Conference CYTED Forum – IBERO S3A Redeal

The CYTED Meeting 2026 (Forum for Dialogue on Sustainability, Food Security and Food Safety in IBERO-AMERICA), to be held in Lisbon from 29 March to 1 April, brings together researchers, public decision-makers, academic institutions and Ibero-American companies to discuss the challenges and opportunities of sustainable food systems, within the framework of public policies, the One Health approach, the Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Over three days, the meeting will promote high-level scientific sessions, a keynote lecture, round tables with companies, workshops focused on knowledge transfer and innovation, as well as an institutional session dedicated to CYTED Networks, highlighting achieved goals, scientific results and collaborations with the business sector.

The programme also includes B2B and B2Academy networking moments, fostering new partnerships between science, industry and society, and concludes with a technical and cultural visit to Santarém, valuing the territory, heritage and local agri-food chains.

Programme

• Day 1 | Sunday, 29 March

  17h00 to Reception of participants
  Reception of participants at the CYTED Meeting

  17h30 to Opening of the Meeting
  Contextualisation of the CYTED FORUM, Ibero-American cooperation and challenges/opportunities for a virtual network

  18h30 to Welcome Reception
  Regional products and informal networking

• Day 2 | Monday, 30 March

  09h30 to Official Opening Session
  CYTED, ONCYT, FCT, Lusófona University-ECTS, IPLUSO, DGAV

  10h15 to Keynote Lecture
  Food of the Future: Safe, Sustainable and Healthy – José Costa (DGAV)

  11h30 to Scientific Session I
  Science in traditional foods – Sonia Ayerdi (Mexico)
  Sustainable plant-based proteins – Mauricio Opazo (Chile)
  Antimicrobial potential of food plants – Valeria Sulsen (Argentina)

  13h00 to Lunch

  14h30 to Scientific Session II
  Risk–benefit assessment in innovative foods – Paula Pereira (Portugal)
  Valorisation of by-products with health claims – Maria Lídia Palma (Portugal)
  Innovation in natural antioxidants – Andreia Gomez (Argentina)

  16h00 to Coffee Break

  16h30 to Round Table
  Innovative Foods and Sustainability – Entogreen, Sogrape, Lynx Hemp Products, Café Oyambre, Pura Frutta, Patagonia Beverage, Pharma companies

  17h45 to End of the day

• Day 3 | Tuesday, 31 March

  09h30 to Scientific Session III
  Functional foods from Guatemalan biodiversity – Sully Velásquez (Guatemala)
  Strategic alliances for the SDGs – Hector Gomez (Honduras)
  Mayan superfoods – José Alfredo López (Guatemala)

  11h30 to Thematic Session
  EFSA and Food Safety – Fernando Ramos, Maria do Céu Costa (Portugal)

  12h00 to CYTED Institutional Session
  CYTED Networks: objectives, results and cooperation with companies

  13h00 to Lunch

  14h30 to Workshop
  Innovation for food chain sustainability – Cecilia Puppo (Argentina)
  Technology transfer: from the laboratory to the Ibero-American market
  Success cases: Colab4Foods (Portugal)

  16h30 to Networking
  B2B & B2Academy

  18h00 to Official Closing

• Day 4 | Wednesday, 1 April

  Technical and Cultural Visit
  Visit to Santarém
  Historical and cultural heritage
  Experiences related to food production and the territory
  Informal closing of the CYTED Meeting