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RT10 Plenary Sessions & Abstracts

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Wednesday, 31 October 2012

TIME
PLENARY SESSIONS
9:00am
RT10 OPENING CEREMONY

Welcome Address
Dr Jan Kees Vis, President RSPO


Official Address
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore

Keynote Address
Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-At-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
 
10:15am
Coffee Break
 
10:45am
PLENARY SESSION 1
RSPO - A DECADE OF SUCCESS; AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE AHEAD

Chairperson: Professor Bungaran Saragih, Advisor to RSPO

Advancement & Significance of RSPO
M.R. ChandranAdvisor to RSPO & Honorary Member, RSPO

Indonesia as the Largest CSPO Producer: Continuous Commitment
Edi Suhardi, Vice President II RSPO & Head of Sustainability, Agro Harapan Lestari

Success Story of Musim Mas Achieving 100% RSPO Certification in Indonesia
Dr Gan Lian Tiong, Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board & Head of Sustainability, PT Musim Mas Group

Leveraging Partnerships for a Sustainable Palm Oil Future - Unilever's Commitment to 100% Traceable Certified Palm Oil
Cherie TanGlobal Director, Sustainable Sourcing of Renewable and Smallholder Development, Unilever

Benefits of Certification: A Supply Chain Perspective
Julian Walker-Palin, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Wal-Mart Stores Inc
 
12:15pm
RT10 Lunch 2
 
1:15pm
PLENARY SESSION 2
SUSTAINABILITY - THE NEXT LEVEL

Chairperson: Darrel Webber, Secretary General, RSPO

The SEnSOR Project: Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Sustainability
Dr Jennifer Lucey, The Royal Society's South East Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP)

Market Potential of CSPO in India
Dr S Baskar ReddyHead of Agriculture, Food Processing and Water, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

Where is Sustainable Palm Oil Certification Headed? Learning from Past Changes to Understand the Future?
Professor Benjamin Cashore, Environmental Governance & Political Science, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University

Zero Waste Aerated Bunker Composting of Oil Palm Waste
Dorjee Sun, Executive Director, Carbon Agro Pte Ltd

RSPO P&C Review Update
Dr Jan Kees Vis, President RSPO & Global Director Sustainable Sourcing Development, Unilever
 
2:45pm
PLENARY SESSION 3
MEETING COMMITMENTS AND CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Chairperson: Hidde van Kersen, RSPO Executive Board & Sustainability Director, IOI Loders Croklaan

Building a Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain in China
Professor Jirong Sun, Senior Advisor for SR and Sustainability, WWF China & Senior CSR Consultant, CIM Germany

Market Transformation in Palm Product Derivatives
Harald Sauthoff, Vice President, Global Procurement Natural Oils & Oleochemicals, BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH

Trademark: Opportunities & Challenges
Joko Arif, RSPO Executive Board & Sustainable Development Manager, Carrefour Indonesia
Agnes Pondaven, Sustainable Palm Oil Project Leader, Carrefour Indonesia

Sourcing Sustainable Palm (Kernel) Oil: A Perspective from FrieslandCampina
Anneke Assink, Category Group Procurement Manager, Royal FrieslandCampina NV
 
4:15pm
Coffee Break
 
4:30pm
PLENARY SESSION 4
INVESTMENT CHALLENGES IN THE NEW FRONTIERS

Chairperson: Adam Harrison, Vice President I RSPO & Senior Policy Officer for Food & Agriculture, World Wildlife Fund Scotland

RSPO in Brazil: From Total Disinformation, Present Unawareness and the Future Challenges for Its Market Acceptance
Marcello Brito, Commercial & Sustainability Director, Agropalma Group

Dynamics of Plantation Development in West & Central Africa
Dr Arun Venkataraman, Vice President of Sustainability, Olam Palm Gabon, Olam International Ltd

Challenges of OP Development in Colombia
Jens Mesa-Dishington, Executive President, FEDEPALMA

The RSPO Africa Roadshow: Building Capacity and Raising Awareness
Neil Judd, Director and Co-founder, Proforest
 
6:00pm
Day 2 Ends
   

Thursday, 1 November 2012

TIME
PLENARY SESSIONS
9:00am
PLENARY SESSION 5
SMALLHOLDER ACHIEVEMENTS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Chairperson: Dr Simon Lord, Alternate Member of RSPO Executive Board & Group Director for Sustainability, New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL)

Working Together with Independent Smallholders to Produce CSPO in Thailand
Daniel May, Project Director - Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Thailand Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Sustainable Oil Palm Production from an Outgrower Perspective
Daniel Tan, Council Member, Malaysian Estate Owners' Association

CB Experience in Auditing Independent Smallholders
Senniah Appalasamy, Client Manager/ Lead Auditor, BSI Group Singapore Pte Ltd

Committing to being World-Class Smallholders
Anthony Yeow, General Manager, PT Hindoli
 
10:30am
Coffee Break
 
11:00am
PLENARY SESSION 6
MULTISTAKEHOLDERS INITIATIVE - CEO FORUM OF ROUNDTABLES

Chairperson: Sameer C. Mohindru, Commodities Correspondent, Dow Jones Newswires & Wall Street Journal

Speakers:

Darrel Webber, Secretary General, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Agustin Mascotena, Executive Director, Round Table for Responsible Soy Association (RTRS)
Alistair Monument, Asian Regional Director, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Brad AckDirector, Strategic Initiatives Office of the CEO, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Nick Goodall, Chief Executive Officer, Bonsucro
 
12:30pm
Concluding Oration
Darrel WebberSecretary General, RSPO

 

Note: The Organisers reserve the rights to amend the programme where and when necessary