28 September · Resilience & innovation
The first day of Big Meet is given entirely to one of the most urgent questions of our time: Resilience.
In society, in the food system, and in the economy.
Through perspectives from Ukraine, Finland and Sweden, we ask what it really takes to build systems that hold under pressure. We go where few conferences dare: can the economy grow within planetary boundaries, and which companies are already turning that into a competitive advantage? And underneath it all, how do we protect the biodiversity that makes any of it possible?
09.30
welcome
Coffee and fika prepared by Rosendals Trädgård.
10.00
Opening: Why Resilience Is among the most urgent Questions of Our Time
Daniella Illerbrand · Sweden Foodtech
Paul Svensson · Rosendals Trädgård
An introduction to the day’s theme and the structural pressures facing the global food system.
10.05
10.20
Perspectives on Resilience from Ukraine and Finland
Olli Kantanen · Ambassador of Finland
Svitlana Zalishchuk · Ambassador of Ukraine
What happens to food supply in the first weeks of a crisis, and what saves it? Hear from two representatives with a clear perspectives on national preparedness systems, and how it actually functions day-to-day, not just in theory.
11.00
Can the Planetary Boundaries and economic growth co-exist?
Stefan Krook · Laghum Economy
Fatima Abdalla · Real Economy
11.30
From idea to reality: What Resilience Looks Like in a Public Kitchen
Jessie Sommarström · Sodexo
11.50
Impact kitchen accelerator
Jessie Sommarström · Sodexo
Gunnar Eriksson · Stadshusrestauranger Stockholm
Will Moffat · B.culture
Results presented from the Impact Kitchen Accelerator. What solutions are most needed in larger kitchens? What works and what doesn’t? Meet the pioneers, contributing to a more resilient food system everyday.
12.05
12.30
13.15
Preserving Swedish Biodiversity
Marie Sandin · Tetra Pak
Paul Svensson · Rosendals Trädgård
What happens when a global packaging giant and one of Sweden’s most celebrated chefs join forces to rethink preservation? In this talk, Tetra Pak and Paul Svensson explore their collaboration on bringing a more resilient Swedish food system, through improved preserved products. Together they’ll unpack how smart packaging technology and culinary craft can extend the life of local produce, reduce food waste, and keep the taste of Swedish produce on the table all year round.
13.40
Flat earth food
Johan Jörgensen · Sweden Foodtech
This talk is grounded in Johan’s new book, Flat Earth Food – A Copernican Shift in How We Grow, Eat, and Heal. The book is about the next big paradigm shift in human history – the understanding that life does not function as a machine with replaceable parts, but is emergent based on interactions between the parts. He challenges our current worldview and how we produce, consume, and relate to food, offering a fresh perspective on the future of agriculture, nutrition, health and our relationship with the living world.
14.00
14.30