Objectives

The objectives of the conference were to:

• present the main elements of a long-term strategy for EU agricultural research and innovation;
• discuss its content, in particular several dimensions of the manner it could be implemented.

Audience

The conference assembled over 500 participants including scientists, relevant science networks, stakeholders, International organisations and authorities.

Structure

The conference was structured in two parts:

• pre-events (26 January and 27 January morning): four half-day pre-events and one launching celebration were organised by European Commission partners to discuss particular issues of importance to prepare for the main conference debates.
• main conference (27 January afternoon and 28 January): the conference consisted of plenary sessions on 27 January and 28 January afternoons and of two rounds of parallel sessions on 28 January in the morning, structured around horizontal questions.

Conference documents

Programme & papers

• Draft paper "A strategic approach to EU agricultural research and innovation"
• Flyer summarizing the draft paper
• Final Programme
• Participant list

Presentations, videos and reports are available on the conference outcomes page.