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International Egg Forum

International Egg Forum

June 19, 2007 to June 20, 2007
Belgium
General Info

19-20 June 2007
Crowne Plaza Europa Hotel
Brussels - BELGIUM


Agra Europe's first International Egg Forum will bring together top level speakers from all parts of Europe to analyse the egg shell and egg products industry. The Forum will review the implementation of the EU Directive, assess the challenges ahead for both producers and processors, and look at new opportunities for growth and expansion.

At a time of increasing egg imports, high feed costs, major structural changes requiring huge capital outlay, as well as increasing concerns about animal welfare, the Forum will give you the opportunity to consider these topical and important issues with fellow executives and industry leaders.


Join us at the Forum to hear about:

  • The potential effects that implementation of the EU Directive will have on the European industry

  • The outlook for the various systems to keep laying hens, such as caged hen eggs, barn eggs, free range eggs and organic free range eggs

  • Current consumer trends

  • Processed products and food service

  • Innovation and value added products

  • International trade and policy issues

  • Animal welfare

  • Disease contamination and management

Agra Europe's first International Egg Forum will attract egg producers, processors, feed suppliers, pullet rearing companies, packers, equipment suppliers, food companies, retailers and national associations. Join us in Brussels and take advantage of this unique opportunity to debate the issues affecting your business and network with delegates and speakers from all parts of the egg industry.

Programme

Tuesday 19 June, 2007

8:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:55 Opening Remarks from the Chair
Mark Williams
Secretary-General
European Union of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products, Poultry and Game (EUWEP)
9:00 Outlook for World Production
Wilhelm Kallhammer
Chairman
International Egg Commission (IEC)
9:30 Egg Reforms: An EU Perspective
Stefania Marrone
Market Officer - Poultry Sector, DG Agriculture
European Commission
10.00 Hens' Welfare: The View From The European Commission
Brita Lepa
Animal Welfare and Feed - Policy Co-ordinator, DG SANCO
European Commission
10:30 Questions
10:50 Refreshments
11:20 Panel Discussion: Socio-Economic Implications of the Various Systems to Keep Laying Hens
• Caged Hen Eggs
• Barn Eggs
• Free Range Eggs
• Organic Free Range Eggs

Charles Bourns

Chairman
Poultry Board, National Farmers Union (NFU), UK
Vice Chairman
Copa-Cogeca Poultry Committee, Belgium

María del Mar Fernández Poza
Engineer in Animal Production - Director
The Interprofessional Egg and Egg Products Organisation
(INPROVO), Spain

Mary Ann Sörensen,

Assistant Director
Federation of Swedish Farmers, Belgium
12:20 Questions
12:40 Lunch
2:10 Marketing Needs & Development in Egg Products
Philip Jr Van Bosstraeten
Member of EEPA's Technical Committee
European Egg Processors Association (EEPA)
2:40 Highly Processed Products (Food Service)
Ready to Cook
3:10 Questions
3:25 Refreshments
3:55 Buying Trends of European Consumers
Jonathan Banks
Business Insight Director
AC Nielsen, UK
4:25 A Retailer's Perspective
4:55 Questions
5:10 Closing Remarks From The Chair
5:20 Cocktail Reception



Wednesday 20 June, 2007

8:00 Welcome Coffee
8:55 Introductory Remarks from the Chair
Mark Williams
Secretary-General
European Union of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products,
Poultry and Game (EUWEP)
9:00 Investments in the Global Egg Industry:The Long Term Perspective
Nan-Dirk Mulder
Senior Poultry Specialist
Rabobank, The Netherlands

9:30

The Future of Enriched Cages: An Industry Perspective
Andrew Joret
Deputy Chairman
British Egg Industry Council (BEIC)
Director, Deans Foods Limited, UK
10:00 Questions
10:15 Refreshments
10:45 The Impact of Biofuels on Feed
Jan-Albert Blaauw
Public Affairs Manager
Nutreco, Belgium
11:15 Optimising Packaging for Eggs
Franz Hofer
CEO
Ovotherm International Handels GmbH, Austria
11:45 Questions
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Disease Management
2:00 Inspection, Monitoring and Tracing of Eggs
Casper von der Crone
General Manager
European Poultry, Egg and Game Association (EPEGA)
2:30 Questions
2:45 Refreshments
3:15 Marketing of Eggs
Mark Williams
Secretary-General
European Union of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products,
Poultry and Game (EUWEP)
3:45 The Market for Spent Hens
• Chicken Soups
• Pastes
• Pies
• Pet Food
4:15 Questions
4:30 Closing Remarks
4:40 End of Forum


Forum Chair
  • Mark Williams
    European Union of Wholesale with Eggs,
    Egg Products, Poultry and Game (EUWEP)


Speakers include
  • Wilhelm Kallhammer
    International Egg Commission (IEC)

  • Andrew Joret
    British Egg Industry Council (BEIC)

  • Deans Foods Limited, UK
    Stefania Marrone
    DG Agriculture, European Commission

  • Franz Hofer
    Ovotherm International Handels GmbH, Austria

  • Brita Lepa
    DG SANCO, European Commission

  • Nan-Dirk Mulder
    Rabobank, The Netherlands

  • Charles Bourns
    National Farmers Union (NFU), UK
    Copa-Cogeca Poultry Committee, Belgium

  • María del Mar Fernández Poza
    The Interprofessional Egg and Egg Products
    Organisation (INPROVO), Spain

  • Mary Ann Sörensen
    Federation of Swedish Farmers, Belgium

  • Philip Jr Van Bosstraeten
    European Egg Processors Association (EEPA)

  • Jonathan Banks
    AC Nielsen, UK

  • Casper von der Crone
    European Poultry, Egg and Game Association (EPEGA)

  • Jan-Albert Blaauw
    Nutreco, Belgium