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| 30 November - 1 December 2009, IBIS Earls Court, London |
London Business Conferences’ ‘Sustainable Sourcing Agricultural Raw Materials’ is a unique and timely conference focusing on practical solutions and actual progress being made to adapt to the well-documented risks to the agricultural supply chain from water scarcity and climate change. Delivering multiple stakeholders from across the food and drink supply chain ranging from multinational retailers, manufacturers and NGOs to developing world farmers and small-scale suppliers, this summit will deliver the tools and data for identifying and managing risk to the agricultural supply chain and forming the multi-stakeholder partnerships necessary for moving forwards in the currently economically volatile environment.
Finally, An Event That Delivers The Farmers As Well As The Retailers, Manufacturers And NGOs: A Real Chance To Engage With The Other End Of The Supply Chain On Sustainable Sourcing
This Summit is the first sustainability conference to comprehensively deliver both domestic (European) and developing world farmers and the multinational food and drink manufacturers and retailers in one place. The only way to get sustainable sourcing off the ground is to engage the farmers in an awareness of the need for sustainable practices and this event provides the necessary platform for understanding the optimal strategies and partnerships to do that. Delegates and speakers will leave the Summit with a practical output in terms of having solutions and contacts for moving towards cost-neutral sustainable sourcing.
- A chance to engage with the whole supply chain including developing world farmers and form successful cross-supply chain partnerships to move towards cost-neutral sustainable sourcing strategies.
- An opportunity to get genuine solutions on how to access the best tools and data for identifying the high risk commodities and geographical areas in the agricultural supply chain
- Practical solutions on how to adapt to the impact of water scarcity and climate change on their agricultural supply chain: ranging from certification, legislative and farming solutions to traceability technologies and advances in logistical efficiency, an event that deals in measurable outputs
- The event will deliver an understanding of the latest developments in standards and certification schemes so that manufacturers and retailers have the tools to choose the most relevant and value-added options.
- A unique opportunity to understand how major food and drink retailers intend to incorporate small-scale farmers into their sustainable sourcing solutions.
- A conference that puts the challenges of farmers centre stage and delivers practical solutions from the other end of the supply chain
This 2-Day Summit has been organised for:
- Food and Drink Retailers
- Food and Drink Manufacturers
- Plant and Crop Science Companies
- Ingredients Suppliers
- Emerging Markets/Developing World Investment Banks and Investment Research Companies
- Agricultural Commodity Processors
- Agricultural Commodity Brokers
- Agricultural Commodity Suppliers
- NGOs and Certification Bodies
- Farmers and Farmers’ Co-operatives
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Hans Van Bochove, Director Of Public Affairs, Communications and CSR, Starbucks Coffee EMEA
Martyn Seal, European Sustainability Director, PepsiCo International
David Lawrence, Diageo Global Procurement, Risk & Governance Director, Diageo
Andy Wales, Head of Sustainable Development, SABMiller
Jonathan Lingham, Food Group, DFID
Simon Houghton-Dodd, Head of Quality and Sustainability, Tate & Lyle
Nicko Debenham, Director of Traceability and Sustainability, Armajaro
Ian Walsh, Head Of Environment, Cadbury Schweppes
Louise Nicholls, Head of Ethical Sourcing, Marks and Spencer
Karin Bogaers, Head Of Social Compliance, Ahold
Tom Hind, Head Of Economics and International Affairs, NFU
Mercedes Talló, Director of Sustainable Value Chains, Rainforest Alliance
Wilfrid Legg, Head of Policies and Environment Division, OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate
Dr. Zaenal Bachruddin, Director General of Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products, Republic Of Indonesia Ministry Of Agriculture
Philip Kiriro, Farmer And President, East African Farmer’s Federation (EAFF)
Michael M. Saguisihan, Farmer and Farmer’s Leader, Asian Farmers’s Association For Sustainable Rural Development
Dominic Lowe, Managing Director, Green & Black’s
Mark Cropper, DG Agriculture And Rural Development, European Commission
Werner Bosmans, DG Environment, European Commission
James Turton, Group Director Of Sustainability And Corporate Affairs, Findus Group
Romeiro Fernando de Cerqueira, President, Coocafe Coffee Cooperative
Rob Garrett, Farmer and Farmer’s Leader, Peak Choice Farmer’s Cooperative
Annette Hansen, Quality Director, Danisco
David Sheppard, Managing Director, Gleadell Agriculture
Richard Perkins, Senior Commodities Adviser, WWF International and WWF-UK
Prof. Tim Wheeler, Director Of The Plants and Environment Laboratory, Reading University
Christoph Walter, Agricultural Research Manager, Unilever
Richard Heatchote, Sustainable Development Manager, Heineken UK
Eduardo Sampaio, Coffee Producer and Agronomist
Sarah Roberts, Executive Director, Ethical Tea Partnership
Niall Marriott, Development Director, The Helical Group
Eric Olson, Senior Vice President of Advisory Services, BSR
Dr. Brian Wade, Regional Manager, Agrotain International
Keith Jones, Director of Stewardship & Sustainable Agriculture, CropLife International
Euan Murray, General Manager, Carbon Footprinting, The Carbon Trust
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