Virtual Session 2

27 November 2020 - 10:00-13:00h CET

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FACCE-JPI Scientific Debate

The critical role of science: Learning from the past to cope with future challenges

Moderator: Leo Enright

The session aims to highlight the potential research priorities to steer discussion between researchers and national research policy makers. In the context of the new FACCE JPI Strategic Research Agenda the research priorities will be presented. Research results from the past drive today’s decisions, the research priorities set today will influence the future consequences. FACCE-JPI with its large portfolio of research projects and their scientific results could benefit the Member States and European priorities. The European Research Area is revitalised by the mission-oriented approach and ambitious investment in European Partnerships. Showcasing the research outcomes and their impacts will contribute to the discussions that will set the future research priorities. FACCE-JPI and its Strategic Research Agenda are set to contribute to national and European missions and partnerships.

10:00-10:05h	Welcome and opening by Events Chair
	Barna Kovács, FACCE-JPI Governing Board Vice-Chair, Secretary General of BIOEAST Initiative, counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU
10:05-10:25h	KEYNOTE: The role of science in simplifying complexity in uncertain times + Q&A
	Margaret Gill, Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen, Chair of the EU Think Tank in the Fit4Food2030 project, Chair of the Scottish Science Advisory Council and Chair of the UKRI-BBSRC Sustainable Agriculture and Food Strategy Advisory Panel and former Chair of the FACCE-JPI Scientific Advisory Board
10:25-10:35h	FACCE-JPI Strategic Research Agenda
	Gianluca Brunori, full Professor of Food Policy at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment at the University of Pisa and FACCE-JPI SAB Vice-Chair
10:35-11:35h	Science presentations of success stories from FACCE-JPI each followed by Q&A
	FACCE MACSUR - Martin Banse, Thünen Institute of Market Analysis METHLAB (FACCE-JPI ERA-GAS 2016 Call) - Catherine Stanton, Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority DEVIL (FACCE-JPI - Belmont Forum) - Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen Agronickel (FACCE SURPLUS 2015 Call) – Guillaume Echevarria, Université de Lorraine - INRAE
11:35-12:00h	BREAK

12:00-13:00h	Panel discussion on needs and priorities in the context of research programming for the future and the role of FACCE JPI
	Gudrun Langthaler, Chair of FACCE-JPI Governing Board and Special Advisor, Department of Bioeconomy, Research Council of Norway; José Manuel González Vicente, Spanish delegate to the Horizon 2020, SC2 Programme Committee; Agata Foks, Polish delegate to the Horizon 2020, SC2 Programme Committee; Frank O’Mara, Director of Research, Teagasc; Gianluca Brunori, Vice-Chair of the FACCE JPI Scientific Advisory Board