Nuffield Program CSC 2012 The Netherlands February 25 – February 29 Location: Hotel Van der Valk Blijdorp Rotterdam Services: Free wireless internet downstairs (no password), in room 24h: €6,75. Breakfast times: Monday-Friday 06:30-10:30h - Weekend: 07:00-11:00h Saturday February 25 Landscape excursion – welcome to Holland! Today’s chairman Bram Prins Meeting point Van der Valk Blijdorp Rotterdam 11.30 Departure From Hotel van der Valk Blijdorp Rotterdam - lunch packages in bus 12.15 Pick-up scholars Schiphol Airport (area in front of arrival hall) 12.15 Landscape excursion through Holland Visit Volendam 13.30 Dairyfarm van Beek Zeewolde – 15.30 Kinderdijk Langsrijden 18.00 Check-in hotel Van der Valk Blijdorp 19.00 Welcome function by Bram Prins and dinner Sunday February 26 Intervision Today’s chairman Bram Prins 09.00 Breakfast 10.00 Departure bus for church service 10.30-12.00 Church service in St. Mary’s Anglican Episcopal Church, Rotterdam ( 13.00-14.00 Lunch at hotel 14.30-17.00 Introduction round (interactive with use of PPT) 18.30-20.30 Dinner at hotel 20.30-22.00 Intervision scholars 1 Monday February 27 Cooperative systems in Dutch Agribusiness Today’s chairman: David Murphy 06.00 Departure bus (breakfast packages in bus) 06.30-08.30 Visit Flower Auction Flora Holland with Gijs Kok (Naaldwijk, Westland) 09.00-10.00 Presentation on Flora Holland 10.00-10.30 Introduction David Murphy RFC/VION/Gert van Dijk 10.30-12.00 Discussion with cooperatives (RFC: Jan-Willem Straatsma, Flora Holland: Gijs Kok, VION: Paul Jansen, Neyenrode University: Gert van Dijk) 12.00-13.00 Lunch 13.00-15.30 Continue discussion 15.30-16.00 Coffee break 17.15 Departure bus - Travelling to Rotterdam 18.30-21.30 Spido tour and dinner in Rotterdam Tuesday February 28 EU Agriculture and visit pig farms 06.30 Breakfast at Hotel 07.00 Departure bus 07.00 Travelling to farm Johnny Hogenkamp in Dalfsen 09.45-12.30 Speakers EU Agriculture: Herman Snijders, Mary-Ellen Smith Leader for the discussion: Gerrit Meester 13.00-14.00 Lunch 14.00-15.15 Virtual visit farm Henk de Lange 15.30-17.00 Visit farm Johnny Hogenkamp in Dalfsen 18.30 Dinner at farm 20.30 Departure bus - Travelling to Hotel Blijdorp 21.45 Hotel Blijdorp 2 Wednesday February 29 Marketing and innovations in Dutch agribusiness 07.15 Breakfast at hotel & check-out 08.15 Departure bus 08.15-09.00 Travelling to Koppert Cress Monster 09.00-10.15 Speaker Gasunie 10.15-10.45 Coffee break 10.45-11.30 Ronald Moerings – owner Moerings B.V. 11.30-15.30 Lunch and visit Koppert Cress Monster – Rob Baan- Henk van Dongen 16.00 Departure bus - Travelling to Schiphol airport 17.30 Drop-off Schiphol airport for flight to London 21.20 Flight departs - UK Scholars BA 443 21.30 Arrive London Heathrow Transfer by Piccadilly Line to Gloucester Road Tube Station Holiday Inn, Kensington Forum, 97 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 4DN 3 London February March 01 – March 3 1st March 2012 Responding to the Challenge Chairman Stephen Watkins 08.45 Depart Hotel, Piccadilly Line to Piccadilly Circus 09.30 New Zealand House 80 Haymarket SW1Y 4TQ Speakers: Emma Hockridge N.Sch Policy Director – Soil Association Chris Brooks – Regeneration Manager, Wychavon District Council ‘Heart of Horticulture Campaign 12.00 Lunch - Walkers of Whitehall Group photo’s in Trafalgar Square 13.30 Return to NZ House International Trade Session with International agricultural attaches Host John Riley First Secretary (Trade and Economic) New Zealand High Commission 17.00 Break 17.30 The Penthouse New Zealand House Scholars Reception Host Derek Leask NZ High Commissioner In the Presence of Nuffield Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO Free evening 2nd March 2012 Inspiration and leadership Chairman Stuart Wright 09.00 for 09.30 The Nash Room, The Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ED Professor Alan Renwick Power In Agriculture Professor David Hughes George Lyon MEP N.Sch Angus Davison MBE N.Sch Lance Eydenbry – Executive Coach Conference closing dinner Conference Dinner 19.00 for 19.30 Holiday Inn 3rd March 2012 Farm Visits Transfer to St Pancras Station via Piccadilly Line Tube Ian Pigott N.Sch, Diversified arable farming business Instigated ‘Open Farm Sunday’ as an outcome of his 2002 Nuffield study Andrew Wolfe Willows Farm, London Colney Winner National Farm Attraction 2012, Composting and AD Depart for Harpenden Station Free evening 4 Tube map 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Special fares apply Epping Check before you travel Chesham Watford Junction Chalfont & Theydon Bois Bank Waterloo & City line open 9Latimer 8 7 