It is set for July 7th and includes a number of high-profile speakers, including Emily Miles, chief executive of the Food Standards Agency, Stefano Agostini, chief executive of Nestlé UK&I; Minette Batters, president of the National Farmers Union; Sue Davies of Which?; Professor Tim Lang of City University of London; Tanya Steele from WWF; Alison Tedstone of Public Health England; and Ian Wright, chief executive of the Food and Drink Federation.
It will be chaired by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, a member of the EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee, and Baroness Kate Parminter, a member of the Lords Select Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee.
The agenda will look at the following issues:
• Stakeholder perspectives on the development of an overarching food strategy
• What makes a good food system
• Maintaining a competitive and secure food manufacturing industry
• Agricultural standards and our food values
• Priorities for the retail sector: ensuring value for suppliers, customers and driving behaviour changes
• Providing a sustainable and healthy National Food Strategy
• Improving healthy choices within the food industry
• A business perspective on the future of the food system and the National Food Strategy
• Working with the natural environment to deliver a sustainable strategy
• Consumer priorities for a food strategy
• Engaging with children, families and those with less access to fresh and affordable food.
It is a four-hour programme, with breaks, with speakers presenting via webcam and using the Cisco WebEx online conference platform.
For more information visit: www.westminsterfoodandnutritionforum.co.uk.