The attractive growth of organic markets has enticed diverse entrepreneurs, farmers and conventional food companies to get involved in the organic business, presenting challenges to an overburdened regulatory system.
High profile speakers will discuss both cutting edge issues in sourcing organic products globally and also challenge the organic sector to improve the credibility of sourcing.
Speakers will be:
Geert Termeer, Secretary of the Board at Tradin Organic Agriculture B.V. - Will be speaking on the sourcing experiences from the eyes of a pioneer in organic including current issues and future trends.
Bill Wolf, President of Wolf, DiMatteo + Associates - What issues are happening around credibility of Chinese products? He will speak of his on-the-ground experience in China.
Caren Wilcox, Executive Director of Organic Trade Associations in US - Will speak to what is happening in the US. How are credibility issues being addressed and what is impact on business, market, consumers and policy?
Elke Roeder, Executive Director of BNN Herstellung und Handel e.V. and Kirsten Arp, Manager of theMonitoring System from Bundesverband Naturkost Naturwaren (BNN) will present a successful example of how business is handling the issue of credibility at a very practical level.
This is event is supported by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Germany.
Date
February 20, 2008
Time
13:00 – 14:00h - Registration & Reception
14:00 – 18:00h - Symposium
Venue
Nürnberg Messe
CongressCenter Nürnberg (CCN Ost)
Room Shanghai
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