THE SUSTAINABLE VALUE CHAIN EVENT

14TH NOVEMBER 2013
SWISS RE CENTRE
FOR GLOBAL DIALOGUE,
RÜSCHLIKON ZÜRICH

PROGRAM

The event will run approximately from 09:00-16:30, at the Swiss RE Centre for Global Dialogue in Rüschlikon Zürich. The detailed program will be available shortly.

 

Our confirmed speakers include Stephan Klapproth, Swiss TV presenter and Chairman for the event, also Samuel Bon, CEO of Swisscontact, Ambassador Beatrice Maser Mallor, Head of Economic Cooperation & Development at SECO, Simon Billington, Operations Manager for Confectionary at Nestlé, Dr. Sibyl Anwander Phan-Huy, Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability at COOP, David Rosenberg, Group Sustainability Advisor & Director of Sustainable Cotton at Ecom and Lucas Simons, Founder & CEO of Newforesight.


Time
Event
Speaker/Moderator
08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Coffee
 
09:30 - 09:35
Welcome & Introduction
Hans-Peter Egler (SECO)
09:35 - 09:40
Opening by the Chairman
Stephan Klapproth
09:40 - 09:55
Swiss policy vision on mainstream market transformation & working with public and private partners on sustainability.
Ambassador Beatrice Maser Mallor (SECO)
09:55 - 10:00
Introduction film Public Private Partnerships
 
10:00 - 10:10
The SECO - IDH partnership
Hans-Peter Egler (SECO), Joost Oorthuizen (IDH)
10:10 - 10:15
Short video: Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Lilianne Ploumen
10:15 - 10:35
Nestlé
Simon Billington (Nestlé)
10:35 - 11:15
Panel discussion: Combining Aid & Trade
Jens Soth (Helvetas), Samuel Bon (Swisscontact)
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee Break
 
11:45 - 12:05
COOP: What will sustainable sourcing look like in the future?
Sibyl Anwander (COOP)
12:05 - 13:00
The cocoa value chain: Shared value at work
David Rosenberg (ECOM), Simon Billington (Nestlé), Jonas Mva Mva (IDH), Peter Bissegger (Swisscontact), Sibyl Anwander (COOP), others TBC
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
 
14:00 - 15:30
Workshops
 
 
1. IDH
Mainstreaming sustainability from business case to evidence based impact
Moderator: Dave Boselie (IDH) Speakers: Patrick Laine (BCI), David Rosenberg (ECOM)
 
2. SAI
The potential of self assessment for the farmers community
Moderators: Peter Erik Ywema (SAI), Emeline Fellus (SAI)
Speakers: Haaye Boonstra (Heineken), Ulrika Sapiro (Coca-Cola Europe)
 
3. NewForesight/IFC
New strategies to change agricultural markets
Speaker: Lucas Simons, NewForesight
15:30 - 15:50
Closing keynote: Standards for Growth
Lucas Simons (NewForesight)
15:50 - 16:00
Closing remarks
Hans-Peter Egler (SECO), Joost Oorthuizen (IDH)
16:00 - 17:00
Cocktail
 
 
End of The Sustainable Value Chain Event 2013
 
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