Agenda
Theme: Accelerating Responsible Sourcing in Indian Markets
Day 1 : Thursday, 17 October 2024
| Time | Session Theme |
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| 08:00 - 10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Welcome and Introduction to IDH SUTRA: Jagjeet Singh Kandal, Country Director, IDH India |
| 10:05 - 10:20 | Opening Remarks: Accelerating Pre-competitive Collaboration in Driving Sustainability in Supply Chains: Daan Wensing, Global CEO and Chair of the Executive Board, IDH |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | Inaugural Address: Her Excellency Ms Marisa Gerards, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India, Nepal and Bhutan. |
| 10:35 - 10:50 | Keynote Address: Josma Kanoje, Woman Farmer from Madhya Pradesh |
| 10:50 - 11:35 | Fireside Chat: Responsible Sourcing Leadership: Role of CEOs.
Panelists: Sanjeev Asthana, CEO, Patanjali Foods; Sushama Shrikandath, Managing Director, AVT McCormick; Sonali Shahpurwala, Managing Director & Head Inclusive Banking, HSBC India; Moderator: Daan Wensing, Global CEO and Chair of the Executive Board, IDH |
| 11:35 - 11:45 | TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Masterclass: Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting Framework: Shankar Venkateswaran, Co-Founder, Ecube Investment Advisors |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Panel: The Gender Factor in Responsible Sourcing - Unlocking Sustainable Agri Value Chains with ROI. Release of the Report - Women's Safety Accelerator Fund (WSAF) - Towards establishing ROI in the tea sector of Assam and Handbook on addressing gender stereotypes
Panelists: Manisha Majumdar, Senior Program Manager, Agri-Commodities & Women's Safety Accelerator Fund (WSAF), IDH; Kanta Singh, Deputy Country Representative, UN Women; Ajay Jalan, Director, Mokalbari Tea; Jyoti Sharma, Country Director, Organic Cotton Accelerator; Moderator: Aarti Mohan, Co-founder and Partner, Sattva Consulting; Rajesh Bhuyan, Director, Trustea Sustainable Tea Foundation |
| 13:45 - 14:30 | LUNCH |
| 14:30 - 16:00 | Parallel Session 1: Panel: Creating an inclusive supply chain towards achieving living income
Panelists: Sachin Sharma, Vice President and Head - Agri and Dairy Operations, ITC; Ankita Garg, Co-founder & COO, Varaha; Raman Wadhwa, Director DAY-NRLM, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India; Jurina Bichu, Small Tea Grower , IDH - Unilever Living Income project; Jatin Bavishi, Program Manager, Small Tea Growers Sustainability Program, IDH; Moderator: Rajendra Jog, Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation India |
| Parallel Session 2: Visionary Forum - Responsible sourcing of textile waste through cluster level convening
Opening address will be delivered by Smt. Roop Rashi IA&AS, Textile Commissioner, Government of India. Around 25-30 participants from various segments of the textile value chain will participate in the discussion |
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| 16:00 - 16:15 | Tea / Coffee Break |
| 16:15 - 17:30 | Parallel Session 1: LABS MOU Signing and Panel - Driving better Jobs by developing safe working conditions.
Panelists: Nusrat Khan, Program Specialist, Business & Human Rights / Responsible Business Action, UNDP; Dr Lalit Gabhane, Director General, National Safety Council; Smt Rita Menon, IAS, Member Stakeholder Committee, LABS and ex-Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India; Srinivasa Rao Venkatesh, Chief Compliance Officer, Shahi Exports; Mithileshwar Thakur, Secretary General, AEPC; Moderator: Madhu K A, Country Manager, LABS Initiative, IDH |
| Parallel Session 2: Sustainable Consumption and the Role of Consumers in Driving Change, Session co-hosted with CRB and Rainforest Alliance
Panelists: Dr Suruchi Mittar, Senior Vice President / Chief Industry Officer, Invest India; Dushyant, Owner, Cafe Sutra and OTH Jaipur; Apoorve Khandelwal, Senior Program Lead, CEEW; Amjad Ali Khan, Chief Customer Officer & Chief ESG & Investor Relations, FAB India; Moderator: Madhuri Nanda, PhD, Director South Asia, Rainforest Alliance. |
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| 18:00 onwards | NETWORKING RECEPTION |
Day 2 : Friday, 18 October 2024
| Time | Session Theme |
|---|---|
| 08:00 - 10:00 | Registration and Networking |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Summary Day 1 and Introducing Day 2: Unmesh Brahme, Director Markets, IDH India |
