Sustainable Sugar Forum London, UK June 16-17, 2015 Timed agenda - please note that timeslots are provisional and exact timings may change

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1 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 Welcome and introduction Boris Petrovic, project director, Innovation Forum 9.00 The global sugar market: current state, future predictions and the relationship with sustainability Keynote: Jose Orive, executive director, International Sugar Organisation 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 Coffee break End-to-end: how can companies strategically collaborate to create a sugar value chain that is sustainable? 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 Sustainability at scale: certification, corporate initiatives or a third way Simon Usher, chief executive, Bonsucro Jenny Edwards, project manager sugar beet initiative, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Sven Sielhorst, programme coordinator, sugarcane, Solidaridad Chair: Iver Drabaek, head of sustainability, Nordzucker Lunch Climate change, technology and sustainable innovation in sugar farming and industry :

2 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 Land Use: Implementing a corporate programme for ethical use of land, respect for rights and prevention of land-grabbing Kate Matthias, development consultant, Illovo Sugar Chair: Dave Howson, Bonsucro Local communities: Using sugar to promote socio-economic development and enterprise development Anna Swaithes, head of livelihoods, land and food security, SABMiller Small holder capacity building: What small holders think of sustainability initiatives and why are they important? Gilbert Ramirez, sugar cane smallholder farmer, Coope Agri cooperative, Costa Rica Jon Walker, product manager: sugar, Fairtrade Foundation In the making - a European beet sugar sustainability partnership Oscar Ruiz de Imana, deputy director-general, CEFS - European Association of Sugar Producers Estelle Brentnall, Political Secretary for the food, drink and tobacco sector, EFFAT Chair: Judy Kuszewski, independent sustainability specialist, Innovation Forum Break Sustainability scale in beet through a new standard

3 Jenny Edwards, project manager, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Raul Gomes, global category buyer sugars & glucoses, Heineken Strategies and practices for improving water management in sugar beet Katharine Teague, head of advocacy, ABSugar Chair: TBC Soils: conserve and enhance soil structure Katharine Teague, head of advocacy, ABSugar Chair: Judy Kuszewski, independent sustainability specialist, Innovation Forum Smallholder capacity building: what can sugar learn from other crop experiences? Michiel Hendriksz, director, sustainability, ADM Juni Sol, Private Sector Advisor, Agricultural Markets and Enterprise, Oxfam Chair: Tobias Webb, founder, Innovation Forum chair s closing remarks what s coming up on day two evening networking drinks end of day one

4 Day two Wednesday 17 th June Does sustainability provide a genuine commercial opportunity in sugar? For whom, and why? 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 coffee break Demand: what do big sugar buyers think about, and have planned for, sustainable sugar? 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 Government: what are the regulatory trends that will effect demand for sustainable sugar? Keynote: Acisclo Valladares Molina, ambassador to United Kingdom, Government of Guatemala Lunch Day two breakout sessions Smallholder capacity building: lessons learnt and best practices across programmes 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 Corporate strategy: The first steps in creating a strategy, plan and targets for sustainable sugar Nathalie Ritchie, senior manager sustainability, Mondelez International Chair: Sven Sielhorst, programme coordinator, Sugarcane, Solidaridad

5 14.45 Smallholder capacity building Cooperative case study in Paraguay Daniela Romay, deputy regional director, South America southern region, Oikocredit Traceability: Implementing transparency and traceability in the cane supply chain Chair: Dave Howson, Bonsucro afternoon break Labour: Removing forced and child labour from sugar cane David Vermijs, human rights advisor, Shift Project Larry Attipoe, international development director, Fairtrade International Chair: Sven Sielhorst, programme coordinator, Sugarcane, Solidaridad Water management: Building water-stress resilience for smallholder cane farmers Harsh Vivek, advisory services, IFC chair s closing remarks end of conference