(14:30)

Coffee, tea and light snacks

(15:00)

Moderator: H. E Mandefro Negussie (PhD), State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture

Purpose of the High Level Round Table and call to Sir John Beddington and Excellencies for welcoming remarks

Sir John Beddington: Chair, Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition Opening remarks

David Nabarro: Special Envoy WHO and Strategic Director 4SD (TBC)

Co-chair: H.E. Dr Lia Tadesse, Minister of Health

Chair: H.E. Ato Oumer Hussein, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture Welcome and call of meeting to order

(15:20)

18:40 /

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18:50 /

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19:00 /

(16:00)

Foresight 2.0 – ‘Future Food Systems: For people, our planet and prosperity’ : Global Panel evidence on food systems

Speaker: Prof Patrick Webb, Technical Advisor to the Global Panel and Alexander McFarlane

Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

Sharing the global perspective. Evidence, recommendations and best practices from the Global Panel Foresight 2.0 report and their implications for Ethiopia

Transforming Ethiopian food systems: Better diet quality, prosperity, and sustainability in a changing climate

Speaker: Dr. Ferew Lemma  

Sharing Ethiopia’s current food system, nutrition and agricultural landscape. 

The Seqota Declaration: Innovative Government of Ethiopia to end stunting among children under 2 by 2030.  

Speaker: Dr. Sisay Sinamo

A show case of multi-sectoral innovative approach to address food system gaps in Ethiopia: achievements and challenges.

Briefing on the roundtable discussion

Moderator

19:10 /

(16:10)

Roundtable discussion: Reflection on the Presentations and How to transform the food systems to deliver sustainable and healthy diets for all in Ethiopia: Moderator to lead

Moderated discussion to highlight the following key areas:

•      Required actions to be taken at federal, regional and local levels;

•      Game Changers to be considered in the preparations for positioning Ethiopia for the

Global Food system Summit

17:25

Chair/ Co-chair

17:30