Tuesday April 20, 2010
The opening ceremony wil be at the Prins Clauszaal.
10.00 Agenda & Introduction speaker by Gerard Leeuwenburgh
Director International Exhibitions of VNU Exhibitions Europe
10.05 Welcome by Ton Otten, CEO of VNU Exhibitions
10.15 Personality awards VIV-Positive Action Publications
10.30 Introduction by Chairman
Dr. Aalt Dijkhuizen, Chairman Executive Board Wageningen UR
University and Research Centre)
10.45 Sustainable Agriculture and Food: The Foundation
of Quality Life
Professor Dr. John Hodges, animal geneticist. Taught at
Cambridge University, was Professor at the University of British
Columbia, Canada and was with the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO)
11.10 Q&A session
11.15 Global investments in the animal protein sector, Dirk Jan
Kennes,
Director Research, Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory,
the Rabobank
11.40 Q&A session
11.45 Mrs. Gerda Verburg, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food
Quality, The Netherlands
12.15 Concluding remarks
Dr. Aalt Dijkhuizen, Chairman Executive Board Wageningen UR
(University and Research Centre)
12.30 End official opening
12.30 – 13.00 VIV Europe - VIP tour
Mrs. Gerda Verburg, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and
Food Quality, The Netherlands
