS – FOOD POLICY FOR OLD AND NEW CHALLENGES
FACTS OVER MYTHS – FOOD POLICY FOR OLD AND NEW CHALLENGES

April 20, 2026 - 14:30

Renaud Dehousse - Giovanni Molari - Andrea Segré - Mario Mazzocchi - Ben Davis - Jessica Fanzo - Lynnda Kiess - Will Masters - Lucia Reisch

FACTS OVER MYTHS – FOOD POLICY FOR OLD AND NEW CHALLENGES


Jointly organized by the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe and the University of Bologna
hosted by Professor Jessica Fanzo

INSTITUTIONAL GREETINGS
Renaud Dehousse
Rector, SAIS Europe & Vice Dean, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Giovanni Molari
Rector, University of Bologna

WELCOME: BOLOGNA AS A CITY OF FOOD POLICY
Andrea Segré
Special Counsellor to the Mayor of Bologna for Food Policy; Chair, Casa Artusi Foundation

WORKSHOP INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
Mario Mazzocchi
University of Bologna

KEYNOTE SESSIONS
Ben Davis
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Jessica Fanzo
Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Lynnda Kiess
World Food Programme
Will Masters
Tufts University
Lucia Reisch
University of Cambridge
Bhavani Shankar
University of Sheffield

BY INVITATION ONLY. TO ATTEND THE EVENT PLEASE REGISTER BELOW

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