The Role of Life Science Universities in Transitioning to
Climate Neutrality and Open Science
was held on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 October 2021
at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium
Wednesday 20 October
Location: Irish College Leuven, Janseniusstraat 1, Leuven
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16.15 |
Tea and Coffee - Registration |
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17.00 |
ICA General Assembly |
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19.00 |
Forum Welcome Reception – walking dinner following the ICA General Assembly |
Thursday 21 October
Location: Faculty Club, KU Leuven, Groot Begijnhof 14, 3000 Leuven
Session 1 & 2: Scoping the challenge and opportunities for change in European food systems
The higlighted Keynotes were delivered online by ZOOM to registered delegates
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9.00 |
Welcome to the Forum |
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9.10 |
Introduction to Session 1 Chair: Jos Van Orshoven, Dean Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven |
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9.15 |
Keynote 1 Characterisation of the GHG emissions in food systems - agriculture, the food value and logistics chain, and in food consumption. |
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9.45 |
Keynote 2 The potential for carbon sequestration in the soil and by re-afforestation of land released from animal production. |
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10.15
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Keynote 3 Resourceful with food contributing to climate neutrality: reduction of food waste and energy saving in the food value chain. |
| 10.45 |
Coffee |
| 11.15 | Keynote 4 Stimulating consumers to make dietary choices to eat sustainably in the diverse landscape of European culinary cultures. Liesbet Vranken, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, BE |
| 11.45 | Discusssion |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 |
Introduction to Session 2 Chair: Alex Evans, Former Dean of Agricultural Science & Head of UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin. |
| 13.45 | Keynote 5 EU vision and policies toward climate neutrality for the land sector and the role of the CAP policy in ensuring the viability of farmer’s income and food security Nicola Di Virgilo, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, EU Commission, Brussels, BE |
| 14.15 | Keynote 6 Helping farmers mitigate climate change - the multiple roles of agricultural inputs in managing the carbon footprint from production to application Petra Laux, Head of Business Sustainability, Syngenta Crop Protection, Basel, Switzerland |
| 14.45 | Coffee |
| 15.15 |
Panel:Four short interventiona from ICA Members How my university will engage with society through education, research and outreach to encourage the desired transition to climate neutrality. • Michal Lostak, Czech University of Life Sciences, CZ |
| 16.00 | Breakout Discussion Groups |
| 17.00 | Pleanary Report Back |
| 17.30 | Closure |
| 19.00 | Reception offered by the City of Leuven and Welcome by Alderman David Dessers (Alderman for Agriculture, Climate and Sustainability) at Leuven Town Hall |
| 20.00 | Forum dinner at Restaurant Tafelrond, Grote Markt 5, Leuven |
Friday 22 October
Location: Faculty Club, KU Leuven, Groot Begijnhof 14, 3000 Leuven
Session 3. Open Science and implications for Life Science Universities
Theme: Open Science is the overarching title, under which is Open Access, Open data, Open Education and sometimes also Citizen Science
| 9.00 | Introduction to Session 3 Chair: Arthur Mol, Rector Magnificus Wageningen University and Research (WUR) |
| 9.10 | Keynote 11 The grand challenge to deliver the European Open Science Cloud Karel Luyben, Rector Magnificus Emeritus at the Delft University of Technology |
| 9.50 | Keynote 12 Open Science to deliver on the grand challenges Kostas Glinos, Head of Unit for Open Science at European Commission |
| 10.30 | Coffee |
| 11.00 | Keynote 13 The experience of my university in addressing the introduction of an Open Science strategy and its implementation. Anna Lundhagen, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Collaboration and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) |
| 11.40 | Breakout discussions |
| 12.30 | Plenary Report Back |
| 13.00 | Closure and Lunch |
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