How to sustainably produce more with less and trade better
The annual Forum for Agriculture (FFA) took place Brussels on Tuesday April 1, 2014. At FFA2014, both the future Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States, and sustainable food production were the key topics. FFA speakers and panellists examined what these issues and others meant for the future of EU agricultural production, environmental conservation and consumers’ well-being. International decision makers sought to uncover in their debates how best to reconcile crop production with ecological preservation.
Confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order)
Allan Buckwell
Director for the Nutrient Recovery and Reuse Project, RISE Foundation
Allan Buckwell
Director for the Nutrient Recovery and Reuse Project, RISE Foundation
Matthew Dempsey
Journalist
Matthew Dempsey
Journalist
Pierre-Olivier Drège
President, European Landowners' Organization
Pierre-Olivier Drège
President, European Landowners' Organization
Franz Fischler
Former President of the European Forum Alpbach
Franz Fischler
Former President of the European Forum Alpbach
Tassos Haniotis
Special Advisor for Sustainable Productivity, Forum for the Future of Agriculture; Senior Guest Research Scholar,...
Tassos Haniotis
Special Advisor for Sustainable Productivity, Forum for the Future of Agriculture; Senior Guest Research Scholar, IIASA
Pascal Lamy
President of the Paris Peace Forum, Vice President of Europe Jacques Delors
Pascal Lamy
President of the Paris Peace Forum, Vice President of Europe Jacques Delors
Pascal Lamy (pascallamy.eu) holds various mandates at the global, European, and French levels. He is notably the President of the Paris Peace Forum, of the European branch of the Brunswick Group and coordinator of the Jacques Delors Institutes (Paris, Berlin, Brussels).
Pascal Lamy served two terms as Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from September 2005 to September 2013.
He graduated of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, of the Faculty of Law (Sorbonne), of the Institut d’Études Politiques (IEP) and of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA). He began his career in the French civil service at the General Inspectorate of Finance and the Treasury. In 1981, he became advisor of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Jacques Delors, then Deputy Head of Prime Minister’s Pierre Mauroy cabinet in 1983. From 1985 to 1994, Pascal Lamy was the chief of staff of the President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors, and his “sherpa” at the G7. In 1994, he joined the team in charge of the recovery of the French bank Crédit Lyonnais then becoming its CEO up to its privatization in 1999, before returning to the European Commission as Trade Commissioner (Romano Prodi’s Presidency) until the end of 2004.
After his mandate in Brussels, Pascal Lamy chaired for a brief sabbatical period the think tank working on European integration created by Jacques Delors, “Notre Europe” (now “Institut Jacques Delors”). He also became an associate professor at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and an advisor to Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the European Socialist Party. In 2005, he was elected to head the WTO.
Pascal Lamy has set out his commitment to European integration and his vision of a “controlled” globalization in several thought-provoking books.
Pascal Lamy chairs the Paris Peace Forum since 2019, the French National Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), the European Starfish mission (ocean), the Danone mission committee, the Aspen Africa-Europe meetings. He coordinates the Jacques Delors Institutes (Paris, Berlin, Brussels). He co-chairs the Antartica 2020 coalition. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the European Climate Foundation (ECF), Transparency International France, the Center on Regulation in Europe (CERRE), IFPRI (where he chairs the strategy and programs committee), the Musiciens du Louvre (Minkowski orchestra), the Institut Pierre-Mendès-France, Collegium International, the Institut Jean Monet, Senior Advisor to Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA) and the World Trade Board, member of the Advisory Board of Transparency International, the Oxford Martin School, the Back to Blue Initiative (The Economist), Covid Gap (Duke University) and the World Risk Report (WEF). He is a trustee of Europeum and Friends of Europe, an affiliated professor at HEC, China Europe International Business School CEIBS, Shanghai and the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He is also a member of the Global Foundation Roundtable (Rome), a member of the Steering Committee of the Colbert Foundation and a member of the Advisory Board of the Alpbach Forum and the Senior Advisory Council of the Beijing Forum.
Pascal Lamy also lectures, including to the benefit of Institut Jacques Delors, among other engagements on issues related to globalisation, global governance, international trade, international economics, regional integration, European and French issues.
