The fifth annual Yale Symposium will draw together a diverse array of individuals sharing a common interest in the olive tree and its products. Participants will include academics, members of professional associations & organizations, growers, producers, buyers, sellers, and other industry and allied-industry representatives. This symposium will focus on current and emerging issues including, but not limited to:
- Olive oil in public, global and planetary health;
- Olive and olive oil policies and regulations (both local and global);
- Olive oil quality, authenticity, chemistry, and testing;
- Olive oil marketing;
- Health-related considerations (e.g., nutrition, nutriscore and the Mediterranean diet);
- The bioeconomy;
- The circularity and sustainability;
- Climate change and climate resilience.
The program includes presentations, roundtable discussions, tastings, and social gatherings and is specifically designed to stimulate active participation and to propagate collaboration between participants.
