Keynote speakers
Last update: 20 February 2017
Introductory Session
| Keynotes speakers | |
| Director General in charge of Research and Strategy, CIRAD, France |
| Gauthier Mignot Deputy General Director of Mondialisation Department, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEDI) France |
| Isabelle Touzard Chairperson, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, France |
| Director for Sustainable Growth and Development at DG DEVCO (EU), Belgium |
| Melissa Leach, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) |
| CIRAD, France |
First plenary panel session “Performance and evaluation of agri-chains with respect to the SDGs”
| Keynotes speakers | |
| Member of the German Council for Sustainable Development, Germany |
| Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University, USA |
| Panelists | |
| CSR Manager, Carrefour, France |
| Director of programmes, IDDRI, France |
| President High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) for Food Security and Nutrition, CIRAD, France |
| Chief Economist de la Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Café, Colombie |
Second plenary panel session “Public policies and agri-chain governance mechanisms at different scales in support of the SDGs”
| Keynotes speakers | |
| Lecturer at Roma 3 University, Italy |
| Researcher in social sciences, CIRAD, France |
| Panelists | |
| Sustainable development director, AVRIL, France |
| Investment & Technical Director, Moringa Fund, France |
| Chair CNOP, vicechair, Réseau des organisations Paysannes et des Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA), Mali |
| Deputy Head of Food security, rural development, nutrition, EuropeAid, Bergium |
Third plenary panel session “Concrete innovations and partnerships for building and transforming agri-chains towards sustainable development”
| Keynotes speakers | |
| Professor Emeritus of Sociology University of Toronto, Canada |
| Director of AgroParisTech, France |
| Panelists | |
| Project Manager of markets & value chains, CORAF, Sénégal |
| CEO Biotropical SA, Cameroon |
| CEO Choco Togo |
| PhD Director Learning and Innovation, IDH, Netherlands |
Conclusive session
| Roundtable with 7 speakers representing value chains & donors to discuss about their feedback & expectations | |
| Director of operations, Agronomes & Vétérinaires sans frontières (AVSF), France |
| CEO, CIRAD, France |
| General Engineer of Bridges, Water and Forests, French Ministry of Agriculture, France |
| Alioune Fall CEO, ISRA, Senegal |
| Jean-Luc François, Director of the agriculture & rural development division, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France |
| Executive Director of the CGIAR System Organization, France |
| CEO Asian Farmers Association, Philippines |
Last update: 20 February 2017