Big ideas, compelling conversations. Networking optional, nibbles included.

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Gain insight into the real issues facing our global food system with this conversation facilitated by Julia Blackford, and featuring speakers Jason Bradford, Jade Gray and Ailsa Cain. You’ll hear about food resilience through multiple lenses, from the rise of localism, to Aotearoa's place in the global food system, to what we can learn from matauranga Māori.

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Globalisation, climate change, biodiversity loss and political tensions are placing increased pressure on our food system.We are a land of producers, we see ourselves living in a world of plenty, however we have one of the highest food costs in the world, and it is on the increase. Revenue from our exports help fund the schools, roads and hospitals.However malnourishment is rife. A high proportion of our children are living without enough healthy, affordable food and we have one of the highest rates of adult obesity in the OECD. Our waterways are highly polluted from nutrient runoff, our soils are being stripped of the diversity required to produce crops, and a large percentage of our greenhouse gas emissions comes from our agricultural systems.

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These all point to the fact that our food system is no longer living up to our aspirations as a nation. So how do we cope with this?

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