Draft September 30, 2008 19 th IAMA World Forum and Symposium Global Challenges Regional Solutions Europe Congress Center Budapest, Hungary June 20-23, 23, 2009 1
WELCOME & OPENING CEREMONY Monday (AM 0), June 22 Chair: László Vajda, IAMA President, Hungary József Gráf, Minister of Agriculture and Regional Development, Hungary Sándor Csányi, President and Director General of the National Saving Bank, Hungary Jerry Siebert, Executive Vice President, IAMA 2
Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Trends in Food and Agribusiness Monday (AM 1), June 22 Chair: Chris Peterson, Professor, Michigan State University, USA Hans Joehr, Corporate Head of Agriculture, Nestlé, former IAMA President: Transitions in the Global Food System Csaba Csáki, Professor, Budapest Corvinus University, former Senior World Bank Expert: Developments in Food and Agriculture in Central European Countries 3
How the Visegrad-4 4 Countries are Responding to Global Challenges Monday (AM2), June 22 Chair: Jan van Roekel, Synnovia, The Netherlands Discussion Panel of the 4 Top Managers from the V-4 Countries Czech Republic: Thomas Kreutzer Director, Federation of Food and Drink Industries Hungary : György Raskó, President, Csopak Holding Poland: Gerd Bockenhoff, General Manager, Rabobank Poland Slovak Republic: Igor Mancel, Director, Association of the Wine Producing Company 4
Impact of the Retail Sector on the Value Chain Monday (PM 1), June 22 Chair: Ross McLaren, former CEO Shaws Supermarkets, Scotland Discussion Panel consists of the Top Managers from SPAR Hungary Trade Ltd. Péter Feiner, President of Board of Directors METRO Trade Ltd. Jose-Maria Cervera, Director General AUCHAN Hungary Ltd. Bernard Guntz, Director for Inv. 5
Regional Products in the Global Arena; Connecting People with the Origin of Food Monday (PM2), June 22 Chair: Francesco Braga, Ass. Professor, University of Guelph, Canada Introduction of following Country Solutions: The Netherlands: Arnoud-Jan Bijsterveld, Professor, University of Tilburg Austria: Edith Klauser, Head of Section in Ministry of Agriculture Korea: Sookja Yoon, Director, Traditional Korean Food Hungary: András Seboek, Executive, Campden & Chorleywood, Budapest 6
How Governance Policies and Strategies affect the Agri-Food Sector Tuesday (AM1), June 23 Chair: Mike Cook, Professor, Missouri University, GICL Discussion Panel consists of the Representatives from USA: Marty Reagan, CEO of Ag Processing, Inc. (AGP) South-America: (Dr. Roberto Rodriques, Minister of Agriculture of Brasil, 2002-2006) South-Afrika: Johan van Rooyen, Executive Director, South African Wine Council) Europe on China: Dr. Reto Battaglia (Switzerland) Chinese Quality Products: NOT a Contradiction in Terms! 7
Food Products for Health and Well-being; Global and Local Developments Tuesday (AM2), June 23 Chair: Pál Molnár, Professor, University Szeged, and President, HNC for EOQ, Hungary Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, Executive Director, European Food Safety Authority Consumer Communication for Increasing Consumer Trust Antonio Di Giulio, Head of Unit, European Commission Food, Health and Well-being Research Priorities in FP 7 Joan Prats, Corporate Responsibility Director for Health and Wellness, Coca-Cola Nutrition Labelling based on Guideline Daily Amounts Giselle Fourniere, Nestlé 8
Tension between the 4 F s: Food Fibre Fuel Feed Tuesday (PM2), June 23 Chair: Hector R. Laurence, President and CEO, McLaren Holdings, Argentina The Panel Group consists of following Experts: Francesco Bragga, Ass. Professor, University of Guelph, Canada Marcos Jank, President, UNICA Sugar and Ethanol Exporters Association, Brazil Christophe H. Peterson, Professor, Michigan State University, USA József Popp, Deputy Director General, Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Hungary 9
Closing Panel Discussion Strategies on Local Solutions for Global Challenges Tuesday (PM2), June 23 Chair: László Vajda, IAMA President, Hungary Participants of the Panel Discussion: Frans van Bijsterveld, Director General of Rabobank, The Netherlands Paul Jasper, President elect of IAMA, USA Marcos Fava Neves, Professor, Pensa, Brazil Jerzy Plewa, Deputy Director General, European Commission, DG Agriculture 10
Bridge Session: Agribusiness Education in Past (1989), Present (2009) and Future (2029) Sunday, June 21, 4.30 PM - 6.00 PM Chair and Introduction: Mary Shelman, Director, Agribusiness Program, Harward Business School USA Presentations on the main topic: Csaba Forgács, Gábor Szabó, Csaba Székely, Professors at Hungarian Universities of Agriculture Pankaj Kumar, Professor and Chairman, Indian Institute of Management, India Decio Zylbersztajn, Pensa s Creator, Brazil Joydeep Bose, President & Global Head, Human Resources at Olam International, USA 11