In the heart of the living room, l'now is a space giving the floor to experts who will take stock of current events in the organic sector. How can we anticipate the challenges and issues facing the business of tomorrow? The Agora will provide food for thought throughout the 3 days of the show, with a dual program focused on international affairs and innovation.

International mornings

In the morning, the Agora offers a series of conferences focused on theimport / export, allowing to approach the international issues and to take stock of the local organic markets.

Innovation Afternoons

In the afternoon, the Agora gives way to round tables and conferences all based on innovation : e-commerce, consumer trends, regulatory developments, fair trade, ethical finance, reuse, local, bulk, etc.

 

Program of international conferences

 

SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 2023

11:00 🇬🇧 The potential of organic Trentino on the French market 
With Emanuele di Faustino et Silvia Zucconi (Nomisma), Renata Diazzi et Daniela Pedrotti (Trentino Sviluppo)

12:00 🇬🇧 ECOVALIA's 2023 Annual Report: Production and Consumption of Organic Products in Spain
With Evelyne Alcázar Marín (ECOVALIA)

13:00 🇬🇧 The future of cosmetics: sustainable solutions for a changing world
With Paula Gómez (NATRUE), Camille Ott (Weleda France) and Valerie Barbier (Mishki Peru)

14:00 Health, taste and ecology: how to boost organic sales? 
With Adriano Farano (Pane Vivo) and Josephine Bournonville (OMIE)

15:00 Back-of-house service: a key department for offering diversity in stores and reducing packaging?
With Sylvain Lambin (ORGANIC ALLIANCE)

16:00 Conference on Fair Trade and Responsible Purchasing 
With ECOCERT

17:00 Food Trends Notebook 2025
With Virginie Lorenzato et Laure Malherbe (CARAMEL GROUP)

 

MONDAY OCTOBER 23, 2023

10 hrs From production to the promotion of organic farming 
With Marwa Bouaziz (APIA/ADF)

11 hrs Wallonia-Brussels: organic production and consumption trends for successful import-export
With Ariane Beaudelot (Biowallonie with the collaboration of AWEX)

12 hrs 🇬🇧 The success of the Danish organic model through the example of the plant-based trend
With Anders Nicolajsen (Danish Agriculture & Food Council)

13 hrs 🇬🇧 Ireland's organic ambition
With the Senator Pippa Hackett (Minister of State in the Irish Department of Agriculture responsible for biodiversity and land use) 

14:00 Reuse, reduction & recycling vs. product properties and characteristics.
With Antoine Covillers ((RE)SET), Maud Craplet (LEKO ORGANISM), Florence Duriez (FRANCE CONSIGNE), Hugues Pelletier (PETREL), Alexis Duser (BOCOLOCO)

15:00 Fair trade and its levers for guaranteeing sustainable supplies: Focus on the cocoa sector.
With Blaise Desbordes (MAX HAVELAAR FRANCE), Antoine Gonnet-Miranda (SPP FRANCE) and Yannick Chambon (SOLIDAR'MONDE), led by Emilie Durochat (Fair Trade France)

16:00 Organic Brands: Dare or Perish. The Keys to Becoming a Pioneer Again.  
With Alexis Canto et Nicolas Neau (PIXELIS)

17:00 Dynamics and challenges of collective catering
With Lise Pujos (ECOCERT)

 

TUESDAY OCTOBER 24, 2023

10 hrs New regulations: Establishment of operator groups in Europe
With Antoine Faure (ECOCERT)

11 hrs Mutual Recognition Agreement between Chile and the EU regarding Chilean exports of organic products to the EU: legal context and commercial offer
With Marcela Godoy-Cortes (ProChile) and Patricia Cuba-Sichler (PCS LATAM Lawyer)

12 hrs 🇬🇧 Promoting Authenticity in Sustainability: Tackling Misleading Labels and Encouraging Collaborative Initiatives in the Organic Sector
With Joanna Wierzbicka (IFOAM Organics Europe)

13 hrs New regulations: Application of the principle of conformity in third countries
With Antoine Faure (ECOCERT)

14:00 State of play on consumer expectations in terms of Nutrition Health and regulations on the various most common claims.
With Laetitia Ranchon, Nutrition Expert

15:00 Solidarity finance, a relevant strategy for the development of organic businesses
With Fanny Naville, development manager 1% for the Planet and Julien Le Couturier, Key Accounts and Innovation Advisor (La Nef)

16:00 Dematerialization and impact of digital technology
With Enzo Schwander (QUIPO)

 

 

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