What will be for dinner? – Matís' seminar on the future of food production

May 31, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m | Harpa's Northern Lights Hall

Keynote Speakers:

  • Dirk Carrez, Biobased Industries Consortium, Executive Director
  • Bente E. Thorstensen, Nofima, CEO
  • Olavur Gregersen, Ocean Rainforest, CEO

Board of Directors: Bergur Ebbi

Agenda

9:00Presentation of the moderator – Bergur Ebbi
9:05Opening speech by the Minister of Food - Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir
9:15Address of CEO Matís – Oddur M. Gunnarsson
9:22New protein and food security for the future – Margrét Geirsdóttir, project manager at Matís
9:29Genetic tests – What importance do they have for value creation and food safety?? – Sæmundur Sveinsson, professional manager at Matís
9:36Collaboration in the kitchen - Þorsteinn Sigurðsson, director of the Norwegian Maritime Research Institute
9:43Pelagic fish wanted! – Hildur Inga Sveinsdóttir, assistant professor at UI and project manager at Matís
9:50Vegetable by-products – Eva Margrét Jónudóttir, project manager at Matís
9:57Circular Food Systems: Challenges and SolutionsBente E. Torstensen, NOFIMA
10:12Panel discussion: Value creation and full utilization of products – What can agriculture learn from the fishing industry?
- Hrefna Karlsdóttir, SFS
-Herdís Magna Gunnarsdóttir, Farmers Association of Iceland
-Bente E. Torstensen, NOFIMA
10:30Coffee break | Presentation of small producers
10:45Towards a Sustainable City-Region Food System – René Groben, project manager at Matís
10:52Is there fish for dinner? – Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, project manager at Matís
10:57ÍSGEM for the public health of a nation  – Hólmfríður Þorgeirsdóttir, project manager of nutrition at the National Health Service
11:04Cooperation between UI and Matís – Inga Þórsdóttir, professor at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition at the University of Helsinki
11:11BioProtect – Accelerating the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity – Sophie Jensen, project manager at Matís
11:18Quick and environmentally friendly measuring methods – María Guðjónsdóttir, professor at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition at the University of Helsinki
11:25There's salmon for dinner! – Sylvía Rakel Guðjónsdóttir, First Water
11:32Do we want organic meat? – Berglind Rán Ólafsdóttir, director of ORF Biotechnology
11:39Olavur Gregersen – Ocean Rainforest
11:53The Importance of Partnerships for a Sustainable Industry Dirk Carrez – Biobased Industries Consortium
12:08Panel discussionr: Challenges and opportunities in food production - What is the role of research?
- Daði Már Kristófersson, Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Helsinki
-Inga Þórsdóttir, Professor at the Department of Food and Nutrition at the University of Helsinki
-Björn Lárus Örvar, scientific director of ORF Biotechnology
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