5th GAIN Business Alliance Forum - Agenda

Introduction and Welcome

Conference Moderator, Mishal Husain, British Television News Presenter, UK

Rhonda R. Smith, Associate Vice-President for International Programs, Population Reference Bureau, USA

Plenary: Trends and Projections in Health and Economics

Financial instability, continuing environmental degradation,rising food prices, slow progress on improving global health, and more people pushed into poverty: The 7 billion people of the world are facing major challenges. Governments, international organizations and other public actors have stepped up along with new players – notably businesses – to find sustainable solutions. Yet, will this be enough to reach the Millennium Development Goals? How can we turn some of those challenges into opportunities?

Panel

• Adam Drewnowski, Director, Center for Public Health Nutrition, UW Center for Obesity Research, Washington University, USA
• Anuradha  Narasimhan, Category Director Health & Wellness, Britannia Industries Limited, India
• Gunter Schall, Head, Private Sector and Development, Austrian Development Cooperation Agency, Austria

Presentation of Interactive Sessions Concept

Adrien Angliviel, Facilitator, The Value Web, France

• Amsterdam Initiative against Malnutrition Charlotte Pedersen, Manager Business Development – Dutch Alliances, Coordinator of the Amsterdam Initiative Against Malnutrition (AIM), the Netherlands
• Iodized Salt and the Food Industry Greg S. Garrett, Manager, Universal Salt Iodization, GAIN, Switzerland

Graphic capture, The Value Web, Lucia Fabiani

Interactive Sessions

Breakout A: Navigating the Policy Environment

Regulation has a direct impact on the success of products on the market and thus, contributes to defining businesses’ strategy and innovation agenda. What issues do companies face when entering new markets in the developing world? How can development agencies help businesses navigate regulation in new target markets?

• Regina Moench-Pfanner, Senior Director, Nutrition Programs, Switzerland
• Marti van Liere, GAIN Business Alliance Coordinator & Senior Manager Global Health Partnerships, Unilever, the Netherlands
• Frits van der Wal, Senior Policy Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands

Facilitator: Andrea Guida, The Value Web, Italy

Breakout B: Staying Ahead of the Curve in Emerging Markets

What are the initiatives at the BOP that raise consumers’
awareness of the value of nutritious foods? Join this session to analyze the products and models that will be tomorrow’s successes.

• Sanjeev Asthana, Founder and Managing Partner, I-Farms Venture Advisor, India
• Yasuhiko Toride, Director of Nutrition Improvement Projects, Associate General Manager R&D Planning Dept, Ajinomoto Co., Inc, Japan

Facilitator: Tanja Giscard d'Estaing, The Value Web, UK

Rating food and beverage companies' performance in providing nutritious products to consumers – updates on a tool to strengthen commitments to fighting malnutrition.

Chris Walker, Manager Innovative Finance, GAIN, Switzerland

Plenary: IT Revolution: Are you a Follower or a Driver?

With new technologies proliferating, the world has gone from connected to hyper-connected. How can technologies be used to deliver better nutrition? What lessons are there for companies along the food value chain?

Presentation

• Hans Eysink Smeets, Managing Partner, Eysink Smeets Business Consultants, the Netherlands

Panel

• Ludovic Centonze, Vice-President, CSR and Territory Development, France Telecom / Orange, France
• Nicolas Chevrollier, Programme Manager, BoP Innovation Center, the Netherlands
• Jeff Dykstra, Executive Director, Partners in Food Solutions, USA

Coffee Break

Knowledge KAFFEEHAUS

• Iodized Salt and the Food Industry Greg S. Garrett, Manager, Universal Salt Iodization, GAIN, Switzerland
• Amsterdam Initiative against Malnutrition Charlotte Pedersen, Manager Business Development – Dutch Alliances, Coordinator of the Amsterdam Initiative Against Malnutrition (AIM), the Netherlands

Graphic capture, The Value Web, Lucia Fabiani

Interactive Session

Breakout C: Innovation as a Game Changer

Innovation is successful if it is SMART: Simple, meaningful, actionable, relational and transformational - otherwise, it is not a game changer. From farm to fork, how can we make nutrition SMART for the BoP? 

• Andreas Blüthner, Global Coordinator Food-Fortification/SAFO, BASF, Germany
• Brian Milder, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Root Capital, USA
• Florian J. Schweigert, Managing Director, BioAnalyt Gmbh, Germany

Facilitator: Tanja Giscard d'Estaing, The Value Web, UK

Breakout D: Cracking the Code of BOP Interventions

PPPs, hybrid models, social business: what are the latest trends, what works and what does not from private and public sector perspectives? Join this session and work with experts and practitioners to identify ways to develop business at the Base of the Pyramid (BOP).

• Kaiser Kabir, CEO, Renata Ltd, Bangladesh
• Ling-Ling Phung, New Business Unit, Unilever, UK
• Emmanuel Marchant, Deputy General Manager danone.communities, France

Facilitator: Andrea Guida, The Value Web, Italy

Report back from the Interactive Sessions and Feedback from the Delegates

Feedback from the floor

Plenary Presentation: Future Fortified

A GAIN Campaign to mobilize support for better nutrition

Adrianna Logalbo, Manager, Constituency Mobilization, GAIN, USA

Closing

Reception : Driving Business and Impact