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15. April 2014
FFA President Franz Fischler
OPENING Opening statement:
Franz FISCHLER, Chair FFA2014, Chairman RISE Foundation
09:00 – 09:30 Opening Address:
Pascal LAMY, Honorary President of Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute
Questions & Answers
Moderator: Stephen SACKUR, Reporter
09:35 – 11:00
ENVIRONMENT Session 1: Environment – Land Use and Natural Resources in EU Policies
Opening Address:
Janez POTOČNIK, Commissioner for the Environment, European Commission
Panellists:
Jürgen VOEGELE , Director, Agriculture and Environmental Services, World Bank
Michael SALM-SALM, President, German Landowners’ Association
Ignace SCHOPS, Director, Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland
Bob YOUNG, Chief Economist & Deputy Executive Director, Public Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation
Questions & Answers
Moderator: Stephen SACKUR, Reporter
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote Address: From Feeding Countries to Supporting Countries’ Ability to Feed Themselves: Trade and Investment in the Service of Resilient Food Systems
Olivier DE SCHUTTER, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food for the United Nations
Questions & Answers
Moderator: Matthew DEMPSEY, Reporter
11:30 – 12:00 COFFEE BREAK
12:00 – 13:15
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE
1
Breakout Session
Sustainable Intensification in Europe:
Practical Approaches
Chair:
Erik MATHIJS,
Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Leuven
Courtexpert Johannes Ausserladscheiter, Forum for Agriculture Brussels
Panellists:
Ross MURRAY,
Deputy President,
Country Land & Business Association
Alois HEISSENHUBER, Professor, Technische Universität München
Respondent:
Claudia OLAZABAL, Head of Unit, Agriculture, Forests and Soil, DG Environment, European Commission
Moderator:
Cathy SMITH,
Reporter
2
Breakout Session
Sustainable intensification in Europe:
Policy Approaches
Chair:
Allan BUCKWELL,
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
Panellists:
Tassos HANIOTIS, Director, Economic Analysis, Perspectives and Evaluation, DG for Agriculture, European Commission
Marco CONTIERO,
EU Policy Director on Agriculture, Greenpeace European Unit
Respondent:
Mairead McGUINNESS, Member of the Agriculture Committee, European Parliament
Moderator:
Matthew DEMPSEY, Reporter
3
Breakout Session
Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture – Perspectives from beyond the EU
Pascale Lamy
Chair:
Robert SICHINGA,
Minister of
Agriculture & Livestock, Republic of Zambia
Panellists:
Swapan K DATTA,
Deputy Director General,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Ishmael SUNGA,
CEO Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions- SACAU
Respondent:
Roberto RIDOLFI, Director, Sustainable Growth and Development, DG Development and Cooperation, European Commission
Moderator:
Stephen SACKUR, Reporter
13:15 – 14:15 LUNCH BREAK
14:15 – 14:45 Debriefing Breakout Sessions 1 – 3
Erik MATHIJS, Professor, University of Leuven
Allan BUCKWELL, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for European Environmental Policy
Robert SICHINGA, Minister of Agriculture & Livestock, Republic of Zambia
Moderator: Matthew DEMPSEY, Reporter
14:45 – 16:15
FARMING
BUSINESS Session 2: Increasing the Competitiveness and Investment in Farm Businesses
Opening Address:
Robert Lewis CARLSON, President, World Farmers‘ Organization
Panellists:
Maurice HOUSE, Agricultural Minister Counselor, U.S. Mission to the EU
Pierre-Olivier DREGE, Director General, French Wheat Growers Association
Ajay Vir JAKHAR, Chairman, Farmer’s Forum India
Mikhail ORLOV, Founder and President, Ambika Group
Questions & Answers
Moderator: Matthew DEMPSEY, Reporter
16:15 – 17:50
TRADE Session 3: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on an Agricultural Perspective
Opening Address:
Karel DE GUCHT, Commissioner for Trade, European Commission
Respondent:
Darci L. VETTER, Deputy Under Secretary, Deaprtment of Agriculture, United States of America
Panellists:
James ELLES, Chairman, Transatlantic Policy Network
Paola TESTORI COGGI, Director General, Health and Consumers Protection, European Commission
John ATKIN, COO, Syngenta
Allen HERSHKOWITZ, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defence Council
Questions & Answers
Moderator: Stephen SACKUR, Reporter
17:50 – 18:00
CLOSING Closing Remarks:
Franz FISCHLER, Chair FFA2014, Chairman RISE Foundation
Provisional Agenda of the Pre-FFA Workshops on March 31st are available on the following links
ECPA Workshop: “Let’s Keep Europe Growing: Ensuring a sustainable and productive future for European agriculture, from policy to practice”
RISE Workshop: Sustainable intensification: Indicators and measurement: do we have to measure farm environmental performance to manage it
