| 2005 World Congress May 16-18, 2005 Saint Louis, Missouri USA Chase Park Plaza Hotel The Key to Peace, Security and Growth: Local, Regional AND Global Agri-Food Systems Agenda Monday, May 16, 2005 2:00 P.M Opening Remarks and Keynote Addresses Food Systems: A Framework For National Security And Global Peace Changing Demographics – A Wake Up Call Right Honorable James B. Bolger, ONZ, Chairman, Advisory Board, World Agricultural Forum, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand Sustainable Development, Democracy and Peace Ruth Oniang’o, Executive Director, Rural Outreach Program, Kenya The Millennium Challenge Account as a Framework for Achieving Peace, Security and Growth Felipe Manteiga, Managing Director, Agricultural Programs, Millennium Challenge Corporation 3:45 P.M Economic Growth: A Driver For Development Of Agri-Food Systems Chair: Right Honorable James B. Bolger, ONZ, Chairman, Advisory Board, World Agricultural Forum, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand The Doha Round: Making Trade work for Economic Development and Growth Robert Thompson, Gardner Chair in Agricultural Policy, Univ. of Illinois Industry – A Partner for Growth and Development Hans Johr, Corporate Head of Agriculture, Nestle, Ltd. International Ag Trade: The Challenges of Growth Carl Hausmann, President & CEO, Bunge North America Meat as a Driver for Economic Growth in Developing Countries Osler Desouzart, President & CEO, OD Consulting These world leaders will set the tone for further discussions on the roles that agriculture and the agri-food systems play in the development and growth of any individual economy in the world as well as the global economy. Can local systems develop to capture the excessive labor force displaced by increasing technology and farm expansions? What role do local systems play in the development of the local, regional, national and international economy? How does the majority of the world’s population, who live rural areas and are subsistence farmers, be brought into the equation? Where are the successes? 4:45 P.M Open Discussion With Keynote Leaders Is there a consensus that agriculture is the basis of the global economy as well as individual economies? How can the world and individual countries focus more attention, resources and leadership? What are the greatest barriers to achieving growth and equity and secondly, how do we get individual country leaders to appropriate the necessary financial and people resources for capacity building and development of the agriculture sector? Tuesday May 17, 2005 8:00 A.M Roundtable - Need For Integration Of Local, Regional And Global Markets Chair: Ray Cesca, Chairman and CEO, GAEA International Carl Hausmann, President & CEO, Bunge North America Jorge Cazenave, Cazenave & Associados Philip Kiriro, President, East Africa Farmers Federation Noel Devisch, President, Belgium Boerenbond Honorable John Falloon, Former New Zealand Minister of Agriculture Nha Hoang, HDN Strategies 8:45 A.M Open Discussion With Audience And Roundtable Participants 9:30 A.M Break 10:00 A.M Roundtable: Balancing National Political Interests With International Agreements Chair: Susan Sechler, German Marshall Fund Gawain Kripke, Senior Policy Advisor, OXFAM Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, Director of EMAC, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia Evandro Didonet, Deputy for Economic and Trade Affairs, Brazilian Embassy, Wash, D.C. Gerard Viatte, Former Director of Agriculture, OECD Charles Riemenschneider, Director, North American Liaison Office, Food and Agriculture Organization, UN Jean-Marc Trarieux, Agricultural Attache, Delegation of the European Commission This panel will examine a few of the relevant agreements, their intended and unintended effects on local, regional and global agri-food systems, and where they are headed. IPPC – International Plant Protection Convention: "to secure common and effective action to prevent the spread and introduction of pests of plants and plant products, and to promote appropriate measures for their control" SPS – Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement among the WTO members CBD – Convention on Biological Diversity WTO – World Trade Organization cotton decision: long term implications How do international agreements enhance or impede progress in the agricultural sector? International agreements can provide sound, useful and enforceable standards for cooperation and trade between countries that facilitate mutual benefits and provide protection from undesired consequences. But the devil is in the details, sometimes leading to consequences that were neither intended nor understood by the parties involved. Existing agreements evolve and new agreements are being forged in several areas affecting the well being of agricultural, food security and rural development. The resolution of disputes between parties within an agreement further shapes the future application of the agreements in practice. 