Multi-stakeholder dialogue: How to build a sustainable bridge between feed and food?

  • Jaarbeurs, Utrecht
  • Thursday 4 june 2026, 09:30 - 16:00

Our goal

Create a shared understanding of the sustainability challenges shaping the feed sector and the rising expectations across the feed–food value chain. Together, explore how GMP+ International can lead in harmonising standards that strengthen trust, transparency, credibility - and define the next steps to turn ambition into action.

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Morning Programme 

Time: 09:30 – 12:00

Time

Description

Speakers

9:30-9:35

Welcome & opening

Donatello Piras
Moderator


Martine Boon
Managing Director
GMP+ International

9:35-9:45

Introduction VICTAM-GMP+ Conference,
theme and goals
Setting the scene: Why GMP+ International
and VICTAM collaboration in delivering
this programme

Sebas van den Ende
General Manager 
VICTAM

9:45-10:30

Animal feed sector today & GMP+ FC scheme
innovations
Market developments, sustainability pressures
and the evolution of GMP+ certification

Alex Datema
Director Food & Agri
the Netherlands
Rabobank

Martine Boon
Managing Director
GMP+ International

10:30-11:00

Understanding the shift:  lessons learned and
what it means for the feed sector
Transition doesn’t happen by itself. How does
it work, what have we learned, and what does it
mean for the global feed sector?”
The importance of shared
methodologies

Lucas Simons
Founder
NewForesight

11:00-11:30

Panel discussion

Measuring together,  acting together:
How the feed industry can reduce its impact
through shared data, practical tools, and
collaboration.
From fragmented metrics to shared
understanding

Panel:

Frank Gort 
Head of Department
Animal Farming
Systems
WUR

Veerle van Linden 
Sr. Researcher
ILVO

Coen Smits
Global
Sustainability
Director
MyFeedPrint

Laura Nobel 
Project manager
GFLI

Anton van de Brink 
Deputy Secretary
General
FEFAC

11:30-11:45

GMP+ Feed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA):
Relevance, application, and value for
companies and value chains
An enabling tool for transparency and
comparability

Bas Stok
Director
Sustainability
GMP+ International

11:45-12:00

Wrap up

Donatello Piras

Our goal

Explore the landscape of sustainability initiatives across the feed and food sector and understand how they connect and reinforce one another. Building on the proven chain approach that has strengthened feed safety, discover how this powerful model can also accelerate sustainability and help set a clear, collective direction for the entire feed–food value chain.

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Afternoon Programme

Time:    14:00 – 16:30

Time

Description

Speakers

14:00-14:10

Opening 

Donatello Piras

14:10-14:40

 

Industry collaboration to achieve lower carbon feed
The crucial role of supply chain collaboration to achieve a lower carbon feed supply chain, while moving towards deforestation and conversion free soy. 

Why sustainability still struggles to get
fair recognition
Despite increasing verification and effort,
sustainable feed often fails to receive fair
market recognition. What’s holding the market
back and how can we create positive impact and
create recognition

Laura Jungmann
Director of
Sustainability

Alex Datema
Director Food &
Agri
the Netherlands
Rabobank

14:40-15:50

Carousel debate & panel discussion

Round 1: From data to impact: Traceability &
chain of custody

Round 2: From verified sustainability to fair
value recognition

Round 3: Sustainability Roadmap Development

Audience

15:50- 16:10 

Discussion on topics 1, 2 & 3

Donatello Piras

16:10- 16:20

 

Wrap-up & takeaways

Donatello Piras
and Martine Boon

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Cocktail/Networking

Time:    16:20/30 – 18:30