Plant Food Summit 2025

Policy Inspiration
for a Future-Proof
Food System

DATES: October 20-21
VENUE: The Royal Danish Playhouse

Welcome to Plant Food Summit 2025
An EU Presidency conference

Organised as part of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the summit will serve as a key platform for to learn, taste and experience how Denmark is incorporating plant-based initiatives as part of the development of a future-proof food system.

At the summit delegates will be:

  • Networking with stakeholders from all of Europe’s food system

  • Engaged in insightful talks and debates, e.g. between internationally
    renowned stakeholders

  • Going on excursions to pioneering Danish stakeholders working with
    production and consumption of plant foods

  • Indulging in plant-based culinary experiences

The summit is organized around three main themes to cover the agenda and help delegates take part in topics that match their expertise or interests:

Connecting countryside & cities
How can we build alliances across interests and value chains?

Innovating crops & products
What defines the future fields and foods of Europe?

Engaging professionals and cities
Which green skills and mindsets will form the European food system?

Following up on new insights

After the summit, participants are offered exclusive follow-up meetings in their respective home countries as part of the project Danish Plant-Based Diplomacy. This entails sparring wtih a Danish delegation of influential partners that can share valuable experiences, foster collaboration between stakeholders and assist in capacity-building policy work.

Speakers

  • Jacob Jensen

    Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

  • Smiling woman with dark hair in a blue blouse, green plants in background.

    Marie-Louise B. Lendal

    Director,
    the Think Tank Frej

  • A person with glasses and a beard looks thoughtful, wearing a dark sweater.

    Søren Søndergaard (TBC)

    President, the Danish
    Agriculture & Food Council

  • Rune-Christoffer Dragsdahl

    Chair,
    International Vegetarian Union

  • Ida Auken (TBC)

    Member of the Danish Parliament & Former
    Minister of Environment

  • Joël Broekaert (TBC)

    Culinary Journalist and Author

  • More speakers will be announced soon

Partners
Logo of the Danish Agriculture & Food Council featuring interlocking green and blue circles with text inside.
Logo of Danish Industry with purple text and stylized letters.
Logo of Food Nation with the text "Solutions of tomorrow by Denmark."
Logo with a green stylized leaf and seeds design next to black text and a red accent.

Funders

Novo Nordisk Foundation logo, blue text on white background.
Logo of Open Philanthropy with a stylized starburst design.
"Tilt Collective" in white text on black background.

Co-organisers

University of Copenhagen logo with seal and text.
Logo of Plantebranchen, Danish Plant-Based Business Association, featuring a green outline of a plant with two leaves in a circle on a beige background.
Yellow "frej" text on black background
Logo of the Vegetarian Society of Denmark featuring a green heart with leaf design.

Questions regarding
registration or accommodation?

Please contact the summit organisers:
The Meeting Planners: reg@meetingplanners.dk

Questions regarding
programme and content?

Please contact Summit Manager
Kenneth Fredslund: kenneth.fredslund@plantdiplomacy.eu