Conference Participants

250 participants from 39 countries took part in the 5th GMO-Free Regions Conference “Food and Democracy” in Lucern!

Albania

Mr Luan Ahmetaj – Albanian Association of Organic Horticulture – AAOH Bioplant Albania
Mrs Mimoza Ahmetaj – Albanian Association of Organic Horticulture – AAOH Bioplant Albania
Mr Teofik Fugarinja – Permaculture & Organic Agriculture

Austria

Mr Wolfgang Pirklhuber Die Grünen
Ms Monika Stangl – Österreichisches Landwirtschaftsministerium
Mr Peter Zipser – ARCHE NOAH, österreichische Archekommission (SLOW FOOD Foundation of Biodiversity)
Ms Heike Schiebeck – ÖBV – Via Campesina Austria
Mr Josef Hoppichler – BA für Bergbauernfragen

Belgium

Ms Irmina Pelc – The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament
Mr Dirk Beel – Wervel and Genetmember
Ms Marta Vetier – Greenpeace
Ms Helen Holder – Friends of the Earth Europe
Ms Corinna Zerger – Greens/EFA in the European Parliament
Mr Steve Emmott – Consultant
Mr Marco Contiero – Greenpeace European Unit
Mr Jean-Luc Servais – Cabinet du Ministre Régional Wallon de l’Agriculture et de l’environnement
Ms Svetla Nikolova – AGROLINK Association

Cyprus

Ms Loukia Pavlidou – Friends of the Earth Cyprus
Ms Kyriaki Zannettou – Federation of Environmental and Ecological Organisations of Cyprus

Czech Republic

Ms Hana Jirakova – Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic

Denmark

Mr Gabor Lovei – Aarhus University, Dept. Integrated Pest management

Finland

Mr Markku Rämö – Citizens Biosafety Association in Finland

France

Mr Romain Blancaneaux – student
Ms Claudia Neubauer – Fondation Sciences Citoyennes
Mr Arnaud Apoteker – Greenpeace
Ms Stéphanie Daydé – GIET
Ms Héléne Gassie – Amis de la Terre France
Mr Pierre Ott – Ecocert SA
Mr Jean-Louis Freydier – Europe en marche sans OGM
Mr Gilles-Eric Séralini – University of Caen & CRIIGEN
Ms Viviane Guigue – Europe en Marche sans OGM
Mr Guy Kastler – Confédération paysanne – Via Campesina
Mr Frédéric Jacquemart – GIET
Mr Michel Dupont – Confédération paysanne
Mr Olivier Keller – Confédération paysanne France

Georgia

Ms Manana Tsulaia – Biological Farming Association ìElkanaî

Germany

Mr Jose Lozano – Vita Activa
Mr Antoni Servera Saletas – BUKO Agrar Koordination
Mr Rüdiger Stegemann – Aktionsbündnis gentechnikfreie region oberrheim & Seeds Action Network
Ms Sarah Stoppe-Ramadan – FEU Universität Bremen
Ms Martha Mertens – BUND/Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V. (BN)
Mr Manuel Schneider – grassroots Foundation
Ms Naima Blum – Gen-ethisches Netzwerk e.V.
Mr Jedrzej Sulmowski – Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Fakultät III, PoNa – Politiken der Naturgestaltung
Mr Christoph Then – Scouting biotechnology / no patents on seeds
Ms Charlotte Berthou – Foundation on Future Farming
Ms Doris Pick – Uni Kassel
Ms Annemarie Volling – GMO-free regions Germany
Ms Heike Moldenhauer – Friends of the Earth Germany
Ms Angela von Beesten – Ökologischer Ärztebund e.V.
Ms Shannon von Scheele – Foundation on Future Farming
Mr Georg Wimmer – Bayerischer Bauernverband
Ms Sabine Brückmann – WECF – Women in Europe for Common Future
Ms Karin Adolph – WECF
Mr Tomas Juriga – Freelancer
Mr Jürgen Binder – Gentechfreies Europa e.V.
Mr Christof Potthof – Gen-ethical Network
Ms Siegrid Herbst – IG Saatgut (Initiative for GE-free Seeds and Breeding)
Mr Wolfgang Rainer Heck – Life Food GmbH/ Taifun
Ms Susann Haltermann – Stiftung GEKKO
Mr Benedikt Haerlin – Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft
Ms Susanne Gura
Mr Rolf Millies – Bewegungsstiftung
Mr Georg Janßen – Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (AbL) e.V.
Ms Daniela Gottschlich – Forschungsnachwuchsgruppe PoNa
Mr Gottfried Glöckner
Mr Bernward Geier – COLABora & Fa. Rapunzel
Ms Beate Friedrich – Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Projekt PoNa – Politiken der Naturgestaltung
Ms Rosi Reindl
Ms Sabine Riewenherm – Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Mr Christoph Fischer – Christoph Fischer GmbH
Ms Elke Jumpertz – Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.
Mr Christian Schiebel – Landkreis Oberallgäu

