Programme and speakers
Table of contents
Welcome 3
Programme 7
Speakers 11
Joseph Alcamo 12 Sir John Beddington 12 John Bensted-Smith 13 Phil Bloomer 13 Joachim von Braun 14 HE Mohamed Ibn Chambas 14 Sir Gordon Conway 15 Jacques Delincé 16 Paulo Gouveia 16 Marion Guillou 17 Sir Brian Heap 17 Cristian Hera 18 Steve Howard 18 Monty P. Jones 19 Mikael Karlsson 20 Hervé Lejeune 20 Dominique Ristori 21 Maive Rute 22 Marc Sadler 22 José Manuel Silva Rodriguez 23 Margaret Ann Tutwiler 24 David Wilkinson 25 Welcome to the JRC conference: “Scientific Support for Food Security and Global Governance”
The main objective of the conference is to examine climate change and the need for a sustainable ap- from a scientific perspective the need to increase proach to agriculture and management of natural availability and access to food globally in a sustain- resources. able way. The conference will identify and debate key questions relating to food security, with a The following conclusions could be drawn from specific focus on how science, technology and the conference: innovation can contribute to food for all. It also has a policy dimension as food security will remain • It is necessary to develop and use a new com- high on the political agenda for the foreseeable mon data and modelling system, to make sure future. This will require sustained commitment that all partners – in the EU and beyond – have to alleviating the crises and the determination to up-to-date data on topics such as farming develop long term relevant policies. systems.
The conference demonstrates the European • Strong innovation programmes are essential Union’s desire to contribute to improving the world to increase food production and alleviate food situation in a sustainable manner. hunger. This will require increased investments in science and innovation.
• The main challenge will be to make sure that Recent food security developments the increased production and productivity will be achieved in a sustainable way. This will On 30 March 2011, the European Commission’s require s multi-disciplinary approach at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the UK Govern- crossroads between agriculture, science, envi- ment Office for Science (Foresight) co-organised ronment and social impact. a high-level seminar on “Future of Global Food and Farming: How can Science Support Food Many speakers insisted on the need for a strategic Security?” in Brussels. European policy makers, approach towards ensuring food security and glo- scientists and practitioners debated the obstacles bal governance of the food system. Urgent action and opportunities for global food security in the is needed to cope with the accelerated pace of context of the expanding world population and changes in today’s global world.
4 Welcome Programme Speakers On 22 and 23 June 2011, G20 Ministers of Agri- tion in order to enhance confidence in interna- culture convened in Paris. They concluded that tional markets and to prevent and respond to food security would remain a critical issue for the food market crises more efficiently; international community. They found the situation worrying, especially in developing countries, and • Improving and developing risk management agreed that many challenges remained, not least in tools for governments, firms and farmers in or- the context of population growth. World popula- der to build capacity to manage and mitigate tion is projected to reach more than nine billion the risks associated with food price volatility, by the middle of this century. All participating in particularly in the poorest countries; countries stressed the need for improved and more effective agriculture policies at the global and na- • Improving the functioning of agricultural com- tional levels, better international coordination and modities’ derivatives markets. concrete implementation of political commitments to promote food security and sustainable agricul- The JRC conference: “Scientific Support for Food tural production. Security and Global Governance” aims to foster a debate on the issues raised in the two recent The Agriculture Ministers agreed on an Action Plan meetings and highlight the way that science can which puts emphasis on the following goals: contribute to policy making at EU and global level to enhance food security worldwide.
• Improving agricultural production and pro- ductivity both in the short and long term in order to respond to a growing demand for agricultural commodities;
• Increasing market information and transparen- cy in order to better anchor expectations from governments and economic operators;
• Strengthening international policy coordina-
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Programme Programme
8:30 - 9:15 Participant registration
Coffee will be served in the lobby during the registration period and throughout the day. Therefore, please note that no fixed coffee breaks have been included in the programme.
