Topics and speakers
CZECH PRESIDENCY - High Level Conference
Future of Agricultural Product Quality Policy – Green Paper top topics
Themes and speakers
1st Day: 12th March 2009 – Conference opening
Chairman: Roger WAITE– AGRA-FACTS (14:00 - 15:00)
Petr GANDALOVIČ – Introductory speech of the Czech Minister of Agriculture
Commissioner Mariann FISCHER BOEL– Global presentation of the Green Paper public consultation results
Neil PARISH – AGRI Com EP - Introductory speech related to the Conference topics
MilanPOGAČNIK– Introductory speech of the Slovenian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Stanislav BECÍK - Introductory speech of the Slovak Minister of Agriculture
Sotirios HATZIGAKIS – Introductory speech of Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food
WORKSHOP A – Farming Requirements and Marketing standards (15:30-18:30)
Chairman: Jindřich FIALKA – Director of Food Production and Legislation Department, MoA, Czech Republic
Rapporteur: Kerstin JANSSON – Deputy Director, Animal and Food Division, MoA Sweden
Introductory speech: Chantal BAAS – Senior policy officer, Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Panel Discussion:
Hermann Josef NIENHOFF– President of Advisory Group on Agricultural Products Quality Policy, Q-S Scheme, Germany
Edith KLAUSER – Director General, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of Austria
| No. | Subtopic: | Speaker | Institution, incl. contacts |
| 1. | EU farming requirements |
Michael SCANNELL, Advisor of the Animal Health and Welfare Director |
DG SANCO |
| Marie Christine RIBERA, Commodities and Trade Director | COPA-COGECA | ||
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Eric JENNEWEIN Vice President |
CEJA | ||
| 2. | Marketing standards | Russell MILDON, Director | DG AGRI |
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Zdeněk JURAČKA President |
Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism | ||
| Elena DI BELLA Board Member |
EUROMONTANA |
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| Jean-Claude GILLIS |
EDA (European Diary Association) |
CZECH PRESIDENCY High Level Conference
Future of Agricultural Product Quality Policy – Green Paper top topics
Themes and speakers
WORKSHOP B: EU Quality Schemes (15:30-18:30)
Chairman: Riccardo DESERTI – Director General, Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Politics
Rapporteur: David THUAL – Managing Director of InSight Consulting
Introductory speech: Jaime SILVA – Portuguese Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries
Panel discussion: Joan GENE– President, AREPO
Jean Paul ANGRES – Secretary General, AREV
| No. | Subtopic: | Speaker | Institution, incl. contacts |
| 1. | Geographical Indications (PDOs, PGIs) |
Frank FAY Deputy Head of Unit H.2 ‘Detailed results of public consultation for PDOs, PGIs, TSGs’ |
DG AGRI Deputy Head of Unit H.2 |
| Lucijan CENCIČ, Undersecretary ‘Slovenian experience’ |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Slovenia | ||
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José Ramon GODOY ÁLVARO Director |
Jamón Serrano Foundation (TSG producers) |
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| Magdalena GLODEK, Geographical Indications Unit, ‘Polish experience’ |
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| 2. | Geographical Indications (PDOs, PGIs) |
Frank FAY Deputy Head of Unit H.2 ‘Detailed results of public consultation for PDOs, PGIs’ |
DG AGRI |
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Massimo VITTORI Secretary General |
ORIGIN-GI | ||
| Vladimír ZAMRZLA, Vice President |
ÚPV, Industrial Property Office, Czech Republic |
CZECH PRESIDENCY High Level Conference
Future of Agricultural Product Quality Policy – Green Paper top topics
Themes and speakers
WORKSHOP C: Certification Schemes and Organic Farming (15:30-18:30)
Chairman: Jiří URBAN, Deputy Minister of Agriculture for environment, research, and education, Czech Republic
Rapporteur: Catherine ROGY, Deputy Director, Economic Organisation, Agrifood Industries and Employment, MoA France
Introductory speech:Petra LEHNER – member of Cabinet of Austrian Minister for Health
Panel discussion: Jean Francois HULOT – Head of Unit DG AGRI H.3
Mária KANTÍKOVÁ - Director General of Food Section, MoA Slovak Republic
| No | Subtopic: | Speaker | Institution, incl. contacts |
| 1. | Food quality certification schemes |
Iva DYKOVÁ, Director and Project Manager |
APUS, Czech republic |
| Imola KISÉRDI PALLÓ, Special Advisor ‘HIR Programme Tradition-Tastes-Regions’ |
MoARD, Hungary | ||
| Ágnes KOVÁCS Expert ‘HU local meat products and the consumer´s attitude to them’ |
Hungarian Meat Research Institute |
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| 2. | Single EU market in organic products |
Francis BLAKE, Head of EU IFOAM Group |
IFOAM |
| Tomáš VÁCLAVÍK, Director | Green Marketing, Czech Republic | ||
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Lizzie Melby JESPERSEN Scientist |
ICROFS, Denmark |
CZECH PRESIDENCY High Level Conference
Future of Agricultural Product Quality Policy – Green Paper top topics
Themes and speakers
2nd Day: 13th March 2009 – Main panel – Plenary
Presentation of workshops outcomes by rapporteurs of 3 workshops (9:00-10:00)
Main panel (10:00 – 11:30)
Proposal of panellists:
Chairman: Roger WAITE– AGRA-FACTS
CZ PRES: Ivo HLAVÁČ – first Deputy Minister MoA Czech Republic
France: Philippe DUCLAUD – Diplomatic Adviser to the French Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Italy: Giuseppe NEZZO - Head of Department for rural and economic development policies
DG AGRI: Loretta DORMAL MARINO– Deputy Director General
EP: Maria PETRE - Member of the European Parliament
NGOs:
Tomáš KREUTZER – Director, Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic,
Pekka PESONEN – Secretary General COPA COGECA,
Jean MARTIN – President CIAA
Discussion (11:30 – 12:00)
Coffee break (12:00 – 12:30)
Conclusions (12:30 – 13:00)
Eskil ERLANDSSON – Swedish Minister of Agriculture
Elena Espinosa MANGANA – Spanish Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs
Mariann FISCHER BOEL – Commissioner
Petr GANDALOVIČ– Czech Minister of Agriculture
Press conference (13:00 – 13:30)
N.B.: There are three parallel workshops (each subtheme has 3 speakers and each speaker 15 min., followed by discussion 45 min.)