Seminar: Organic & Innovative – Shaping the Future of Food

How do food production systems and our eating habits shape the world around us? What is happening in the organic food market, and who are today’s organic consumers? Join us for an inspiring seminar exploring innovation, sustainability, and the organic food production. The seminar is part of the Flavoria Innovation Festival course and is open to everyone interested in the topic.

Time: 27 October 2026 at 12:30-15:15
Place: Säätiösali, Medisiina D Building, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, Turku

Preliminary Programme:

12:30 Coffee and Networking

13:00 Start of the seminar, a few words about the coming Flavoria Innovation Festival

Topics:

Innovations and Change Agency in Sustainable Food Systems
Satu Teerikangas, Professor, Management and Organization, University of Turku

Can Our Food Choices Help Prevent Biodiversity Loss?
Saska Tuomasjukka, Senior Researcher, Nutrition and Food Research Center, University of Turku

Organic Markets and Consumer Trends
Aura Lamminparras, Executive Director, the Finnish Organic Food Association Pro Luomu

From Idea to Innovation
Ronny Erikson, Creative entrepreneur

15:00 Information Session for Students: Upcoming Innovation Week
Closing remarks for other participants.

15:15 End of Seminar

Welcome!

Secure your place by registering before 22 October 2026.

Please note that the event will be recorded. The recording will be shared only with students participating in the Flavoria Innovation Festival course.

 

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The event is part of the Flavoria Innovation Festival course 2026, and organized as part of  the “FoRDI – Accelerating RDI in the Food Sector through New Operating Models” project, co-funded by the EU, and the “OrganicInnovations” project, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland. The Innovation Festival is carried out by Business Turku and the Nutrition and Food Research Center, University of Turku.

Read more about the Flavoria Innovation Festival here.