The Mediterranean Diet as a Method: From Healthy Lifestyles to Personalized Prevention
At “Positive Nutrition, Mediterranean and Nordic Dietary Models: Innovation and Sustainability for Future Food Systems” in Copenhagen on 28 October, Pietro Paganini explored how the principles of the Mediterranean Diet can inform modern prevention: connecting nutrition, movement and well-being with education, scientific innovation and individual choice. In a nutshell The Mediterranean Diet is more than […]
Dairy Beyond Milk: Nutrition, AI and Europe’s Strategic Food Infrastructure
At the European Dairy Association Annual Convention 2026 in Bratislava, Pietro Paganini explored the dairy industry’s value paradox, the impact of artificial intelligence on consumer choices, and the strategic importance of nutrition, food security, and protein coexistence. Explore key policy takeaways from the event in our summary report and read Pietro’s speech: download it now. […]
Personalized Prevention: Shaping the Future of Health in Europe
15 October 2026, European Parliament Why should prevention treat us as if we were all the same? At the European Parliament in Brussels, we explored this question during the event “Personalized Prevention: Harnessing Science, Technology, and Smarter Nutrition for a Healthier Europe”, organised in partnership with SME Connect and hosted by MEP Kristian Vigenin. Personalized […]
Dairy’s Strategic Role in the Global Protein System
What do we really see when we look at the price of milk? At the IFCN Dairy Conference 2026 in Parma, Pietro Paganini explored the gap between the value dairy creates and the value consumers and policymakers recognize. His intervention connected changing consumer behavior, artificial intelligence, and food security, outlining how dairy can strengthen its […]
Can the EUDR Work Without Smallholders?
On 18 September, we took part in the first session of the virtual dialogue series “Leave No Smallholder Behind: Making EUDR Compliance an Opportunity for Inclusive Development”, organized by the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) and WWF Indonesia. Pietro Paganini, President of Competere, moderated the panel “From Compliance to Inclusion: Building Support Systems […]
Personalized Prevention: Europe’s Next Health Innovation Frontier
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Medicine is becoming increasingly personalized. Why is prevention still largely one-size-fits-all? At the GTIPA Annual Summit in Warsaw, Pietro Paganini called for personalized prevention to become a priority for European health innovation. Speaking during the session “Policy to Drive Life-Science Innovation in Europe”, he outlined how this approach could help people […]
The Future of Proteins is Coexistence: From Food Wars to Food Innovation
Leggi l’articolo in italiano At the 2026 Annual Assembly of ASSICA – the Italian Meat and Cured Meats Industry Association – held in Rome, industry leaders gathered to discuss “The Future of Pork in an Age of Global Uncertainty.” During the conference, Pietro Paganini highlighted how the pork and cured meats industry is undergoing a […]
Europe’s Deforestation Rules Face a Critical Question: Is The System Ready?
At the European Parliament, we took part in a high-level discussion on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), organized by the European Food Forum, focused on one of the most critical challenges for European businesses and global supply chains: how to achieve the regulation’s environmental objectives while ensuring legal certainty, proportionality, feasibility, and competitiveness. The event, […]
GTIPA 2026: Navigating the U.S. Tariffs Shock
Competere remains an active member of the Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance (GTIPA), a global network of independent think tanks focused on trade, innovation, and sustainable growth. As a founding partner, Competere helps drive evidence-based research and international cooperation to support smarter, innovation-friendly regulatory frameworks worldwide. On 30 May, GTIPA has launched “The Aftermath […]
Beyond Nutritional Paternalism: Towards Affordable and Heart-Friendly Diets
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Pietro Paganini addressed a key question for Europe’s public health agenda at the SME Connect and Herbalife webinar, “SMEs and the Safe Hearts Plan: Towards Affordable, Heart-Friendly Diets”: affordability, which goes far beyond price. The discussion brought together distinguished experts and policymakers, including Prof. Adam Drewnowski, Amelie Baracat–Empereur, MEP Emanuela Ripa […]