2010 China World Congress
July 1-2, 2010 Ningbo, China
Schedule
July 1, 2010
July 2, 2010
July 1-2, 2010 Ningbo, China
Schedule
July 1, 2010
| 7:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks Rt. Hon. James B. Bolger, ONZ, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand; Chairman, World Agricultural Forum |
| 8:30 AM | China's Reforms and the Impacts to Agriculture Sectors |
| 9:00 AM | Welfare Economics in the Rural Economy |
| 9:30 AM | Speech |
| 10:00 AM | Interactive Discussion Moderator: The Economist or The Financial Times |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | Congress Theme I: Agriculture and Economic Reforms to Accelerate Rural and Urban Growth |
| 11:00 AM | Investment Opportunities in Agriculture |
| 11:30 AM | Speech |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch Rural Economies - Maximzing the Benefits in Moving to High Output Agriculture |
| 1:15 PM | Speech |
| 1:45 AM | Panel Discussion: Policies and Finance Structure to Enable Transformation Moderator: Jim Adams, Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank Panelists: C. Lawrence Greenwood, Jr., Vice-President Operations, Asian Development Bank Wang Shuilin, Head for Public Relations and international cooperation, China Investment Corporation |
| 2:30 AM | Panel Discussion: Directions for Agricultural Modernization (Transformation) in Rural Economies Moderator: Panelists: Tao Xu, President, Shandong Liuhe Group Nicholas Rosa, Managing Director - ContiAsia at Continental Grain Company Hans Johr, Corporate Head of Agriculture, Nestle Howard-Yana Shapiro, Ph.D, Mars Dr. Stefan Marcinowski, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF |
| 3:15 PM | Interactive Discussions |
| 4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Industry and Infrastructure Links in Accelerating Growth Moderator: Carole Brookins, Managing Director, Public Capital Advisors, LLC Panelists: Mr. Alex Chu , Deputy Chairman , Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited |
| 5:15 PM | Interactive Discussions |
| 5:30 PM | Close of Day 1 |
| 6:00 PM | Day 1 Gala Reception |
July 2, 2010
| 7:30 AM | Congress Theme II: The Role of International Trade and Investment in Modernizing Agriculture to Provide Growth and Employment Gains |
| 7:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM | Specific Global Trade Alliances in the Fight to Assure Food and Environmental Security |
| 8:30 AM | Panel Discussion: Enabling Trade and Facilitating Agriculture and Food Security in the APEC Region |
| 9:15 AM | Interactive Discussions |
| 10:00 AM | Break |
10:30 AM | Panel Discussion: Creating New Value, Growth Trade and Employment From Regional Brands and Appellations Moderator: Panelists: Creenagh Lodge, Corporate Edge, London Hope Mwesigye, Minister for Agriculture, Industry and Fisheries, Uganda |
| 11:15 PM | Interactive Discussions |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Congress Theme III: Ensuring Food and Environmental Security |
| 1:30 PM | Natural Resource Management and Agricultural Productivity Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Baker, Vice Chairman, WAF Panelists: Dr. Jason Clay, Senior Vice President Market Transformation, World Wildlife Fund< br /> Dr. Thomas Videbaek, Executive Vice President, BioBusiness, Copenhagen |
| 2:15 PM | Interactive Discussions |
| 3:00 PM | The Benefits to the Economy from Efficient Enviromental Regulation and Management |
| 3:45 PM | Interactive Discussions |
| 4:30 PM | Next Steps Moderator: Rt. Honourable James B. Bolger, ONZ, Chairman, World Agricultural Forum, Former 3-Term Prime Minister, New Zealand |
| 6:00 PM | Conclude Day 2 |
| 7:00 PM | Chairman's Reception |
Participant Shares Views on Food and Agriculture
Professor Marcos Fava Neves, a panelist at the 2010 World Agricultural Forum - Latin America and professor at The University of Sao Paulo, Brazil has recently published two articles discussing agribusiness strategies and the food inflation problem. Please read on. Defining an Agribusiness Strategic Agenda for 2010-2020 (pdf) Strategies for Solving the Food Inflation Problem (pdf)
Professor Marcos Fava Neves, a panelist at the 2010 World Agricultural Forum - Latin America and professor at The University of Sao Paulo, Brazil has recently published two articles discussing agribusiness strategies and the food inflation problem. Please read on. Defining an Agribusiness Strategic Agenda for 2010-2020 (pdf) Strategies for Solving the Food Inflation Problem (pdf)
