CONVIVIUM
New York Climate Week

20–26 September 2026
East Village, New York

ABOUT

CONVIVIUM arrives in New York during UNGA High-Level Week and New York Climate Week as a space where food, water and people shape the future. In the East Village, policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, community leaders and young people gather around a table to turn dialogue into cooperation and commitments into action. Through gastrodiplomacy, water diplomacy and the FAO Global Roadmap, CONVIVIUM connects global agendas with local and community-led initiatives. Welcome to CONVIVIUM, where the future gets a seat at the table.

AGENDA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

EDIBLE DIALOGUES

7:00 AM

SYSTEMS CHANGE & REGENERATIVE LEADERSHIP

8:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

Panel and Tasting Menu of Forest Friendly Products

3:00 PM

GASTRODIPLOMACY:
FROM COP30 TO COP31

8:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026

FOOD WASTE
PREVENTION

3:00 PM

PAIDEIA & SOCIAL INNOVATION

8:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026

MEDITERRANEAN DIET, NYU & FAO

7:00 AM

FROM ROADMAP TO ACTION

8:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

Nutritious Futures

3:00 PM

Regenerative Cities & Bioregions: Yugawara & Tokyo

8:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

WOMEN & WATER RECEPTION

3:00 PM

WATER & HERITAGE DINNER

8:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026

Educational Program on Insect Protein

3:00 PM

FROM NEGOTIATIONS TO IMPLEMENTATION

7:15 PM

⁠⁠The Week’s Highlights Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026

FOOD FOR HEALTH, FOOD FOR EARTH

8:30 AM  •  NYU PlessHall

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

WATER–ENERGY
NEXUS

12:00 PM  •  REGEN House at Loft 39

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

CITIES & BIOREGIONS - From Regenerative Cities to Bioregional Action: Next Phases of Territorial Transformation

2:30 PM  •  REGEN House at Loft 39

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

PLANET AQUA • PLANET PEACE

8:00 AM  •  NPR STUDIOS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026

Summit co-hosted by Columbia University and Future Food Institute

8:00 AM  •  Columbia University

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026

EDIBLE DIALOGUES

7:00 AM

Olive oil tasting with film screening, hosted by Land Of Canaan

SYSTEMS CHANGE & REGENERATIVE LEADERSHIP

8:00 PM

Convivium hosted by Club Of Rome

Club of Rome-hosted dinner and living laboratory where a shared meal makes systems change tangible, connecting regenerative food systems and ecological resilience with new models of leadership, governance and economic transformation.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

Panel and Tasting Menu of Forest Friendly Products

3:00 PM

Cooking the Future hosted by Rainforest Alliance

GASTRODIPLOMACY: FROM COP30 TO COP31

8:00 PM

Convivium hosted by Instituto Regenera

Gastrodiplomacy dinner on regenerative food systems and cooperation from COP30 to COP31.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2026

Food waste prevention

3:00 PM

Cooking the Future hosted by Leanpath & Google

PAIDEIA & SOCIAL INNOVATION

8:00 PM

Convivium hosted by Si-Lab

A Billion New Jobs by 2035: Decent, Regenerative, and Within Planetary Boundaries?

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026

MEDITERRANEAN DIET, NYU & FAO

7:00 AM

Edible Dialogues hosted by Instituto Regenera

REGENERATIVE COFFEE EXPERIENCE

FROM ROADMAP TO ACTION

8:00 PM

Convivium hosted by FAO Global Roadmap

Immersive dining experience that brings the FAO Global Roadmap to life, transforming global policy priorities into tangible, locally grounded pathways for water resilience, circularity and regenerative food systems.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026

Nutritious Futures

3:00 PM

Cooking the Future hosted by United Planet & Upgame

UpGame Quest: visions gathered across 120 countries become a shared narrative for the future of food and climate action.

Regenerative Cities & Bioregions: Yugawara & Tokyo

8:00 PM

Convivium hosted by Tokyo Tatemono

Tokyo Tatemono-hosted dialogue exploring how regenerative cities can evolve as integrated bioregional systems, connecting urban and rural territories, ecosystems, communities and businesses through place-based action.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

WOMEN & WATER RECEPTION - PRIORITY EVENT AT CONVIVIUM

3:00 PM

Cooking the Future hosted by Future Food Institute

Women’s leadership in water governance.

WATER & HERITAGE DINNER

8:00 PM

Convivium hosted by ICOMOS ISC Water

Food & Food Systems Dinner on heritage, water, and cooperation.
PRIORITY INSTITUTIONAL EVENT

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026

Educational Program on Insect Protein

3:00 PM

Cooking the Future hosted by Brooklyn Bugs

Educational Program on Insect Protein with a live tasting sessions by Chef Joseph Yoon.

FROM NEGOTIATIONS TO IMPLEMENTATION

7:15 PM

Convivium hosted by COPx

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026

FOOD FOR HEALTH, FOOD FOR EARTH

8:30 AM  •  NYU PlessHall

The Mediterranean Diet at the Crossroads of Public Health, Climate Action, and Cultural Diplomacy — “Eat Well. Stay Well. Save the Planet.”

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

WATER–ENERGY NEXUS

12:00 PM  •  REGEN House at Loft 39

Speakers: 

David Laborde, FAO (ESA);
Vincenzo Naddeo, University of Salerno;
Francesco Musco, Vice-Rector, Iuav University of Venice;
Stefano Pisani, Mayor of Pollica — BLUERA Initiative;
Amanda Eichel, C40 Cities;
Simone Venturini, City of Venice;
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome and Executive Chair, Earth4All.

PRIORITY INSTITUTIONAL EVENT

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

Cities & Bioregions - From Regenerative Cities to Bioregional Action: Next Phases of Territorial Transformation

2:30 PM  •  REGEN House at Loft 39

Co-hosted by Tokyo Tatemono and Future Food Institute

International dialogue exploring how cities, businesses and communities can connect regenerative initiatives into integrated bioregional models, translating global principles into place-based ecological, social, cultural and economic transformation, with the example of the Yugawara case.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

PLANET AQUA • PLANET PEACE

8:00 AM  •  NPR STUDIOS

Summit co-hosted by Food Tank and Future Food Institute

High-level Climate Week dialogue exploring how water stewardship and an integrated approach to ecology can advance resilient food systems, public health, climate action, global equity and peace.

Speakers: 

Blu Allen, Broadway Actor, Singer, and Dancer; 
Elijah Caldwell, OBIE Award-Winning Actor, Singer, Pianist, and Music Director;
David Laborde, Director, Agrifood Economics Division (FAO);
Kaveh Madani, Director (United Institute for Water, Environment and Health);
Laura McDearis, US Program Director (Marine Stewardship Council);
Danielle Nierenberg, President (Food Tank);
Sara Roversi, Founder (Future Food Institute);
Brendan Shane, Director of Philanthropy Special Projects and Climate Advisor (Trust for Public Lands);
Simone Venturini (Mayor of Venice)

PRIORITY INSTITUTIONAL EVENT

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026

Summit co-hosted by Columbia University and Future Food Institute

8:00 AM  •  Columbia University