Tuesday 6 May 2008
10:00 - 12:30 Registration
12:30 - 14:00 Networking lunch in the GAIN Research & Publication Centre
14:00 - 14:05 Welcome and Introduction: Navdip Dhariwal, Meeting Moderator
14:05 - 14:15 Panel: Growing a Global Nutrition Movement
Speakers: Josep Borell (Chairman of the Committee on Development,
European Parliament, Jay Naidoo (Chair of the GAIN Board and Chairman of
the Development Bank of Southern Africa),
14:15 - 15:15 Panel: Growing the Nutrition Market at the Base of the Pyramid
Moderator: Sarah Murray, Financial Times
Speakers: Djordjija Petkoski (Program Leader, Business,
Competitiveness and Development, WBI) Kees van der Graaf (President,
Unilever Europe), Vinita Bali (Managing Director, Britannia Industries Ltd),
Mark Pfitzer (Managing Director, FSG)
15:15 - 16:45 GAIN Market Place: Growing Innovative Products
Companies will showcase their innovative products for the base of the
pyramid. Participants will learn, seek partnerships and investment
opportunities
16:45 - 17:45 Panel: Growing Political Will
Moderator: Navdip Dhariwal
Speakers: Thomas Kalil (Clinton Global Initiative), Dora Akunyili (Director-
General, National Agency for Food, Drugs, Administration and Control,
Nigeria), Bjørn Lomborg (Director, Copenhagen Consensus Centre)
17:45 - 18:30 Space for side meetings and networking
18:30 - 18:45 Meet in hotel foyer for tranfer to the Gala Dinner Venue
19:30 - 22:00 Gala dinner and launch of the GAIN Business Awards for Business
Innovation
Wednesday 7 May 2008
9:00 - 10:00 Panel: Growing Sustainable Partnerships
Moderator: Simon Zadek (Chief Executive, AccountAbility)
Speakers: Mauricio Adade (President, Human Nutrition and Health,
DSM Nutritional Products), Michelle Grogg (Director, Corporate Citizenship,
Cargill,Incorporated), Roland Vaxelaire (Chairman of Carrefour Belgium)
10:00 - 11:00 GAIN Market Place: Growing Innovative Business Models
Companies and stakeholders will showcase their innovative nutrition
partnerships for the base of the pyramid. Participants will learn, seek
partnerships and investment opportunities
11:00 - 12:00 Panel: Growing Resources and Investments for Nutrition
Moderator: Jane Nelson (CSR Initiative Harvard University)
Speakers: Luiz Ros (Manager,Opportunities for the Majority Sector,
InteraAmerican Development Bank), Jacqueline Novogratz(Founder and Chief
Executive Officer, Acumen Fund),Emmanuel Faber (COO, Groupe
Danone), Marc Van Ameringen (GAIN Executive Director)
12:00 - 12:30 Growing the GAIN Business Alliance
Announcement of new BA members and presentation of company
commitments to nutrition.
Speaker: Paulus Verschuren, Business Alliance Chair
Closing remarks: Jay Naidoo, Marc Van Ameringen
12.30 - 14:00 Lunch
