IPC Open Seminar
The following presentations will be presented on June 27, 2001 at the 11th Annual World Food and Agribusiness Forum & Symposium in Sydney, Australia. If you have any questions regarding a particular presentation, please contact the participant directly. If no link exists for a participant, then they did not provide an electronic version of their remarks or presentation.
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| 8:00 - 8:15 AM |
Symposium |
Opening Ballroom B |
| Chair: | Ellen Goddard, University of Alberta, Canada |
| 8:15 - 8:20 AM |
Intermission |
IPC Open Seminar – Ballroom B
Moving Towards a Broader Negotiation in the WTO
As mandated by the Uruguay Round Agreement, the WTO began talks in agriculture and services in 1999 in anticipation of a comprehensive, sector-wide negotiation. However, there are obstacles to launching a broader negotiation that is based on the format of previous trade rounds. The IPC seminar will explore possible strategies for moving from the mandated negotiations towards a comprehensive outcome as soon as possible. In addition, the IPC will consider key national positions and important issues having an impact on the talks.
About IPC…
Founded in 1987, the International Policy Council on Agriculture, Food and Trade (IPC) is an independent group of 35 leaders and experts in food and agriculture from 20 developed and developing countries. The IPC is dedicated to developing and advocating policies that support an efficient and open global food and agricultural system – one that promotes the production and distribution of food supplies adequate to meet the needs of the world’s growing population, while supporting sound environmental standards. The Council meets twice annually to develop policy recommendations, which it then conveys to policy makers through personal contacts, a variety of papers and studies.
| 8:20-8:30 AM |
Welcome and Introduction |
| Speakers: | Bob Thompson - IPC Chairman and Director of Rural Development, The World Bank, U.S.A. |
| W. Murray Rogers – Former Executive Chairman, Kellogg Pty. Ltd., Australia |
| 8:30-9:30 AM |
Session
1:Positions of the Major Players |
| Speakers: | Rolf Moehler - Former Deputy Director General, European Commission, DG VI, Germany |
| Mitch Hooke - Executive Director, Australian Food & Grocery Council, Australia | |
| Dean
Kleckner - Past President, American Farm Bureau Federation, U.S.A. Presentation |
| 9:30 - 10:00 AM |
Morning Tea / Coffee |
| 10:00-11:00 AM |
Session 2:
Important Issues Bearing on the Negotiations |
| Speakers: | Bob Thompson – Director of Rural Development, The World Bank, U.S.A. |
| Bernard
Auxenfans – CEO , FOL Networks Ltd.; Past COO, Monsanto Global
Agricultural Company and Past Chairman, Monsanto Europe S.A., France Presentation PowerPoint |
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| Ajva
Taulananda - Vice Chairman, Charoen Pokphand Group; Executive Chairman
of TelecomAsia Corporation, Public Company Limited, Thailand Presentation PowerPoint |
| 11:15-12:15 PM |
Session 3:
Alternative Approaches to Broadening the Agenda |
| Speaker: | Jim Starkey - Vice President, Universal Corporation; Senior Vice President, Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, U.S.A. |
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
Level 9 |
2001 World Food and Agribusiness Forum Presentations
E-mail iama@tamu.edu