Plant Food Summit 2025

Policy Inspiration
for a Future-Proof
Food System

DATES: October 20-21
VENUE: The Royal Danish Playhouse

Welcome to Plant Food Summit 2025
An EU Presidency conference

Organised as part of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the summit will serve as a key platform to learn, taste and experience how Denmark is incorporating plant-based initiatives as part of the development of a future-proof food system.

At the summit delegates will be:

  • Networking with stakeholders from all of Europe’s food system

  • Engaged in insightful talks and debates, e.g. between internationally
    renowned stakeholders

  • Going on excursions to pioneering Danish stakeholders working with
    production and consumption of plant foods

  • Indulging in plant-based culinary experiences

The summit is organized around three main themes to cover the agenda and help delegates take part in topics that match their expertise or interests:

Connecting countryside & cities
How can we build alliances across interests and value chains?

Innovating crops & products
What shapes the future fields and foods of Europe?

Engaging professionals and cities
Which green skills and mindsets will form the European food system?

Following up on new insights

After the summit, participants are offered exclusive follow-up meetings in their respective home countries as part of the project Danish Plant-Based Diplomacy. This entails sparring wtih a Danish delegation of influential partners that can share valuable experiences, foster collaboration between stakeholders and assist in capacity-building policy work.

Speakers

  • Jacob Jensen

    Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

  • Kate Mara

    Actress &
    Environmental Advocate

  • Luigi Scordamaglia

    President,
    EAT Europe

  • Jacek Czerniak

    Secretary of State, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

  • Fabrice DeClerck

    Science Director,
    EAT

  • Agustí­n Reyna

    Director General,
    BEUC

  • Pierre-Marie Aubert

    Director, Agriculture and food policies programme, IDDRI

  • Connie Hedegaard

    Former European Commissioner for Climate Action

  • Joël Broekaert

    Culinary Journalist and Author

  • A person with glasses and a beard looks thoughtful, wearing a dark sweater.

    Steen Nørgaard Madsen

    Vice-President, Danish
    Agriculture & Food Council

  • Torsten Ployart Wetche

    Farmer, Hvanstrup

  • Jan Plagge

    President,
    IFOAM Organics Europe

  • David Zilber

    Chef & Food Scientist, Novonesis

  • Claus Meyer

    Founder of Meyers and
    Melting Pot Foundation
    & co-founder of Noma

  • Rasmus Prehn

    CEO,
    Organic Denmark

  • Koen Dillen

    Head of Unit, DG Agri,
    European Commission

  • Ditte Brasso Sørensen

    Deputy Director,
    Think Tank EUROPA

  • Lasse Bruun

    Director, Climate and Food,
    United Nations Foundation

  • Smiling woman with dark hair in a blue blouse, green plants in background.

    Marie-Louise B. Lendal

    Director,
    the Think Tank Frej

  • Iben Lykke Petersen

    Associate Professor,
    the University of Copenhagen

  • Claus Krogh

    Head of Corporate Affairs,
    Lidl Denmark

  • Bente Halkier

    Professor,
    the University of Copenhagen

  • Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl

    Chair, International
    Vegetarian Union

  • Duarte Mira

    Head of Brussels Office, Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal

  • Joana Oliveira

    Director, ProVeg Portugal

  • Alberto Casorati

    Investment Officer,
    European Investment Bank

  • Paul Holmbeck

    World Board Member,
    IFOAM – Organics International

  • Jakob Lave

    Managing Director,
    Danish Food and Drink Federation

  • Katrine Ejlerskov

    Director, Danish Centre for a Plant-Based & Organic Future

  • Dorte Bodin Dresbøll

    Associate Professor,
    University of Copenhagen

  • Margit D. Aaslyng

    Docent,
    University College Absalon

  • Daniel Barrera Madsen

    Project Manager, Danish Centre for a Plant-Based & Organic Future

  • Roberta Alessandrini

    Director of the Dietary Guidelines Initiative, Physicians Association for Nutrition

  • Michael Minter

    Director of Food Division,
    Concito

  • Jeroen Willemsen

    Innovation Lead Protein Shift,
    Foodvalley

  • Anne Hundahl Erbs

    Project Manager,
    Danish Agricultural Schools

  • Nicholas Hamilton

    Climate and Nature Director, Sodexo

  • David van Dooijeweert

    CSR Advisor,
    Jumbo Supermarkten B.V.

  • Betina Bergmann Madsen

    Head of Strategic
    Procurement and Food,
    City of Copenhagen

  • Kia Ditlevsen

    Associate Professor,
    University of Copenhagen

  • Tobias Noe Harboe

    CEO,
    Contempehrary

  • Dennis Sandris Nielsen

    Professor,
    University of Copenhagen

Partners
Logo of the Danish Agriculture & Food Council featuring interlocking green and blue circles with text inside.
Logo of Danish Industry with purple text and stylized letters.
Logo of Food Nation with the text "Solutions of tomorrow by Denmark."
Logo with a green stylized leaf and seeds design next to black text and a red accent.

Funders

Novo Nordisk Foundation logo, blue text on white background.
Logo of Open Philanthropy with a stylized starburst design.
"Tilt Collective" in white text on black background.

Co-organisers

University of Copenhagen logo with seal and text.
Logo of Plantebranchen, Danish Plant-Based Business Association, featuring a green outline of a plant with two leaves in a circle on a beige background.
Yellow "frej" text on black background
Logo of the Vegetarian Society of Denmark featuring a green heart with leaf design.

Questions regarding
registration or accommodation?

Please contact the summit organisers:
The Meeting Planners: reg@meetingplanners.dk

Berrit Hedegaard
Carina Sabro
Mette Benzon

Questions regarding
programme and content?

Please contact Summit Manager
Kenneth Fredslund: kenneth.fredslund@plantdiplomacy.eu