Sowing Solutions: Science & Policy for a sustainable and thriving EU agriculture
Date: Thursday 25 September 2025
Time: 15:00-16:30 (registration opens at 14:30)
Location: Avenue des Arts 47
Join Environmental Defense Fund Europe for Sowing Solutions: Science & Policy for a Sustainable and Thriving EU Agriculture, a science-led event bringing together leading scientists and stakeholders to discuss soil carbon science and myths, and opportunities for the CAP to support livestock methane reductions with case-studies from 5 Member States.
Together with our scientists, we’ll explore the evidence, spark dialogue, and inspire practical pathways for the future of European agriculture.
Agenda
- 14:30 – 15:00 | Registration
- 15:00 – 16:00 | Session 1: Soil Carbon Myth-busting
• Keynote: Valeria Forlin, Deputy Head of Unit, DG CLIMA, European Commission
• Doria Gordon, Lead Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
• Jocelyn Lavallee, Senior Agricultural Soil Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
• Alison Eagle, Senior Agricultural Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
• Renske Hijbeek, Associate Professor, Wageningen University
• Marti Vidal Morant, Researcher, Wageningen University
- 16:00 – 16:30 | Coffee Break
- 16:30 – 17:30 | Session 2: Livestock Methane in CAP Strategic Plans
• Casper Zulim de Swarte, Senior Manager, OP2B
• Justin McCarthy, CEO, Glasport Bio
• Aron Scheid, Fellow, Ecologic Institute
• Marion Bloemendal, Head of Milk, Danone Belgium
• Justine Poppe, Groene Kring (Flemish Young Farmers)
- 17:30 – 18:30 | Meet the Scientists