9:15 - 10:30 Opening session Why does an adequate and stable food supply require global measures? yy Why is it imperative to invest in science to ensure the availability of and access to food for all? Dominique Ristori, Director-General, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
yy Food security: a collective scientific challenge Marion Guillou, Chief Executive Officer, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA)
yy Why does an adequate and stable food supply require global measures? Ann Tutwiler, Deputy Director-General (Knowledge), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
10:30 - 11:30 First session Agricultural production and sustainability: Will availability and access to resources (land, water) be the key determinants in future patterns of food production? yy The ecological basis of food security Joseph Alcamo, Chief Scientist, United Nations Environment Programme
yy EU farmers’ role in assuring food security by a sustainable and productive agriculture – key determinants Paulo Gouveia, Director, Copa-Cogeca (Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations – General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives)
yy Achieving food security in Africa: how can the potential of science be harnessed? Monty P. Jones, Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, co-winner of the 2004 World Food Prize
yy Discussion Moderator: Mikael Karlsson, President, European Environmental Bureau
8 Welcome Programme Speakers 11:30 - 12:30 Second session Market information and transparency, food price volatility in particular in the poorest countries. yy HE Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Secretary-general of the African, Carribean and Pacific Group of States yy Tackling uncertainty – the importance of data and increased transparency Marc Sadler, Team Leader, Agricultural Risk Management, World Bank yy Food insecurity and price volatility – impacts, causes, policy actions Joachim von Braun, Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF), and Professor at University of Bonn, Germany yy Analysis of agricultural commodity price volatility Jacques Delincé, Head of Unit, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission yy Discussion Moderator: Cristian Hera, Vice President, Romanian Academy
Lunch 12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:30 Third session Global governance: Is better governance of food supply and demand the most efficient path to food security? yy The G20 proposals for better governance for food security Hervé Lejeune, G20 French Presidency, General Council for Food, Agricultural and Rural Areas, Ministry of Agriculture, France yy Enabling food supply Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development, Imperial College, London yy Inequality and food security: the challenges to global governance. What changes are necessary to ensure markets in land, water and carbon deliver food security for the poor as well as the rich? Phil Bloomer, Director of Campaigns and Policy, OXFAM yy Strengthening global governance and international cooperation Steve Howard, Founder and Secretary General, The Global Foundation yy The European Union’s approach to supporting developing countries in achieving food security Jean-Louis Chomel, Head of Unit, DG Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid, European Commission yy Discussion Moderator: John Bensted-Smith, Director, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
Welcome Programme Speakers 9 15:30 -16:30 Fourth session The need for innovation: Where and how will science and technology, including bioeconomy, contribute to food for all? yy Strengthening global agricultural monitoring for worldwide food security and market transparency: a G20 initiative Pierrick Givone, Scientific Director, Cemagref, the French Research Institute in Sciences and Technolo- gies for Environment and Agriculture
yy Global goal of food for all – contribution by EU research programmes Maive Rute, Director for Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
yy Innovations in global crop yield predictions David Wilkinson, Director, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
yy Discussion Moderator: Sir Brian Heap, President, European Academies Science Advisory Council, former Foreign Secretary, The Royal Society
16:30 -17:00 Concluding session Concluding remarks yy The contribution of the Common Agricultural Policy to food security José Manuel Silva Rodriguez, Director-General, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
yy The Foresight Project on Global Food and Farming Futures: Achieving Action Sir John Beddington, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser
yy Conclusions and the way forward Dominique Ristori, Director-General, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission
10 Welcome Programme Speakers Speakers Joseph Alcamo
Chief Scientist, United Nations Environment Programme
Speaker: First session
Professor Joseph scenario analysis. He has published widely on the Alcamo is Chief Sci- subject of global change impacts on water re- entist of the United sources and land use. Recent publications describe Nations Environment the linkage of climate change, drought frequency, Programme and and food security in Russia; the appropriation of the first Chief Scientist appointed within the UN water by rainfed agriculture in Africa; and indi- system. He is on leave as Director of the Center for rect impacts of energy crops on deforestation in Environmental Systems Research at the University Brazil. He has published five books on global and of Kassel, Germany and Professor of Environmental regional environmental issues. Alcamo was winner Systems Science and Engineering. His main scien- of the international Max Planck Research Prize for tific contributions have been in the areas of global achievements in global change research. He is an modelling of the environment, integrated assess- American citizen. ment modelling, and techniques of environmental
