The discussion brought together researchers, practitioners, authors and experts, including Dr. Karen O’Brien-Kop, King’s College London, and Dr. Mrinalini Kochupillai, Hanken School of Economics. They shared insights from their research on herbs and plants used for ayurvedic practices, biodiversity, sustainability, ethics and traditional knowledge systems.
Karthik Jeganathan, Sri Sri Tattva Europe, spoke about the use of herbs and their potent properties in traditional healing systems.
Lars Covenius Olesen, Dyrenes Alliance, highlighted the importance of healthy and plant based food choices for a healthy life. Priya Mani, Phaidon Publishing, shared insights from her research on spices across cuisines and spoke of her upcoming book ‘’Spiced’’.