6th IMS World Pork Conference

Thursday, 6 October 2011 | Session 1

Markets, food security, politics - outlook

Future of agricultural trade policy – EU targets

World pork markets: today – tomorrow
Richard A. Brown, GIRA Euroconsulting

Food supply and pork production – a critical view
Henning Steinfeld, FAO (inquired)
Friday, 7 October 2011 / Session 2

Animal health, animal welfare and sustainability – all questions answered yet?

Challenges of animal health in a globalized world
Dr. Alejandro B. Thiermann, OIE

Animal welfare approaches in modern pig production – challenges and solutions
Andrea Gavinelli, European Commission, DG Health and Consumers

Pork production – relevance for climate change

Feed or fuel - is the world enough?
Friday, 7 October 2011 / Session 3

Pork meets quality and trade

Quality assurance - retail requirements
Markus Mosa, EDEKA Zentrale AG & Co. KG and QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH (inquired)

Food safety in international meat trade – the customs union approach
Sergej Dankwert, Federal service for phytosanitary and veterinary surveillance Russia (inquired)

Meeting the requirements of retailers and consumers – the Chinese example

Challenges and expectations – finger on the consumer’s pulse