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world Agricultural
forum Congress, Brussels, Belgium 28 November to 1 December 2011 Renaissance
Hotel, rue du Parnasse 19,
1050 Brussels, Belgium |
registration at: www.worldagriculturalforum2011.com
Rethinking Agriculture
to sustain a growing global population
Why this Congress?
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Current unprecedented interest and concern about
agriculture and price rises in commodities
and food.
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Impact in all nations and especially in developing
countries.
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Difficulties in achieving adequate production,
especially in the face of adverse weather
conditions
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Besides food, agriculture is the source of ever more
raw materials for other processes and
products.
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The need to ensure sustainability in agriculture and
food production.
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Finance and credit systems are still recovering.
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Technology and financial systems for agriculture are
underused and misunderstood.
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Global institutions such as the G8, the G20, the UN,
the FAO and others are
seeking
solutions.
In a break with tradition and shortly after the
conclusion of the G20 meeting in November, the
2011 WAF Congress will be held in Brussels, seat of
many of the European Union Institutions
Speakers and delegates will come together to evaluate
the situation, discuss, debate and seek
solutions and especially, re-think our global agriculture
systems and how they can be improved to
serve the growing global population.
Your Congress Chairmen:
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Rt. Honorable James B. Bolger, ONZ, Chairman of the Advisory Board,
World
Agricultural Forum
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Dr. Kenneth M.
Baker,
Chairman of the Congress Organsation &
Vice-Chairman
Advisory Board, World
Agricultural Forum
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Monday, 28 November 2011
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5.00 p.m. |
Registration Opens |
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6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. |
Opening Reception Attendees and Guests from European Institutions, Diplomats, Brussels
Representatives, NGO’s and Corporate Representatives Madrid Suite – Renaissance
Hotel (Sponsor – Bayer CropScience) |
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
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8.30 a.m. |
WELCOME - Rt. Honorable
James B. Bolger, ONZ Chairman of the Advisory Board, World Agricultural Forum |
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8.45 a.m. |
Opening Keynotes The Unprecedented Demands
on Agriculture – The Stakes - Professor Paolo De Castro,
Chairman of the Agricultural and Rural Development Committee of the European
Parliament and Member of the Advisory Board of the World Agricultural Forum . |
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9.15 a.m. |
Keynote: Ms. Sandra E. Peterson, CEO, Bayer CropScience . |
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9.45 a.m. |
Break |
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Congress
Theme I Rethinking Agriculture – The
Issues |
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10.15 a.m. |
Round Table Is this the New World
Order? Higher Prices, Higher Demand and Continuing Hunger Will food prices continue to rise? Where is future
demand coming from? What will be the attitude of food-producing nations? How are governments likely to
react as they seek to ensure food security for their own nations? Avoiding public discontent with food security issues. Can
prices be controlled? Moderator: The Hon. Clayton
Yeutter, Former US Secretary of Agriculture and former US Trade
Representative ·
Dr Franz Fischler, Chairman RISE (Rural Investment Support for Europe) and Former European
Commissioner of Agriculture ·
Dr. Ren WANG Vice
President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) . |
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11.15 a.m. |
Interactive discussion with audience |
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11.45 a.m. |
Plenary: What does Society Expect from Farmers? Maximilian
Hardegg, Austrian Farmer and Board Member, DLG German
Agricultural Union |
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12.15 p.m. |
Walking Lunch |
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1.30 p.m. Breakout Session
I |
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New Technology for Agriculture – The Challenges Moderator: Dr. Christoph Wegner, Senior Vice President, Global
Research and Development, Crop Protection Division, BASF Panel:
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Dr. Mike Bushell, Principal Scientific Adviser, Syngenta International AG . ·
Pierre
Rolland, Director Business Development, GeoSys ·
Michael Doane, Vice President, Sustainable Agriculture,
Monsanto, USA, ·
Dominic
Dyer, Chief Executive, Crop Protection Association |
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1.30 p.m. Breakout Session
II |
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The
Global Trading System as a Motor for Assuring Food Security Moderator: Carole
Brookins, Former U.S. Executive Director, The World Bank Panel: ·
Alex Chu, Deputy Chairman & Executive Director, Dah
Chong Hong Holdings, Hong Kong ·
Mr. John S. Wilson, Lead Economist,
Development Research Group, International Trade, The World Bank ·
Professor
Stefan Tangermann, Emeritus Professor at the University of Göttingen and former Director for Trade and Agriculture
at the OECD ·
Géraldine Kutas,
União da Indústria da Cana-de-Açúcar/Brazilian Sugar Cane Industry Association |
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1.30 p.m. p.m. Breakout
Session III |
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Extracting
Benefits for all from the Agriculture-Based Value Chain. Moderator: Mr Ron Bonnett, Board Member, World Farmers Organisation, and
President The Canadian
Federation of Agriculture, Canada Panel: ·
Tom Lambie, Chancellor of Lincoln Agricultural
University and former President of Federated Farmers, New Zealand ·
Marc Rosiers, Belgian Farmers
Union ·
Knud Buhl, Director
for International Trade, Danish Bacon
and Meat Council (DBMC) |
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1.30 p.m. p.m. Breakout
Session IV |
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Bio-Energy – Scope and
Future Moderator: Poul Ruben Andersen, Vice President for Bioenergy
at Novozymes Panel: ·
Greg Murray, Co-Founder and Group Managing Director, CleanStar Ventures
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Roberto Rodriguez Labastida, Senior Analyst, Bloomberg New
Energy Finance ·
Henk Joos, CEO Quinvita, Belgium ·
Assistant Professor Niclas
Scott Bentsen, Faculty
of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen |
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3.15 p.m. |
Break |
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4.00 p.m. |
Plenary Round Table: Conclusions
- The Issues: Moderator: The Hon. Clayton Yeutter, Former US Secretary of Agriculture and
former US Trade Representative Panel: Chairs of Breakout Sessions I, II, III & IV ·
Dr. Christoph
Wegner, Senior Vice President,
Global Research and Development, Crop Protection Division, BASF ·
The Honorable Carole L. Brookins, Former U.S.