| 10:15 - 11:30 | Panel: Mainstreaming regenerative agriculture sourcing
Panelists: Franklin L Khobung, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India; Anukool Joshi, Director Agro, Pepsico India; Vilas Shinde, Chairman, Sahyadri Farms; Avik Banerjee, Materials Program Lead, H&M; Anuja Kadian, Government and Industry Affairs Director, Asia Pacific, Corteva Agriscience & Chair FICCI Task Force on Sustainable Agriculture. Moderator: Jasmer Dhingra, Director Programs, IDH |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | TEA/COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Fireside Chat: Decoding Living Wages for the Agriculture and Food Sector in India
Panelists: Ranjit Prakash, National Coordinator, International Labour Organisation (ILO); Shantanu Kishwar, Partnerships Lead, Wage Indicator Foundation; Deepika Rao, Executive Director, CIVIDEP India; Moderator: Jagjeet Singh Kandal, Country Director, IDH India |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Parallel Session 1: Panel: Improving Smallholder Inclusion and adaptability on Climate Change- Learnings from the Coffee Sector in India
Panelists: Mandeep Singh Tuli, Procurement Director, Nutrition & Ice Cream, South Asia Hindustan Unilever Limited; Anuj Agarwal, Head of Coffee India, Louis Dreyfus Company; Senthil Kumar, Director of Research, Central Coffee Research Institute, Coffee Board of India; K G Rajeev, Senior General Manager (Diversification), Tata Coffee; Srikanth Ambati, Vice President, Director, Olam Food Ingredients (OFI); Moderator: Jasmer Dhingra, Director Programs, IDH; |
| Parallel Session 2: Panel: The Future of Palm Oil Amidst Rapid Climate Change; Launch of the IDH Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto
Panelists: Ajeet K Sahu, IAS, Joint Secretary, Oilseeds and Oil Palm, International Cooperation, Credit, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India; Sudhakar Desai, CEO, Emami Agrotech and President IVPA India; Dheeraj Talreja, President, India, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, AAK; Sougata Niyogi, CEO Oil Palm, Godrej Agrovet; Ashwin Selvaraj, Deputy Director, Market Transformation, Asia, RSPO; Moderator: Tran Quynh Chi, Global Sourcing Director (Palm and Coffee), IDH. |
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| 14:00 - 15:00 | LUNCH |
| 15:00 - 16:15 | Parallel Session 1: Panel: Meeting responsible sourcing and food safety commitments in fragmented and diversified supply chains- The Crossroads for the Spices Sector in India
Panelists: Amarender Y, Senior Manager, Crop Development, ITC; Ramkumar Menon, Chairman, World Spice Organisation; Morup Namgail, Head Agri Tech, IFFCO Kissan; Symala Gowri, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Jayanti Herbs and Spices; Moderator: Madhuri Nanda, PhD, Director South Asia, Rainforest Alliance |
| Parallel Session 2: Panel: Harnessing Agritech for Sustainable Public-Private Partnerships
Panelists: Amandeep Panwar, Founder & CEO Bharat Rohan; Shreejit Borthakur, Agri Tech Lead, World Economic Forum; Bhagyashree Joshi, India Community Manager, Open Supply Hub; Akhil Gawar, Director, Telangana Food Processing Society; Arindom Datta, Senior Advisor, Agritech and Finance; Moderator: Sneha Maheshwari, Markets and Policy Engagement, IDH |
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| 16:15 - 17:30 | Parallel Session 1: Panel: Co-financing catalytic investments to drive climate resilience and adaptation in agriculture
Panelists: Emmanuel Murray, Investment Director, Caspian; Megha Jain, Senior Advisor, Private Sector, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Aleen Mukherjee, Senior Lead, Special Projects, Samunnati; Raj Kumar, Impact Investment Consultant, Agri3 Fund and Yunus Business Fund; Sriram Appulingam, General Manager, Banker's Institute of Rural Development (BIRD); Moderator: Hemendra Mathur, Co-founder ThinkAg & Venture Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund |
| Parallel Session 2: Panel: Responsible Supply Chains - The Measurement Imperative. Session co-hosted by Sattva Consulting
Panelists: Palat Vijayraghavan, Founder & CEO, LEAF; Sasmita Patnaik, Technical Assistance Facilitator & Gender Advisor, Tetra Tech; Shashank Kumar, Co-founder & CEO, DeHaat; Moderator: Ambika Jugran, Principal, Impact Measurement Advisory, Sattva Consulting |
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| 17:30 - 18:00 | Closing Keynote - Shri Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. |
| 18:00 | Vote of Thanks |