5th Forum for the Future of Agriculture
The SQUARE Meeting Centre

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The Square – How to get there

Tuesday, 27th March 2012
The Square, Glass Entrance, Mont des Arts
Tuesday, Brussels

The annual Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA 2012) returns to Brussels on Tuesday 27th March 2012. Following last year's successful event which saw over 1200 participants join distinguished speakers and interesting debates and discussions, the fifth edition turns the spotlight on Meeting the Food & Environmental Challenge.

A number of key speakers have already confirmed their presence including:

Dacian Ciolos
Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development

Paolo De Castro
MEP, Chair of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, European Parliament

Franz Fischler
Conference Chairman, former EU Agriculture Commissioner and Chairman of the RISE Foundation

Janez Potocnik
European Commissioner for Environment

Parag Khanna
Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation

Mauricio Antonio Lopes
Executive Director of R&D, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)

John Atkin
Chief Operating Officer, Syngenta

Friedrich Barth
Vice Chairman, European Water Partnership

Stefano Bocchi
Professor in agronomy and cropping systems, University of Milan

Ariel Brunner
Head of EU Policy, Birdlife International

Francesco Carozza
Vice Chairman, Same Deutz-Fahr

Christopher Delgado
Strategy and Policy Advisor for Agriculture and Rural Development, World Bank.

Allen Hershkowitz
Senior Scientist, NRDC

Egil Hogna
Vice President, Yara International

Tony Long
Director, WWF European Policy Office

Didier Nedelec
Director for grain markets, InVivo Union

Pekka Pesonen
Secretay General of COPA-COGECA

Jose Manuel Silva Rodriguez
Director General, Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission

Frans Van Daele
Chief of Staff to the President of the European Council

Stephen Sackur
FFA2012 Moderator, BBC World

Memona Hintermann
FFA2012 Moderator, Reporter, France TV
FFA 2012: Meeting the Food & Environmental Challenge: Resource efficiency, innovation and governance

This event will be held on 27th March 2012 in
The Square Meeting Centre, Brussels.


Registration for the conference on invitation.
For more information, please contact us on info@forumforagriculture.com


5th Forum for the Future of
Agriculture (FFA2012)
Rue de Treves, 67
B-1040 Brussels
Tel: +32 (0)2 234 30 00
Fax: +32 (0)2 234 30 09

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