The Extinction or Regeneration Conference

The Extinction or Regeneration Conference provides insights on how we can transform our food system for better human, animal and planetary health. The event is organized by Compassion in World Farming, in partnership with IPES-Food, BirdLife International and other partners.

Key Topics

• Animal health and welfare
  • How can we best support the welfare of animals and respect their sentience?
  • What is the role of farmed animals in future food systems?
  • Do ethics have a role to play in designing a better, fairer food system?
• Human health and well-being
  • How can we minimise the impact of food systems on climate change?
  • How are we increasing the potential for human health for all peoples through agriculture systems which produce affordable, nutritious food?
  • What is the diet of the future?
  • How can we save our soils?
  • How do we avoid another pandemic?
  • What are the biggest health threats from industrial animal farming? How do we overcome them?
• Planetary health
  • How can we save our Soils?
  • How can we best protect Nature, including wildlife, oceans and biodiversity?
  • Can business and finance be harnessed for a fairer food future?
  • How can we stop using so much of the earth`s cereals and soy for feed for farmed animals?

Who should Attend

• Government representatives and regional and local government organisations
• Policy shapers, makers, and funders
• Farmers/producers and their representative organisations
• IGOs and UN organisations
• Senior representatives from wildlife, environmental, food, climate change, development, farming, social justice and health and animal welfare NGOs
• Investors, funders and financial institutions
• Academics in relevant fields, including animal welfare, agriculture, change management, animal sentience, conservation, climate change, development, aid, environmental, environment, food, social justice, human rights, health, nutrition, land rights, regenerative agriculture, regenerative culture, sustainability and regenerative leadership
• Corporates, Business leaders, the food industry, investors and consumer organisations
• Indigenous leaders and organisations
• Religious leaders and ethicists
• Influential professional groups e.g., vets, economists, lawyers, agriculturalists, consumer organisations, health professionals
• Innovators and technologists
• Think tanks and thought leaders, including Chatham House
• Civil society organisations working in relevant spheres, including agriculture, animal welfare, climate change, conservation, development, environment, farming, food, health, human rights, regenerative business and sustainability
• Consumers
• Journalists and other media