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The Nature & Food Systems Hub is where innovation across the food value chain comes together with nature-positive solutions. This dedicated hub connects food producers, Agtech pioneers, investors, policymakers and supply chain leaders, driving transformation across the sector.
As climate pressures intensify, ecosystems face degradation, supply chains face disruption and demand grows for affordable, nutritious food, the need for systemic change has never been greater. This hub explores how the industry can scale sustainable production, restore natural systems, unlock investment and reshape policy to build a food system that is resilient, equitable and fit for the future.
Here’s what you can expect:
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Explore innovations in food production and Agtech that improve productivity while supporting nature and reducing environmental impact
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Strengthen supply chain resilience through smarter sourcing, traceability and collaboration
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Unlock financing and investment to scale sustainable and nature-positive food solutions
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Navigate evolving policy and regulatory frameworks shaping the future of food and land use
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Connect across the value chain to accelerate practical action and long-term transformation
Across two days of focused discussions and interactive sessions, you will gain practical insight into building food systems that deliver environmental performance, ecosystem restoration, economic opportunity and social equity at scale.
Nature & Food Systems Hub Programme
Day 1
10:30
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Climate change is reshaping the future of food, farming and nature - so what does the science tell us about the risks ahead, and where are the real opportunities? Hear directly from two senior scienti …
11:00
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The consequences of our broken food system are no longer abstract; they are playing out in consumer food choices every day. Recent DEFRA reports echo this, that “the UK cannot currently produce enou …Sponsored by:Catch-A-Fire Agency
11:30
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Division is rife in the countryside. People talk about growing food vs allowing nature to recover, as if it was a binary decision, and farmers are often considered to be different species to everybody …
12:00
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In this Hub session, we will explore how the Park Royal Net Zero Food Systems programme is driving place‑based decarbonisation and supporting food businesses in their transition to net zero supply cha …
12:30
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Every minute, the equivalent of two shipping containers of plastic enters our oceans. Reducing plastic use is essential, but not enough. Humanity needs a parallel strategy to actively recover what’s a …
14:00
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To reach climate and nature goals by 2030, we must address the single largest driver of biodiversity loss, CO2 emissions and land-use change: our global food system. Decarbonising the food sector requ …
14:30
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Through practical examples, this session will unpack the need, means and opportunity for the food sector to look outside own site boundaries to address the shared issues of too little, too much and to …
15:00
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Construction and industrial waste streams contain millions of tonnes of sulfate, a critical but often overlooked input for premium fertilisers. Vateris has developed a platform that transforms waste g …
16:00
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Agriculture has enormous potential to scale nature-based solutions and deliver meaningful environmental and social impact. However, widespread adoption depends on ensuring that farmers have access to …Speakers
16:30
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In this session, futures and systems change organisation, Forum for the Future, will lead an interactive exploration of the conversations happening around the future of the UK food system. The session …
Day 2
10:30
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Zakia Rashid, founder of MotherOceanBlue, makes the case that the biggest gap in our climate response isn't technology, policy, or money. It's story. A single narrative reshaped a civilisation's relat …
11:00
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The talk takes examples from design, music, the visual arts, and the creative industries to show how numerous apparently human works are actually the result of a cross-species creative process. It the …
11:30
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The food system depends entirely on healthy ecosystems - soil, water, pollinators, biodiversity. Yet the financial flows that could sustain and restore those natural systems are largely absent. In thi …
12:00
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Food and beverage manufacturers are under severe pressure from rising effluent, water and energy costs, with average net margins of around 11% leaving little room to absorb further increases. For many …
13:00
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As global demand for high‑integrity nature‑based solutions grows, so does the need for transparent and credible data on their real‑world impact. This session explores how ecosystem services—carbon, bi …
