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 31st October
Biblioteca Lúcio Craveiro da Silva
R. de Sao Paulo 1, 4700-042 Braga
(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
19h00: Opening Panel: “Everything is Connected”
Moderator: Chantal Di Donato - Founder of Elevate.
This panel will bring together all aspects of life that impact our planet and life on it :
Climate: Noel Santos (PBT), Dr. Ismael Casetti Rienda (Zero) , Enric Noguera (UN Affairs Coordinator at Plant Based Treaty)
Food systems : Dr. Ismael Casetti Rienda (Zero) , Dr.. Cristina Costa (Braga Municipality)
Biodiversity and compassion: Noel Santos , Professor Andrew Knight
Policy: Counsellor Altino Bessa (Braga), Counsellor Sonia Costa (Tavira), Counsellor Sandra Pimenta (PAN), Counsellor Catia Costa (Campolide)
Education: Dr. Ivone Apolinario (OMSN)
Health: Dr Julia Pereira (MD), Dr Joe Rosario (ND)
Saturday 1st November
Doors open 9AM
Themes: Environmental Sustainability, Ethics, Agriculture, Animal & Planet Welfare
9:30AM: Chantal Di Donato ’s welcome to day 2 joined by Noel Santos. Introduction to World Vegan Day
Challenge: Vegan weekend; can you eat only vegan for the weekend + Post a photo of your delicious food on Instagram and tag @elevatepbmarket and @pbtportugal. The best post with most frequent and interesting shares will win a special prize, sponsored by Biobrassica
9:45AM Panel: “Regenerative Agriculture & Soil Health”
Moderator: Juan Casadiego PhD
Panelists: Angela Pereira (Biobrassica), Dr. Ismael Casetti Rienda (Zero), Gil Pereira (Associação Famalicão em Transição), Peter Fearon (Quinta Estrelinha)
45 min - 10 min Q&A
10:45 Coffee Break
11:15AM Panel: “Policy Power and the Planet: Governance in Green Transitions”
Moderator: Enric Noguera
Panelists: Altino Bessa (Braga), Sonia Costa (Tavira), Sandra Pimenta (PAN), Catia Costa (Campolide - Lisbon)
12:30 – 14:15– Lunch Break (You will have access to an array of amazing plant based food in the Elevate Market, on site)
14h30 Keynote : Professor Andrew Knight Climate change and the adverse environmental impacts of animal farming, at https://www.andrewknight.info/presentations/climate-change/
45 mins +15min Q&A
15h45: Panel: “Rethinking Conservation Through Compassion”
We will have a conversation on animals welfare and regenerative agriculture to connect the dots for true regeneration of our planet
Moderator: Noel Santos
Panelists: Elisa Nair (Lawyer), Professor Andrew Knight, Alice Basilio (Save and Care)
45 mins +15min Q&A
17:00: Coffee Break
17:30 Interview: The importance of Fiber for health; a relationship beyond farming
Moderator : Chantal Di Donato
Experts: Dr Will Bulsiewicz MD (Gut health Expert )
45 mins +15min Q&A
19h Hibiscus: Dinner - we invite you to join the speakers at Hibiscus. if you purchased a VIP ticket, dinner is included. If you wish to join us for dinner and pay separately, please email us to see if we have availability to accommodate.
FREE EVENT
21:00 Movie: CHRISTPIRACY
Sunday 2nd November
Doors open 9AM
Themes: Food Systems and Waste, Plant-Based Nutrition & Health
9:30 PANEL : “Reducing Food Waste: from Farm to Fork and Beyond”
Moderator: Ana Carreira
Panelists: Angela Pereira (Biobrassica), Joana Oliveira (ProVeg PT), Ismael Casotti Rienda (Zero)
45 min +15 Q&A
10:45AM Panel: “Nutrition, Equity, and Access”
Moderators: Chantal Di Donato and Noel Santos
Panelists: Ines Lapa (Nutritionist) , Elisa Nair (Lawyer), Juan Pablo Casadiego, PhD (Plant Based Treaty)
45 MIN + 10 MIN Q&A
11:45 COFFEE BREAK
12PM Keynote: Professor Andrew Knight Vegan - Sustainable pet diets: https://www.andrewknight.info/presentations/pet-food/
45 MIN +15 Q&A
13:00 – 14:30 – Lunch Break - (You will have access to an array of amazing plant based food in the Elevate Market, on site)
14:45 Keynote: Changing the landscape of the Portuguese diet to thrive of plants - Julia Pereira
30min +15 Q&A
16h00: “Food as Medicine for People and Planet”
Moderator: Chantal Di Donato
Panelists: Neal Barnard (PCRM), Dr. Dawn Mussalem (TBC) , Dr Pam Popper, Brenda Davis R.D. , Dr Gil Carvalho (Nutrition Made Simple)
45MIN + 15 Q&A
17:00 15Min Coffee Break
17:15h Webinar : Delicious and Healthy Plant Based Food by You Tube sensations: Eat Move Rest
Moderator: Chantal Di Donato
Presenters: Erin and Dusty Stanczyk
30 min + 15 Q&A
17h45 Closing Session: “From Awareness to Action – What’s Next?”
Moderator: Chantal Di Donato
Panelists: Julia Pereira, Altino Bessa, Noel Santos, Enric Noguera
30 MIN
18h30 Closing Message: Chantal Di Donato and Noel Santos
