A look back at the Open Food Facts professionals annual meet-up in Paris
Open Food Facts is fundamentally a community of volunteer contributors, and September’s Community Days enabled us once again to solidify it (read the blog article on the 2024 edition).
However, Open Food Facts is also part of a multitude of players who make up our food system – namely, professionals from a variety of backgrounds.
Thursday, October 10, 2024 was an opportunity for the permanent team to oversee a day dedicated to professionals, for its second edition. A huge thank you to the Open Data Soft team, for their warm welcome to their superb premises with an incredible view! 🪟
In the same spirit as the Community Weekend, this day aims to bring together initiatives and points of view on the subjects of food and the digital commons.
Here’s an overview of a day rich in profiles and presentations:
- A presentation of current projects and future horizons.
- A time for networking, particularly conducive to forging links and connecting with other professionals on food and the digital commons.
- Three speakers talked about their different uses of Open Food Facts.
Two round-table discussions with diverse and fascinating speakers.
First roundtable discussion on the subject of “New consumer behaviors: towards ever more informed eating.”
With Alexis Vaillant for AlterFood (speaking), Ywan Penvern for Deloitte Sustainability, Julia Terpman-Perot for Collectif En Vérité, Olivier Andrault in charge of the food mission for UFC-Que Choisir – moderated by Charles Nepote (Managing Director at Open Food Facts)
Watch the replay of the round table
A second round table on “Why and how to maintain a digital commons on the issue of food?”
With Christophe Echement for Ping Price app, Virgile Deville for beta.gouv (speaking), Vincent B. as member of the board at Open Food Facts – moderated by Charlotte (producers team).
Watch the replay of the round table
Workshops
A choice of three hands-on workshops, to listen to professionals’ needs and give demonstrations:
- a demonstration of the Pro platform and its hidden features,
- a focus on ultra-processing,
- an approach to the use of Open Food Facts data in innovation and public policy.
We finished with a networking cocktail until 7pm for the most motivated!
Thank you all for your presence and investment. See you soon for the 2025 edition for exciting new topics!
The Open Food Facts team 🍊
A replay of the presentations and round tables is available here.
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