2015: Bilbao (Spain) information here below
2016: Bari (Italy) information here below
2017: Barcelona (Spain) information here below
2018: Malmö (Sweden) information here below
2019: Oslo (Norway) information in the mobile app « Parabere Gourmet City Guide »
2020: Istanbul (Turkey) information in the mobile app « Parabere Gourmet City Guide »
2021: Paris (France) information in the mobile app « Parabere Gourmet City Guide »
2022: Palma (Spain) information in the mobile app « Parabere Gourmet City Guide »
2024: Rome (Italy) information in the section « Speakers » and « Program » of this website
2025: New York City (USA) information in the section « Speakers » and « Program » of this website
2024 THE POLITICS OF FOOD
2018: EDIBLE CITIES
2017: REDEFINING SUSTAINABILITY
2016: ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2015 : INSPIRATION
Ruth REICHL – (USA)
Ruth Reichl is the author of Delicious! a novel published in May 2014. She was Editor in Chief of Gourmet Magazine from 1999 to 2009. Before that she was the restaurant critic of both The New York Times (1993-1999) and the Los Angeles Times (1984-19... read more
Allan JENKINS – (UK)
Allan Jenkins is editor of Observer Food Monthly. He was previously editor of the Observer Magazine, food and drink editor on the Independent newspaper and once lived in an experimental eco-community on Anglesey, growing organic food on the edge of the I... read more
Dr. Hilal ELVER – (United Nations)
Dr. Hilal Elver is the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. She grew up in Turkey, where she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Ankara Law School and began her teaching career. Her expertise was soon pressed into government ... read more
Karina DOVROTVORSKAYA (France)
Born in 1966 in St Petersburg, Karina Dobrotvorskaya graduated from the Saint Petersburg National Academy of Theatre Arts. Holds Ph.D in History of Arts after writing her doctoral thesis on Theatre Culture of Art Nouveau. Continuing further as executive... read more
Chido GOVERA – (Zimbawe)
Chido Govera, as many African orphans girls, was offered at the aged of 10 a way to scape poverty and hunger: to marry a 40 years old man. At the age of 11 she participated in a project where she learned to grow mushrooms. Her foundation « The Future of... read more
Jessamyn RODRIGUEZ – (USA)
Jessamyn W. Rodriguez is the founder and directora general of Hot Bread Kitchen—a social enterprise also known as “the United Nations of Bread.” Since 2008, she has transformed the organization from a visionary idea into a thriving commercial baker... read more
Kamilla SEIDLER – (Bolivia)
Born in Copenhagen, Kamilla Seidler is the chef of Restaurant GUSTU, which is Melting Pot Foundation Bolivia’s first project. GUSTU’s objective is to endow the youth with abilities and knowledge to start their own businesses, creating a value chai... read more
Gayle QUARMBY – (Australia)
The Outback Pride Project is promoting the Australian native food industry by developing a network of production sites within traditional Aboriginals communities. The cultivation of Australian native food provides indigenous Australians with jobs and trai... read more
Leonor ESPINOSA – (Colombia)
The aim of FUNLEO Foundation is « the preservation of Colombia’s food traditions while highlighting sustainable practices and local production ». This assists Colombia’s black, indigenous and peasant communities, by helping them to develop... read more
Isabel SOARES – (Portugal)
In January 2014 Isabel Soares and a handful of volunteers started a cooperative called Fruta Feia, or Ugly Fruit, which in its short life is already verging on a kind of countercultural movement. It has taken off with hard-pressed consumers, won applause ... read more
