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Food for thought

27th June 2018

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Sharon Friel

Sharon joined RegNet as Professor of Health Equity in May 2014 and became Director in July 2014. She also serves as the Director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy at the Australian National University.

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Director of RegNet and the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, Professor Sharon Friel, took part in an all-female panel on ‘The Future of Food’ at the 2018 ANU Future Shapers Forum held at University House.

Led by Melissa Leong, Fooderati, the panel included:

Olympia Yarger, CEO of Goterra

Simone Carsen, Co-Founder of Second Bite

Professor Manny Noakes, Author of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet

Professor Friel and her fellow panelists were given the task of discussing ‘food for the future’ to a delegation of Future Shapers. Coming from a range of backgrounds, the panel shared their views, advice and insights for influencing change and covering issues of food waste, sustainability, production, etc. Professor Friel highlighted the complications of policy, regulation and governance of globalised food supply chains and noted that we should be asking “Who and what shapes policy?” around these food industries.

For more information on the ANU Future Shapers Forum Program visit their website and follow up on the outcomes of the panel on Twitter using #futureshapersforum.

Tags: Sharon Friel, Health, food, policy, future, global, industry, Regulation, governance

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