Programme

Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

Arrival and registration of participants


19.00 - 21.30 Welcome dinner (organic)

Wednesday, September 30, 2009.


Theme: Biodiversity Benefits of Organic Farming
Chairman: Dr Darko Znaor, Associated Expert, Avalon, The Netherlands/Croatia
09.00 - 09.15 Greetings and Introduction
  Mr Martien Lankester, MD. Executive Director, Avalon, The Netherlands
09.15 - 09.45 Organic Farming and Landscape Qualities
  Dr Jan Diek van Mansvelt, First professor of organic farming at Wageningen Agricultural University and former IFOAM president, The Netherlands
09.45 - 10.15 EU Policies on Biodiversity Conservation on Farmland and the Contribution of Organic Farming
  Dr Viara Stefanova, Head of Department of Agroecology, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Bulgaria
10.15 - 10.30 Discussion
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break

Theme: Organic Farming: an Opportunity for Biodiversity-Friendly Business?
Chairman: Dr Vladislav Popov, Manager, Avalon Branch - Bulgaria, Bulgaria
11.00 - 11.30 Linking sustainable farming, biodiversity and business: UK demonstration farms programme
  Mr Robert Kynaston, MA, Vice-Chairman LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), UK
11.30 - 12.00 Organic Farming and Biodiversity: Italian Policies and Practices
  Mr Riccardo Bocci, MSc., IAAB- Italian Association for Organic Agriculture, Italy
12.00 - 12.30 Organic Farming, Biodiversity and Food
  Dr Stoilko Apostolov, Manager, Bioselena and Coalition "Pure Food - Fair Living", Bulgaria
12.30 - 13.00 Discussion
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch

Theme: Successful Banking and Business Examples Caring for Agro-Biodiversity
Chairman: Dr Mark Redman, Associated Expert, Avalon, UK/Romania
14.30 - 15.00 Why to Finance Organic Farming and Biodiversity?
  Representative of Triodos Bank UK*
15.00 - 15.30 Booming Biodiversity-Based Organic Farming Business in Croatia
  Ms Sonja Karoglan Todorovi?, BSc., Executive Director, Ecologica, Croatia
15.30 - 16.00 How can Industrial Partners Help to Maintain Agro-Biodiversity?
  Mr Andreas Ellenberger, MSc., Environmental Manager, Weleda, Switzerland
16.00 - 16.15 Discussion
16.15 - 16.45 Coffee break

Theme: Organic Farming and Biodiversity in Transition Countries
Chairman: Dr Yanka Kazakova, WWF, Danube-Carpathian Programme, Austria/Bulgaria
16.45 - 17.10 High Nature Value or Organic? Conserving Farmland Biodiversity in Transition Countries
  Dr Mark Redman, Associated Expert, Avalon, UK/Romania
17.10 - 17.35 Linking biodiversity to High Nature Value and Organic Farming in Romania
  Mr Nathaniel Page, MSc., Fundatia ADEPT, Romania
17.35 - 18.00 Contribution of Organic Farming to Georgia's Agro Biodiversity
  Ms Mariam Jorjadze, BSc., Director, Elkana, Georgia
18.00 - 18.25 Rhodopi Mountains Lanscape, Organic Farming and Business
  Dr Georgi Terziyski, Landscape Planning Portfolio Manager, Rhodope Project, Bulgaria
18.25 - 18.45 Discussion
19.30 - 21.30 Dinner (with as much as possible organic ingredients from Bulgaria)
21:00 - 22:00 Amazon your business: video on biodiversity-based business in the Amazon region (optional)
  Mr Meindert Brouwer, Partner in communicatie , The Netherlands

Thursday, October 1, 2009.


Theme: Organic farming and biodiversity business opportunities: an Interactive Workshop
09.00 - 10.30 Business and Biodiversity: an Opportunity for Organic Farming? Part 1
  Mr Nico van der Werf, MSc. Executive Director Projects, Avalon, The Netherlands
Ms Natasja Hulst, MSc., Senior Consultant, CREM, the Netherlands
Dr Mark Redman, Associated Expert, Avalon, UK/Romania
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 Business and Biodiversity: an Opportunity for Organic Farming? Part 2
  Mr Nico van der Werf, MSc. Executive Director Projects, Avalon, The Netherlands
Ms Natasja Hulst, MSc., Senior Consultant, CREM, the Netherlands
Dr Mark Redman, Associated Expert, Avalon, UK/Romania
12.30 - 13.00 Presentation, Discussion and Adoption of the King's Village Declaration on Organic Agriculture, Biodiversity and Business
  Mr Martien Lankester, MD. Executive Director, Avalon, The Netherlands
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch

* Final confirmation pending


Languages

During the Conference, Russian-English simultaneous translation will be provided. Only participants with sufficient proficiency in the indicated language(s) will be admitted.

Questions

If you have any content-wise question or suggestion regarding the programme, please contact Dr Darko Znaor, Programme Co-ordinator at darko.znaor@inet.hr.