Speakers

Director for Center for International Cooperation at the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) – A representative for the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark. Troels Vensild holds a Master Degree in Political Science from University of Copenhagen and has a 20+ years national and international career in the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Fisheries including postings at the Perm Rep in Brussels/EU and the Embassy in Washington DC, USA.

The DVFA is the competent authority in Denmark on food and feed safety, animal health, international trade and nutrition. Key word are Sustainable food production, traceability, transparency, innovation and public-private partnerships.

Troels Vensild is in change of government to government cooperation with global partners and among others things leading a development program on Green Transition towards Sustainable Food Systems with 10 partner countries around the Globe – the focus is on sustainable food production and food safety, animal health and agroecology. Troels is working closely with all relevant partners in the Danish Food Cluster – NGO, Academia, Industry Organization and companies - working with and promoting innovative Danish solutions and products globally.

Troels has on behalf of the Danish Government been leading delegations and negotiations in multilateral fora and with bilateral partner countries with a diverse set of agendas. Troels has been working with leading international institutions and organizations on numerus topics on with in sustainable Food and Agriculture production including Food Loss and Waste and One Health and AMR.