Event Details: A thought-provoking panel exploring local to global strategies for food resilience, based on the Southern Lakes Kai Collective’s new roadmap for sustainable food futures.
What will it take to build a food system that can withstand future shocks and nourish our people, land, and communities in the process?
Join us for Feeding our Future, an evening panel conversation featuring food system specialists who will explore how we can move from vulnerability to resilience. This discussion will delve into the key findings of the Southern Lakes Kai Collective’s most recent initiative: a Food Resilience Roadmap grounded in systems thinking and co-designed through a region-wide process of hui and community engagement.
The Roadmap highlights three critical leverage points to shift our current food system:
What you can expect from this session:
Shifting mindsets through education and connection,
Shifting goals through policy and advocacy
Growing the growers to increase local food production.
Join us for bold ideas, shared momentum, and enjoy food and refreshments as part of this Kōrero.
Meet Your Speakers:
Janice Lee Founder and CEO of Koha Kai, empowers Kaumatua (elders) and Tangata Whaikaha (disabled people) through food resilience and community spaces, championing sustainable solutions despite limited investment.
Professor Alan Renwick (Lincoln University), a national-level expert in agrifood innovation, land-use systems, and policy strategy.
Dr. Maureen Murphy Research Fellow in the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosytem Sciences, University of Melbourne, researches food system resilience, linking climate, health and urban planning. She bridges research and policy, with decades of experience in government.
Monique Kelly (Moderator)
Cost: $15 or included in your Wao Summit Better Summit Pass or Food Resilience Pass.
