Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 9:30am to 1:00pm
Join OTA and the German American Chambers of Commerce on April 20, 2016 to discuss the global growing demand for organic trade with experts from Germany. The roundtable discussion will take place at OTA Headquarters: 444 N. Capitol St. NW, Suite 445A, Washington D.C., 20001. Speakers include Astrid Jakobs de Padua, Minister Counselor of Food and Agriculture, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington, D.C. and Dr. Carola Strassner, Professor Sustainable Food Systems at Münster University of Applied Sciences & MD a’verdis Sustainable Foodservice Solutions.
Lunch will be provided. Attendance is free of charge but we ask that you please register in advance for catering purposes. To learn more contact Monique Marez, OTA's Associate Director of International Trade.
Agenda
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09:30am |
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Check in and Coffee (program starts promptly at 10 a.m., please give yourself extra time to get through building security) |
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10:00am |
Words of Welcome |
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10:10am |
Panel 1: The Market for Organic Food in the U.S. and in Germany – Similarities and Differences |
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11:30am |
Lunch & Networking (boxed lunch will be served) |
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12:00pm |
Panel 2: Opportunities & Challenges for Transatlantic Organic Trade |
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01:00pm |
End of Program |
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