Executive Director, The World Bank ·
Ron Bonnett, Board Member of WFO &
President, Canadian Federation of
Agriculture (CFA/FCA, Canada) ·
Poul Ruben
Andersen, Vice President for Bioenergy, Novozymes |
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5.00 p.m. |
Interactive discussion with audience |
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7.30 p.m. |
Congress Reception and
Dinner – Traditional Belgian Fare Renaissance Hotel, Brussels Guest Speaker: Kris Peeters, Minister-President of the Flemish Government and Minister of
Agriculture |
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
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7.30 a.m. |
Registration Open |
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8.10 a.m. |
Housekeeping/Announcements – Ken
Baker, Chairman of the Congress Organsation
& Vice-Chairman WAF Advisory Board |
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Congress
Theme II Rethinking Agriculture –The Potential
Solutions |
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8.15 a.m. |
Plenary Round Table: A New Vision for Agriculture –
Market-based Solutions
Panelists
(all are proposed and will be selected in cooperation with the WEF and
include): Moderator:
Robert Berendes,
Head of Business Development, Syngenta . · Rainer von Mielecki, Head of Global Public/Government Affairs Crop Protection, BASF · David Cleary, Global Agriculture Lead, The Nature Conservancy · Willem-Jan Laan, Director Global External Affairs, Unilever |
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9.15 a.m. |
Interactive discussion with audience |
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9.30 a.m. |
Keynote – “Sustainability
as a Business Driver”: Anton Robek, Sr.VP Bio-based
Products & Services, DSM |
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10.00 a.m. |
Break |
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10.30 a.m. |
Plenary Round Table: “More from Less” – Improved Sustainable
Use of Natural Resources Moderator : Mark Ekstein, Managing Director International Finance, World
Wildlife Fund Panel: ·
Lord Deben (John Gummer), former UK Minister of
Agriculture & of Environment . ·
Dr.
Dirk Voeste, Head
Sustainable Agriculture, BASF . ·
Bruce Tozer, Head of EMEA Sales Softs & Agricultural
Products, Crédit Agricole
Corporate and Investment Bank, Commodities, Fixed Income Markets . ·
Anton Robek, Sr.VP
Bio-based Products & Services, DSM |
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11.15 a.m. |
Interactive discussion with audience |
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11.45 a.m. |
Keynote: Mr
Georg Häusler, Head of Cabinet, European Commissoner for
Agriculture and Rural Development |
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12.15 p.m. |
Keynote – “How to Reconcile
Prosperity with Nature”: Professor Paul Collier, Professor of Economics,
Oxford University |
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12.45 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1.30 p.m. Breakout Session
I |
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View from the Land - Principles for Responsible
Agricultural Investment Moderator: Thierry de l’Escaille, Secretary General, ELO . Panel: (panel under development by Thierry de l’Escaille,
ELO) ·
Mikhail Orlov, Founder & President of The Ambika Group, Russia ·
Mindaugas Kuklierius, Vice-Minister of Agriculture
of Republic of Lithuania ·
Mauritz Quaak, Member of
the Board, SAF-agriculteurs de France ·
Jan Paul van Hoven, Director, Koninklijke Maatschap Wilhelminapolder, Netherlands |
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1.30 p.m. Breakout Session
II |
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Re-thinking Agriculture –
The Role of South-South Partnerships Moderator: ·
Dr. William Dar, Director General of
ICRISAT (The Philippines) Panel: ·
Dr.
