Plant-Based Policy in the EU: Countering Backlash, Securing Progress
Dr Olga Kikou will offer a policy- and advocacy-focused briefing on the evolving plant-based landscape in the European Union: the most significant recent shifts across EU institutions and Member States, the dynamics behind emerging backlash, and the practical advocacy levers that can help secure durable progress.
Over a 1-hour lecture, she will map key developments shaping EU and Member State approaches to plant-based food and outline priority opportunities for advocates and policymakers in the coming years. Drawing on current campaigning and coalition-building experience, she will also discuss strategic priorities for the next phase of the EU food systems transition, including her work on the European Citizens’ Initiative Food is a Human Right for All!
The lecture will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A with the audience. It will be recorded and later uploaded to ICARE's YouTube channel.
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Lecturer's bio:
Olga Kikou is the Founder and Director of Animal Advocacy & Food Transition, a non-profit organisation with a mission to improve the welfare of farmed animals and to accelerate the shift towards more plant-based food systems to benefit our health, the animals and the planet.
Olga received her PhD from the University of Massachusetts and worked in international organisations in the non-profit sector and in research and planning. With decades of experience in civil society advocacy, she has a wide range of interests and expertise, ranging from advancing animal-related causes to building support for social justice and green issues, strengthening citizen participation and reinforcing social reform.
Olga has a proven track record of effective engagement with EU policymakers and has built a strong network across EU institutions and civil society. She serves as substitute representative of the Citizens’ Committee for the End The Cage Age European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) and was instrumental in its success as the lead lobbyist engaging with the EU Institutions, helping to secure the historic commitment to phase out the use of cages in EU animal farming. She also acts as the representative for a new ECI Food is a Human Right for All: Guaranteeing healthy, just and sustainable food systems and continues to drive EU-level work in these critical areas.
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