Sir John Beddington
UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser Speaker: Concluding session
Sir John Beddington interests are the application of biological and was appointed as economic analysis to problems of Natural Resource Government Chief Management. Scientific Adviser (GCSA) on 1 Janu- Sir John has previously been advisor to a number ary 2008. Since being in post, the GCSA has led on of UK Government departments including the For- providing scientific advice to Government during eign and Commonwealth Office, the Department the 2009 swine flu outbreak and the 2010 volcanic for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minis- ash incident. The GCSA has also been responsible try of Defence and the Cabinet Office. He has also for increasing the scientific capacity across White- advised several Governments and international hall by encouraging all major departments of state bodies including the Australian, New Zealand and to recruit a Chief Scientific Adviser. US Governments, the European Commission, the United Nations Environment Programme and Food Throughout 2008 and 2009 Sir John raised the and Agriculture Organisation. concept of the “Perfect Storm” of food, energy and water security in the context of climate change, He was, for six years, a member of the Natural En- gaining considerable media attention and raising vironment Research Council. In June 1997 he was this as a priority in the UK and internationally. awarded the Heidelberg Award for Environmental Excellence, in 2001 he became a Fellow of the Roy- Prior to his appointment as GCSA, he was Profes- al Society. In 2004 he was awarded the Companion sor of Applied Population Biology and headed the of the Order of St Michael and St George by Her main departments of environmental science and Majesty the Queen and in June 2010 was awarded technology at Imperial College. His main research a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
12 Welcome Programme Speakers John Bensted-Smith
Director, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Moderator: Third session
Mr. Bensted-Smith has been working within the to 2009 he was the European Commission since 1983. He started in Director responsible the Directorate General for Agriculture followed by for Economic Analy- a short period in the Directorate General for De- sis, Perspectives and velopment. In 1989-92 he worked for the Commis- Evaluation. For a sioner responsible for the EU budget. In 1993-94 he year he was then Director responsible for Bilateral was in the Enlargement Task Force which negoti- International Trade relations in agriculture. Since ated the Accession Treaty for Austria, Finland and May 2010 he has been Director for the European Sweden. From 1995-2000 he was in the Cabinet Commission’s Institute of Prospective Technologi- of Franz Fischler, the Commissioner responsible cal Studies in the Joint Research Centre. Before for Agricultural Policy. From 2000 to 2004 he was working in the Commission he was a business Head of the Cereals, Oilseeds and Proteins Unit in consultant. the Directorate General for Agriculture. From 2004
Phil Bloomer Director of Campaigns and Policy OXFAM GB Speaker: Third session
Phil Bloomer joined Oxfam GB in May 1995. Since was also the Head of June 2005, Phil is the Director of the Campaigns Advocacy at Oxfam and Policy Division of Oxfam GB. The current global running global priorities of his team are: the GROW campaign teams responsible (food justice in a resource-constrained world) for research, policy which focuses on food, climate, land and water development and issues, humanitarian protection and assistance in advocacy. crises and, the provision of essential health and ed- ucation for all. The Division also provides support, Before joining Oxfam, Phil worked for eleven years learning, and advice on a programme policy with in Latin America on international economic justice a focus on climate adaptation, supply chains and issues, human rights and humanitarian emergen- gender justice. Phil is responsible for a team of 170 cies. staff working across policy, advocacy, programme, campaigns and media. Phil is married with two sons. He lives with his fam- ily in Oxford, UK. Previously, Phil was the Head of Oxfam Internation- al’s campaign to Make Trade Fair to achieve trade rules that work for the poor as well as the rich. Phil
Welcome Programme Speakers 13 Joachim von Braun
Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Professor at University of Bonn, Germany
Speaker: Second session
Joachim von Braun the European Union’s Joint Programming Initiative is Director of the on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change Center for Devel- research.von Braun was Director General of the opment Research International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (ZEF), and Profes- based in Washington, DC, U.S.A. 2002 to 2009. sor at University of Bonn, Germany. His research 2000-03 he was President of the International addresses international development economics Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE). Von topics, poverty and famine; science and technol- Braun serves on boards of publishers of journals, ogy; agricultural policy, trade and aid; health, and is elected member of Academies of Science in nutrition. He is member of the International Policy Germany, Fellow of the American Association for Council (IPC), the World Economic Forum’s Agenda the Advancement of Sciences; received a honorary Council on Food Security, Chicago Council on Doctoral degree from University of Hohenheim, Global Affairs’ advisory group on GADI. He is Vice and the Bertebos Prize of the Swedish Academy Chair of the BioEconomy Council of the German of Agricultural Sciences 2009 for his work on food Government, member of the Advisory Board of security.
