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Author: Caroline Emond, Director General, International Dairy Federation (IDF)
This year, the Danish National Committee of the
IDF is proud and happy to be able to host the first
hybrid IDF Global Dairy Conference which will be
held in Axelborg/NIMB in the heart of Copenhagen
from 13th - 15th October 2021. The conference
will be held as a hybrid event including live sessions in
Copenhagen and the opportunity to attend online, allowing
participants to engage virtually. With its official title “A
changing climate for dairy”, the sessions will review the latest
science and address the most vital topics for the dairy
sector now and in years to come.
The agenda of the conference is scheduled by a working
group headed by the director of the Danish Dairy Board Brussels,
Ms Kirsten Holm Svendsen:
“The general theme of the conference is ‘A
Changing Climate for Dairy’. In other words, it deals
with the work on climate solutions carried out by the
dairy industry itself, and how the surrounding world –
the political and economic conditions – currently changes
due to national and international climate goals”,
says Ms Kirsten Holm Svendsen.
The conference will open with welcome speeches by Danish
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Rasmus
Prehnand and EU Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, followed
with the IDF Dairy Leaders Panel, whereupon several CEOs
of dairy companies will showcase their visions for the global
dairy sector over the coming years and discuss several strategies
and visions of their respective companies to nourish the
world with safe, nutritious, and sustainable dairy products.
Dr Judith Bryans, lead of IDF Task Force on the UN Food Systems
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Summit will also share the highlights of the Summit
and the impacts on the dairy sector. The IDF Forum will be
an occasion to invite participants to learn about the work of
the organization.
The programme of the conference on day 2 follows these
important issues, with detailed sessions on sustainable diets,
and drawing attention to the importance of nutrients and the
health benefits of dairy. Several frameworks will be presented
with the aim of demonstrating the relationship between
food patterns, health, and climate. Innovative solutions to
dairy processing and technology will also be presented with
an individual session on Processing and Technology, focussing
on maintaining the quality and essential raw materials
in dairy products to the consumer, and how this is possible
through concrete steps, as well as displaying the potential of
new technologies for dairy production and the sustainability
aspects of these. This will move onto a session on reducing
the climatic footprint of dairy farming.
The last day of the conference will look further into dairy
markets and consumer behaviour, specifically during the
COVID-19 crisis, and the challenges that lie ahead. Participants
will also have the chance to obtain more insight into
food safety culture (FSC), challenges in traceability and the
newest developments in food culture and gut health. Further
presentations will address new testing techniques and approaches
in targeted and non-targeted screening.
You can read more about the IDF Global Dairy Conference and
the programme here: https://idfglobaldairy.org/
Don’t miss on the opportunity to join the global dairy community
for this unique event!
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