Joint Webinar: “Safeguarding Food Security in Europe”
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EFF-CoP is pleased to announce the upcoming joint webinar “Safeguarding Food Security in Europe,” taking place on 🗓 31 March 2026 from ⏰ 14:00 to 15:30 CET.
This online event will bring together experts from several Horizon Europe projects, including ACT4FOOD, DEFENSEFOOD, SECUREFOOD, and EFF-CoP, to discuss emerging threats and challenges affecting Europe’s food supply chains.
The webinar will explore how issues such as food fraud ⚠️, cyber threats 💻, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks ☣️, and crisis-related disruptions 🌍 can impact food systems and what strategies are needed to strengthen resilience, integrity, and preparedness across the sector.
🎤 Speakers
The webinar will feature contributions from leading experts involved in these projects:
Saskia van Ruth, University College Dublin – representing EFF-CoP
Ákos Bernard Jóźwiak, Syreon Research Institute – representing DEFENSEFOOD
Ben Moore, Carr Communications – representing SECUREFOOD
Chris Elliott, Innov-acts – representing ACT4FOOD
📋 Webinar Programme
Participants can expect a dynamic session that includes:
• 👋 Welcome and opening remarks• 📊 Short presentations from each project• 🗣 Roundtable discussion on key threats to food security• ❓ Interactive Q&A session with participants
🤝 Strengthening Collaboration for Food System Protection
The discussion will highlight how the different initiatives complement one another and identify key messages and recommendations for stakeholders and policymakers working to safeguard Europe’s food systems.
By sharing knowledge and experiences, the participating projects aim to support stronger collaboration and coordinated action in addressing vulnerabilities within the European food supply chain.
🔗 Join the Webinar
The webinar will take place online via Zoom.
We welcome researchers 🔬, policymakers 🏛, industry representatives 🏭, and food system stakeholders 🌾interested in food security, food integrity, and supply chain resilience to join the discussion.
