Category:
EIT Food
Status:
Closed
Type of opportunity:
Education & Training
EIT System Shifters aims to drive a transformative change in the European food system, promoting sustainable and health-conscious eating habits. The program aims to address the challenges and propose solutions to change food consumption patterns, with a special focus on increasing the consumption of plant-based foods, such as fruit, vegetables and legumes, and reducing the consumption of meat, especially red meat and processed meat.
Why Change the Food System?
Benefits for Human Health: A diet richer in vegetables and lower in processed meats contributes to the prevention of chronic diseases, improved cardiovascular health and increased longevity.
Positive Environmental Impact: Reducing meat consumption helps to reduce the ecological footprint, promotes the conservation of natural resources and mitigates the effects of climate change.
Systems Leadership Opportunity:
The EIT System Shifters initiative offers participants the opportunity to develop skills in systemic leadership, learning to promote meaningful change beyond their organizational roles.
EIT Food Innovation collaborates with experts in collective leadership and systems change, such as Leaderscope and the Global Systems Institute, providing a practical and innovative approach.
What will participants learn?
Practical experience in initiating significant systemic changes.
Addressing the challenges of food production and consumption.
Fostering turning points that generate a lasting impact on the food sector.
Program format:
Online and face-to-face sessions.
The next face-to-face session is scheduled for February 25-26, 2025, in Brussels or the United Kingdom.
Participation costs:
Corporate participants: €1,000 per session, covering all costs except travel and accommodation.
Small businesses, social enterprises or government bodies: €250 per session, with the same coverage conditions.
Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with global leaders, explore new leadership approaches and actively contribute to a healthier and more sustainable food system in Europe.
