Placed at the centre of the show, the Agora is a space which offers a platform to experts who will give an update on the latest organic news. How to anticipate the challenges of tomorrow? The Agora will provide food for thought throughout the 3 days of the show, with a double program focused on international and innovation.
In the morning, the Agora offers a cycle of conferences focuses on import/export, allowing international issues to be addressed and as well as an inventory of local organic markets: the International mornings.
Conferences programme
SUNDAY 22 OCTOBER 2023
11.00am 🇬🇧 The potential of Trentino Organic in the French market
With Emanuele di Faustino et Silvia Zucconi (Nomisma), Renata Diazzi et Daniela Pedrotti (Trentino Sviluppo)
12.00pm 🇬🇧 ECOVALIA’s Anual Report 2023 : Organic Production and consumption in Spain
With Évelyne Alcázar Marín (ECOVALIA)
1.00pm 🇬🇧 The future of cosmetics : sustainable solutions of a changing word
With Paula Gómez de Tejada (NATRUE), Camille Ott (Weleda France) and Valérie Barbier (Mishki Peru)
MONDAY 23 OCTOBER 2023
10:00am From production to valorisation of organic farming
With Marwa Bouaziz (APIA/ADF)
11.00am Wallonie-Bruxelles : organic production and consumption trends for successful import-export
With Ariane Beaudelot (Biowallonie with the collaboration of AWEX)
12.00pm 🇬🇧 The success of the Danish organic model through the example of the plant based trend?
With Anders Nicolajsen (Danish Agriculture & Food Council)
1.00pm 🇬🇧 Irland’s Organic Ambition
With Senator Pippa Hackett (Minister at the Irish Department of Agriculture responsible for Biodiversity and Land Use)
TUESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2023
10.00am New regulations : Implementation of operator groups in Europe
With Antoine Faure (ECOCERT)
11.00am Mutual recognition agreement between Chile and the EU concerning Chilean exports of organic products to the EU: legal context and commercial offer
With Marcela Godoy-Cortes (ProChile) and Patricia Cuba-Sichler (PCS LATAM Avocat)
12.00pm 🇬🇧 Driving Authenticity in Sustainability: Addressing Misleading Labels and Fostering Collaborative Initiatives for the Organic Sector
With Joanna Wierzbicka (IFOAM Organics Europe)
1.00pm New regulations: Application of the principle of compliance in third countries
With Antoine Faure (ECOCERT)
In the afternoon, the Agora gives way to round tables and conferences all based on innovation: e-commerce, consumer trends, regulatory changes, fair trade, ethical finance, reuse, local, bulk…
Discover the programme of the innovation afternoons