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Co-sponsors

Conservation International

Hitachi Consulting

Pulse Canada

Rainforest Alliance

Toro Micro-Irrigation

UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside


Who will attend
Meet Senior Decision Makers from the following industry sectors:
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RETAIL/ FOOD & DRINK BRANDS/ FOOD SERVICES/ RESTAURANTS & FAST FOOD CHAINS
  • Director, Commodities And Technical Services
  • Director Sustainability And Climate Change
  • Raw Materials Purchasing Director
  • Procurement Director
  • Procurement Manager
  • Senior VP, CSR & Sustainability
  • Agricultural Sustainability Manager
  • Agronomist
  • Fruit & Vegetable Manager
  • Principal Research Officer
  • Program Manager
  • Corporate Head Agriculture
  • Director Of Environmental Regulatory Compliance
  • SVP Of Conservation
  • Director Of Global Operational Risk Management And Sustainability
  • VP Corp Agri
  • Vice President, Extended Enterprise
  • Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Quality Assurance
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Social Mission Director
  • Director, Strategic Sourcing
  • Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
  • Director HSE
  • Director for Sustainability
  • Sustianble Food Systems Manager
  • Environmental Coordinator
  • Vice President, Corporate Affairs
  • Vice President - Director of Worldwide Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Director of Agricultural Research
  • Director of Sourcing and Relationships
  • Senior Director- Global Supplier Initiatives
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PROCESSORS/ BROKERS/ TRADERS
  • Trader, Protein
  • Agribusiness Director
  • General Manager Trading
  • Sustainability & Farmer Support Manager
  • Director, Agricultural and Analytical Services
  • Director HSE
  • Senior Director Quality Assurance and Regulation
  • Vice President, Operations Services
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FARMERS / GROWERS
  • VP of Agricultural Operations
  • AVP Environmental
  • Managing Director
  • Executive Vice President
  • General Manager
  • Farmer
  • Owner
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NGOs
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GOVERNMENT
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ORGANIZATION INVOLVED WITH CROP SCIENCE
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LENDERS & INVESTORS - FINANCE SECTOR, FOUNDATIONS & DONOR AGENCIES
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GLOBAL COMMODITY ROUND TABLES
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UNIVERSITIES

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Co-Sponsors

We are pleased to announce that the following companies will be sponsoring the Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chain Summit.

bullet Conservation International
bullet Hitachi Consulting
bullet Pulse Canada
bullet Rainforest Alliance
bullet Toro Micro-Irrigation
bullet UTZ
 
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Conservation International  
    
Conservation International is sponsoring the Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chain Summit.

For more information visit www.conservation.org

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Hitachi Consulting
    
As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering business and IT solutions to Global 2000 companies. We work with our clients to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical strategies and solutions.

Our client base includes nearly 25 percent of the Global 100 and many leading mid-market companies. From strategy development through application implementation, we help clients quickly realize measurable ROI.

Our market leading Business Intelligence practice helps our clients gain better visibility to all aspects of their business.

Hitachi Consulting Inspiring your next success!

For more information visit www.hitachiconsulting.com

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Pulse Canada
   
Established in 1997 by growers, processors and traders of pulse crops, Pulse Canada seeks to expand consumption of beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas around the world through research, promotion and market access. Over the last 20 years, Canada has become the world’s largest exporter of pulse crops, and now provides pulses to more than 150 countries around the globe. Long part of traditional diets, pulses are now being recognized for their unique contribution to sustainable food production systems, their ability to help fight disease, and as ingredients in food products that lead to healthy people and a healthy planet.

For more information visit www.pulsecanada.com

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Rainforest AllianceRainforest Alliance
    
The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. We achieve this mission working collaboratively across the forestry/forest products, agriculture, and tourism industries and value chains. In the agriculture division, we work with stakeholders all along the value chain. Directing farmers and landowners in transforming their land-use practices; engaging with companies to improve business practices; educating consumers and showing them how responsible purchasing decisions can positively impact both nature and people our approach is comprehensive and creates market incentives to protect the environment, benefit farming communities, and engage in conscientious consumption.

For more information visit www.rainforest-alliance.org

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Toro Micro-Irrigation 
 
    
Growing the world’s food supply economically while protecting our precious water resources is a demanding job. That’s why Toro helps growers with high-quality irrigation products to maintain healthy crops – whether it’s row crops, field crops, or permanent orchards and vineyards. Our innovative and high-precision drip irrigation products save water and energy, while improving yields and quality of produce. Drip irrigation technology from Toro can help reduce agricultural water use by up to 30% on a wide range of crops.

For more information visit www.toromicroirrigation.com

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UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside  
    
UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside is dedicated to creating an open and transparent marketplace for agricultural products. In just over five years UTZ CERTIFIED became one of the leading coffee certification programs worldwide, and is now a multi-commodity program, including cocoa, tea and palm oil, with the ambition to expand into other products in the coming years.

UTZ CERTIFIED’s vision is to achieve sustainable agricultural supply chains in which:
  • Farmers are professionals implementing good practices based on the UTZ CERTIFIED code of conduct, which lead to better businesses, livelihoods and environments;
  • Industry (food, non-food, energy) takes responsibility by demanding and rewarding sustainably grown products;
  • Consumers buy products that meet their standards for social and environmental responsibility
Customers all over the world are already drinking sustainable coffee. Some of the proud providers of UTZ CERTIFIED coffee include Ahold, Coca Cola Japan, Coop Norway, Delhaize, ICA Norway and Sweden, ICS Autobar, IKEA, Joh. Johannson, Friele, Kesko, McDonald’s, Nordquist, Löfbergs Lila, Paulig, Sara Lee Foodservice, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Humaniterra, UCC, Migros and many more. We are eager to discuss your choice for sustainability!

For more information visit www.utzcertified.org/

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Expert Speaker Panel
Rob Michalak, Director of Social Mission, Ben & Jerry’s
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Sonja Tuitele, VP of Communications and Sustainability, Aurora Organic Dairy
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Ed Flanagan, President, Jasper Wyman & Son
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Ellen Feeney, VP Responsible Livelihood, WhiteWave Foods
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Carol Kramer-LeBlanc, Director for Sustainable Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Steve Balling, Director, Agriculture & Analytical Services, Delmonte Foods
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Maisie Greenawalt, Vice President, Bon Appétit
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Jennifer V. Orgolini, Sustainability Director, New Belgium Brewing Co., Inc.
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Nathan Morr, Director
Social & Environmental Responsibility,
SunOpta International
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James Lime, VP Environment Health & Safety, ConAgra Foods
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Derek Yurosek, VP of Agricultural Operations, Bolthouse Farms, Inc.
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Ann Thrupp, Manager of Sustainability and Organic Development, Fetzer/Bonterra Vineyards
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J. Alan Beamon, Director, Coal and Electric Power Division - Office of
Integrated Analysis and Forecasting,
Department
of Energy

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Steve Frenkel, Chief Policy Advisor, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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John Lamb, Senior Agribusiness Team Leader
- Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) Department,
World Bank
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Audra Karalius, Vice President, Sustainability, Environment & Safety, Sara Lee Corporation
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Tina Fitzgerald, Acting Director of Produce and Social Responsibility, IPC SUBWAY
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Sabrina Vigilante, Director, Markets - Americas & Asia Pacific, Sustainable Agriculture Division, Rainforest Alliance

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