Professor Erik Mathijs
Professor, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven
Professor Erik Mathijs
Professor, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven
Mairead McGuinness
Vice President, European Parliament
Mairead McGuinness
Vice President, European Parliament
Claudia Olazábal
Head of Unit, Natural Capital, Land use and Management, DG ENVI
Claudia Olazábal
Head of Unit, Natural Capital, Land use and Management, DG ENVI
Marco Pierani
Director Public Affairs and Media Relation at Euroconsumers
Marco Pierani
Director Public Affairs and Media Relation at Euroconsumers
Janez Potočnik
Chair ForumforAg and Chairman RISE Foundation
Janez Potočnik
Chair ForumforAg and Chairman RISE Foundation
Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm
President, Familienbetriebe Land und Forst
Michael Prinz zu Salm-Salm
President, Familienbetriebe Land und Forst
Olivier De Schutter
Co-Chair, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems - IPES-Food
Olivier De Schutter
Co-Chair, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems - IPES-Food
Bob Young
Chief Economist & Deputy Executive Director, American Farm Bureau Federation
Bob Young
Chief Economist & Deputy Executive Director, American Farm Bureau Federation
Confirmed Moderators (in alphabetical order)
Matthew Dempsey
Journalist
Matthew Dempsey
Journalist
Matt Dempsey retired as Editor of the Irish Farmers Journal after 25 years in March 2013. He is Chairman of The Agricultural Trust, publishers of the Irish Farmers Journal and The Irish Field. He is also one of the foremost authorities on national and international agricultural policy and industry trends; his knowledge, critique and assessment of Government and EU policy is highly valued by the agri-food sector.
Stephen Sackur
Journalist
Stephen Sackur
Journalist
Stephen Sackur has been a journalist with BBC News since 1986. Since becoming presenter of HARDtalk in 2004, he has interviewed prominent international personalities, cultural figures, leaders and politicians from around the world. Before taking over on the BBC News Channel and BBC World flagship current affairs interview programme, he was based in Brussels for three years as the BBC's Europe Correspondent.
Agenda
Apr 01, 2014
Opening Statement
Franz Fischler, Chairman of the RISE Foundation
Opening address: The Future of Agriculture: the Trade Dimension
Pascal Lamy – Honorary President, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute
Questions & Answers
MODERATOR: Stephen Sackur, Reporter
Session 1: Environment – Land Use and Natural Resources in EU Policies
Janez Potočnik – Commissioner for the Environment, European Commission
Panellists
- Juergen Voegele Director, Agriculture and Environmental Services, World Bank
- Michael Salm-Salm President, German Landowners’ Association
- Ignace Schops Director, Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland
- Bob Young, Chief Economist & Deputy Executive Director, Public Policy, American Farm Bureau Federation
Questions & Answers
MODERATOR – Stephen Sackur, Reporter
Keynote address
From Feeding Countries to Supporting Countries’ Ability to Feed Themselves: Trade and Investment in the Service of Resilient Food Systems
Oliver De Schutter – Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, United Nations
Questions & Answers
MODERATOR – Matthew Dempsey, Reporter
Breakout Sessions
Session 1: Sustainable Intensification in Europe: Practical Approaches
Chair:
- Erik Mathijs, Professor, University of Leuven
Panellists:
- Ross Murray, Deputy President, Country Land & Business Association
- Alois Heissenhuber, Professor, Technische Universität München
Respondent:
- Claudia Olazabal, Head of Unit, Agriculture, Forests and Soil, DG Environment, European Commission
MODERATOR: Cathy Smith, Reporter
Session 2: Sustainable Intensification in Europe: Policy Approaches
Chair:
- Allan Buckwell, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for European Environmental Policy
Panellists:
- Tassos Haniotis Director, Economic Analysis, Perspectives and Evaluation, DG Agriculture, European Commission
- Marco Contiero EU Policy Director on Agriculture, Greenpeace European Unit
Respondent:
- Mairead McGuinness, Member of the Agriculture Committee, European Parliament
MODERATOR: Matthew Dempsey, Reporter
Session 3: Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture – Perspectives from beyond Europe
Chair:
- Robert Sichinga, Minister of Agriculture & Livestock, Republic of Zambia
Panellists:
- Ishmael Sunga, CEO Southern African Confederation of Agricultural UnionsSACAU
- Swapan K Datta, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Respondent:
- Roberto Ridolfi, Director, Sustainable growth and development, DG Development and Cooperation, European Commission
MODERATOR: Stephen Sackur, Reporter
Debriefing Breakout Sessions 1 – 3
Session 2: Increasing the Competitiveness and Investment in Farm Businesses
Robert Lewis Carlsson – President, World Farmers’ Organization
Panellists
- Maurice House, Agricultural Minister Counselor of the U.S. Mission to the EU
- Mikhail Orlov, Founder and president, Ambika Group
- Pierre-Olivier Drege, Director General, Wheat Growers Association
- Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Farmer’s Forum India
Questions & Answers
MODERATOR – Matthew Dempsey, Reporter
Session 3: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on an Agricultural Perspective
Karel De Gucht – Commissioner for Trade, European Commission
Respondent:
- Darci L Vetter, Deputy Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, United States of America
Panellists
- James Elles, Chairman, Transatlantic Policy Network
- Paola Testori Coggi, Director General Health and Consumers, European Commission
- John Atkin, COO, Syngenta
- Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defence Counc
Questions & Answers
MODERATOR – Stephen Sackur, Reporter
Closing remarks
Franz Fischler, Chairman of the RISE Foundation
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