The Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) 2017
28/03/2017
FFA2017 Opening statement
VOD
Description
The FFA will mark its 10th year by renewing its commitment to catalyse and pursue ideas that drive sustainability from the farm to the dinner table. FFA2017 will extend a broad-based call to action; a call to focus on the practical issues of implementation; a call for leadership from all stakeholder groups, including a commitment to cooperation and collaboration, which will deliver comprehensive benefits throughout the value chain.
Informations
Venue
Brussels, Belgium
Organized by
The Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA)
Schedule
Speakers:
Kofi Annan
Founder and Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2006), Nobel Peace Laureate
Leontino Balbo Junior
Executive Vice-President of Native, a company of Balbo Group
Jacob van den Borne
Owner, Van den Borne Aardappelen
Allan Buckwell
Director of the RISE study on CAP: thinking out of the box
Daniel Calleja Crespo
Director-General, Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Franz Fischler
President of the European Forum Alpbach, Chair of FFA2008-2014
Hon Nathan Guy
Minister for Primary Industries, Minister for Racing, Associate Minister for Economic Development, New Zealand
Phil Hogan
Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Jyrki Katainen
Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, European Commission
Mari Kiviniemi
Deputy Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Giovanni La Via
Member of the European Parliament, former Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, European Parliament
Dame Ellen MacArthur
Founder, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Jon Parr
President Global Crop Protection and EAME, LATAM and APAC, Syngenta
Geneviève Pons
Director, WWF European Policy Office
Janez Potočnik
Chair FFA2017, Chairman RISE Foundation
Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm
President, Familienbetriebe Land und Forst
Allan Savory
Founder and President, Savory Institute
Olivier De Schutter
Co-Chair, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems - IPES-Food
Izabella Teixeira
Former Minister of Environment, Brazilmoderators:
