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SystemShifters in Food

For experienced leaders in the food system

ready to leverage their agency
for triggering collective systemic change.

2025

SystemShifters is a pioneering programme that brings together senior leaders from across the food system to become stronger agents of change.

Through open, honest conversations with a wide range of stakeholders, SystemShifters explore what keeps the current system in place — and how to create room to manoeuvre within it.
Together, we identify and pull the levers that can trigger a positive tipping point in the food system.

By joining SystemShifters, you’ll experience the real-world complexity of taking leadership — alongside others — beyond the usual boundaries of your role or organisation. The programme is explorative and action-driven by design. It offers a unique opportunity to practice systems leadership, deepen essential skills like influence and negotiation, and co-create interventions that help shift our food system towards healthier, more sustainable consumption.

"This is where I hear the voices that challenge my thinking and inspire new possibilities.

SystemShifters creates the space to step outside our roles, connect deeply, and unlock the bold ideas we need to truly pull the levers for change."

Daniella Vega Global SVP Health & Sustainability, Ahold Delhaize

Trigger the food system shift that makes balanced eating accessible for all.

Next Shift session

Step into the field where ideas meet action and transformation begins.

This session will focus on

Engaging farmers for whom the protein shift will likely be significantly affecting their businesses and ways of life.

Dates
18 September (12:00) – 19 September (16:00), 2025

Location
De Nieuwe Melkboer
(The New Milk Farmer), near Enschede, the Netherlands


What to Expect

•Tackle personal leadership challenges together.

•Learn from pioneering farmers who transitioned from dairy to soya.

•Deepen your systems change knowledge with Peter Lefort (Global Systems Institute).

•Understand the role of young farmers in the protein transition.

•Reflect and plan your next actions as a force for change.

Register here for the next Shift Session

Project lead

Rick Koster
Rick Koster

Owner/Trainer/Programme designer Leaderscope