1:30 P.M Successful Integration Of Sustainable Agrifood Systems Chair: Frank Tugwell, Winrock International 1:40 - 2:45 P.M Roundtable: Fresh Water: Increasing Demands And Declining Availability Moderator: Roberto Lenton, Chair, Technical Committee for Global Water Resources, The Earth Institute, Columbia University Mohamed Ait-Kadi, President of the General Council of Agricultural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Forestry of Morocco Wendell Dorsett, Senior Applications Engineer, Valmont Industries, Inc. Nha Hoang, HDN Strategies Sunil Ghorawat, Founder & CEO, Everything About Water David Seckler, Director, Winrock Water Success stories will be identified where technology and/or policy decisions have addressed water concerns. How can success stories be leveraged for greater participation? 2:45 - 4:15 P.M Open Discussion With Audience And Panel Participants 2:15 P.M Roundtable: Successes With Bioenergy Moderator: Reid Detchon, Executive Director, Energy Future Coalition Mike Eckhart, President, American Council for Renewable Energy Israel Klabin, President, Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development Rick Tolman, CEO, National Corn Growers Association Stephen Censky, CEO, American Soybean Association Mike Bryan, CEO, BBI International 3:30 P.M Open Discussion With Audience And Panel Participants Facilitator: Frank Tugwell, Winrock International 4:45 P.M Successful Technology Transfer For Growth And Rural Development Moderator: Mpoko Bokanga, PhD, Executive Director, African Agricultural Technology Foundation, Nigeria Marco Quinones, Regional Director, Africa, Sasagawa 2000 O.P. Singh, CEO, Venkateshwara Hatcheries Private, Ltd., India Dr. Kepler Euclides Filho, Executive Director, EMBRAPA, Brazil Felipe Manteiga, Head of Agriculture, Millennium Challenge Account Istvan Feher, Deputy Secretary of State, Hungary Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:00 A.M Summary Of Day 1 Right Honorable James B. Bolger, ONZ 8:30 A.M Models Of Success: Financing For Growth And Asset Building Chair: Deborah Perkins, Executive Director, Food and Agribusiness Research, Rabobank A Different Approach to Rural Development: From Financial Cooperation to an Alternative Development Model ( A case history from Italian Cooperative Banks in Ecuador) Carlo Barbieri, International Relations, ICCREA, Italy Creating Partnerships for Dismantling Poverty John Hatch, Founder and President, FINCA International Microfinance and Agriculture Jonathan Campaigne, Executive Director, Pride Africa Risk Alleviation Tools for Financing to Small and Medium Size Producers Rolando Ariel Perez, Managing Director, Maple Commercial Finance Group Successes in Eastern Europe Urszula Budzich-Szukala, Director, Agroline Rural Dev. & Credit Programme 9:15 A.M Open Discussion With Audience And Panel Participants 10:30 A.M Success Through Partnerships Chair: Tensie Whelan, President, The Rain Forest Alliance Jim Thompson, Global Development Alliance Secretariat, USAID Paul Carothers, Vice-President, Public Affairs, Kraft Foods David McLaughlin, Sr. Director Environmental and Social Performance Chiquita Brands International 11:15 A.M Open Discussion With Audience And Panel Participants 1:30 P.M Roundtable: Market-Dreiven Agrifood Systems Chair: Right Honorable James B. Bolger, ONZ, Chairman, Advisory Board, World Agricultural Forum, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand Heinrich Toepfer, Chairman Agriworld GMBH David Hughes, Professor, Imperial College London Dr. Anan Sirimongkolkasem, President, Thai Broiler Processing Exporter’s Association Rob Horsch, Vice President, Monsanto Company Ken Roberts, Associate Administrator, FAS, USDA 3:30 P.M Roundtable And summary With Session Moderators/Rapporteurs 4:00 P.M Closing Remarks - Plan of Action Right Honorable James B. Bolger, ONZ |
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