Conference

9h45 - 11h30: Panel 1: Welcome and introduction:
What role for Fair Trade in EU policies?

  Chair: MEP Richard Howitt

• MEP Richard Howitt
• Commissioner Pascal Lamy
• Dutch Government representative (to be confirmed)
• EURO COOP Vice President Anne Santamaki
• Ms Liz Dodd, Traidcraft

11h30 - 11h45: Coffee break

11h45 - 14h00: Panel 2: What is Fair Trade's contribution to sustainable development?

  Chair: MEP Eija-Riitta Korhola

• Fair Trade and Ethical Traceability - Mr Christian Coff, Centre for Ethics and Law, Copenhagen
• The Fair Trade system: mission, structure and practices - Mr Paolo Brichetti, CTM Altromercato
• EU efforts to integrate fair trade rules in European business practices - Mr Dominique Bé, European Commission DG Employment and Social Affairs
• Fair Trade business: Development impact - Mr Mike Muchilwa, IFAT
• How can the consumer contribute? - Mr Guillermo Tapia, Consumers International
• The environmental aspects of Fair Trade - Mr Raymond Van Ermen, EPE

14h00 - 15h30: Lunch break

14h30 - 15h30: Press conference

15h30 - 17h30: Panel 3: What is EU development and trade policies' contribution to Fair Trade?

  Chair: MEP (to be confirmed)

• Fair Trade's role in EU development policy - Commissioner Poul Nielson
• How to move from niche to mainstream production and from primary to more processed products - Mr Duncan Bowdler, EURO COOP
• Existing barriers to Fair Trade practices and policies: What can the EU do to lower them? - Mr Hermann van Beek, NEWS!
• European Commission Sustainable Trade Action Plan - Mr Rupert Schlegelmilch, European Commission DG Trade

17h30 - 18h00: Conclusions and Closing Remarks

• MEP (to be confirmed)

18h00 - : Reception: "Fair Trade tasting"