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09:30 – 11:35 | GMOs and GMO-free agriculture - Where do we stand? | |
Jill Evans, MEP (Session Moderator) | UK | |
John Dalli, EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection | MA | |
![]() | Benoît Lutgen, Agricultural Minister of Wallonia & GMO-Free Network | BE |
![]() | José Bové, European Parliament, Agricultural Committee (Vice Chairman) | FR |
![]() ![]() | Dr. Katalin Rodics, on behalf of the State Secretary for Rural Development, Hungary | HU |
![]() | Questions and comments from the audience | |
![]() | Andoni García Arriola, Executive Director of COAG, Spanish farmers organization | ES |
![]() | Rodrigo Gouveia, Euro-Coop, European Consumers Cooperatives | PT |
![]() | Christopher Stopes, IFOAM EU, International Organic Movement | UK |
![]() | Jorgo Riss, Greenpeace European Unit | BE |
![]() | Questions and comments from the audience | |
11:40 – 13:00 | Presentations from Regions | |
![]() | Martin Häusling, MEP (Session Moderator) | DE |
![]() | Evelyne Huytebroeck, Environment Minister of the Region of Brussels | BE |
![]() | Phillipe Martin, president of the General Council of Gers | FR |
![]() ![]() | Christoph Fischer, "Zivilcourage", farmers and citizens movement, Bavaria | DE |
![]() ![]() | Ralitsa Katsova, GMO free Bulgaria coalition | BG |
![]() ![]() | Florianne Koechlin, Swiss Working Group on Genetic Engineering | CH |
![]() ![]() | Zaneta Mikosa, Parliamentary secretary, Ministry of Environment, Latvia | LV |
![]() | Marek Kryda, Polish Organic Farmers Assotiation and GMO free alliance | PL |
![]() ![]() | Akiko Frid, Greenpeace Sweden | SE |
![]() ![]() | Ramona Duminicioiu, InfOGM and Gabriel Paun, Agentgreen | RO |
15:00 – 16:30 | Presentations from different stakeholders and institutions | |
Kartika Tamara Liotard, MEP (Session moderator) | NL | |
![]() ![]() | Pierre-Alexandre Teulié, Carrefour Group | FR |
![]() ![]() | Rolf Ferber, EDEKA Nord | DE |
![]() ![]() | Guido Frölich, Tegut Supermarket | DE |
![]() ![]() | Jochen Koester, TraceConsult, AgroTrace S.A | CH |
![]() | Questions and comments from the audience | |
![]() | Heike Schiebeck, Via Campesina, European Seed Network | AT |
![]() | Christian Vélot (ENSSER) | FR |
![]() | Prof. Andrés Carrasco, University of Buenos Aires | AR |
16:40 – 18:15 | Debate: CAP reform between GM bioeconomy and regional food sovereignty | |
![]() | Benedikt Härlin, Foundation on Future Farming (Session Moderator) | DE |
![]() | Stefano Masini, Coldiretti | IT |
![]() | Sir Peter Melchett, Policy Director, Soil Association | UK |
![]() | Janusz Wojciechowski, European Parliament, Agricultural Committee (Vice Chairman) | PL |
![]() | Liliane Spendeler, Director, Friends of the Earth Spain | ES |
![]() | Andoni García Arriola, Executive Director of COAG, Spanish farmers organization | ES |
![]() | Hans Herren, IAASTD | CH/US |
![]() | Loretta Dormal-Marino, EU Commission, DG Agriculture, Deputy Director General | IT |
![]() | Final slogans of panel members | |
19:30 – 21:45 | City Hall, Grande Place, Reception by the City of Brussels | |
![]() ![]() | With Bertin Mampaka, deputy major of the City of Brussels and Vandana Shiva |
09:00 – 10:00 | Plenary introduction: The global perspectiveVandana Shiva, Hans Herren and others |
10:15 – 13:00 | "Big round" introduction of participants |
13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch |
15:00 – 17:00 | Workshops |
17:15 – 18:00 | Presentations 1 |
18:15 – 19:00 | Presentations 2 |
19:00 – 20:30 | Dinner |
21:00 | Party with regional contributions of all kinds |
09:00 – 10:15 | Strategic questions: plenary - presentation of key issues | |
Preparing for the planting season 2011 | ||
Political challenges ahead at the EU level | ||
The CAP reform | ||
Bioeconomy or regional food sovereignty | ||
Patents on life | ||
Synthetic biology | ||
10:30 – 13:00 | Strategy workshops | |
13:00 – 15:00 | Lunch | |
15:00 – 17:00 | Strategic answers and suggestions in plenary | |
Brief feedback from some of the workshops | ||
Discussion and agreement on joint initiatives | ||
17:30 – 19:30 | Films, presentations, open spaces etc. | |
20:00 - 21:00 | Dinner | |
21:00 | Drinks & Farewell |