Edition #6 - How 'Local' is Beautiful and Essential: Education as a Catalyst for Change
Featuring our Living Lab representatives from Nilufer (Turkey) and San Sebastian (Spain).
Thursday 7th November, 11:00-12:45 | Online
In a world where food systems, actors, challenges, and value chains vary dramatically, the influence of citizens and established local initiatives cannot be overstated. In this engaging session of the #6 Hungry for Exchange webinar, we will explore the essential theme of "How Local is Beautiful and Essential: Education as a Catalyst for Change," focusing on the importance of education in promoting healthy habits in production and consumption across all ages and stakeholder groups.
We will be joined by representatives from the FUSILLI cities Marion Villacampa from San Sebastian, Spain, and Mehmet Can Yilmaz from Nilufer, Turkey, who will present successful initiatives developed over the past four years, showcasing experiential knowledge and impactful case studies. Additionally, our external speaker, Aylin Topal a faculty member of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Middle East Technical University, will lead a discussion on cooperative educational programs and the significance of local solutions in creating sustainable food systems.
This webinar promises valuable discussions on how education can foster community well-being and sustainability.
Time will be allocated for panel discussions and Q&A.
Webinars will be recorded and uploaded to the FUSILLI project website. In the meantime: Check out previous editions
Speaker Biographies
Marion Villacampa, PhD - has a Scientific & Environmental background with PhD in climate change modeling, sustainability and economic impacts. She manages international projects in the fields of sustainable value chains, food industry and circular economy, with an emphasis on innovation and new technologies.
Mehmet Can YILMAZ is a BBA graduate from Bahçeşehir University and OHST graduate from Anadolu University. He is the "Healthy Cities Project Coordinator" and FUSILLI Project Executor in Nilüfer Municipality.
Aylin Topal is a faculty member of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Middle East Technical University in Ankara. She also serves as the Chairperson of Latin and North American Studies Program. Topal’s research interests lie in the political economy of development and agrarian change. Currently, She is the principle investigator from Turkey coordinating the Turkey hub in the Belmont Forum SSCP project “Co-Creation of Sustainable Food Supply Chains through Cooperative Business Models and Governance (CO-SFSC).”
About Hungry for Exchange
Hungry for Exchange is the FUSILLI project's series of 6 public (open) lunchtime webinars on the topic of sustainable food system, held since 2023. In total, 6 public webinar events will be held for a worldwide knowledge community, a sort of community of practice, for anyone interested in or working in the field of urban food system transformation. These webinars are scheduled during lunchtime on the last Thursday of the month, aptly titled Hungry for Exchange, and are flagship events for FUSILLI's knowledge community.
During a Hungry for Exchange webinar, alongside 1 or 2 FUSILLI cities, 1 initiative, organization, or institution external to the FUSILLI consortium is invited to present during the webinar to present their activities and lessons learned related to a specific ‘food theme’ (e.g. food education, stakeholder engagement, from farm to fork, advocacy, etc.).
FUSILLI - Fostering Urban Food System Transformation through Innovative Living Labs Implementation
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