IFOAM Organics Europe Meets Business 2023
This year’s edition of IFOAM Organics Europe Meets Business was organised on 30 November 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. The event served as a valuable platform for exchanging ideas and fostering collaboration among various stakeholders in the organic supply chain.
The event focused on engaging discussions regarding current prominent topics and trends in the organic industry. Attendees included members of IFOAM Organics Europe, their respective members, and companies with an interest or involvement in organic products.
Participants joined for a day of enriching conversations, networking opportunities, and knowledge-sharing with well-esteemed speakers and industry experts. The organic experience was enhanced by attending the event-related networking dinner on 29 November at the rustic restaurant of Les Filles.
Event’s presentations
Take advantage of the expertise shared at the event; explore their presentations here:
Organic as part of the solution to achieve more sustainable food systems
Silvia Schmidt – Policy Manager, IFOAM Organics Europe
Organic market update
Lee Holdstock – Senior Business & Trade Development Manager, Soil Association
Why do consumers still choose organic?
Massimo Fileni – Vice President, Fileni Alimentare Spa
Sophie Pagnon – Chief Communication, Marketing & Impact Officer, Veritas
Latest opportunities and challenges in the current regulation
Regulation on packaging and packaging waste: possible impact on organic trade
Sabine von Wirén–Lehr – Government Relations and Public Affairs Expert, Wirén-Lehr Consulting
Traceability and labelling of NGTs
Helene Schmutzler – Policy Coordinator on GMOs and Animal Welfare, IFOAM Organics Europe
Programme
- Danila Brunner – Director, Biofach
- Eduardo Cuoco – Director, IFOAM Organics Europe
- Johanna Stumpner – Vice Chair of Interest Group of Organic Processors & Traders, IFOAM Organics Europe / Regulatory and International Affairs, AÖL
- Silvia Schmidt – Policy Manager, IFOAM Organics Europe
- Lee Holdstock – Senior Business & Trade Development Manager, Soil Association
- Massimo Fileni – Vice President, Fileni Alimentare Spa
- Sophie Pagnon – Chief Communication, Marketing & Impact Officer, Ecoveritas
- Roberto Pinton – Member of Interest Group of Organic Processors & Traders, IFOAM Organics Europe / Director, Pinton Organic Consulting
- Jan Wicher Krol – Chair of Interest Group on Organic Certification & Integrity, IFOAM Organics Europe / Policy Advisor, SKAL Bio Controle
- Moderator: Lea Bauer – Regulation Consultant, IFOAM Organics Europe
- Sabine von Wirén–Lehr – Government Relations and Public Affairs Expert, Wirén-Lehr Consulting
- Alexander Beck – Member of Interest Group of Organic Processors & Traders, IFOAM Organics Europe / Managing Board Member, AÖL
- Helene Schmutzler – Policy Coordinator on GMOs and Animal Welfare, IFOAM Organics Europe
- Eduardo Cuoco – Director, IFOAM Organics Europe
Information and contact
IFOAM Organics Europe reserves the right to execute an event ticket refund only in case of a written request is sent to [email protected] at the latest one week prior to the event. In all cases of ticket refunds, the event registrant is obliged to pay the registration platform fee and the event-related networking dinner’s ticket.
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