High profile keynote speakers, panel discussions and breakout discussions

The Big Tent 2024 brought together nearly 200 people including researchers, business leaders, policy-makers and voluntary organisations. Delegates reviewed  the main priorities for research and action for the agri-food system’s net zero transition, helped shape the £600K second call for proposals for research and innovation and discussed the main ways that AFN Network+ activities could support members in advancing change over the following 18 months. 

The programme was designed around inclusivity and involvement, to maximise opportunities for networking between participants.

Sue Pritchard, Chief Executive of The Food, Farming, and Countryside Commission (FFCC)

Judith Batchelar, Director of Food Matters International, former director at Sainsbury’s and Deputy Chair of the Environment Agency

Navaratnam Partheeban, co-founder of the British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society (BVEDS), on diversity and the need for a greater range of perspectives at the decision making table.

Breakout sessions

Breakout sessions on translating our priorities for research and policy into funding themes for the 2024 round of scoping studies, built on our Research and Policy Priorities Report published in March.