HE Mohamed Ibn Chambas Secretary-General African, Carribean and Pacific Group of States Speaker: Second session
Dr. Mohamed Ibn Committee, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com- Chambas was ap- mittee and Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs pointed Secretary Committee, Member of the Select Committee General of the ACP on Education and the Committee on subsidiary Group on 16th No- Legislation. vember 2009 by the ACP Council of Ministers and took up office at the Dr. Chambas first entered Government in 1987 ACP Secretariat on 1st March 2010. Dr. Chambas as Deputy Foreign Minister of Ghana. As Deputy came directly from the Economic Community of Foreign Minister, he was a member of the Head of West African States (ECOWAS), where he had been State’s summit delegations to a number of coun- serving as President of the Commission since Janu- tries such as the United States of America, China, ary 1st 2007. Prior to this, ECOWAS was a Secretari- United Kingdom, France, Malaysia, Nigeria, Zimba- at and Dr. Chambas had been serving as Executive bwe, etc. He also led Ghana’s delegation to several Secretary since February 1st 2002. countries and conferences including the United Nations General Assembly, ministerial meetings of Prior to heading the ECOWAS Secretariat, Dr. the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now the Chambas was a Member of Parliament in Ghana, African Union (AU), the Economic Community of where he served at various periods as First Deputy West African Sates (ECOWAS), the Movement of Speaker of Parliament, Chairman of the Appoint- the Non-Aligned Countries (NAM), the Common- ments Committee, Chairman of the Privileges wealth, etc.
14 Welcome Programme Speakers Between 1991 and 1996, he was centrally involved with the formulation of policies on higher educa- in the ECOWAS mediation efforts in Liberia and tion, accreditation and maintenance of standards directly participated in the negotiations leading in tertiary institutions. to the agreements ending the Liberian civil war. In 1996, Dr. Chambas was a key member of the Dr. Chambas, who was born on 7 December 1950, Government of Ghana’s campaign team for the holds degrees in Political Science from the Univer- election of His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan to his first sity of Ghana, Legon (B. A. 1973) and Cornell Uni- term as Secretary–General of the United Nations versity, Ithaca New York (M. A. 1977; PhD 1980) and Organisation. a law degree from Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio (J. D. 1984). He has been admitted He was also a member of the Commonwealth to practice law in Ghana and the State of Ohio. Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), which worked to facilitate a transition to constitutional demo- cratic governance in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and The Gambia. Between April 1997 and December 2000, Dr. Chambas was the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary Education. In that capacity he had responsibility for the country’s five universities, ten polytechnics and agencies/institutions charged
Sir Gordon Conway
Professor of International Development Imperial College, London Speaker: Third session
Gordon Conway is Professor of International Borneo, he became Development at Imperial College, London where one of the pioneers he is currently working on a grant from the Bill & of sustainable agri- Melinda Gates Foundation ‘Agriculture for Impact’ culture. for European support of agricultural development in Africa. He has authored The Doubly Green Revolution: Food for all in the 21st From 2005-2009 he was Chief Scientific Adviser to century (Penguin and University Press, Cornell). the Department for International Development. Previously he was President of The Rockefeller He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in Foundation and Vice-Chancellor of the University 2004 and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Acad- of Sussex. emy of Engineering in 2007. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and He was educated at the Universities of Wales Saint George in 2005. He is a Deputy Lieutenant (Bangor), Cambridge, West Indies (Trinidad) and for East Sussex. He was recently President of the California (Davis). His discipline is agricultural ecol- Royal Geographical Society. ogy. In the early 1960’s, working in Sabah, North
Welcome Programme Speakers 15 Jacques Delincé
Head of Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Speaker: Second session
Jacques Delincé sity, he also has a Bio-Statistics degree from Gem- is Head of Unit for bloux and a PhD from Louvain-la-Neuve University. “Agriculture and He taught probability and statistics in Morocco and Life Sciences in the Burundi from 1978 to 1987. Within the Commis- Economy -AGRIL- sion, he worked in the JRC in Ispra from 1987 to IFE-” within the Joint 1993 on the MARS Project, and then in DG AGRI Research Centre, European Commission, in Seville. (launch of direct aids, monitoring of wine and olive Key activities of this unit relate to quantitative tree registers) and Eurostat (Agricultural Statistics economic modelling of agricultural markets and - LUCAS survey) from 1993 to 2001. In 2001 he trade, farmers’ incomes and investments, rural de- became Head of the MARS Unit in the JRC, deal- velopment and new technologies. Recent publica- ing with Crop Yields Forecasts, Management and tions covered Agricultural Outlook 2010, Biofuels, Control of Direct Aids to Farmers and Food Security Land Uses Changes, GMOs, Climate Change, Rural Monitoring. In July 2009 he moved to the JRC in Poverty and Food Security, Food Quality, New Plant Seville, leaving his former activities (biophysical Breeding techniques and Price Volatility. modelling, mapping techniques, remote sensing) and returning to his first specialisation (mathemati- With a degree in Agronomy from Louvain Univer- cal modelling).
