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1 European Sustainable Phosphorus Conference 2013 programme 6 & 7 March Square Brussels 2 Rue Ravensteinstraat 1000 Brussels

2 Moderator: Sonja van Renssen (Freelance Journalist Climate, Energy & Environment) Speakers Commissioner Potočnik (European Commissioner for Environment) Kris Peeters (Minister-President of the Government of Flanders) Dr. Helge Wendenburg (Director General, Directorate Water Management, Waste Management and Soil Conservation, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany) Fabrizia Benini (on behalf of Antonio Tajani, European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepeneurship) Jacob Hansen (Director General of Fertilizers Europe) Pia Bucella (Directorate for Nature, Conservation and Land Use, European Commission Directorate-General for Environment) Dr. Ilkka Herlin (Chairman of the Board of Baltic Sea Action Group) Hugo von Meijenfeldt (European External Action Service, Global Issues, European Commission) Dr. Arno Rosemarin (Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute) Bas Eickhout (Member of European Parliament, Group of the Greens/ European Free Alliance) Prof. Dr. Lars Stoumann Jensen (Professor of Soil Biological Fertility as Influenced by Manure and Waste Products, University of Copenhagen) Prof. Dr. Eric Smaling (Chairman Dutch Nutrient Platform) Dr. Nina Spatny (Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management) Guus Houttuin (European Commission, European External Action Service, Global Issues) Frank Rogalla (Chairman of Nutrient Removal and Recovery Specialist Group, International Water Association) Kees Langeveld (President and Chief Executive Officer of Europe, ICL Fertilizers Ltd.) Prof. Hisao Ohtake (Chairman P Recycling Promotion Council of Japan) Kimo van Dijk (Researcher Nutrient Management and Phosphorus Security, Wageningen University and Research) Prof. Dr. Roland Scholz (Co-leader of Global TraPs and organizer of 1st Global TraPs World Conference in Beijing) Gerben-Jan Gerbandy (Member of European Parliament, rapporteur Resource Efficiency Europe) Dr. Christian Nolte (Senior Officer of Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Management, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Arnoud Passenier (Director Dutch Phosphate Value Chain Agreement) Dr. Javier Brañas Lasala (Development and Innovation Manager, Fertiberia) Dirk Halet (Policy and Strategy Coordinator, Vlaams Kenniscentrum Water) Dr. Christian Kabbe (Project Manager, P-REX, Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin) Dr. Greet de Gueldre (Manager Strategic Innovation and Climate, Aquafin) Ibnabdeljalil (Vice Chief Executive Officer of Office Chérifien des Phosphates) Michael Hamell (Head of Unit Agriculture, Forests & Soil, European Commission Directorate-General for Environment)

3 Day 1 Plenary opening session Hall :00-09:15 Opening statement Helge Wendenburg (Director General, Directorate Water Management, Waste Management and Soil Conservation of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany) 09:20-09:45 What is the phosphorus challenge? Dr. Arno Rosemarin (Senior Research Fellow, Swedish Environment Institute) Prof. Dr. Lars Stoumann Jensen (Professor of Soil Biological Fertility as Influenced by Manure and Waste Products, University of Copenhagen) 09:50-10:05 Current state: Phosphorus use in Europe Kimo van Dijk (Researcher Nutrient Management and Phosphorus Security, Wageningen University and Research) Presentation prepared by Prof. Dr. Helmut Rechberger (Vienna University of Technology), Prof. Dr. Oene Oenema (Wageningen University and Research Centre), Dr. Christian Kabbe (P-REX, Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin), Dr. Sylvain Pellerin (Global Phosphorus Research Initiative) and Kimo van Dijk 10:10-10:30 Opportunities for the European knowledge economy Prof Dr. Eric Smaling (Chairman of Dutch Nutrient Platform) 10:30-11:15 Coffee and networking break in exhibition area Hall 100

