The Future of Food and the Food of the Future
This session examines how technological advances and transdisciplinary scientific research can contribute to safeguarding the future of our food supply. Join us live on-site in Stuttgart or online for this exciting panel discussion.
LIVE Panel Discussion
Thursday, 8 July 2021
14.00 – 15.00 (CET)
Iris Haberkorn, Sustainable Food Processing, ETH Zurich
external page Gisela Detrell, Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart
Introduced and moderated by
Chris Luebkeman, Strategic Foresight Hub, ETH Zurich
What are some of the latest innovations in food science that may yield solutions to creating more resilient food systems? Are plant-based alternatives more sustainable? What if we could grow food in space?
In 2020, the United Nations reported on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World forecast that “the COVID-19 pandemic could tip over 130 million more people into chronic hunger by the end of 2020”. Simultaneously, climate change has been exacerbated by the loss of ecosystems cleared for agricultural land use, notably that which is used to support commercial farming that brings meat to our tables. Meanwhile, the Food and Agriculture Organization now estimates that one-third of the world's assessed fisheries are currently pushed beyond their biological limits. The list goes on…
This panel discussion will be held on ETH Zurich's Digital Platform.
Registration
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(COVID precautions: Limited seating, therefore attendance is upon first come, first serve)
Venue: House of Switzerland
Firnhaberbau
Kronprinzstrasse 30 / Calwer Strasse 33
D-70173 Stuttgart
external page Register for live online
For further information please contact the team.
Dr. Iris Haberkorn is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Sustainable Food Processing at ETH Zurich with a background in Food Science (ETH Zurich) and Nutritional Sciences (University of Hohenheim). In light of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, her research focuses on the up- and downstream processing of microalgae to foster a transition of today’s agri-food chains to holistic approaches that encompass harnessing more sustainable resources and technological innovation for a sustainable value-chain intensification. Her research includes investigating innovative biological and technological approaches to improve efficiency and mitigate costs of microalgae-based value-chains and consequently leverage the application of microalgae on the market.
Dr. Gisela Detrell graduated in Aerospace Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC, Spain) in 2009, and completed her PhD in reliability analysis of Life Support Systems for long duration space missions at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) and the UPC in 2015. She currently leads the "Life Support and Energy Systems" research group at the Institute of Space Systems at the University of Stuttgart. Her research includes the analysis and simulation of Life Support Systems and the technological development of microalgae-based systems to produce oxygen and food for long duration human spaceflight, including the experiment at the International Space Station: PBR@LSR. Gisela is a board member of SONet - The Sustainable Offworld Network, a community of professionals dedicated to the development of sustainable settlements beyond Earth.