Paulo Gouveia
Director, Copa-Cogeca (Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations – General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives) Speaker: First session
Paulo Gouveia is a for farmer and forestry organisations and in Central director in Copa-Co- European Countries providing technical assist- geca responsible for ance in the framework of pre-accession projects. the coordination of Since 2002 he has worked for the Copa-Cogeca “horizontal” policies. Secretariat with different responsibilities and was Mr Gouveia is Portuguese in nationality and an nominated Director in 2007. agronomist by training. He has worked in Portugal
16 Welcome Programme Speakers Marion Guillou
Chief Executive Officer, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) Speaker: Opening session
Marion Guillou is Chief Executive Officer at the climate change. She French National Institute for Agricultural Research is the chairwoman (INRA) since August 2004; she was previously the of the board of Ecole Director General (2000-2004). Polytechnique (Paris) and is a member of She was an agricultural attaché of the French the boards of the International Research Center for Embassy in the UK from 1993 to 1996 before she Tropical Agriculture (CIRAD), and AgroParisTech. became Director General of Food and Nutrition at the French Ministry of Agriculture (1996-2000). Marion Guillou chairs the Agreenium consortium, which unites French teams in research and in Member of the commission “Sustainable Agri- higher education in agronomy and veterinary sci- culture and Climate Change”, that is part of the ence at the international scale. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), she also chairs the Joint Pro- Born in 1954, former student of the Ecole Poly- gramming Initiative “Agriculture, Food Security technique (X73) and engineer in rural engineering, and Climate Change” which gathers 20 European water and forestry, Marion Guillou is doctor of countries and aims at creating a European research physical chemistry. She is married and mother of 3. area in the fields of agriculture, food security and
Sir Brian Heap
President, European Academies Science Advisory Council, Former Foreign Secretary, The Royal Society Moderator: Fourth session
Professor Sir Brian Heap is President of the Euro- Royal Society, Series pean Academies Science Advisory Council, Senior B, and was President Scientific Advisor at the Malaysian Commonwealth of the Institute of Studies Centre, Cambridge, former co-Director Biology, and UK Rep- of the Cambridge-Templeton Journalism Fellows resentative on the European Science Foundation programme, and Master of St Edmund’s College, and the NATO Science Committee. Cambridge. With the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, the De- As a biological scientist, he has published exten- partment of Health’s Expert Group on Cloning, sively on endocrine physiology, reproductive biol- the President’s Advisory Group on Biotechnology, ogy, biotechnology, became Director of Research and Parliamentary Select Committee, he has been at the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics engaged in public issues of biotechnology, popu- Research (Cambridge and Edinburgh) and at the lation growth, sustainability and science policy Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research working with the World Health Organisation, the Council. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society, he UK-China Forum and the European Commission. held posts as Foreign Secretary, Vice-President, He is Special Scientific Adviser for ZyGEM Co Ltd, and editor of the Philosophical Transactions of the New Zealand.
Welcome Programme Speakers 17 Cristian Hera
Vice President Romanian Academy Moderator: Second session
Cristian Hera gradu- IAEA, IAEA Vienna (1991–197). President of the ated from the Faculty International Scientific Centre of Fertilizers (CIEC) of Agricultural Chem- 1996–2010, in present Honorary President of CIEC. istry and Pedol- He was elected as member of the Academy of Ag- ogy, “K.A. Timiriazev” ricultural and Forestry Sciences – Romania (AAFS) Academy of Agri- in 1982 and as President of AAFS (2001–2009), cultural, Moscow in 1957. Doctor in Agronomy in in present Honorary President of AAFS. He was 1968. Doctor in Sciences, in 1973, from Agronomic elected as member of Romanian Academy (RA) in Institute, Bucharest. He worked for the Romanian 1995, elected President of Agricultural and Forestry Institute for Agricultural Research (RIAR) 1957– Section in 2008 and Vice-president of RA in 2010. 1962, Research Institute for Cereals and Industrial He was President of European Union of Agricul- Crops – Fundulea (RICIC – Fundulea) 1962-1991. He tural Academies, 2006-2008. He has published was Scientific Manager, 1970–1981, and General more than 230 papers, 23 books and treaties and 9 Manager, 1982-1991, of RICIC Fundulea. He was patents. He received many Romanian and foreign Head of the Research Section of Joint Division FAO/ awards and honorary titles.
