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Strategic Perspectives on Innovation in Agrifood Supply Chains: Profitability, Sustainability, and Global Change
April 18 - 20, 2017
David Brower Center
Berkeley, California
3-day workshop
Discounts available for Public/Academic and Groups; Early Bird discounts available until February 10, 2017
Program Description
1. Overview
Innovation in Design of Agrifood Supply Chains: Strategic concepts and overview*
David Zilberman
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
Innovations in Supply Chain Design in the Rapidly Transforming "Emerging Markets" of Asia, Latin America, and Africa*
Thomas Reardon
Professor
Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
2. Innovations in Supply Chains by Retailers and Wholesalers
Scale up From New Niche Product to Commodity: Case of Quinoa by Costco*
Chad Sokol
Buyer
Costco Wholesale
Alibaba's Hub & Spoke Rural E-commerce System to "Reach the Last Mile" in China*
Ching Guo
Senior Vice President
CEVA Logistics
Retail Innovation in Fresh Produce Procurement Systems in North America*
Jim Prevor
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
The Perishable Pundit
3. Innovations in Supply Chains by Processors
Innovation in Procurement of Sustainable Cacao Farms in Africa
Howard Yana-Shapiro
Chief Agricultural Officer
Mars, Inc.
Transition from Commodity to Luxury Chocolate with Sustainable Labeling*
John Scharffenberger
Co-Founder
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker
Processor Innovations to Manage Risk in Commodity Supply Chains*
Carl Hausmann
Former CEO
Bunge Europe and Bunge North America
4. Innovations Upstream - Agricultural Technology, Services, and Farming to Supply Transforming Supply Chains
Panel: Impacts of the Revolutionary Technologies (CRISPR & other biotech) on Crop & Livestock Agriculture and Bio-Engineering Value Chains*
Alison Van Eenennaam
Cooperative Extension Specialist
UC Davis
David Zilberman
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
"Relentless Innovation" in Packaged Lettuce - In response to changing consumer demand*
Innovations in Procurement and Marketing of Grapes & Blueberries from US and Mexico to US, Asia and Europe*
John Pandol
Director of Special Projects
Pandol Bros., Inc.
Nimbleness in Produce Farming and Processing in Response to Climate Risk*
Daniel Hartwig
Resources Manager
Woolf Farming & Processing
Financial Innovation in the Food Value Chain*
Ken Shwedel
Principal
KSADVISE
Private Sector Innovation in Farm Seed and Chemical Inputs in Developing Regions*
Carl Pray
Professor
Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics, Rutgers University
Panel: Innovation in Water Conservation*
David Zilberman
Professor, Robinson Chair
Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
Daniel Hartwig
Resources Manager
Woolf Farming & Processing
Madhyama Subramanian
Program Manager
Solidaridad North America
5. Policies & Innovative Programs in Agrifood Supply Chains
Panel: the New Order in Politics and Regulations with Implications for Farming and Agrifood Industries*
Justus Wesseler
Professor
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy, Wageningen University
Bruce Babcock
Professor
Economics, Iowa State University
Animal Protection Regulations with Implications for the Livestock Industry*
Jörg Hartung
Professor
University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover
Cocoa, Bananas and Sugar - A Recipe for Fair, Sustainable Supply Chains*
Sebastian Teunissen
Managing Director
Solidaridad North America
Innovation in Animal Feed to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission*
Michael Binder
Director for Sustainability Development
EVONIK
* indicates confirmed session and speaker: as of 2/10/2017