#ReFarmEU:
Ensuring a Future for Our Farmers
Networking reception at the European Parliament
2:30 pm
Opening remarks
Roberta
Metsola (tbc)
President
European Parliament
Manfred
Weber
Chair
European People's Party
2:40 pm
Welcome from MEP Hosts
2:55 pm
Why Generational Renewal Matters for Europe’s Farmers
Maria
Walsh
Rapporteur Generational
Renewal Report
Klaas mit K
Testimonial
3:15 pm
Interactive dialogue: from vision to action
Sari
Essayah
Minister of Agriculture
and Forestry of Finland
Jessika
Rosswall
European Commissioner
for Environment,
Water Resilience and
a Competitive
Circular Economy
Norbert
Lins
MEP
Peter
Meedendorp
President, CEJA
4:15 pm
International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026
Raschad
Al-Khafaji (tbc)
Director
FAO Liaison Office
to the European Union
and Belgium
Elena
Sobéron
2021 winner
5:10 pm
Messages from the Co-organisers
Álvaro
Mendonça e Moura
President
CAP
Pedro
Barato
President
ASAJA
5:20 pm
Award Ceremony
Resource Efficiency
Award
Digital Innovation
in Agriculture Award
Farm Diversification &
Business Innovation Award
6:00 pm
Networking Reception
Organisers