Steve Howard
Founder and Secretary General The Global Foundation Speaker: Third session
Steve Howard is the ticularly extensive, and both bilateral and global in Secretary General of nature, addressing China’s emerging global role in The Global Foun- areas such as global governance and the G20, food dation, which he and energy security and climate change policy. co-founded in 1998 with a number of eminent Australians. The Global Steve is also Managing Director of the private Foundation enjoys bipartisan support from politi- advisory firm, Global Agenda Pty Ltd and is Vice cal leaders in Australia and internationally and is Chairman of the Global Private Equity Alliance, a recognised globally as a unique private sector insti- global initiative under Chinese leadership. Among tution bringing together prominent citizens, busi- his other activities, Steve is also Chair of the Edito- ness and policy-makers to address major challeng- rial Panel for Australia Network, Australia’s interna- es of our times. Since its formation, the Foundation tional television service seen in 44 countries. Steve has conducted ongoing, high-level dialogues with was awarded the French Ordre national du Merite the EU, France and other European nations, the in 2004 for his contribution to France-Australia United States and with China, India and South East relations. Asia. The Foundation’s program with China is par-
18 Welcome Programme Speakers Monty P. Jones
Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa Co-winner of the 2004 World Food Prize Speaker: First session
Professor Monty Patrick Jones, a Sierra Leonean, highest level for is the Executive Director of the Forum for Agricul- increased investment tural Research in Africa (FARA) and Chairman of in African agriculture the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). to improve its pro- He was awarded the prestigious World Food Prize ductivity and ultimately its impact on the 60–70 in 2004 in recognition of his discovery of the % of Africans who depend on this sector for their genetic process to create the New Rice for Africa livelihood. As the Chairman of GFAR he is leading (NERICA) which gives higher yields, shorter growth a global effort to reform the global agricultural re- cycles and more protein content than its Asian search system in order to improve its effectiveness and African parents. He was the first African to be and accountability. honoured with this highly regarded prize. In 2010 he became the first recipient of the Niigata Interna- In recognition of his outstanding contribution tional Food Award. towards improving food security in Africa, Profes- sor Jones has been honoured with numerous Professor Jones has spent the past 24 years work- other awards, namely the National Order of Merit ing in international agricultural research, starting of Côte d’Ivoire conferred on him in 2001 by the as a scientist and working his way to his current President of that country and the insignia of the top leadership positions at continental and global Grand Officer of the order of the Rokel conferred level. His celebrated work on NERICA has made it on him in 2004 by the President of Sierra Leone. He possible for countries in West, Central and East Af- has also received four honorary doctorate degrees rica to increase rice production thereby increasing – Philosophia Doctor (Honoris causa) from major their household food security and enabling them universities in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Sierra to cut back on expensive rice imports. He has pub- Leone and South Africa. Time magazine named lished more than 100 scientific papers and articles. him among the 100 most influential people in 2007 and in 2010 the University of the Free State in As the Executive Director of FARA he has been South Africa appointed him to serve as an instrumental in mobilising political support at the Extraordinary Professor.
Welcome Programme Speakers 19 Mikael Karlsson President European Environmental Bureau Moderator: First session
Dr. Mikael Karlsson Dr. Karlsson is senior lecturer in environmental sci- is elected President ences. His teaching since more than 15 years con- of the European cerns environmental policy and natural resources Environmental Bu- management, focusing on politics and legislation. reau (EEB) and of He has conducted studies on sustainable rural the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, the development and natural resources conflict resolu- largest environmental organisations of Europe and tion in e.g. East Africa. Sweden respectively. EEB has some 150 member organisations throughout Europe, gathering more Dr. Karlsson serves as expert in various EU and than 15 million citizens. Swedish committees and agencies on environmen- tal issues. He has been member in two High Level Dr. Mikael Karlsson is an agronomist and holds a Groups of the European Commission and partici- PhD in Environmental and Energy Systems. His pates in the environment research advisory group scientific work focuses on environmental policy under FP 7. Dr. Karlsson has been delegate to EU, and risk governance concerning e.g. energy and WTO and UNEP ministerial meetings. chemicals. He has written several scientific articles and numerous popular texts in journals, books and Dr. Karlsson lives in Stockholm with his wife and newspapers. two children.
