PROGRAM
Elevate Market and Food Court will be open all day Saturday and Sunday at the Conference venue and accessible to the public without conference ticket too.
Friday 9th October
Biblioteca Lúcio Craveiro da Silva
(Kindly arrive 15 minutes before the session starts)
18h30: Welcome speech by Chantal Di Donato, welcoming Altino Bessa as patron of the event.
Introduction to Plant Based Treaty Portugal by Noel Santos, head of PBT PT
18:00 — Doors Open & Welcome Reception
18:30 — Opening Remarks - Chantal / Elevate Plant Based Market
Focus: Welcome guests, present the association and its mission, introduce Noel Santos and Plant Based Treaty as conference partner for the second year, and set the tone that this conference connects climate, cities, food, health, animals, education and culture.
Prompt everyone to scan the QR CODE to sign the treaty. Chantal and Noel inviting Altino Bessa as patron and then , introducing cities which signed the PBT : Everything is Connected: Food, Climate, Cities and the Future We Choose
18:45— Opening Panel: From Awareness to Action: How Cities Can Support the Planet
Moderator: Chantal Di Donato
Purpose: A high-profile opening discussion bringing together government, local decision-makers, environmental experts and sustainable businesses
Panelists:
Eng. Altino Bessa - Vice-President of Braga Municipality
Sonia Pires - Tavira
Miguel Antunes - Coimbra
Ismael Rienda - ZERO / ELEVATE
Alexandra Rogers - AGERE
Noel Santos - PBT
20:00 Closing and prepping for Day 2 - intro to market, activities and public engagement.
Saturday 10 October
Systems in Action
Theme: Economy, Policy, Animal Welfare and Planetary Impact
10:00 — Opening Reflection with Chantal Di Donato and Noel Santos: What Does a Plant-Based Transition Actually Require?
10:15 — The Future of Food Economies: Business, Innovation and Local Resilience
Moderator: Domingo Pereira - FAVA
Exploring how plant-based businesses, local economies, supply chains, producers and retailers can accelerate change.
Panelists
Martinha Costa -Yogan Creamery
Ismael Casotti Rienda – Zero and Elevate
Filipe Figueiredo Quinoa Portuguesa
Simão Araújo Booinga Coffee Roasters
Alexandra Roger (AGERE)
11:30 — Presentation: Planetary Health and the Impact of Pet Food Choices
Moderator: Chantal Di Donato
Focus: Climate impact, land use, biodiversity, public health, animal agriculture and planetary boundaries.
Presenter : Professor Andrew Knight
12:15 — Workshop with the public : Practical activism
Moderator: Noel Santos
Leaders : Ana Brandão , Author Jaleh Zandieh and Lucas Bueno
We invite the audience to break into groups and discuss possible climate action goals for the year ahead.
Each group will work with an advisors, one of our guests, to help guide the discussion.
We will reunite at the end of the day for the groups to share the goals they have come up with and have curated with their advisors.
Presentation: Homage to Quinta Das Aguias - Noel and Chantal
13:00 — Lunch & Market Time- we will have many wonderful food brands for you to buy lunch at, as well as other creators at our market!
14:30 — Policy, Municipalities and Public Meals: Turning Commitments into Action
Moderator: Anabela Castro- Municipality Porto
A concrete, solutions-focused discussion on public institutions, schools, procurement, municipal climate strategies and Plant Based Treaty implementation.
Panelists
Altino Bessa - Braga
Sonia Pires - Tavira
Miguel Antunes - Coimbra
Alexandra Roger (AGERE)
Vera Neves- São João da Madeira
Frederico Castro- Povoa de Lanhoso
15:45 — Animal Welfare, Sanctuaries and the Ethics of Care for animals and food supply
Noel and Chantal to give a special honoring mention to Joep and Ivone Housz from Quinta das Aguias
Moderator : Noel Santos and Chantal Di Donato
Panelists
Alice Basilio
Antonio Brandão - Vida Boa
Prof. Andrew Knight
Annie Street - Star Mountain
Lucas Bueno - Green Embassy
17:00 — Presentation: Beyond Awareness: Communication, Culture and Social Change
Rui Pedro Fonseca - Researcher at CIES-Iscte, Lecturer at Faculty of Human Sciences of the Catholic University.
Moderator: Jaleh Zanieh
Behaviour change, food as culture, communication without polarisation, and how social science can support activism and policy change.
Rui Pedro Fonseca - Researcher at CIES-Iscte, Lecturer at Faculty of Human Sciences of the Catholic University.
Cecília Delgado - Researcher Centre of Social Sciences of NOVA FCSH
Ada Rocha - Nutritionist, PhD in Biotechnology from the Portuguese Catholic University.
Bebiana Cunha - Psychologist and former Member of Parliament.
17:45 — Workshop
Moderator: Noel Santos
Presentation of the workshop the public did , guided by author Jaleh Zandieh , Ana Brandão and Lucas Bueno
Practical activism Presentation
Open public discussion and Q&A
20:00 — Elevate Dinner for the Planet
This evening will allow the public to be with the speakers and Elevate’s team to celebrate this second conference and the future ahead.
The dinner is ticketed and costs 20 euro. Save your spot now
Sunday 11 October
Food, Health and the Future
Theme: Health, Food and Lifestyle Impact
10:00 — Morning Welcome: From Systems Change to Personal Change
Moderators : Chantal Di Donato and Noel Santos
10:15 — Plant-Based Health: Prevention, Longevity and Food waste
Moderator: Elisa Nair
Panelists:
Gabriel Mateus - Eat2Care Org
Ismael Casetti Rienda (Zero)
Alexandra Roegers (Agere)
Ines Lapa ( Nutritionist and Influencer)
11:30 Feeding the Future: Families, Schools and the Next Generation
Moderator: Noel Santos
Panelists:
Adriana Marques - Nutritionist -Lisbon Municipality
Gabriel Mateus -Nutritionist -Eat to Care Org
Ines Lapa - Nutritionist /Influencer
Maria Julia Rosa - Nutritionist
12:15 — Workshop: Healthy Plant-Based Food Made Simple
Presenter Ines Lapa
Chef preparing something easy and healthy with Heitor Lourenco
13:00 — Lunch & Market Time
14:30 — Presentation - The Protein Myth and The Fiber deficiency
Presentation
Chantal Di Donato and Gil Carvalho
Matt Bennett from Raw Intuition to make a 15 min live smoothie demo
15:45 — Panel: Longevity Food for health and planet
Moderator: Chantal Di Donato
Panelists
Brenda Davis R.D.
Cory Davis
17h00 — Presentation: Food as Medicine: Reversing modern disease with every day dietary choices
Moderator: Chantal Di Donato
Speaker: Dr Doug Graham
18:30 — Closing Circle: What We Do Next
Moderators: Chantal Di Donato and Noel Santos with VP Altino Bessa
Thank speakers, Interpreters, partners, volunteers, sponsors and exhibitors.
CTA: Invite guests to sign up for campaigns, present next steps for Elevate and Plant Based Treaty, and encourage public commitments: eat more plant-based, support sanctuaries, contact municipalities and support local businesses.