Simone Sasso

    Economist and Policy Analyst, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

    Economist and project leader at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), where he is responsible for coordinating the JRC work on innovation and entrepreneurship in rural areas. He has more than 15 years of experience in economic and policy analysis: before joining the European Commission, he worked as an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC and before that, for the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Institute for Labour Economics (IZA), and the foundation Empower European Universities.

    Simone holds a PhD in Economics from the United Nations University MERIT and Maastricht University, an MSc in Local Economic Development from the London School of Economics, and both a BSc and MSc in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Turin. He specializes in economic analysis of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), entrepreneurship, productivity, and local and regional economic development.

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    • Day 1: 29 April 2025


    • 11:30  - 13:00
      S1.1. Public policies and triggers for enhancing cultivated diversity in local agri-food systems in Catalonia

      This sub-session will explore policies that are being implemented at the autonomous region, provincial, and local levels and the demands at other levels to strengthen and expand them.

      Moderator: Jordi Puig, Coordinator of Espigall.

      Speakers:

      • Cristina Massot Berna – General Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food, Government of Catalonia Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food.
      • Xesco Gomar Martín – Delegate President, Department of Natural Spaces and Green Infrastructure, Barcelona Provincial Council.
      • Francesc Arolas – Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Transparency and Good Governance, Human Resources, Citizen Services, Environment and Green Spaces, Public Health, and Consumer Affairs with the Granollers City Council.

      S1.2. Connecting legal, policy, and funding instruments at EU and national level to foster territorial development.

      This sub-session will look into a multilevel discussion on policy and funding initiatives to revitalise territories through innovation and entrepreneurship and the importance of the human right to adequate food as an enabling base for consistency and greater impact.

      Moderator: Mariano Iossa, Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project, FiBL - EU.

      Speakers:

      • Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. TBC.
      • European Commission. TBC.
      • Juan Echanove – FAO Right to Food Unit Coordinator.
      • Simone Sasso – Economist and Policy Analyst, Joint Research Centre, European Commission.
      Where
      Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1



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    Fostering Cultivated Biodiversity
    Through Local Food Policies

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