Hervé Lejeune
G20 French Presidency, General Council for Food, Agricultural and Rural Areas, Ministry of Agriculture, France Speaker: Third session
Date of birth: 6 August 1958
Professional experience
From July 2011 June-December 2006 Inspector-General, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Food and Agricultural Organization of the United and Food Nations Deputy Director-General, Special Adviser to the January 2007-June 2011 World Food Summit Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations August 2002-June 2006 Deputy Director-General and Head of Cabinet of French Presidency, Adviser to the President on the Director-General agriculture, rural life, commerce and industry
20 Welcome Programme Speakers President, Board of Directors, National Forestry Of- October 1994-1995 fice (October 2004-December 2006) Deputy Director to Secretary-General, Groupama Member of the Board of European and internation- al prospectives on food and agriculture (COPEIAA) 1981-1994 Professor of agricultural economics and policy, National Centre of Young Farmers (CNJA) Institute of Advanced Studies in Agricultural Law Director (1990-1994) and Economics – IHEDREA (since 1998) Adviser and head of department (1981-1990)
June 2000-August 2002 Education Technical adviser (agriculture, fisheries, hunting, agri-food industry) to the French Presidency 1985 MBA Sorbonne Graduate Business School, University of Paris 1 June 1997-2002 Director of agricultural insurance, Groupama 1981 MSc Rural Law and Agricultural Economics, Institute of Advanced Studies in Agricultural Law June 1995-May 1997 and Economics Technical advisor, Cabinet of the Ministry for Agri- culture, Fisheries and Food 1976 Baccalaureat (agricultural science)
Dominique Ristori
Director-General Joint Research Centre, European Commission Speaker: Opening session, Concluding session
Dominique Ristori Transport, he was responsible for inter-institutional has been working relations; enlargement and international relations; at the European coordination of energy and transport research; in- Commission since ternal market, state aids, infringements and public 1978 where he has service obligations; passengers’ and users’ rights; held several positions. Prior to his current position, central management of human and budgetary re- he was Deputy Director General of the Direc- sources (2000 - 2006). Between 1996 and 1999, he torate General for Energy, in charge of nuclear was Director in charge of European Energy Policy energy policy, in particular the development of at Directorate-General for Energy. the EU legal framework and international relations (2006–2010). In the period of 1990 – 1996 Mr Ristori was in charge of transnational cooperation between SMEs Whilst Director in charge of General Affairs and at the Directorate-General for Enterprise policy. Resources at Directorate-General for Energy and
Welcome Programme Speakers 21 Maive Rute
Director Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission Speaker : Fourth session
Having graduated tion of the Small Business Act for Europe and the as an agricultural launch of the pan-European Enterprise Europe Net- economist from the work count as the two main highlights of her term. Estonian University of Life Sciences, Maive Rute During this period, she also acted as the European began her career as Country Director for a US as- Commission’s Deputy Special Envoy for SMEs and sistance organisation devoted to supporting the led the Commission’s Lisbon team for Estonia. In reform of the Estonian agro-food sector. She then July 2009 Maive Rute took on the responsibilities became Managing Director of a fund for rural busi- of Director for Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food nesses and the food processing industry, focussing research in DG RTD, which includes also fisheries on financial management. In 2000 she was select- and forestry research. The Directorate strives to ed to perform the challenging task of reforming create a competitive and sustainable bio-based the enterprise support system in her home country economy in Europe by funding research activities where she became the Chief Executive Officer at EU level, coordinating national efforts and facili- of a new fund, KredEx. Under her guidance, and tating international cooperation. Under her leader- starting from scratch, KredEx developed into the ship the Directorate has initiated preparation of main provider of credit guarantees for SMEs as well the strategy for Bio-economy in Europe by 2020. as for young families and private home owners in Estonia. KredEx is also the official Export Credit Maive Rute holds an MBA from Danube University Agency of Estonia. in Austria and a Masters in international politics from CERIS, Belgium. In parallel to her main career, In 2005 Maive Rute was nominated Director for she has acted for several years as a management SME policy in the European Commission. The crea- trainer.
