This autumn, Sustain will be attending all four major UK party conferences, as well as speaking at a number of fringe events, championing healthier, fairer and more sustainable food systems.
Alongside meetings with politicians, partners and stakeholders, we'll be speaking at a number of fringe events focused on food, health and prevention.
If you are attending, please come and see us speak at the following events.
Liberal Democrat Conference, Brighton (19-22 September)
Panel event: A Good Food Bill: Can the Lib Dems help secure healthy and sustainable food for all?
Date: Sunday 20 September
Time: 12:15-13:15
Venue: Edinburgh Room, DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole
Chair: Joss MacDonald, Public Affairs Manager, Sustain
Speakers:
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Sarah Dyke MP, MP for Glastonbury and Somerton and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Chloe Masefield, Powys County Councillor and Bwyd Powys Food Partnership Coordinator
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Jo Ralling, Head of Campaigns, The Food Foundation
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Dawn Dublin, Founder, Black Butterfly and the African & Caribbean Heritage Food Network
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Edwin Brooks, Founder, Ed's Veg and Hampshire-based grower
Hosted by Sustain and The Food Foundation, this event will explore how a Good Food Bill could help deliver healthier diets, stronger local food economies, greater food security and a more sustainable food system.
Panel event: What is Britain eating? A Liberal Democrat plan for food & health
Date: Sunday 20 September
Time: 13:45-14:45
Venue: Edinburgh Room, DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole
Chair: Marie Goldman MP, MP for Chelmsford and Co-Chair of the APPG on Dietary Health
Speakers:
- Andrew George MP, MP for St Ives and Member of the Health and Social Care Select Committee
- Colette Marshall, Chief Executive, Diabetes UK
- Yusuf Shobair, Food Foundation Citizen Ambassador
- Nika Padja, Senior Policy Manager, Nesta
Hosted by Recipe for Change and Nesta, this discussion will explore the role of food policy in improving public health and what a Liberal Democrat approach to healthier diets could look like.
Labour Party Conference, Liverpool (28 September-1 October)
Panel event: Hungry for Change: Can Better Food Fix Our Health Crisis?
Date: Sunday 27 September
Time: 13:00-14:00
Venue: Albert 4, Hilton Liverpool City Centre
Chair: Dr Sonia Adesara, Vice-Chair of the Fabian Society
Speakers:
- Jim Dickson MP, MP for Dartford and Co-Chair of the Dietary Health APPG
- Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive, Sustain
- Penny Walters BEM, Food Foundation Citizen Ambassador
- Olivia Walsham, Director of Social Policy, Public First
- Sebastian Rees, Principal Research Fellow and Head of Health, IPPR
Hosted by Recipe for Change, this panel will explore how better food policy can improve public health and help tackle the UK's growing burden of diet-related ill health.
Panel event: Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice: Food, Drink and the Prevention Agenda
Date: Tuesday 29 September
Time: 12:30-13:30
Venue: PLMR Policy Hub, ACC Liverpool
Chair: Simon Darby, Head of Public Affairs, PLMR
Speakers:
- Kath Dalmeny, Chief Executive, Sustain
- Ravi Gurumurthy, Chief Executive, Nesta
- Dr Zubir Ahmed MP, former Health Minister and Labour MP
- Sarah Woolnough – Chief Executive, The King’s Fund
- Naser Turabi – Director of Health Policy & Evidence, Cancer Research UK
- James Withers – Chair, Natural Source Waters Association
This session will examine the role of food and drink in delivering the Government's shift from sickness to prevention under the 10 Year Health Plan, including how access to healthier choices varies across the country and what a genuinely whole-society approach to prevention should look like in practice. The session is hosted by the Natural Source Waters Association.
Green Party and Conservative Party Conferences
Sustain staff will also be attending Green Party Conference and Conservative Party Conference, meeting with politicians, partners and stakeholders to ensure food, farming and public health remain high on the political agenda across the political spectrum.
Sustain: Sustain The alliance for better food and farming advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
