The sustainability of meat production and consumption has become one of the most controversial conversations of the past decade. At the same time, meat plays a vital role in meeting nutritional needs in many developing countries and, despite the awareness of the negative impacts of the meat sector, meat continues to be in high demand in developed economies as well. There are ways to produce meat that can address negative impacts and ensure farmers are central to any solutions. We need to focus on how to promote these types of models to transform the meat sector and deliver better outcomes for people and planet.

This dialogue intends to explore:

• How current environmental, social, health, and economic best practices can be scaled up
• Different types of innovation in transforming meat production
• What is the role of government/policy to facilitate innovation and achieve ‘better’ meat production
• Opportunities for partnership and coalitions across food systems to ensure inclusivity in the transformation
• How to build resilience across meat production systems while creating a more equitable system overall

Confirmed speakers and breakout room leaders:

• Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank (event moderator)
• Marc Buckley, Environmentalist, Innovator and Serial Entrepreneur
• Alison Cairns, Partnerships Lead, UN Food Systems Summit 2021
• Gaelle Espinosa, Project Manager, Sustainable Development Solutions Network
• Stuart Roberts, Deputy President, National Farmers Union of the United Kingdom
• Atsuko Toda, Acting Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank
• Professor Harpinder Sandhu, Professor and Senior Lecturer, STEM, University of South Australia
• Henning Steinfeld, Senior Officer, Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organisation, UN
• Natalia Suescun Pozas, Lead, Future of Protein, World Economic Forum
• Paul Willis, Founder, Niman Ranch Pork Company
• Hon Mun Yip, CEO, Noroo Holdings