Programme

Please find details below of the preliminary programme, still subject to changes.

Thursday 7th September

Friday 8th September

Thursday 7th September

Thursday 7th September 2023

Time	Session
08:30 – 9:30	Registration of participants at FERM Convention welcome desk
09:00 – 16:30	Social excursion Eremo Santa Caterina – Villa Panza with Lunch at Tana d'Orso restaurant - Villa Panza Open to registered partners/ spouses only 08:45 Meeting in the hotel lobby with Event Solutions coordinator
09:30 – 9:40	Welcome speech by Riccardo Preve, FERM President Introduction by Marco Baldoli, FERM Secretary General
9:40 – 11:00	Conference Session I: Sustainability Carbon Markets: an opportunity for the rice industry? The Lord Safraz of Kensington, United Kingdom Parliament U.S. Rice: the Climate Smart Crop & Potential Policy Impacts of a 2023 U.S. Farm Bill Mark Holt, Riceland Foods
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00	Conference Session I (continued): Sustainability Managing European rice cultivation towards a sustainable future Prof. Aldo Ferrero, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin Shaping the future of EU agriculture: Early-career researchers at the forefront of the NGT revolution, Patricija Gran & Dr. Nikita Sajeev, GeneSprout Initiative
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:25	Conference Session II: Sector and Market trend/analysis Panel discussion Post-Brexit Britain: will a country that does not produce a grain of rice maintain a significant rice processing sector? Alex Waugh, UK Flour Millers Association Panel discussion: Rice market: an analysis of global and European dynamics and trends Filippo Roda, Areté Comments by Jeroen Smits, European Commission Q&A session
16:25 – 16:30	Conclusion of the day by Marco Baldoli, FERM Secretary General
16:30 – 17:00	Networking break
18:20	Meeting in the hotel lobby for departure to Gala dinner (Dress code : Formal)

Friday 8th September

Friday 8th September 2023

Time	Session
10:00 – 10:05	Introduction by Marco Baldoli, FERM Secretary General
10:05 – 11:45	Conference Session III: Future trends Media Macro - And Micro Trends to Keep in Focus Andrea Malgara, Mediaplus Group China's 2023: An Ongoing Balancing Act between Tough Economic Environment and Geopolitical Tensions Dr. Yu Jie, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House
11:45 - 11:55	Closing speech by Riccardo Preve, FERM President
12:30 – 13:00	Transfer by private boat from Grand Hotel Dino to Isola Bella
13:00 – 14:45	Lunch at II Delfino restaurant on Isola Bella Island
15:00 – 16:30	Guided visit of the Palace – free visit of the gardens
16:30 – 17:00	Departure by boat from Isola Bella Island to join the Grand Hotel Dino
19:30 – 22:30	Barbecue party in the gardens of Grand Hotel Dino (Dress code : Casual)

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