Date: Friday, 24 May 2024
Time: 11h30 – 13h30 (SAST)
Co-chaired by Professor Julian May (CoE-FS Director) and Professor Lise Korsten (CoE-FS Co-director).
- Panel discussion: Symposium reflections and the way forward
- Symposium closing.
Speakers bios
Professor Julian May
Based at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Professor Julian May is the director of the CoE-FS, a co-principal investigator of the centre’s “Governance and Policy” programme, and holds the UNESCO Chair in African Food Systems. His current research focuses on food security, childhood deprivation and malnutrition.
Professor Lise Korsten
Professor Lise Korsten is the co-director of the CoE-FS, and the president of the African Academy of Science. Professor Korsten is based at the University of Pretoria, in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Her research focuses on complementary fields of postharvest technology and food safety related to international trade in fresh produce requirements.
