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Conference programme
The conference programme is as follows. Please note this programme is subject to change prior to the event.
Wednesday 9 February
| 9:30am |
Registration and coffee
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| 10.15am |
Opening remarks – Helen Browning, Director, Soil Association
Blogs from this session:
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| 10.30am |
Civic welcome - Councillor Nigel Murphy, Executive Member for the Environment, Manchester City Council |
Audio: Helen Browning and Councillor Nigel Murphy
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| 10.45am |
Rt. Hon Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for DEFRA
Video:
Blogs from this session:
Panel discussion: What is the future of food?
Chaired by: Peter Melchett, Policy Director, Soil Association
Dr Mike Bushell - Principal Scientific Advisor, Syngenta
Rita Clifton - UK Chair of Interbrand and Sustainable Development Commissioner
Jan Hutchinson - Director of Public Health for NHS Bolton and Bolton Council
Peter Kendall - President, NFU
Dr John Middleton - Vice-President, Faculty of Public Health
Professor Urs Niggli – Director, Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland |
Audio: What is the future of food?
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Blogs from this session:
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| 1.00pm |
Lunch
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| 2.00pm |
Breakout sessions
A) Science and society - Technical experts examine the growing scientific case for organic farming.
- Download the presentation [ppt, 4.7 MB]
B) Communicating organic to consumers - OTB discussion on the organic marketing campaign 2011.
C) Changing diets, changing lives - Food for Life Partnership and its contribution to improving public health outcomes for young people
- Download the presentation [ppt, 4.7 MB]
D) A smart new CAP for 2013 - What should the organic community be lobbying for in Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2013?
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| 3:30pm |
Refreshments
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| 4.00pm |
Panel discussion: What is stopping progress?
Chaired by: Monty Don, President, Soil Association
Joanna Blythman - Food writer and journalist
Colin Cox - Head of Manchester Food Futures and Public Health Consultant
Professor Tim Lang - Professor of Food Policy, City University London
Angela Mawle - Chief Executive of UK Public Health Association
Guy Watson - Riverford Organics
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Audio: Panel discussion: What is stopping progress?
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Blogs from this session:
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| 5.30pm |
Delegates at leisure
Public meeting - organised by Unicorn Co-op and Kindling Trust
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| 6.30pm |
Drinks reception
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| 7.30pm |
Dinner – provided by local organic producers
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| 9.00pm |
Entertainment by Lunar Coup
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Thursday 10 February
| 9.30am |
Registration and coffee
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| 10.00am |
Breakout sessions
A) Marketplaces of tomorrow - How organic buying groups and co-ops are changing the way consumers purchase
- Agenda [PDF, 78 KB]
- Organic supply networks presentation [ppt, 1.3 MB]
- Stroudco presentation [ppt, 1.4 MB]
- Larger scale trading models presentation [ppt, 9.2 MB]
- Workshop notes [PDF, 86 KB]
B) The future organic consumer - latest update on the organic marketplace from Kantar Worldpanel and a look at the future consumer, with perspectives from The Futures Company, Asda, Community Foods and Ecotricity
- Download the presentation [ppt, 3.1 MB]
C) Tomorrow's farms - New initiatives from low carbon to local markets
D) Why changing school meals matters - procurement and sustainability - How better public procurement is making powerful business sense
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| 11.30am |
Refreshments
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| 12.00pm |
Panel discussion: Should we influence food choices?
Chaired by: Rose Prince, journalist and writer
Graham Harvey - Writer and journalist
Dr Jennifer Lisle
Ed Mayo - Secretary General, Co-operatives UK
Arthur Potts Dawson - Founder, People's Supermarket
Mark Price – Managing Director, Waitrose
Anna Rosier - Managing Director, Organix Brands Ltd
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Audio: Panel discussion: Should we influence food choices?
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| 1.30pm |
Lunch
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| 2.45pm |
Panel discussion: Visions of a food future
Chaired by: Dr Tom MacMillan, Director of the Food Ethics Council
Deborah Doane - Director of World Development Movement
Graeme Matravers - Chair, Soil Association Farmer and Grower Board
Professor Kevin Morgan - University of Cardiff
Andrew Simms - Writer and Fellow, new economics foundation
Geoff Tansey - Writer and campaigner
Colin Tudge - Writer and campaigner |
Audio: Visions of a food future
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| 4.00pm |
Reflections on the conference and next steps - Helen Browning, Director of the Soil Association |
Audio: Helen Browning's reflections on the conference
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| 4.30pm |
Conference ends
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