BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250312T202052EDT-0597uilcOc@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250313T002052Z DESCRIPTION:Challenges and Possibilities Associated with Food Safety System s and Regional Trade: The Case of Africa\n\nLise Korsten\n\nRegister & wat ch webinar\n\nLise Korsten is the Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committ ee for the African Research Initiative for Sci-entific Excellence (ARISE). ARISE is a EUR 25 million initiative supporting over 300 researchers acro ss 38 countries in Africa\, implemented by the AAS in partnership with the African Union and the European Un-ion. She is also the co-Director of the Department of Science and Innovation\, Centre of Excellence in Food Secur ity. She is also responsible for the food safety and regulatory control pr ogrammes within the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security and acti vely interacts with other researchers in various institutes. She holds the position of chair in the Global Task Force of Food Security for the Inter national Society for Plant Pathology. She is also a member of the Board of the Agro-Food Safety section as an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Susta inable Food Systems. Prof Korsten is a fellow of the Academy of Science of South Africa. She has published more than 138 peer reviewed international papers\, 30 chapters in books\, conference pro-ceedings or books and clos e to 80 invited papers. Prof Korsten has addressed the South African Parli ament on Food Safety Control and has developed a national framework for go vernment to develop a Food Control Authority. She was recently the winner of the MT Steyn prize at the South African Academy of Science and is a mem ber of the African Academy of Science.\n\nAbstract\n\nAccess to safe and n utritious food is a basic human right. Notwithstanding that more than 420 000 people die and close to 600 million people fall ill annually due to co nsuming contaminated food according to the recent FAO study The Future of Food Safety. The conse-quences of this on an already fragile developing ec onomy are huge since unsafe food affects the healthcare systems\, hinders economic growth and burdens global and regional trade. Being unable to mee t international food safety standards or even just some basic good practic es or hy-giene guidelines that are recognised in the region\, remains a ch allenge for producers and food manufacturers in many developing countries. In most cases\, a general lack of effective governance\, suitable policy and implementable regulatory systems are lacking. In these mostly develop- ing countries\, voluntary self-regulatory food safety systems often exist but only in isolated cases and then mainly with major multinational or-gan isations that manage large-scale farms or processing plants that trade glo bally. The dichotomy of this system reflects our broken global food system that further perpetuates imbalances\, poverty\, and unequal society. Good food production\, manufacturing and trade practices offer emerging econom ies a viable food pathway to address local needs and increase trade option s in a rapidly changing world order. In this presenta-tion\, the food real ity of Africa will be unpacked and the opportunities for growth\, developm ent and trade identified. If science can meet the public-private partnersh ips and provide solutions for food loss and waste reduction\, natural reso urce protection\, mitigate climate change im-pacts and establish food safe ty systems fit-for-purpose for local and globally recognised consumers can local and global trade flourish for all.\n\nChair: Professor Laurette Dub é (Scientific Director of MCCHE)\n Co-Chair & Moderator: John G. Keogh (Pro fessor of Practice\, MCCHE\; Founder\, Shantalla Inc.)\n\nPanel Discussion : A panel with scientists\, business and policy leaders will discuss how s cientific and technological developments and ontologies bridging farm\, fo od and human behavior\, can accelerate the design and long-term performanc e of convergence platforms ecosystems targeting achievable and time-bound real-world solutions placing human and environmental health at the core. T his will advance the design of integrative digital architecture and govern ance framework to scale up how real-world data generated by individuals an d institutions within and across disciplines and sectors can contribute to a World reset on convergence economy\, building upon the challenges and p ossibilities reviewed above. Capitalizing on digital transformation of sci ence and society\, convergence economy takes a person-centered approach to bridging organ-izations and systems across sectors and jurisdictions\, fu lly acknowledging that developed and developing worlds share the same plan et\, for world-scale transformation toward sustainable prosperity and affo rdable nutrition and health.\n\n\nABOUT THE SERIES\n\nThe Convergent Innov ation Webinar Series features cutting edge science\, technology and innova tion in agriculture\, food\, environment\, education\, medicine and other domains of everyday life where grand challenges lie at the convergence of health and economics. Powered by data science\, artificial intelligence\, and other digital technologies\, this disciplinary knowledge bridges with behavioural\, social\, humanities\, business\, economics\, social\, engine ering\, and complexity sciences to accelerate real-world solution at scale \, be it in digital or physical contexts. Initiated in the agri-food domai n\, the series is now encompassing other grand challenges facing modern an d traditional economies and societies\, such as ensuring lifelong wellness and resilience at both the individual and population levels.\n DTSTART:20230627T150000Z DTEND:20230627T170000Z SUMMARY:MCCHE Convergent Innovation Webinar Series with Lise Korsten URL:/desautels/channels/event/mcche-convergent-innovat ion-webinar-series-lise-korsten-348777 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR