Brighton & Hove Food Strategy Action Plan 2025: What does it mean for the city and the University?
Our city has a new Food Strategy!
Did you know that Brighton & Hove was the first city to achieve “gold” status from the Sustainable Food Places movement in 2020?
Join us for this event to unpack the latest Brighton & Hove Food Strategy and Action Plan (2025–2030). This free event offers a unique opportunity to learn how the new Strategy, shaped by evidence from the University, aims to ensure a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food system across the city. Discover how the new Strategy intends to enhance existing synergies among the community, including the University.
The event will kick off with a Food Strategy Launch introduced by Ali Ghanimi from Brighton and Hove Food Partnership, followed by a panel and an open space with different break-out groups discussing specific aspects of the food strategy and their implications for Sussex.
The event is sponsored by the UKRI FoodSEqual project.
*In-person event with limited spaces. Please book your ticket early through Ticket Tailor.
Agenda
13.30 - 14.00 –Registration and refreshments
Part 1 – Food Strategy Launch and Panel
14.00 - 14.05 – Welcome and Introductions – Professor Robin Banerjee (Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Global and Civic Engagement, University of Sussex)
14.05 - 14.30 – Presenting the Food Strategy – Ali Ghanimi (Brighton & Hove Food Partnership)
14.30 - 15.00 – Panel discussion: ‘How do the aims of the Food Strategy align with ongoing activities at the University?’
Panellists – Adam Batchelor (Sustainability Team), Viola King Forbes (PhD student and Sussex Food Research Network convenor), Sandra Juan Delgado (Chartwells), Dr John Thompson (Fellow, Institute of Development Studies and Deputy Director, Sussex Sustainability Research Programme), Dr Katerina Psarikidou (Assistant Professor, FoodSEqual project, Business School)
Chair – Professor Adrian Ely (Science Policy Research Unit, Business School)
15.00 - 15.15 – Coffee Break
Part 2 – Enhancing the University’s contribution
15.15 - 16.00 “Open space” with different break-out groups discussing specific aspects of the food strategy and implications for the University of Sussex
16.00 - 16.25 - Reporting back from tables
16.25 -16.30 - Summing up, thanks and close