Plenary Sessions
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Conference Opening
Friday, 24th April 2009 (9:30 – 11:30)
| Moderation: |
| Welcome: |
| Opening: |
Speeches: |
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| Niki Berlakovich, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria |
| Simonetta Sommaruga, Council of States (Small Chamber of the Swiss Parliament) |
| Roseanna Cunningham, Scottish Minister for Environment |
| Renate Künast, Chairperson of the parliamentary group Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Germany |
| Karel Bláha, Czech First Deputy Minister of the Environment |
| Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Member of the European Parliament |
| Hansjörg Walter, Swiss National Council and President of the Swiss Farmers’ Union |
| Carlo Bogliotti, Secretary Slow Food Italia |
Session 1
Food and democracy – Europeans reject genetic engineering in agriculture
Friday, 24th April 2009 (12:45 – 14:40)
| Moderation: |
Europe and the Rest of the World
| Helen Holder, Friends of the Earth Europe |
| Tina Goethe, Swissaid |
| Ana de Ita, Centro de Estudios para el Cambio en el Campo Mexicano (CECCAM) |
GMO-free products: The situation on the European food and feed markets
| Jochen Koester, TraceConsult: GMO-free products |
| Wolfgang Heck, Life-Food |
Regulation in the EU and current state of risks (problem cases)
Safeguard Clause
Hidden uncertainties
EU: Risk-Management (german)
GM Watch: Genetically Modified (GM) foods - Renewed threat to Europe
| Marco Contiero, Greenpeace Bruxelles |
| Daniel Ammann, Schweizerische Arbeitsgruppe Gentechnologie SAG |
Session 2
Where does the European GMO-free movement stand?
Friday, 24th April 2009 (15:00 – 16:45)
Presentation of the overall European situation
| Benny Haerlin, Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft/Save Our Seeds, Germany |
Presentation of selected countries and regions
| Gabriel Paun, Agent Green,
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| Arnaud Apotheker, Greenpeace,
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| Michael O'Callaghan, GMO-free Ireland,
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| Luca Colombo, Fondazione Diritti Genetici (Genetic Rights Foundation),
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| Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Agrarspeaker for the Greens,
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| Herbert Karch, Swiss Working Group for Genetic Engineering (SAG),
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| Akiko Frid,Greenpeace / Hej Da GMO!,
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| Margarida Silva , Portuguese GMO-Free Coalition,
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| Róbert Fidrich, MTVSZ/FoE
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| Paweł Połanecki, Coalition GMO-Free
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| Natasa Djereg, Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development-CEKOR,
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| Hiroko Akahori, Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-operative and Hiromi Kawahara, Green Coop Consumers Co-operative,
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| Jean-Luc Servais,
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Introduction «GMO-FREE-Marketplace»
Saturday, 25th April 2009
Marketplace (9:00 – 17:00)
Workshops (9:00 – 15:00)
Session 3 (15:30 – 17:00)
Conclusions of the conference: Foreward strategies
IAASTD Executive summary
Agriculture at a Crossroads
UNEP-UNCTAD: Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Africa
| Percy Schmeiser, Canadian farmer, 2007: Alternative Nobel prize |
| Florianne Koechlin, Blauen-Institut, Schweiz |
| Hans Herren, President Millennium Institute, USA; President of the Swiss foundation BioVision
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| Benny Haerlin, Foundation on Future Farming/Save Our Seeds, Germany The EU needs a moratorium - the model of Switzerland |
