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Emma is a co-founder and partner of Food Smart Advisors, a boutique consultancy working on solutions for a healthier world. In addition, Emma is working with Voeding Leeft, a Dutch NGO that develops innovative food programs including a program to use lifestyle changes to reverse type 2 diabetes.
Previously Emma was head of Sustainable Retailing at Albert Heijn, the largest supermarket in the Netherlands and part of the Ahold Delhaize group. Emma was responsible for health and sustainability, with an interest in the link between diet and health and the opportunities for the food retail industry to support consumer health. While at Ahold Emma was Co-Chair of the Consumer Goods Forum Health and Wellness pillar.
Before joining Ahold Emma was Director of the Health Insurance Fund, a foundation supporting low-cost health insurance delivered through the private sector in sub-Saharan Africa.
Three years running Emma has been included in the Dutch Food100 list: 100 people changing the food system in the Netherlands. Emma is a member of the Tuft’s Nutrition Council.
Harry is a public health physician based in Oxford. He is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a Senior Strategic Adviser to Public Health England, an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford, and an Adjunct Professor of Public Health at both University College Cork, Ireland, and the Sogn og Fjordane University College, Norway. He was the Founder Director of the National Obesity Observatory for England and led the development of the National Child Measurement Programme childhood obesity surveillance system. Harry was a founder member of the steering committee of the European Health Enhancing Physical Activity network. He has a broad interest in the evaluation of public health approaches and interventions within complex systems and the development of tools to support evidence-based public health policy and actions.
Corinna is the incoming Professor of Food Policy at the Centre for Food Policy, City University London. She is a specialist in food policy, food systems, diet and health whose work involves research, advocacy, and advising Governments and international agencies. She has worked for the World Health Organization, the International Food Policy Research Institute, the School of Public Health at the University of Sao Paulo and New York University. Between 2012 and 2015 she was Head of Policy and Public Affairs at World Cancer Research Fund International. Her research interests focus on the impact of food systems and food policies on diet, nutrition and non-communicable diseases. She has published widely in academic journals, policy briefs and reports on topics such as food systems globalisation; the links between agricultural policy, trade and nutrition; and policies and regulations to encourage healthier diets. Corinna participates in the World Health Organization’s Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity.
Andrew leads EY’s EMEIA Public Policy team which works with key stakeholders, including in Brussels, to strengthen the working relationship between the public and private sectors in policy and regulatory matters on topics such as sustainability, technology, corporate governance (including reporting and assurance) and skills. He is chair of the Research Advisory Board for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and the Corporate Governance Working Group of the European Contact Group whose members comprise the six largest accounting networks in the EU. He is vice-chair of the Corporate Governance Policy Group of Accountancy Europe and a member of (i) the Financial Capital Committee of the International Corporate Governance Network; and (ii) the Corporate Governance Committee of Business at OECD. He is the co-author of EY’s annual Long-Term Value and Sustainable Corporate Governance Survey and leads EY's Center for Board Matters in EMEIA – a team that curates content for company directors to support them in their important roles. He regularly writes blogs about the role of corporate governance in trust. He is an experienced charity trustee having spent eight years on the Board of Bliss where he chaired its Risk & Evaluation Committee for three years. He also co-developed the FT course "So you want to be a charity trustee?" He is a father of four and in his spare time likes cycling, cooking and making homebrew.
David Edwards is the Assistant Director of The Prince of Wales’ International Sustainability Unit. David oversees the ISU’s natural capital risks team and heads the Unit’s work on food security. This work seeks to use HRH’s neutral convening power to help build consensus on the need for transformations in food systems and to accelerate international action on this agenda. David’s work focuses on illuminating the economic arguments for transformations in food systems and centres on the developing consensus around policy changes that can help level the playing field for the evolution of healthier, more sustainable food-systems.
David’s work with the ISU is currently focused on accelerating ICT innovation to support sustainable smallholder agriculture, and on developing a collaboration among international organisations, city leaders and the private sector to help mainstream healthier city regional food systems. Prior to his current role David was Project Manager of the Princes’ Rainforest Project (PRP) and worked previously both as a development consultant in Africa and as a market research executive with TNS-Global, where he advised a number of major food and drinks companies working in the UK. David has a BA in History and an MSc in International Development.
Tom is a founding Partner of Spayne Lindsay & Co. He is a Chartered Accountant and graduate of Manchester University and has more than 30 years investment banking experience, having worked for Flemings and Lehman Brothers, both in the UK and USA. Tom founded Spayne Lindsay & Co, with John Spayne, in 2004.
Councillor Paulette Hamilton, Cabinet Member Health and Social Care, Birmingham City Council (BCC). Councillor Hamilton has been a Labour Councillor in Handsworth Wood, since June 2004; and took up the position of Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care in May in 2016. Her interest in politics developed following active involvement in a number of health projects at local, regional and national level. In 2017 Councillor Hamilton visited India to establish the BINDI partnership in Pune. This project focused on developing policies and practices for healthier, sustainable food systems and has since evolved into the exciting Food Cities 2022 Learning Partnership. Under her leadership, the City of Birmingham has been elected to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Secretariat. Councillor Hamilton is chair of Birmingham’s ‘Healthier Food City Forum’ to encourage practices that enable Birmingham’s citizens to make healthier, sustainable food choices.
Essie is the CEO of Big Change – a charity acting as a catalyst for system change in how we support the next generation. Essie leads Big Change’s work backing pioneering people and projects who are rethinking how we can set up all young people in the UK to thrive in life, not just in exams. It takes a collective approach, activating a network of global and national partners to make change around its “10 hopes for change” a reality, and looking at the intersections between education, health, wellbeing and the future of work.
Essie’s focus has been on change and transformation in different iterations throughout her career. Building on her background in psychology as the field shifted from fixing problems to understanding human thriving, she spent 10 years advising a network of 500 leading global businesses on best practice in leadership and approaches to drive change in how they engage their employees and create positive impact with the communities and societies they operate in. Essie is a qualified business coach and a big believer in supporting the people in all parts of the system to make change a reality.
Dr. Mehroosh Tak is a lecturer at Royal Veterinary College. She is an applied economist researching how to make food systems sustainable and nutritious. Mehroosh has a background in international development as a monitoring and evaluation expert. She is passionate about making economics language accessible to the public and diversifying the discipline. She sits on the Board of Trustees for two UK charities: Economy and Rethinking Economics.
Pat Biggers is a Portfolio Manager and Director at Lazard Asset Management in London. She is a Trustee of Morgan Stanley’s Global Impact Funding Trust and Chair of the Impact Evaluation and Monitoring Committee. Pat also serves on the Advisory Board of the Mayor’s Fund for London. Previously she was an adviser for the Mayor’s Fund’s “Kitchen Social” project addressing children’s holiday hunger, and also has been an active volunteer for several food rescue/redistribution projects. Pat currently volunteers for the Ukraine Welcome Centre, and a is member of the UN Principles of Responsible Investment’s "Advance" stewardship initiative on human rights and social issues.