Arvind Kumar, Deputy Director
General Education, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) ·
Said Silim, Director of East and South Africa
Region, ICRISAT ·
Dr. Nigel Poole, Chairman ICRISAT. |
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1.30 p.m. Breakout Session
III |
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Encouraging
Future Investment Opportunities for Agriculture Moderator: Gary Blumenthal, President and CEO, World
Perspectives, Inc. Panel: ·
Stéphane Frappat, CEO Sodrugestvo
Group of Companies, Russian Federation . ·
Emma Cardy-Brown, Director Cardy-Brown
& Co Ltd & Agri-Invest Publications Ltd, Kenya . ·
John
Llewellyn, Llewellyn Consulting and former Chief of Staff,
OECD ·
Adam Anders, Managing Director, Rabo Ventures, Rabobank, The Netherlands ·
Wayne Jones, Division Head, Agri-food Trade and
Markets, Directorate for Trade and Agriculture, OECD |
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1.30 p.m. Breakout Session
IV |
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Ensuring Future Management
has the Capacity to Re-think and Implement the Necessary Changes for the
Future of Agriculture Moderator: Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, President ELO, Vice Chairman of
the RISE Foundation (Rural Investment Support for Europe) and former Agriculture
Chief of Staff at the European Commission Panel: ·
Professor Aldas Janaiah,
Head, School of Agribusiness Management-SABM, Acharya
NG Ranga Agricultural University, ANGRAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India . ·
Pol Coppin, Former Dean, Faculty of BioSciences,
KU Leuven ·
Noël Devisch, Chairman of Vlaamse
Visveiling and former Chairman of the Belgian Farmers
Union \ ·
Tom Lambie, Chancellor of Lincoln
Agricultural University and former President of Federated Farmers, New
Zealand |
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3.00 p.m. |
Break |
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3.30 p.m. |
Plenary: Towards
a Biobased Future Mr. Steen
Riisgaard, President & CEO, Novozymes, Denmark |
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4.00 p.m. |
Plenary: Animal
Health and Nutrition as Driver of Productivity, Sustainability and
Quality Thad
W. Simons, President and CEO, Novus International |
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4.30 p.m. |
Plenary Round Table:
Conclusions Rethinking Agriculture - The Potential Solutions: Lord Deben (John Gummer), former UK Minister of
Agriculture & of Environment . Panel: Chairs of Breakout Sessions I, II III & IV |
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5.15 p.m. |
Interactive discussion with audience |
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7.30 p.m. |
Free Evening – Suggestions for Dinner Venues will be made available |
Thursday, 1
December 2011
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Congress
Theme III
Re-thinking Global Agriculture – Finance
and Management for the Future, and a Call to Action |
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8.00 a.m. |
Housekeeping/Announcements – Ken
Baker, Chairman of the Congress Organsation
& Vice-Chairman WAF Advisory Board |
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8.05 a.m. |
Plenary: Commodity
Forecasts: “A Dangerous New Phase...” Ric Deverell, Credit Suisse |
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8.30 a.m. |
Round Table: Agricultural Commodity Markets – Is
Regulation Really Necessary? Moderator: Mr. Jorge Cazenave, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Argentina . ·
Professor Johan Swinnen, Professor of
Development Economics, K.U.Leuven and President-elect of the International Association of
Agricultural Economists . ·
Prof. Harald
von Witzke, President
of the Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture, Berlin . ·
Emeritus
Professor Allan Buckwell, Policy Director, Country Land Association,
UK ·
Arnaud
Petit, Director Commodities and Trade,
COPA/COGECA European Farmers and European Agri-Cooperatives |
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9.40 a.m. |
Interactive discussion with audience – Panel to be joined by Ric Deverell, Credit Suisse |
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10.00 a.m. |
Break |
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10.30 a.m. |
Round Table: Trends
and Developments in Private Financing of Agriculture Moderator: Philippe de Lapérouse, Managing
Director, – Global Food, Agribusiness and Biofuels, HighQuest Partners LLC, St Louis, USA . Panel: ·
Daniel Hough, Macquarie
Agricultural Funds Management. ·
Rui Laurentino, Founder and CEO of Quifel Resources, Portugal. ·
Nathalie Brisbois, Manager of the Enterprise Fund of the Belgian
Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) |
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11.15 a.m. |
Interactive discussion with audience |
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11.30 a.m. |
The
Financing, Effectiveness, Yardsticks and Place of Aid for Trade in
Development Programmes Moderator: Natalia Alonso,
Head of EU Advocacy, Oxfam
International ·
Dr. John Barrett, Chief Professional, Research and
Evidence Division, UK Department for International Development ·
H.E. Vangelis Vitalis, Ambassdor
of New Zealand to the EU and New Zealand Chief Negotiator for the
ASEAN-Australian-New Zealand FTA and Malaysia-New Zealand FTA ·
Ignace Coussement,
Managing Director, AgriCord ·
Nick Moon, Co–founder, KickStart,
Kenya |
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12.15 p.m. |
Interactive discussion with audience |
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12.30 p.m. |
Agriculture Facing the Future – A Leader’s Thoughts Hon. C. Damodara Rajanarsihma, Deputy Chief Minister
of Andhra Pradesh, India (remarks delivered by Mr. V. Nagi Reddy,
Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, India) |
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1.00 p.m. |
Close of Congress Rt. Honorable
James B. Bolger, ONZ Chairman of the
Advisory Board, World Agricultural Forum |