Past Programs

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September 12, 2023

This free full-day conference will convene industry academics, experts, and anyone looking to break into the field.

July - August 2023

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences, and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

May - July 2022

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences, and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

July 12 - July 30, 2021

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences, and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences, and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

July 13 - August 2 2019

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences, and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

April 10 - April 11, 2019

Recognizing the importance of innovation in agrifood supply chains, UC Berkeley, in collaboration with Solidaridad North America, has designed a comprehensive two-day training workshop which will examine the social, economic, and environmental aspects of agrifood supply chains and their potential for innovation. 

July 6 - July 27, 2018

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

April 18 - April 19, 2018

Recognizing the importance of innovation in agrifood supply chains, UC Berkeley, in collaboration with Solidaridad North America, has designed a comprehensive two-day training workshop which will examine the social, economic and environmental aspects of agrifood supply chains and their potential for innovation. 

November 29 - November 30, 2017

This conference intends to facilitate a broad public discourse on our modern food supply and the modern diet as it undergoes radical changes. With a repository of inventive, revolutionary ideas and research, the hope for this conference will be that these groundbreaking ideas can be carried out and implemented into policy and practice.


Spring 2018

Sustainability effort for your organization is not about appeasing activists or figuring out how to make your business look "less bad." It is about creating shared value for both your organization and the environment, by going beyond business as usual. 

June 19 - June 30, 2017

Conservation Strategy Fund is offering its annual international training course, Economic Tools for Conservation, in the summer of 2017 at the University of California, Berkeley. CSF’s Economic Tools courses are regarded as the premier training event in applied economics for environmental professionals.

June 4 - June 23, 2017

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

May 31 - June 2 2017

The 21st annual conference will include invited and contributed, plenary and parallel sessions in which participants from around the world will discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the bioeconomy in both developed and developing countries.

April 18 - April 20, 2017

The workshop provides strategic perspectives on innovation in agrifood supply chains. The event’s purpose is to consider together in-depth the ways in which agrifood businesses create innovations in products, systems, and technologies, and as entrepreneurs design supply chains to implement those innovations in the market.

March 29 - March 31, 2017

With this hands-on Spatial Data Science Bootcamp for professionals, you can expand your GIS skill level and learn how to integrate open source and web-based solutions into your GIS toolkit by gaining an understanding of spatial data science techniques.

November 9, 2016

In collaboration with Die Lebensmittelwirtschaft, this 1 day symposium will enable you to develop the framework to understand the day-to-day behaviors of the average consumer. You will get a first-hand glimpse on how an international public health challenge translates to national markets and policie


July 25 - August 5 2016

Conservation Strategy Fund is offering its annual international training course, Economic Tools for Conservation, July 25th – August 5th 2016 in Berkeley, California. CSF’s Economic Tools courses are regarded as the premier training event in applied economics for environmental professionals. 

July 2 - July 22, 2016

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

April 19 - April 21, 2016

The workshop focuses on understanding strategic opportunities for innovation in agrifood product design and supply chain design to enhance profitability in rapidly transforming emerging markets of Asia and Latin America, and in evolving mature markets in the US and Western Europe.


March 23 - March 25, 2016

With this hands-on Spatial Data Science Bootcamp for professionals, you can expand your GIS skill level and learn how to integrate open source and web-based solutions into your GIS toolkit by gaining an understanding of spatial data science techniques.

October 30 - November 6 2015

UC Berkeley conducted its first customized program for Costco Wholesale, bringing together office representatives and executives from Costco Wholesale’s Northern California Regional Office with environmental specialists to delve into the science of organic agriculture.

September 3, 2015

This conference brought together scholars and practitioners from the University of California, Berkeley and the Chinese Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CCDC), to discuss the latest research and developments related to water treatment, water management, disease prevention, and public health. 

June 26 - July 18 2015

ELP summer training provides participants with a unique opportunity to interact with UC Berkeley, as well as their global peers, to access new information and tools, share practical experiences and develop the types of leadership skills that translate knowledge into effective action.

May 26 - May 30, 2015

This customized program was a five-day, intensive, interactive course in climate change and livestock from May 26 to May 30, 2015 hosted by UC Berkeley.

October 3 - October 5, 2014

This intensive professional program will analyze the impact of regulations on government and industry, evaluate case studies of best practices in policy design and compliance, and provide the tools that governments and businesses need to build sustainable and climate-resilient economies.

November 18 - November 19, 2013

This customized program was a two-day, intensive, interactive course in climate change and agriculture from November 18 through November 19, 2013, which hosted a delegation from the Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines.