Dowbloadable version of the programme is available here: Draft agenda - Eurocities WG Food meeting & MUFPP Regional Forum EU_Florence 20-22 May 2026
Please note that this is a closed event. Cities will be invited individually.
Covered by the CLEVERFOOD project
- Welcome words by chair and vice-chair of the Eurocities working group food
- Brief update on the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact
- Eurocities WG Food
- Highlights from CLEVERFOOD project
- Introduction to the work of Florence on Food
- Keynote speech - Guest lecture/presentation from local stakeholder with case study
- University of Florence – Filippo Randelli
- General Manager of Wholesale Market – Gianni Tapinassi
- Representative from Farmers Market
Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio, piazza Lorenzo Ghiberti (10-minute walking distance from the morning venue and 5-minute walking distance from the afternoon venue)
- Exchange of practices and common challenges
- Feedback to the main group
- Discussion and final thoughts
Piazza della Signoria (20-minute walking distance from the afternoon venue)
Joint dinner (offered by the City of Florence), venue to be confirmed
Mercafir, Piazza Eugenio Artom 12
The group will meet in Firenze Santa Maria Novella (exact time to be defined) and go together to the venue
Topic to be confirmed around farmers markets, supporting short supply chains, and local farmers
The Urban Agenda for the EU Partnership on Food unites 26 diverse stakeholders from various sectors and governance levels. Together, they aim to build consensus on sustainable food system priorities and advocate for these at national and EU levels. The Partnership emphasises a systemic, city-led transformation of food systems, promoting innovative urban food policies.
At own expenses, venue to be confirmed