Marc Sadler
Team Leader, Agricultural Risk Management, World Bank Speaker: Second session
Marc Sadler is the of agribusiness and agricultural policy in Central Team Leader of Asia, the Caucasus and Turkey. Prior to working in the Agricultural development, Marc spent nine years as an agricul- Risk Management tural commodities trader (both import and export), Team (ARMT) of the based out of the Former Soviet Union. He has an Agriculture and Rural M.A. in Jurisprudence from Trinity College, Oxford Development Department of the World Bank. He University. In his role as Team Leader of ARMT, is an expert on commodity markets, logistics, trad- Marc advises both governments and agricultural ing and risk management. Before joining ARMT, supply chain stakeholders about risk assessment Marc spent six years working as a consultant for and management in a wide range of commodity the World Bank and FAO, specializing in the fields sectors.
22 Welcome Programme Speakers José Manuel Silva Rodriguez
Director-General, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Speaker : Fourth session
EDUCATION:
1973 Agricultural engineer (ETSI AGRONOMOS 1987-1990 Head of unit for processed fruit – MADRID) and vegetables division.
1977 Degree in External trade (CEU-MADRID) 1990 Head of unit, Tobacco division.
1983 Diploma in European Communities 1991-1993 Head of unit, wine, spirits and (CEPADE-MADRID) derived products division.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : 1993-1997 Chief advisor of the Directorate General of Agriculture and Since 1971 until his incorporation into SOIVRE, Director of the Common Market while an inspector in the Ministry of Economy and Organisation for Vegetable Prod- Trade, he was a professor at the School of Agri- ucts. cultural Engineers in Madrid and worked in the private sector in export companies as well as on 1997 Deputy Director General of Agri animal food projects. culture responsible for rural de- velopment. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND TRADE (MADRID) 1979-1982 Employed in the Directorate gen- Dec. 1999 Director General for Agriculture eral of Internal Trade and in the and Rural Development. Directorate General of Trade Policy. 2006-July 2011 Director-general for Research
SECRETARIA DE ESTADO (MADRID) July-Dec 2010 Special Advisor of DG 1983-1986 Counsellor in agricultural affairs RTD and member of the delegation for the Spanish accession nego- Jan 2011- Director-General for Agriculture tiations. and Rural Development
EUROPEAN COMMISSION Since 1986, he worked in the following posts :
1986 Member of the Cabinet of the Vice-President Manuel Marin.
Welcome Programme Speakers 23 Margaret Ann Tutwiler
Deputy Director-General (Knowledge), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Speaker: Opening session
Nationality: American
Education:
B.Sc. in Political science and economics from the • 1988-1991: Co-Founder; Associate Director of Davidson College in the United States the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council M.Sc. in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at the University of Harvard in the • 1992-2002: Director, International Govern- United States of America ment Affairs, Eridania Beghin Say America Certificate in Agribusiness Management from the Purdue University in the United States of America • 2002-2006: Chief Executive, International Food and Agricultural Trade Certificate in International Operations Manage- Policy Council ment from the Institut européen d’administratiion des affaires (INSEAD) in France • 2006-2009: Managing Director, Agricultural Markets, Global Development Employment: Program, The William and Flora Hewlette Foundation • 1981-1983: Publications Editor, Group of Thirty • February-June 2009: Senior Advisor, International • 1985-1986: Presidential Management Intern, Affairs, Africa Bureau with the US Policy Analyst in the Economic Agency for International Research Service of the US De Development partment of Agriculture • 2010 to 14 January 2011: • 1986-1990: Policy Associate, National Centre Coordinator, Global Food for Food and Agricultural Policy, Security, Office of the Secretary of ‘Resources for the Future’ the US Department of Agriculture
24 Welcome Programme Speakers David Wilkinson
Director, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Speaker: Fourth session
David Wilkinson has a PhD in Theoretical Physics, is for all aspects of the a chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution running of the site. of Engineering and Technology and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. In 2009, David was appointed Director David joined the European Commission in 1995 as of Scientific Policy and Stakeholders Relations. JRC Director of the Institute for Systems, Informat- Based in Brussels, he is currently involved in refo- ics and Safety. In 2002, he moved to Brussels as Di- cusing the JRC to respond better to the key politi- rector of Science Strategy, responsible for the plan- cal priorities of the European Commission. This is ning and coordination of scientific programmes an important milestone in the development of the across the JRC Institutes. Amongst other tasks, JRC as it aligns the organisation with the Europe he initiated the setting up of a Crisis Response 2020 strategy and reinforces the role of the JRC as System to allow JRC’s scientific capability to be ap- the Commission’s in-house science service. plied within hours in support of crises. In 2004, he moved back to Ispra as Site Director, responsible
Welcome Programme Speakers 25 Notes on food security and global governance:
26 Welcome Programme Speakers
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