With awareness of the pressing challenges facing our food system, 65 key actors from across the Nordic region gathered in Malmö on 3–4 December 2024 for a two-day innovation summit. The participants were chefs, bakers, farmers, producers, educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, activists, writers, and more.

The aim was to activate the collective knowledge, experience, and creativity of the group to set forth shared ambitions and suggest concrete initiatives for collaboration.

At the conclusion of the summit, the initiatives developed were presented for the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Karen Ellemann.

This report summarises the work done by the 65 summit participants. See participant list in appendix.

With awareness of the pressing challenges facing our food system, 65 key actors from across the Nordic region gathered in Malmö on 3–4 December 2024 for a two-day innovation summit. The participants were chefs, bakers, farmers, producers, educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, activists, writers, and more.

The aim was to activate the collective knowledge, experience, and creativity of the group to set forth shared ambitions and suggest concrete initiatives for collaboration.

At the conclusion of the summit, the initiatives developed were presented for the Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Karen Ellemann.

This report summarises the work done by the 65 summit participants. See participant list in appendix.

The Summit was hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers in collaboration with Nordic Agri Research (NKJ), Madkulturen and Meyers Madhus.

The summit opened with a live-streamed session featuring a number of speakers, including Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers; Kim Kielsen, Minister for Business and the Environment (Ministry of Fishing and Hunting), Greenland, Elin Röös, Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Rasmus Willig, Head of Suhrs Højskole and Chairperson of Andelsgaarde; Frida Nilsson, Chef; Hanne Lene Dahlgren, Author and Food Influencer; Anders Drottja, Political Advisor to the Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs; and Claus Meyer, Culinary Entrepreneur.

Karen Ellemann
Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers