Towards a more resilient and sustainable agriculture sector

8th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments

Conference

Programme

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Prague (Marriott Hotel, V Celnici 8, 110 00 Nové Město) and online

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The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are organising the 8th annual EU conference on EAFRD financial instruments ‘Towards a more resilient and sustainable agriculture sector’ to discuss possible responses to the above challenges.

The main highlights of the conference will include the CAP economic interventions such as direct payments, investments, support for young farmers, financial instruments and risk management. The conference will also feature new investment and agricultural strategies of the Member States, which are at the forefront of the new policy developments, focusing on Member States with approved CAP Strategic Plans for 2023-2027.

Programme

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

9.15 – 9.25

Welcome and introduction

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9.25 – 10.10

Official high-level opening statements

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10.10 – 10.25

The view of European farmers and agri-cooperatives on the resilience and sustainability of Europe’s farming systems

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10.25 – 10.40

Exchange with speakers

10.40 – 11.00

Coffee break

Session 1

11.00 – 11.50

Investment strategies in new CAP Strategic Plans

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11.50 – 12.10

Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

12.10 – 13.25

Lunch break

Session 2

13.25 – 13.55

Risk management measures

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13.55 – 14.10

Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

Session 3

14.10 – 14.55

Financial instruments in action

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14.55 – 15.10

Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

15.10 – 15.30

Coffee break

Session 4

15.30 – 16.00

InvestEU and EIB Group support offer for the agriculture sector and EAFRD managing authorities

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16.00 – 16.15

Sustainability checker: web-based eligibility tool supporting financial intermediaries

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16.15 – 16.30

Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

16.30 – 16.40

Closing remarks

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Detailed information about the sessions

Florence Ranson

Event moderator

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Welcome and introduction

9.15 – 9.25

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Official high-level opening statements

9.25 – 10.10

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Silvia Michelini

Director, DG AGRI, European Commission

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Pavel Sekáč

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic and the Czech Council Presidency

Frank Lee

Head of Climate and Social Finance Advisory Division, European Investment Bank

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Paulo Gouveia

Chief Policy Advisor, COPA-COGECA

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The view of European farmers and agri-cooperatives on the resilience and sustainability of Europe’s farming systems

10.10 – 10.25

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Investment strategies in new CAP Strategic Plans

11.00 – 11.50

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Josef Tabery

Director of Managing Authority Department for RDP, Ministry of Agriculture, Czech Republic

Katarína Mihaľová

Director General, Section of Rural Development and Direct Payments, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Slovakia

Niamh Hamilton Jones

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Irish Government Economic & Evaluation Service, Ireland

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Gábor János Suga

Risk Management Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary

Mauro Serra Bellini

Head of Risk Management Measures, Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Italy

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Risk management measures

13.25 – 13.55

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Financial instruments in action

14.10 – 14.55

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Kai Kalmann

Head of Unit, Ministry of Rural Affairs, Estonia

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Alexis Morrier

Project Manager Financial Engineering, EAFRD Managing Authority in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France

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Benjamin Bihel

Financial Instruments Project Manager, EAFRD Managing Authority in Normandie region, France

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Nicolas Mardam-Bey

Loan Officer, European Investment Bank

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Alessandro Gargani

Business Development and Mandate Manager, European Investment Fund

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InvestEU and EIB Group support offer for the agriculture sector and EAFRD managing authorities

15.30 – 16.00

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Sustainability checker: web-based eligibility tool supporting financial intermediaries

16.00 – 16.15

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Chiara Continenza

Communication Officer, European Investment Bank

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Michael Pielke

Head of Unit B.1, DG AGRI, European Commission

Closing remarks

16.30 – 16.40

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