Second World Conference on the revitalization of the Mediterranean Diet

Palermo, 15-17 May 2019. The three-day conference will be held in different historical venues in close proximity in the heart of Palermo. The Programme is articulated through 7 plenary Sessions, 12 parallel Sessions, 9 side events, two cultural dinner events, and an Sustainable Food Systems Innovation Showcase Pavilion, at the S. Cecilia Theatre.

19 thematic sessions, articulated in three days and in four historical locations in Palermo, will dialogue all together as an open discussion forum on most appropriate conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches to improve sustainability of food consumption and production in Mediterranean countries by using the Mediterranean diet as a healthy and sustainable lever.

All these thematic sessions will provide contributions for the background document of the Conference that will be issued at the conclusion of the Conference, in the context of the preparatory process of the Summit of the Two Shores, on 24 June 2019, in Marseille, that will be held on 24 June 2019, in Marseilles.