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Program
13h30: Registration and coffee
14h00: Welcome and introduction by Olivier Schalbroeck - moderator
Speech by Bernard Clerfayt - Brussels Capital Region Minister of Animal Welfare
14h10: Speech by Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
14h25: Presentation of the Commission’s proposals by Claire Bury - Deputy Director General for Food sustainability, DG SANTE
15h00: Panel discussion on Animal Welfare and the economic profitability by:
Andrea Gavinelli - Head of Unit ‘Animal Welfare, Directorate Crisis preparedness in Food, Animals and Plants, DG SANTE
Miguel Ángel Higuera - Chairman of the Copa-Cogeca Working Party on animal Health and Welfare and veterinarian
Reineke Hameleers – CEO of Eurogroup for Animals
Andrea Rusman - Food Transition Lead of The Impact Institute
Nadine Buys- Vice-President of the Flemish AW council – Prof. of Animal Breeding and Genetics, at KU Leuven
15h50: Coffee break
16h10: Speech by Celine Tellier - Walloon Minister of Animal Welfare
16h20: Afternoon session: animal welfare, ethics and technology: modern solutions to modern challenges?
Presentation on deleterious phenotype by:
Claire Diederich- President of the Walloon AW council – Prof. of Ethology and AW, at UNamur
Rowena Packer- Companion animal behaviour and welfare scientist
Presentation on the use of artificial intelligence to tackle illegal advertising by:
Julien Lacave – Police Inspector at Police Zone South of the Brussels Capital Region
Lluc Bono - PHD Researcher at FARI institute
17h30: Conclusion by Ben Weyts, Flemish Minister of Animal welfare
17h40: Reception
18h30: Walking dinner