Presentations of the speakers

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Stephan Dabbert, President of the University of Hohenheim (video)

Friedrich Wacker, Head of Directorate International Cooperation and World Food Affairs, German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (video)

Introduction: The 2030 Agenda and Challenges for Food Security and Nutrition―spotlight on the HLPE Process on Critical and Emerging Issues

Patrick Caron, Chairperson of the HLPE Steering Committee (video, slides)

Panel 1: Emerging Issues for Food Security and Nutrition and Knowledge Gaps― what do we need to know?

Fangquan Mei, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), HLPE Steering Committee Member (video)

Hamady Diop, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (video)

Sheryl Hendriks, University of Pretoria (video)

Tara Garnett, University of Oxford (video)

Bärbel Höhn, Member of German Parliament, Chair of Committee on the Environment (video, slides)

Rami Zurayk, American University of Beirut, HLPE Steering Committee Member (video)

Chair: Regina Birner, University of Hohenheim (video, slides)

Panel 2: Science and Research for Action―how do we close the knowledge gap, what methods and approaches are needed?

Emile Frison, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (iPES Food) (video, slides)

John Ingram, University of Oxford (video, slides)

Thomas Berger, University of Hohenheim (slides)

Patricia Schmitz-Möller, German Research Council DFG

Hans Konrad Biesalski, University of Hohenheim (video)

Chair: Maryam Rahmanian, former Vice-Chairperson of the HLPE Steering Committee (video)

Panel 3: Capturing evidence-based knowledge―what role for knowledge systems beyond science?

Esther Penunia, Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (video, slides)

Carol Kalafatic, Vice-Chairperson of the HLPE Steering Committee (video)

Thorsten Kiefer, Future Earth (video, slides)

Sabine Zikeli, University of Hohenheim (video, slides)

Medha Devare, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (video, slides)

Chair: Hans-Jörg Lutzeyer, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission (video)

Rapporteur’s Report

Stefanie Lemke, Coventry University (video, slides)

Closing Remarks

Georg Cadisch, University of Hohenheim (video)

Carol Kalafatic, Vice-Chairperson of the HLPE Steering Committee (video)

Evening Panel: Presentation and Discussion of HLPE Report 2016 “Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition, including the role of livestock”

Presentation: Wilfrid Legg, HLPE Project Team Leader for the report (slides)

Shirley Tarawali, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Shefali Sharma, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, CFS-Civil Society Mechanism

Harald Grethe, Humboldt University of Berlin

Uta Dickhöfer, University of Hohenheim

Gerhard Glaser, German Farmers’ Association

Chairs: Carolin Callenius and Alicia Kolmans, University of Hohenheim