14/10/2026
📅 MEET THE SPEAKERS | 16 October 2026 | Ancona, Italy
🌿 Shaping the MEDDIET Network: From Vision to Action
How can we turn ideas and experiences into concrete actions for a stronger Mediterranean Diet cooperation across the Adriatic-Ionian Region?
The MEDDIET Working Group Meeting – Interactive Policy Workshop will bring participants together for an interactive Cross-Pillar Dialogue in World Café format, moving from inspiration and discussion towards practical policy design.
🌱 Three thematic tables will focus on:
🔹 Common Vision & Territorial Strengths
🔹 Smart Specialisation & Network Nodes
🔹 Governance, Knowledge & Capacities
🎙️ Meet the facilitators:
▪️ Daniela Guida | CIHEAM Bari
▪️ Gianluigi Cardone | CIHEAM Bari
▪️ Ilijana Radaković | Marche Polytechnic University
▪️ Alessio Niosi | Forum AIC
▪️ Iva Čaleta Pleša | EUSAIR Pillar 4 Coordinator
▪️ Martina Klapan Štambuk | EUSAIR Pillar 5 Coordinator
💡 Working in multidisciplinary groups, participants will exchange perspectives, identify shared priorities and explore potential partnerships, governance models and concrete next steps for the MEDDIET Network.
The session will conclude with a Plenary Feedback, Financial Perspectives and Next Steps discussion, featuring Dr Julia Culver, Nomisma SpA, and the Marche Region – StEP Technical Assistance Team, focusing on potential financing opportunities to support future cooperation.
📍 Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona – Room A2
📅 16 October 2026 | 11:15–12:45
The workshop's outcomes will feed into the Ancona Recommendations, helping define priorities and immediate follow-up actions for the development of the MEDDIET Network.
👉 Join us! Register through the official EUSAIR website:
https://www.adriatic-ionian.eu/event/meddiet-working-group-meeting/