4 Day 1 11:20-12:30 Interview panel 11:20-11:40 Less Use Dr. Javier Brañas Lasala (Development and Innovation Manager, Fertiberia) Dr. Christian Nolte (Senior Officer of Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Management, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Dr. Nina Spatny (Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management) 11:45-12:05 More Recycling Kees Langeveld (President and Chief Executive Officer of Europe, ICL Fertilizers Ltd.) Dr. Greet De Gueldre (Manager Strategic Innovation and Climate, Aquafin) Frank Rogalla (Chairman of Nutrient Removal and Recovery Specialist Group, International Water Association) 12:10-12:30 Smart Cooperation Pia Bucella (Directorate for Nature, Conservation and Land Use, European Commission Directorate-General for Environment) Dr. Ilkka Herlin (Chairman of the Board of Baltic Sea Action Group) Arnoud Passenier (Director of Dutch Phosphate Value Chain Agreement) 12:30-14:00 Network lunch in exhibition area Hall 100

5 Day 1 Interactive sessions Hall :00-17:30 Interactive sessions 14:00-15:30 Session 1 Interactive open space sessions facilitated by tables with varying topics. Possibility to participate in two sessions of 90 min: Please see separate document for a detailed description of the interactive sessions. 15:30-16:00 This information can also be found on Coffee break 16:00-17:30 Session 2 Topics Efficiency on the farm Organic waste Animal manure Wastewater Phosphorus research EU policy Recycled phosphorus market International cooperation Raw phosphorus market LCA methodology Financing P-recycling Developing countries Regional cooperation Technology development Business cases in pipeline P-recycling in Japan Baltic Sea case study Wastewater certification Opportunities for agriculture Fertilizer production from sludge liquors More information: 17:30-19:00 Network drinks in exhibition area Hall :00-22:00 Network dinner in Panoramic Hall (speech by Bas Eickhout, MEP) Panoramic Hall

6 Day 2 Plenary opening session Hall :00-09:15 Keynote Commissioner Potočnik (European Commissioner for Environment) 09:15-10:00 Main conclusions from interactive sessions Dirk Halet (Policy and Strategy Coordinator, Vlaams Kenniscentrum Water) Arno Rosemarin (Senior Research Fellow, Swedish Environment Institute) Arnoud Passenier (Director of Dutch Phosphate Value Chain Agreement) 10:00-10:45 Coffee break in exhibition area Hall 100 Plenary session: Implications for policies and regulations on national, European and global level Hall :45-11:05 Environmental policy in The Netherlands Hugo van Meijenfeldt (on behalf of Wilma Mansveld, Dutch Minister for Environment) 11:05-11:20 Implications for EU policies and regulations Fabrizia Benini (on behalf of Commissioner Tajani of Enterprise & Industry) 11:20-11:40 Implications for international cooperation Guus Houttuin (European External Action Service, Global Issues, European Commission)

7 Day 2 11:40-12:30 Questions from the floor & discussion 12:30-14:00 Network lunch in exhibition area Hall 100 Plenary closing session Hall :00 14:15 Conclusions from journalists 14:20-14:50 High-level interview panel 14:50-15:10 Questions from the floor & discussion Jacob Hansen (Director General of Fertilizers Europe) Prof. Dr. Hisao Ohtake (Chairman of Phosphorus Recycling Promotion Council of Japan) Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Member of European Parliament, rapporteur Resource Efficiency Europe) Ibnabdeljalil (Vice Chief Executive Officer of Office Chérifien des Phosphates) Prof. Dr. Roland Scholz (Co-leader of Global TraPs, organizer of 1st Global TraPs World Conference in Beijing) Dr. Christian Kabbe (Project Manager P-REX, Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin) Michael Hamell (Head of Unit Agriculture, Forests & Soil, European Commission Directorate-General for Environment) 15:15-15:30 Closing statement Kris Peeters (Minister-President of the Government of Flanders)

8 L PHOSPH BA S RU O GLO The is an initiative of the following joint European Partners throughout the phosphorus value chain: S RC IV E RE EA H I N IT IA T VLARIO O V E R L E G P L A T F O R M For more information: info@espc2013.org

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