11è European Organic Congress

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/