Program
02.02.2024 Agenda for the 10th International Beef Forum
08:00 - 09:00
Participant Registration
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome by Jerzy Wierzbicki
Greetings by Jerzy Wierzbicki, Chairman of the Beef Sector Council, and host Karol Bujoczek, Editor-in-Chief of Top Agrar.
Speaker:
Karol Bujoczek
Editor-in-Chief of Top Agrar
Jerzy Wierzbicki
Chairman of the Beef Sector Council
09:05 - 09:20
Conference Opening
Official opening of the conference by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski.
Speaker:
Czesław Siekierski
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
09:20 - 09:35
Keynote Speech
A speech by Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture.
Speaker:
Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
EU Commissioner for Agriculture
09:35 - 10:35
Future of the CAP in the Context of Ukraine’s Accession – Opportunities and Risks
A debate with industry experts and politicians.
Speaker:
Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
EU Commissioner for Agriculture
Czesław Siekierski
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Krzysztof Jurgiel
Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Agriculture
Marek Zagórski
President of the Management Board of Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza S.A.
Wiktor Szmulewicz
President of the National Council of Chambers of Agriculture
Monika Piątkowska
President of the Chamber of Grain and Feed
Waldemar Pawlak
Senator Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Economy and Innovation
10:35 - 11:05
Break
11:05 - 12:05
Environmental Expectations for Changes in Cattle Production – The Inevitability of Emission Reduction
A debate with industry experts and politicians.
Speaker:
Richard Brown
Director at Gira – A Girag & Associates Company
Peter Creaser
Australia’s Minister Counsellor, Agriculture to the EU based in Brussels in the Australian Embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg.
Knud Buhl
Director, Danish Bacon & Meat Council
Michal Siwek
Head of International Food & Agri Hub Department of BNP Paribas Group.
Thomas Sanchez
Senior Policy Advisor in the Copa Cogeca Secretariat
Erik Schoettl
Managing Director Europe OSI EUROPE FOODWORKS GmbH
Tomasz Kurpiewski
Sustainability Senior Manager at McDonald’s Poland Ltd.
12:05 - 13:20
Lunch Break
13:20 - 14:20
Will the Pressure on Beef Production and Consumption Grow? What Strategy Should EU Beef Production Adopt?
A discussion on the increasing pressure on beef consumers, discrediting beef in terms of its role in the diet and for ethical reasons such as climate protection, animal welfare.
Speaker:
Jean Francois Hocquette, PhD
INRAE
LUIGI PIO SCORDAMAGLIA
CEO of Filiera Italia
Paolo Patruno
Deputy Secretary General of CLITRAVI
Prof. dr hab. Jarosław Całka
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Wierzbicka
Corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Karsten Maier
UECBV Secretary General
Stéphanie Pochon
Partner, Forward Global
Luc Vernet
Secretary General of Farm Europe
14:20 - 15:20
Transforming the sustainable beef supply chain through innovation
A discussion on innovations in the beef supply chain.
Speaker:
Dr Rod Polkinghorne
International Meat Research 3G Foundation
dr hab. Marcin Gołębiewski
Prof. SGGW Director of the Institute of Animal Sciences
Dr inż. Elżbieta Sowula-Skrzyńska
Head of the Department of Production Systems and Environment Zootechniki National Research Institute in Balice
Jan Pietrzak
President of the Board, Federation of Beef Groups and Producers Poland
Jacek Jarząbek
Head of Enterprise Architecture Governance Department at NASK NASK National Research Institute
15:20 - 15:50
Break
15:50 - 16:50
The Role of the Common Agricultural Policy in the Sustainable Transformation of the Beef Supply Chain Participants
A debate on the possibilities and needs to support the transformation of producers within the agricultural policy.
Speaker:
Rafał Romanowski, PhD
Member of the European Parliament
Liam MacHale
Director of European Affairs, Irish Farmers Association
Agnieszka Maliszewska
First Vice President of COGECA, Director of the Office of the Polish Chamber of Milk.
Jacek Zarzecki
President, Polish Union of Meat Cattle Breeders and Producers
Jerzy Wierzbicki
Chairman of the Beef Sector Council
16:50 - 17:00
Conference Summary by Jacek Zarzecki
The Chairman of the Managing Committee of the Beef Promotion Fund will summarize the conference.
Speaker:
Jacek Zarzecki
President, Polish Union of Meat Cattle Breeders and Producers
19:00-22:00
Gala Dinner
Gala Dinner, award ceremony Meat Cattle Producer of the Year 2023