Watford High Street 87 6 5 High Barnet 0621-2148 Mondays to Fridays and Watford Cockfosters Debden 0802-1837 Saturdays. Closed Amersham Bushey Totteridge & Whetstone Chorleywood Croxley Oakwood Loughton 6 Sundays and Public Holidays A Carpenders Park Woodside Park Buckhurst Hill A Rickmansworth Moor Park Southgate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roding Grange Hatch End Mill Hill East West Finchley Blackfriars For reopening date see Planned Northwood Arnos Grove Valley Hill 5 West Ruislip Northwood Edgware Closures posters at stations Hills Headstone Lane Stanmore 4 Bounds Green Chigwell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hillingdon Ruislip Finchley Central Harrow & Hainault Ruislip Manor Burnt Oak Camden Town Sunday 1300-1730 open for Pinner Wealdstone Canons Park Wood Green Woodford East Finchley Uxbridge Ickenham Colindale Fairlop interchange and exit only Eastcote North Harrow Kenton Harringay South Woodford Queensbury Turnpike Lane Green Lanes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendon Central Highgate 4 Barkingside Harrow- Northwick Preston Crouch Hill South Tottenham Snaresbrook Canary Wharf Step-free interchange between on-the-Hill Park Road Kingsbury Ruislip Rayners Lane Brent Cross Newbury Park Gardens Archway Manor House Seven Blackhorse Underground, Canary Wharf DLR Sisters Road West South Kenton 3 Redbridge LONDON UNDERGROUNDGolders Green MAPGospel and Heron Quays DLR stations at Harrow Oak Tufnell Park Upper Holloway South Harrow North Wembley Neasden Hampstead Tottenham Walthamstow street level South Ruislip Wembley Hampstead Heath Hale Central Wanstead Gants Dollis Hill Arsenal Finsbury Hill Upminster -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B Wembley Central Park Kentish Town Park Leytonstone B Finchley Road Cannon Street Open until 2100 Mondays to Fridays. Sudbury Hill Willesden Green Holloway Road Walthamstow Leyton Leytonstone Upminster Bridge Stonebridge Park & Frognal Kentish Queen’s Road Midland Road High Road Closed Saturdays and Sundays Belsize Park Town West Hornchurch Northolt Harlesden Kilburn Caledonian Road Highbury & Kensal Brondesbury Islington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chalk Farm Leyton Sudbury Town Willesden Junction Rise Park West Hampstead Dalston Dagenham Emirates Fare zone to be confirmed Camden Kingsland Stratford East Elm Park Finchley Road Road Caledonian 3International Wanstead Park Greenwich Brondesbury Camden Town Kensal Green Road & Canonbury Hackney Central Alperton Peninsula Swiss Cottage 2 Barnsbury Dagenham Queen’s Park Kilburn South Mornington Dalston Junction Stratford St. John’s Wood Heathway -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greenford High Road Hampstead Crescent Homerton Hackney Becontree King’s Cross Wick Woodgrange Park Emirates Fare zone to be confirmed Kilburn Park St. Pancras Edgware Haggerston Upney Royal Docks Perivale Maida Vale Paddington Marylebone Great Road Portland Euston Stratford Baker High Street Barking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick Avenue Street Street 2 Pudding Heron Quays Step-free interchange between Royal Oak Angel Hoxton East Ham C Hanger Lane Mill Lane Abbey C Westbourne Park Euston Old Street Bethnal Road Heron Quays and Canary Wharf Edgware Warren Street Green Mile End Square Upton Park Underground station at street level Road Farringdon Park Royal Regent’s Park Liverpool Bow Road Ladbroke Grove Shoreditch Plaistow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayswater Russell Street High Street Latimer Road Square Barbican Bromley- West Ham Hounslow West Step-free access for wheelchair Bow Church North Ealing Goodge by-Bow users only East White Shepherd’s Notting Lancaster Bond Oxford Street Chancery Moorgate City Bush Acton Hill Gate Gate Street Circus Lane Stepney Green Devons Road -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Lane Ealing Broadway St. Paul’s Aldgate West North Holland Queensway Marble Tottenham Holborn East Langdon Park Turnham Green Served by Piccadilly line trains early Court Road Bank Whitechapel Acton Acton Park Arch mornings and late evenings only Wood Lane Covent Garden Aldgate Canning All Saints Town High Street Green Park 1 Shadwell 2 Royal 3 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acton Central Kensington Leicester Square Westferry Blackwall Victoria Waterloo Waterloo & City line open 0615-2141 6 5 4 3 Shepherd’s Bush 2 1 Custom House for ExCeL Ealing Common Market Hyde Park Corner Piccadilly Kensington Cannon Street Poplar Mondays to Fridays and 0800-1831 Circus Monument Tower Limehouse East South Acton (Olympia)