Embassy of Brazil in London

Challenges and innovation in the context of increasing demand – spotlight on Brazil

The FT Sustainable Agriculture Summit was organised in partnership with the Embassy of Brazil, and took place on Thursday 29 March 2012 at the Marriott Grosvenor Square in London.

This high-profile conference, subtitled Challenges and innovation in the context of increasing demand, brought together 150 senior figures from the agricultural sector (retail, producers, importers, exporters and NGOs) to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with mainstreaming sustainable agricultural activity.

Co-chaired by Jonathan Wheatley, Deputy Emerging Markets Editor, and Javier Blas, Commodities Editor at the Financial Times, our distinguished line-up of speakers looked at the new initiatives, technologies and policies that are helping to address today's critical sustainable agriculture challenges, with special attention paid to the Brazil model. Among the speakers:

• HE Roberto Jaguaribe, Ambassador of Brazil to the UK
• Mendes Ribeiro Filho, Minister of Agriculture, Federative Republic of Brazil
• John Clarke, Director for International Affairs II, Directorate General for Agriculture & Rural Development, European Commission
• David Cleary, Director, Global Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy
• Osmar Fernandes Dias, VP Agribusiness & SMEs, Banco do Brasil
• Nick Goodall, Executive Director, Bonsucro (Better Sugar Initiative)
• Dr Marcos S. Jank, President and CEO, Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA)
• Christian Lohbauer, Executive President, Brazilian Association of Citrus Exporters (CitrusBR)
• Liz Murphy, Director, International Meat Trade Association
• Daniel Nepstad, Director, Tropical Forest Group (IPAM)
• Philip New, CEO, BP Biofuels
• Fernando Sampaio, Executive Director & Sustainability Director, Brazilian Beef Exporters Association (ABIEC)
• Fabio Trigueirinho, Secretary General, Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE)
• Francisco Turra, Executive President, Brazilian Poultry Association (UBABEF)
• Bryan Weech, Director, Livestock & MTI Commodity Lead, WWF
• Professor Jeremy Woods, Imperial College

Photos of the event

Keynote speaker Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, opening the conference




Mendes Ribeiro Filho, Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply




Panel discussion at the conference




Philip New, CEO of BP Biofuels

Presentations