Greece

Mr Tolios Yiannis – Greek Net of Alternative Agricultural Policy of Food Sovereignty

Hungary

Mr Balçzs Tömöri – Greenpeace Hungary
Mr Robert Fidrich – KMZK / ETK

Ireland

Ms Kate Carmody – Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association.
Mr Michael O’Callaghan – GM-free Ireland Network

Italy

Ms Fabrizia Pratesi – De Ferrariis Comitato scientifico EQUIVITA
Mr Nicola Corona – Legambiente Onlus
Mr Carlo Bogliotti – Slow Food
Ms Daniela Sciarra -Legambiente Onlus
Mr Roberto Paolo – Imperiali circolo ambientescienze
Mr Luca Colombo Fondazione – Diritti Genetici – Genetic Rights Foundation

Japan

Ms Michiyo Koketsu – Consumers Union of Japan
Ms Hiromi Kawahara – Green Co-op Consumers’ Co-operative Kagoshima
Mr Keisuke Amagasa – NO!GMO Campaign,Japan
Mr Raymond Epp – Menno Village Naganuma
Ms Hiroko Akahori – Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Co-operative Union

Kosovo

Mr Kole Prenaj – Farmers Association AGROKLINA

Latvia

Ms Ieva Zalite – Green Liberty
Mr Janis Vevers – Friends of the Earth
Ms Dace Jansone – Friends of the Earth

Luxemburg

Mr Maurice Losch – GMO free Coalition of Luxemburg / Greenpeace Luxemburg

Macedonia

Mr Nenad Kocic – E.A.Vila Zora

Mexico

Ms Ana De Ita – CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARA EL CAMBIO EN EL CAMPO MEXICANO (CECCAM)

Moldova

Mr Ilya Trombitsky – Eco-TIRAS International Environmental Association

Netherlands

Mr Peter Jens – Biologica
Mr Jerome Rudolf – Awortwe-Abban INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES (ISS)
Ms Margalit Laufer – Sociale initiatief
Mr Diederick Sprangers – Genethics Foundation
Ms Myrto Pispini – GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL

Norway

Mr Teshome Hunduma Mulesa – The Development Fund
Mr Ole-Jacob Christensen – NBS – Syndicat norvégien des paysans et des petits paysans

Poland

Mr Jordan Cibura – Stowarzyszenie Demokracja Bezposrednia
Mr Szymon Surmacz – The Civil Affairs Institute
Mr Pawel Polanecki – Coalition GMO Free Poland
Mr Michal Sobczyk – Association “Obywatele Obywatelom” (“Citizens for Citizens”)
Mr Marek Kryda – The Coalition for a GMO Free Poland

Portugal

Ms Sara Mirtilho – GAIA
Ms Irina Maia – GENET
Mr Gualter Barbas – Baptista GAIA / Plataforma Transgénicos Fora
Ms Lanka Horstink – GAIA
Ms Margarida Silva – ESB-UCP
Mr Johan Diels – GAIA – Grupo Acção e Intervenção Ambiental
Ms Ariana Jordao – GAIA

Romania

Ms Anca Serban – Agent Green
Mr Knight Douglas Kendrick – GMO Information Centre – Info OMG – Romania
Ms Duminicioiu Ramona – GMO Information Centre – Info OMG – Romania
Mr Gabriel Paun – Agent Green
Mr Maxim Aurel – GMO Information Centre – Info OMG – Romania

Russia

Ms Liudmila Stebenkova – Moscow City Duma (Parliament)

Serbia

Ms Natasa Djereg – Center for Ecology and Sustainable Development (CEKOR)

Slovenia

Ms Ariana-Lucija – Tratar-Supan Institute for sustainable Development
Ms Nina Stros – Greenpeace

Spain

Ms Fedra Aisa Garbayo – Red de Semillas Espanola
Ms Judith Aisa Garbayo – Red de Semillas Espanola, Coordinadora Balear

Sweden

Ms Moa Larsson Sundgren – Hej DÅ GMO grassroots network
Ms Akiko Frid – Greenpeace

