Sustainable Sugar Forum
London, UK
June 16-17, 2015
Timed agenda - please note that timeslots are provisional and exact timings may change
Day one – Tuesday 16th June 2015
8.50 – Welcome and introduction
Boris Petrovic, project director, Innovation Forum
9.00 The global sugar market: current state, future predictions and the relationship with
sustainability
Speakers
Keynote: Jose Orive, executive director, International Sugar Organisation
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Geraldine Kutas, head of international affairs, UNICA
Marie-Christine Ribera, director-general, European Association of Sugar Producers
Chair: Tobias Webb, founder and chair, Innovation Forum
10.00 Coffee break
10.30 End-to-end: how can companies strategically collaborate to create a sugar value chain that is
sustainable?
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Penny Fowler, head of private sector team, campaigns, policy and influencing, Oxfam
Daniela Romay, deputy regional director, South America southern region, Oikocredit
Iver Drabaek, head of sustainability, Nordzucker
Chair: Natasha Schwarzbach, head of engagement, Bonsucro
11.30 Sustainability at scale: certification, corporate initiatives or a third way
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Simon Usher, chief executive, Bonsucro
Elisabeth Lacoste, Secretary General, European Beet Growers Association
Jenny Edwards, project manager – sugar beet initiative, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Sven Sielhorst, programme coordinator, sugarcane, Solidaridad
Chair: Iver Drabaek, head of sustainability, Nordzucker
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Climate change, technology and sustainable innovation in sugar farming and industry
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Paulo Afonso de Lucca, global sugarcane crop manager, Bayer S.A. – Cropscience
Larry Attipoe, international development director, Fairtrade International
Chair: Tobias Webb, founder, Innovation Forum
Day one breakout sessions
14.30 Land Use: Implementing a corporate programme for ethical use of land, respect for rights
and prevention of land-grabbing
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Rachelle Jackson, director, sustainability & innovation, Arche Advisors
Kate Matthias, development consultant, Illovo Sugar
Chair: Dave Howson, Bonsucro
14.30 Local communities: Using sugar to promote socio-economic development and enterprise
development
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Anna Swaithes, head of livelihoods, land and food security, SABMiller
Chair: Ian Welsh, editorial director, Innovation Forum
15.20 Small holder capacity building: What small holders think of sustainability initiatives and why
are they important?
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Gilbert Ramirez, sugar cane smallholder farmer, Coope Agri cooperative, Costa Rica
Jon Walker, product manager: sugar, Fairtrade Foundation
15.20 In the making - a European beet sugar sustainability partnership
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Oscar Ruiz de Imana, deputy director-general, CEFS - European Association of Sugar
Producers
Elisabeth Lacoste, Secretary General, European Beet Growers Association
Estelle Brentnall, Political Secretary for the food, drink and tobacco sector, EFFAT
Chair: Judy Kuszewski, independent sustainability specialist, Innovation Forum
16.10 Break
16.40 Sustainability scale in beet through a new standard
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Jenny Edwards, project manager, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Raul Gomes, global category buyer sugars & glucoses, Heineken
16.40 Strategies and practices for improving water management in sugar beet
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Katharine Teague, head of advocacy, ABSugar
Chair: TBC
17.30 Soils: conserve and enhance soil structure
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Elisabeth Lacoste, Secretary General, European Beet Growers Association
Katharine Teague, head of advocacy, ABSugar
Chair: Judy Kuszewski, independent sustainability specialist, Innovation Forum
17.30 Smallholder capacity building: what can sugar learn from other crop experiences?
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Michiel Hendriksz, director, sustainability, ADM
Juni Sol, Private Sector Advisor, Agricultural Markets and Enterprise, Oxfam
Chair: Tobias Webb, founder, Innovation Forum
18.15 chair’s closing remarks – what’s coming up on day two
18.30 evening networking drinks
19.15 end of day one
Day two – Wednesday 17th June 2015
9.00 Does sustainability provide a genuine commercial opportunity in sugar? For whom, and why?
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William Rook, director, Czarnikow
Iver Drabaek, head of sustainability, Nordzucker
Gilbert Ramirez, sugarcane smallholder farmer, Coope Agri cooperative, Costa Rica
Chair: John Mennel, director, social impact, Deloitte
10.00 coffee break
10.30 Demand: what do big sugar buyers think about, and have planned for, sustainable sugar?
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Retail: Russell Cooper, brand integrity and sustainability research manager, Sainsbury’s
FMCG: Neil Judd, director, Proforest
Food & Beverage: Ulrike Sapiro, sustainability director, The Coca Cola Company
Chair: John Mennel, director, social impact, Deloitte
11.30 Government: what are the regulatory trends that will effect demand for sustainable sugar?
Keynote: Acisclo Valladares Molina, ambassador to United Kingdom, Government of Guatemala
12.30 Lunch
Day two breakout sessions
14.00 Smallholder capacity building: lessons learnt and best practices across programmes
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Jon Walker, product manager: sugar, Fairtrade Foundation
Kate Mathias, development consultant, Illovo Sugar
Bouke Bijl, project coordinator, Phata Sugarcane Outgrowers
Chair: Arvind Chudasama, editor, International Sugar Journal
14.00 Corporate strategy: The first steps in creating a strategy, plan and targets for sustainable
sugar
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Nathalie Ritchie, senior manager sustainability, Mondelez International
Chair: Sven Sielhorst, programme coordinator, Sugarcane, Solidaridad
14.45 Smallholder capacity building – Cooperative case study in Paraguay
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Daniela Romay, deputy regional director, South America southern region, Oikocredit
Chair: Ian Welsh, editorial director, Innovation Forum
14.45 Traceability: Implementing transparency and traceability in the cane supply chain
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Rachelle Jackson, director, sustainability & innovation, Arche Advisors
Chair: Dave Howson, Bonsucro
15.30 afternoon break
16.00 Labour: Removing forced and child labour from sugar cane
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David Vermijs, human rights advisor, Shift Project
Larry Attipoe, international development director, Fairtrade International
Rachelle Jackson, director, sustainability & innovation, Arche Advisors
Chair: Sven Sielhorst, programme coordinator, Sugarcane, Solidaridad
16.00 Water management: Building water-stress resilience for smallholder cane farmers
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Harsh Vivek, advisory services, IFC
Chair: Ian Welsh, editorial director, Innovation Forum
16.45 chair’s closing remarks
17.00 end of conference