Guest speaker

Cindy Schoumacher
EU policy officer, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation

Cindy Schoumacher is a Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG RTD, Unit B2 Bioeconomy & Food Systems. She is working on Food 2030 and more specifically on agriculture-related aspects, dietary shift and alternative proteins, as well as the climate aspects of food systems. She holds an engineering degree in agronomy from Agrocampus Ouest (Rennes) and a Master’s degree in environmental economics and policies from AgroParisTech (Paris). She is knowledgeable about European agricultural and environmental economics and policies, climate change, marine issues and biodiversity.

Chair

Professor Ian Rowland
Emeritus Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Reading

Professor Ian Rowland is Emeritus Professor of Human Nutrition, University of Reading. Prior to joining the University of Reading in 2007 as the Hugh Sinclair Professor of Human Nutrition, Ian was head of nutrition at Ulster University. He holds a BSc and PhD in microbiology from University College London and an honorary doctorate from Gent University for work on nutrition and cancer. His main research area is the impact of plant-based eating and phytochemicals on health, particularly cancer and cardiovascular disease. He has published over 400 papers.

Chair

Dr Gemma Newman
GP, Plant Power Doctor 

Dr Gemma Newman is the Senior Partner at a family medical practice where she has worked for 12 years. She studied at UWCM and has worked in many specialities as a doctor including elderly care, endocrinology, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, general surgery, urology, vascular surgery and rehabilitation medicine. She gained additional qualifications in gynaecology, family planning and General Practice. She is a founding member and ambassador for PBHPUK and a member of BSLM.
Dr Newman has a specialist interest in holistic health, plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine. She has contributed content on the topic of Diabetes for the Winchester University Plant Based Nutrition Course, and has written a chapter for the first edition of ‘A prescription for Healthy Living, a guide to Lifestyle Medicine’ a textbook for Clinicians published by Elsevier Academic Press.
As a broadcaster she has been featured on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky News Sunrise as well as BBC Radio. She has contributed to articles for magazines including Glamour, Zest and Health magazine, and was featured in The Daily Telegraph for her work in plant-based nutrition. She is also host of the popular podcast by Holland and Barratt ‘The Wellness Edit’ podcast. Dr Gemma has written an accessible and friendly step by step guide to plant based living called ‘The Plant Power Doctor; a simple prescription for a healthier you’, which is a simple ‘why’ and ‘how’ sharing the benefits of plants for your health and the planet.

View Cindy Schoumacher’s talk (30 mins CPD)