
Programme:
Congress day I – Tuesday, 5 September 2017
12: 30 - Lunch
13:30 - Welcome and opening statement
- Christopher Stopes - President, IFOAM EU
14:00 - Opening Plenary - Sustainability Now! A European Vision for Sustainability
- Pekka Pesonen - Secretary General, Copa - Cogeca
- Jeremy Wates - Secretary General, European Environmental Bureau
- Karl Falkenberg - Senior Adviser for Sustainable Development to the President of the European Commission
- Christopher Stopes - President, IFOAM EU
- Moderator: Eduardo Cuoco - Director, IFOAM EU
15:45 - Coffee Break
16:30 - Parallel Workshops
- Organic on every table
- A holistic approach for agriculture & food
- Transparent & fair food chains
17:30 - Concluding address
- Gunter Pauli - Entrepreneur & author of The Blue Economy: 10 years – 100 innovations – 100 million jobs (tbc)
19:00 - Networking dinner
Congress day II – Wednesday, 6 September 2017
09:00 - Panel discussion - Organic Regulation
- Elena Panichi - Deputy Head of Organics Unit, Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission
- Martin Häusling - Member of European Parliament
- Jan Plagge - President, Bioland; Board Member, IFOAM EU
10:30 - Coffee break
11:00 - Parallel Workshops
- Organic on every table
- A holistic approach for agriculture & food
- Transparent & fair food chains
12:30 -Lunch
14:00- Conclusions from workshops
14:30 - Panel discussion - Re-thinking organic farming in the transition towards a sustainable food system
- Emile Frison - Independent Consultant, Agriculture, biodiversity and sustainable food systems
- Sergi Corbalan - Executive Director, Fair Trade Advocacy Office
- Bernhard Johannes Kahl - Food Quality & Health Association
15:30 - Coffee break
16:45 - Conclusions
- Christopher Stopes - President, IFOAM EU
17:00- Goodbye Coffee
17:30 - End of the congress
Pour plus d'informations sur les informations pratiques, inscriptions et programme des excursions du 7 septembre: http://organic-congress-ifoameu.org/