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Milano - Co-operatives: Empowering people for Sustainable Development and Zero Hunger
2015-02-03
Milan, 12 - 14 July 2015 - Preliminary Programme
Co-operatives:
Empowering people for Sustainable Development and Zero Hunger
Co-operatives: Empowering People for Sustainable Development and Zero Hunger is a conference of the International Co-operative Alliance co-organized with Confcooperative, Ja Zenchu, CCW (Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide), ICAO (International Co-operative Agricultural Organization) and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).
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Day 1 (12 July) Pallazo delle Stelline Congress Centre
| 14.00 - 14.30 | Opening Session | |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | Keynote speech: | Feeding 9 billion people while ensuring sustainability |
| 15.00 - 17.30 | Round-Table 1: | Agricultural cooperatives: supporting family farming and rural communities to enhance agricultural production and diversity |
| 18.00 | Visit | Visit of the “Last Supper” painting (tbc) |
| 19.00 | Cocktail | Dinner Cocktail Dinner with traditional Japanese agricultural products |
Day 2 (13 July) Expo2015, Auditorium of Cascina Triulza
| Morning | Visit to Expo site (free) | |
| 14.00 - 15.00 | Meet-up at Confcooperative Institutional Space and visit to Cascina Triulza - Pavillion of Civil Society | |
| 15.00 - 16.20 | Round-Table 2: | Ensuring environmental sustainability in agriculture and food retail |
| 16.40 - 18.00 | Round-Table 3: | Sustainable production and consumption: avoiding food losses and food waste in the supply chain |
| 18.30 - 21.30 | Cocktail | Cocktail Dinner |
DAY 3 (14 July) Expo2015, Auditorium of Cascina Triulza
| 10.15 – 11.30 | Round-Table 4: | Ensuring an appropriate policy environment: trade agreements and the post-2015 development agenda |
| 11.50 – 13.00 | Round-Table 5: | Securing the food supply chain:innovative practices to link producers and consumers |
| 13.00 – 13.30 | Closing Session | |
| Afternoon | Visit to Italian Co-operatives (tbc) |