The #MoveTheDate movement, made possible by the Migros Pioneer Fund, makes forward-looking ideas visible. The overriding motivation is to jointly push back the date of the Swiss Overshoot Day. Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, Swiss scientist, calculates the annual “Overshoot Day”. According to his concept, on this date the population has used up the available natural resources, is broke and lives thereafter on the credit of future generations.

Using the example of the consumption area “food”, we would like to illustrate what and how we eat – is part of the climate solution. Food (Food), local from Zurich and without compromising on enjoyment.

In short keynote speeches we serve insights into the #MoveTheDate movement, you will learn personal details of two Zurich food start-ups, their products, their moments of failure and the individual path to success. This will be followed by a panel with experts on food trends and solutions, putting the topic in our here and now. Finally, you can enjoy the delicacies with your own palate.

Your hosts:

• Founders Yves & Philipp Aarab, ZwingliPilz (production of mushrooms from coffee grounds according to the zero-waste principle).
• Co-founder Sandro Furnari, Äss-Bar (selling baked goods from yesterday)
• Patricia Matzdorf, Head of One Planet Lab German-speaking Switzerland
• Prof. Dr. Alexander Mathys, ETH Zurich, Sustainable food processing
• Andrea Gir & Nina Schaller from #MoveTheDate Switzerland