Food Futures: Global Seeds, Berlin Soil

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The global conversation on the future of food is shaped by policymakers, corporations, and scientific institutions and making meaningful change in the complex global food systems can seem out of reach. Yet, some of the most innovative solutions to food insecurity and climate challenges emerge from the ground up.

This event features international change-makers who have harnessed their communities in Nigeria, The Philippines, Brazil, and Germany to make real progress towards stronger and more sustainable food futures in their part of the world. In the form of a panel debate, they will share their innovative and community-driven solutions, while a powerful collection of photo-essays and a taste-testing of their locally produced stimms will make those solutions come to life. The event provides a designated space for networking between everyone interested in the future of food and keen to drive change.

A joint event of the Humboldt Residency Programme and Futurium. The Humboldt Foundation is a partner of Futurium.

Guests

• Abiola Awoyemi, Ph.D. candidate at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria, where she explores the gender dimensions of food security in Nigeria.
• Mark-David Pintucan, Co-founder of LokalLab. He is building a path where sustainability becomes embedded in decision-making for the future of the island Siargao, Philippines, by empowering the community through nature-based education and showcasing successful models of sustainable development.
• Mónica Guerra Rocha, Co-founder of the Comida do Amanhã Institute (Food of Tomorrow Institute) in Portugal, a think tank supporting the transition towards healthy and sustainable food systems in Brazil.
• Dinah Hoffmann, Managing Director of Speiseräume and Project Lead of Kantine Zukunft Berlin. In this role, she works on transforming canteens and other spaces into multipliers for sustainable development and nutrition.

Moderation

• Carl Smith, science journalist and presenter at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)’s Science Unit.

Information

• Venue: Exhibition
• The event is free of charge.
  
• Prior registration is required.
  
• Event language: English, AI-Translation into German

Accessibility

• We keep seats open in case you want to sit close to the stage due to visual impairments.
• We are a wheelchair accessible venue.
• The event addresses interested people of age 12.
• Participation requirements: no prior knowledge required.

The future is for everyone! The Futurium wants to be accessible to everyone.

If there are any other access needs on your part, please feel free to let us know. We will try to meet them: info@futurium.de.

All information on accessibility can be found here.

Photo & Video

• Photos will be taken during the event. If you don’t wish to be pictured, please let us know in advance.

Tickets

• You’ll need a ticket to attend this event. In order to get to the ticketshop click on the button at the beginning or the end of this page. If there is no button, the event is fully booked.

The image used for the event was created using Midjourney AI-powered image generation technology. It is for visualisation purposes and may contain stylised or abstract representations. All rights to the generated images are held by Futurium or the respective authors, where applicable. The following prompt was used: Photorealistic image of a vibrant, bustling produce market stall filled with an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables.