The Science Stage is where evidence meets discussion and debate, and where ideas for the future of food are tested in conversation.
Overview
The Science Stage is where participants get to engage with the experts behind some of the world’s most influential research shaping the future of food, from the EAT-Lancet Commission and the Blue Food Assessment, the Food System Economics Commission, and the Food System Countdown Initiative.
After hearing from the scientists and commissioners on the Main Stage, this is the place to ask questions and discuss the latest science.
Explore what the science means for you, your work and the world.
The Science Stage is where evidence meets discussion and debate, and where ideas for the future of food are tested in conversation.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 3, 2025 – Afternoon
The Planetary Health Diet
- Open Q&A on the Healthy Diet Chapter
- Lynnette Neufeld, Director Food and Nutrition Division, FAO
- Walter C Willett, 2025 EAT-Lancet Co-Chair, Healthy Group Lead
- Nita G Forouhi, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Juan A Rivera, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Rina Agustina, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Namukolo Covic, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Carlos A Monteiro, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Wen-Harn Pan, 205 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Xiao Gu, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
Everything you wanted to know about the Commission but were afraid to ask
- Open Q&A on the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission
- Corinna Hawkes, Director, Food Systems and Food Safety, FAO
- Johan Rockström, 2025 EAT-Lancet Co-Chair, Environment Group Lead
- Walter C Willett,2025 EAT-Lancet Co-Chair, Healthy Diets Lead
- Shakuntala H Thilsted, 2025 EAT-Lancet Co-Chair, Justice Group Lead
- Christina C Hicks, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner, Justice Co-Lead
- Mario Herrero, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner, Modelling Lead
- Line J Gordon, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner, Transformation Group Lead
Food System Boundaries
- Open Q&A on the Environment Chapter
- Brent Loken, Global Food Lead Scientist, WWF
- Johan Rockström, 2025 EAT-Lancet Co-Chair, Planetary Boundaries Lead
- Sonja Vermeulen, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Fabrice DeClerk, 2025 EAT-Lancet Scientist
- Claire Kremen, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Ermias Kebreab, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Ramanan Laxminarayan, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Anna Norberg, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
- Sofie te Wierek, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
Social Foundations
- Open Q&A on the Justice Chapter
- Amanda Harding, Founder and CEO, Convene
- Christina C. Hicks, 2025 EAT-Lancet, Justice Group Lead
- Nitya Rao, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Jessica Fanzo, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Jemimah Njuki, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Amar Laila, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
Saturday OCTOBER 4, 2025 – Morning
Food System Economics Commission
- Lee Anne Jackson, Head of Division, Agro-food Trade and Markets, OECD
- Jo Swinnen, Food System Economics Commissioner
- Maximo Torrero, Food System Economics Commissioner
- Stella Nordhagen, Food System Economics Commissioner
Aquatic Food Systems and Blue Foods
- Beatrice Crona, 2019 EAT-Lancet and Blue Food Assessment Co-Chair.
- Shakuntala Thilsted, 2025 EAT-Lancet Co-Chair & Blue Food Assessment Scientist
- Christina Hicks, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission Justice Co-Lead, Blue Food Assessment Scientist
- Malin Jonell, 2019 EAT-Lancet and Blue Food Assessment Scientist.
- Molly Ahern, Fisheries Officer, Food and Nutrition Division, FAO
The Food System Supermodel
- Demonstration, Deep dive and Open Q&A on the Modelling work and Chapter
- Mario Herrero, 2025 EAT-Lancet Modelling Group Lead
- Marco Springman, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Daniel Mason-d’Croz, EAT-Lancet Scientist
- Matthew F. Gibson, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
- Thais Diniz Oliveira, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
- Sumati Bajaj, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
- Marina Sundiang, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
Saturday OCTOBER 4, 2025 – Afternooon
Getting to Work on Transformation
- Open Q&A on the Transformation Chapter
- Amanda Harding, Founder and CEO, Convene
- Line J Gordon, 2025 EAT-Lancet, Transformation Group Lead
- Theresa H Marteau, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Patrick Webb, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Jessica Fanzo, 2025 EAT-Lancet Commissioner
- Constanza Conti, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
- Anne Charlotte Bunge, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
- Bianca Carducci, 2025 EAT-Lancet Youth Fellow
Transformation and National Action
- Dialogue with Commissioners, Youth Fellows, and Countries engaged in the EAT-Lancet Summary for and with Policymakers
- James Stapleton, Senior Advisor, Advocacy, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT CGIAR
- Paul Larson, Diplomat in Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Marina Godoi de Lima, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming, Brazil
- Lyonpo Younten Phuntsho, Minister of Agriculture, Bhutan
- Lena Savalli, Deputy Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
Front Lines of Action
- How the EAT-Lancet Commission is being translated for Action
Amanda Harding, Founder and CEO, Convene - Community for Action Representatives and EAT-Lancet Youth Fellows:
Chefs, Restaurants, & Food Service; Cities; Consumers; Farmers & Fishers; Finance & Trade; Food Retailers & Manufacturers; Healthcare Professionals; Indigenous Peoples; Policymakers; Science