To survive we need protein, of course. Should we consume animal protein? Currently the largest source of protein are animals. But more and more people are switching to a vegetarian (or vegan) diet because they are concerned about animal welfare and the environmental impact of the food industry. In the European Community, animal welfare is highly regulated. Is this regulation sufficient or should it be improved? Should the situation of animals on farms improve? And if so, shouldn’t we be reducing our meat consumption, with the goal of downsizing farms for the good of the animals? Or are there other ways to improve animal welfare? To discuss these issues together, we have invited two experts in the field with two very different messages.

On the one hand we have invited Elisa Bianco. Elisa is responsible for the Food Business office in Spain and Italy at Compassion in World Farming. Compassion in World Farming aims to improve animal welfare. Elisa will propose a possible solution. On the other hand, we have invited Carlos Piñeiro. Carlos is a veterinarian, director at PigChamp and has been working in the world of livestock for more than twenty years. He will offer us his experience in the livestock sector and will explain the measures that can make livestock farms more sustainable and guarantee the care of livestock.

Each one will present us with their vision of the current situation and also proposals on how it should be improved. After the talks we will have the opportunity to delve into the subject. We will debate among all and with the speakers. We end the event with a networking session.

Timetable
19:00 Welcome
19:05 Elisa Bianco: (title will be announced soon)
19:25 Carlos Piñeiro: (title will be announced soon)
19:45 Debate among all attendees
20:30 Networking
21:00 End of the event

Location
The event will take place in the auditorium of our sponsor, Casa Seat at Paseo de Gracia 109 (corner of Diagonal). Health regulations will be respected, in order to maintain the necessary distance the capacity is limited.

Streaming of the event
The event will be streamed online:

Tickets
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About TEDxBarcelonaSalon:
At our TEDxBarcelonaSalon events we foster networking, dialog and the discussion among all members of TEDxBarcelona. In order to achieve this we meet once a month and listen to an interesting talk. After watching the talk we discuss about the presented subject. Here the list of past Salon events.