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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.
8:00 |
Registration and Welcome Coffee |
8:55 |
Opening Remarks from the Chair |
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Mark Williams Secretary-General European Union of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products, Poultry and Game (EUWEP) |
9:00 |
Outlook for World Production |
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Wilhelm Kallhammer Chairman International Egg Commission (IEC) |
9:30 |
Egg Reforms: An EU Perspective |
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Stefania Marrone Market Officer - Poultry Sector, DG Agriculture European Commission |
10.00 |
Hens' Welfare: The View From The European Commission |
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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 |
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• 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 |
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Philip Jr Van Bosstraeten Member of EEPA's Technical Committee European Egg Processors Association (EEPA) |
2:40 |
Highly Processed Products (Food Service) |
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Ready to Cook |
3:10 |
Questions |
3:25 |
Refreshments |
3:55 |
Buying Trends of European Consumers |
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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 |
8:00 |
Welcome Coffee |
8:55 |
Introductory Remarks from the Chair |
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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 |
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Nan-Dirk Mulder Senior Poultry Specialist Rabobank, The Netherlands |
9:30 |
The Future of Enriched Cages: An Industry Perspective |
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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 |
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Jan-Albert Blaauw Public Affairs Manager Nutreco, Belgium |
11:15 |
Optimising Packaging for Eggs |
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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 |
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Casper von der Crone General Manager European Poultry, Egg and Game Association (EPEGA) |
2:30 |
Questions |
2:45 |
Refreshments |
3:15 |
Marketing of Eggs |
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Mark Williams Secretary-General European Union of Wholesale with Eggs, Egg Products, Poultry and Game (EUWEP) |
3:45 |
The Market for Spent Hens |
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• 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 |