EuroCommerce Sustainability Director Els Bedert will be speaking at Next Bite 2025, organised by EIT Food, on 16 October in Brussels.
Els will take part in a fireside chat titled “Collaborating for Regeneration: Retail’s Role in Shaping a Sustainable Food System,” together with Pete Russel, moderated by Katherine Foster.
The discussion will explore how retailers can play a leading role in driving collaboration across the food value chain and shaping a more sustainable and regenerative food system.
🗓️ Date: 16 October 2025
🕒 Time: 14:50 – 15:35
📍 Stage: Net Zero Food System Stage
Els Bedert
Director, Product Policy & Sustainability
Els works on food, non food and sustainability policies. She focuses on farm to fork and has led the sectors positioning on official controls, food safety, organic production, market surveillance, chemical regulation and more. Els is a Belgian national and alumna of Ghent University. She speaks Dutch, English and French.