Switzerland

Mr Andreas Lang – University of Basel, Environmental Geosciences
Mr Christian Schmutz – Gen Au Rheinau
Ms Angela Santini – Association UNIL/EPFL pour un développement durable
Mr Paul Scherer – Greenpeace
Mr Marcel Luther – Youth Food Movement Schweiz
Mr Francois Meienberg – Erklärung von Bern
Mr Hans Meier – EZ Berater
Ms Ilona Meier – SAG
Ms Olivia Rölli – Konferenz-Mitarbeit
Ms Rita Moll – Ärztinnen und Ärzte für Umweltschutz
Mr Michael Nanz – FIAN Schweiz
Mr Jochen Koester – TraceConsult
Ms Bernadette Oehen – FiBL
Ms Olivia Schibler – TRIEBWERK
Mr Martin Ott – Gen Au Rheinau
Ms Forianne Koechlin – blauen-institut, SAG
Ms Giuseppina Pagano – GENET
Mr Martin Kamm – IP Suisse
Ms Wendy Peter – Bioforum Schweiz
Ms Gabriele Pichlhofer – Basler Appell gegen Gentechnologie
Ms Anne Lorch – Mitglied IG-EM.ch
Mr Marcel Liner – Pro Natura
Mr Ruedi Kunz – VKMB
Ms Tina Goethe – SWISSAID
Mr Samuel Camenzind – Foundation for the Animal in the Law/Stiftung für das Tier im Recht
Ms Bo Zhao – TraceConsult
Ms Giustina Danisi
Ms Christa Dettwiler – SAG
Ms Hanna Diethelm – SAG
Ms Hammer Emilie
Ms Madeleine Fornerod – VKMB
Mr Hanspeter Frey – Grüne Partei St. Gallen
Ms Claudia Frieden – student
Ms Regina Fuhrer – Bio Suisse
Ms Karin Gafner – SBV
Ms Irene Gardiol – LES VERTS
Mr Werner Schüpbach – Bioforum Schweiz
Ms Tosca Gianotti – Bioticno
Ms Gabriela Bürgi – Universität St. Gallen
Ms Maya Graf – Schweizerische Arbeitsgruppe Gentechnologie SAG
Ms Heike Grossmann – AerztInnen für Umweltschutz Schweiz/Zürich
Mr Bruno Grossmann c/o Heike Grossmann
Ms Christa Grossmann c/o Heike Grossmann
Mr Diether Grünenfelder – EcoSolidar
Ms Alice Güntert – Public Eye On Science
Mr Martin Haab – BIG-M
Mr Urs Hans – Publiceyeonscience
Mr Hansjörg Hassler – Schweizerischer Bauernverband
Mr Avner Herzveld – sociaal initiatief
Ms Brigit Hofer – Coop
Ms Lilith C. Hübscher – Gen Au Rheinau
Ms Anna Jaspar
Ms Eva Gelinsky – ProSpecieRara
Mr Amadeus Zschunke – Gen Au Rheinau
Ms Marianna Serena – ProSpecieRara
Mr Michael Tanner – Velokarawane
Mr Clement Tolusso – StopOGM
Ms Franziska Troesch-Schnyder – Konsumentenforum kf
Mr Andreas Tschöpe – Stiftung für Konsumentenschutz
Ms Muriel Uebelhart – Konsumentenform kf
Mr Walter Vetterli – WWF Suisse
Ms Raphaela Vogel
Mr Ruedi Vögele – Genau Rheinau
Ms Sabine Vuilleumier
Mr Yves Zenger – Greenpeace Switzerland
Mr Luigi D’Andrea – StopOGM
Ms Marianne Künzle – Greenpeace Schweiz
Ms Catherine Buchmann – Grüne Stadt St.Gallen
Ms Isabel Baumann – Grüne Partei Schweiz
Ms Andrea Brandes Ammann – Baudirektion Kanton Zürich/AWEL/AW/Sektion Biosicherheit
Mr Martin Bossard – Bio Suisse
Mr Hans Bieri – SVIL
Mr Martin Baumann – VKMB
Mr Niggi Bärtschi – Bio Nordwest
Ms Christine Badertscher – Studentin
Ms Elsbeth Arnold – VKMB
Mr Markus Arbenz – Bio Suisse
Mr Daniel Ammann – Schweizerische Arbeitsgruppe Gentechnologie SAG
Mr Markus Allemann – Greenpeace Switzerland
Ms Denise Adler – Bio Genéve

Turkey

Mr Bulent Acma – Anadolu University

UK

Ms Mae-Wan Ho – Institute of Science in Society

Wales, Gales

Mr Gerald Miles – GM Free CYMRU – Wales, UK

Ukraine

Ms Olga Getya – Association of rural development of Poltava region

USA

Mr Hans R. Herren – Millennium Institute

Uzbekistan

Mr Artur Vakhitov – Ecoforum of NGOs of Uzbekistan