19/9/2024: Symposium 'Imagining the supermarket of tomorrow'

Rikolto, together with Comeos, Ghent University, Gondola, KU Leuven, The Shift and Abdij van Park, kindly invite you to their symposium 'Imagining the supermarket of tomorrow'. Save the date or register below. Event in Dutch/French.

Supermarkets serve a large group of citizens and hold important levers to make the food system more sustainable. They are taking many initiatives, but scaling up practices remains difficult. What are the hurdles and preconditions for structural sustainability? We tackled these questions with the five largest supermarkets in Belgium (Aldi, Carrefour, Colruyt, Delhaize and Lidl) in a series of kitchen table discussions, as part of the Learning Network for Future-Proof Supermarkets.

During this symposium we will present the results of these discussions and together try to imagine the supermarket of tomorrow with perspectives from supermarkets, food companies, agricultural organizations, governments, knowledge institutions and art.

This symposium is part of 'Erfood, Culinair Erfgoedfestival Leuven'.

Program

19 September 2024, 14u00 - 18u00

Abdij van Park, Sint-Jan-de-Evangelist-kerk (Google Maps)

Speakers will speak in their native language (Dutch/French).

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A detailed program will follow soon. General outlines:

13u30 - 14u00

• Doors open

14u00 - 17u00

• Welcome by Rikolto & Parkabdij
• Introduction: The importance of imagination
• The supermarket of tomorrow according to supermarkets
• ‍The supermarket of tomorrow according to stakeholders
• ‍The supermarket of tomorrow according to the audience
• Dialogue between stakeholders and audience
• Conclusions and way forward

17u00 - 18u00

• Network reception

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Questions about this event can be sent to maarten.corten@rikolto.org.

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