Congress Day at Congress Center Interlaken
On Thursday, top-class speakers will give us an insight into the current challenges facing agriculture and the food industry. We are delighted that the Swiss Minister of Agriculture Guy Parmelin and Nestlé CEO Mark Schneider and Syngenta CEO Jeff Rowe, among others, will be speaking to us.
The dress code for the whole day is business casual.
Program
Information market of our sponsors from 8.00 to 17.00
| 7.00-8.00 | Breakfast at the hotels |
| 8.30 |
Welcome Words Kirsten Müller, President Swiss Guild of Agricultural Journalists (SAJ) Roland Wyss-Aerni, President of the Organizing Committee |
| 8.40 |
Welcome Speech Guy Parmelin, Swiss Federal Councillor, Minister of Agriculture (Welcome Speech) |
| 9.00 |
How Switzerland reconciles food supply and sustainability Christian Hofer, Director of the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) (Presentation) |
| 9.20 |
How Swiss Farmers meet society's high expectations Fritz Glauser, Vice President Swiss Farmers' Union (SFU) (Presentation) |
| 9.40 |
Panel: Where are the needs of consumers and nature? Jonas Schälle, Project Manager Agriculture BirdLife Switzerland (Presentation) Christophe Barman, President Fédération Romande des Consommateurs FRC (Presentation) |
| 10.10 |
Break and networking |
| 10.40 |
Emmi - How to shape the future of dairy Urs Riedener, Chairman of the Board of Directors Emmi Group. (More information about Emmi) (Presentation) |
| 10.55 |
Nestlé - Regenerative Practices for the World Mark Schneider, CEO Nestlé (More information about Nestlé) (Presentation) |
| 11.10 |
Syngenta: The power of innovation in agriculture Jeff Rowe, CEO Syngenta Group (Presentation) |
| 11.25 |
Panel and Q&A with Mark Schneider, Urs Riedener and Jeff Rowe |
| 12.00 |
Presented by Swiss Food Research: Pitches from Swiss Agri-Food Start-Ups
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Lunch Break
| 14.00 |
Breakout Session 1 (Congress Centre):
How to bring Sustainabilty to the Market
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Breakout Session 2 ("Brünig" Room):
How to organize private Standards for production (Presentation) |
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| 15.00 |
Breakout Session 3 (Congress Centre): Research an Innovation: Meeting Expectations of the Society Nina Buchmann, Professor at the Departement of Environmental System Science, ETH Zurich (Presentation) Eva Reinhard, Head of Agroscope (Presentation)
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Breakout Session 4 ("Brünig" Room): Professional Development: Latest Technologies for Agricultural Journalists Alexandra Stark, Journalist, AI specialist (Presentation, Handout) |
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| 15.45 | Short Break |
| 16.00 |
Wrap-up: Essentials from the Discussions |
| 16.45 |
A Swiss Ecosystem Approach to Driving Impact at Scale |
| 17.00 |
Free time in Interlaken |
| 19.00 |
Swiss Gala Dinner |
| 22.00 |
Hang Out @IFAJ Bar at Hotel Merkur |
Subject to change.
Gala Dinner with Cheeses from Switzerland by Star Chef Ivo Adam
19.00 - 22.00
In the evening, there will be a gala dinner by Chef Ivo Adam in the historic hall of the Congress Center.
During the evening, the IFAJ will award the Star Prizes in the various categories.
There will be a show during dinner: "William Tell and the origin of Switzerland 1291".