ORGANIC SUMMIT 2025

Organic Summit 2025 is a unique event hosted by several Danish Stakeholders: The Danish Agriculture and Food Council, Organic Denmark, The Danish Food and Drink Federation, The City of Copenhagen and The Royal Danish Library

The whole program is structured around the three themes:

Farming (soil, plants and animals)

Industry (processing)

Market (retail, wholesale, catering, restaurants, public procurement)

PLENARY PROGRAM

- PRELIMINARY

MONDAY 18 AUGUST

OPENING 9.00 – 9.30	Welcome on behalf of the hosts: Connie Hedegaard, former Danish EU Climate Commissioner and Peter Sisseck, Winemaker and Forester Official welcome: - Lars Weiss, Lord Mayor, City of Copenhagen - Presentation of The Summit Charter - Philip Lymbery, CEO Compassion in World Farming – How Organics can contribute to a fair and sustainable food system
HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL PANEL 9.30 – 10.45	How to achieve 25 percent organics in the EU by 2030 - Christophe Hansen - EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food (tbc) - Danish Organic representative - Rasmus Prehn, CEO Organic Denmark - IFOAM - Jan Plagge, Chairman IFOAM Organics Europe - Conventional farmers perspective - Søren Søndergaard, Chairman, Danish Agriculture and Food Council - Ms. Chellie Pingree (D), Member of US Congress and organic farmer (tbc) Moderator: Connie Hedegaard, former EU Commissioner for Climate Cultural presentation
FIRST BREAKOUT SESSION 11.15 – 12.30	More info to come
LUNCH 12.30 - 13.30
WHY ORGANICS – THE CASE FOR ORGANIC FOOD AND FARMING 13.30 – 14.45	WHY Organics - the case for organic food and farming WHAT ARE THE COMMON GOODS CREATED BY ORGANIC METHODS - Climate – resilience and carbon economy – Marie Trydeman Knudsen, University of Aarhus - Biodiversity - Pascale Bonzom, IUCN - Water quality - Drinking water and the aquatic environment - Christine Watson, SRUC - Animal Welfare – Philip Lymbery, CEO Compassion in World Farming - Food quality and public health – Anna Lappé, Global Alliance for the Future of Food - Certification and trust – Amaia Aldana, Technical Director, IOAS Moderator TBA
COFFEE BREAK 14.45 - 15.15
SECOND BREAKOUT SESSION 15.15 - 16.15	More info to come
16.15 - 16.45	Plenary - presentation from the breakout sessions in relation to the charter
ORGANICS HOW TO SCALE AND FINANCE 16.45 – 18.00	Organic how to scale and finance HOW DOES ORGANIC FARMING FIT INTO STRATEGIES OF DEVELOPING A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE - FAO - Ronnie Brathwaite, Senior Agriculture Officer, PhD, Plant Production and Protection Division - World Bank - Esben Lunde Larsen, Senior Agricultural Specialist - World Resources Institute - Dr. Robert Mbeche, Director, Food Program - UN Foundation - Lasse Bruun, Director, Climate & Food - MEP, tbc Novo Nordisk Foundation - Claus Felby, Vice President, Biotech Arla - CEO Peder Tuborgh Moderator: Ms. Ditte Brasso Sørensen, Senior Analyst and Deputy Director at Think Tank EUROPA
RECEPTION THE BLACK DIAMOND 18.30 – 20.30	Jeppe Bruus – Danish Minister for Green Transition

TUESDAY 19 AUGUST

ORGANIC AT ITS BEST 9.00 – 10.15	Organic at its best BRILLIANT EUROPEAN CASES FROM THE WHOLE VALUE CHAIN - Peter Sisseck, Dominio de Pingus – Danish/Spanish wine maker - Public Procurement – Betina Bergman, Public Food Procurement Expert & Team Lead for Strategic Procurement and Food - Cases from Southern and Northern Europe - Cases from business, marketing, retail and catering Moderator TBA
BREAKOUT INTRODUCTION 10.15 – 10.30
COFFEE 10.30 – 11.00
FIRST BREAKOUT SESSION 11.00 – 12.30	Farming - Presentations - Dilemmas - Discussion - Recommendations Industry - Organic/regenerativ - Presentations - Dilemmas - Discussion - Recommendations Market - Presentations - Dilemmas - Discussion - Recommendations
LUNCH 12.30 – 13.30
THE DANISH ORGANIC EXPERIENCE 13.30 - 14.45	Farming - How have the farmers been motivated and assisted in turning organic - Research, extension and conversion service – Kirsten Holst, ICOEL - Organic farming as a strategic tool to ensure environmental benefits – drinking water, aquatic environment (Ministry of Green Transition) Industry - Organic produce in the production chain for 35 years Market - The Danish State Label – how the development of organic food and farming has benefitted from the strong public-private partnership - The Organic Cuisine Label - Adding value to food served in restaurants, canteens etc. – Robert Langberg, - The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration - Public procurement - How to shift large amounts of food in an organic direction - Retail – how have we achieved a 15 percent organic share in the marketplace Moderator TBA
SECOND BREAKOUT SESSION 14.45 - 16.00	Farming Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). How to increase its value for organics - Presentations - Dilemmas - Discussion - Recommendations Industry Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). How to increase its value for organics - Organic/regenerativ - Presentations - Dilemmas - Discussion - Recommendations Market Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). How to increase its value for organics - Presentations - Dilemmas - Discussion - Recommendations
CLOSING SESSION 16.15 - 17.30	- Presentation charter - The Danish Minister of Agriculture, Jacob Jensen, receives The Organic Summit charter - Closing remarks OS25 - Artistic presentation
DINNER BY THE HARBOUR 18.00 - 21.00	More info to come