2nd World Coffee Conference
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - 23-25 September 2005

 

PRESENTATIONS:

OPENING SPEECHES
President of Brazil: Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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President of Colombia: Mr. Álvaro Uribe Vélez
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Governor of Bahia: Mr. Paulo Souto

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Chairman of the Conference: Minister Roberto Rodrigues
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Executive Director of the ICO: Mr. Néstor Osorio
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SESSION 1: LESSONS EMERGING FROM THE CRISIS

Coffee crisis and African prospects

Mme Assouan Acquah, Conseiller Spécial du Premier Ministre, Côte d’Ivoire

 
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Lessons emerging from the crisis: new paths for the coffee sector

Ms. Carole L. Brookins, former United States Executive Director, World Bank, USA

 
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Growing global consumer demand

Mr. Douglas Burns, Senior Vice President, Global Beverages, Kraft Foods, United Kingdom

 
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Lessons from the crisis: seizing the opportunity

Mr. Gordon S. Gillett, Nestlé, Switzerland

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Lessons and countermeasures of the coffee crisis in Japan

Mr. Keiji Ohta, All Japan Coffee Association (AJCA), Japan

 
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Lessons of the crisis
Ambassador Rubens Antônio Barbosa, Brazil
 

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SESSION 2: COFFEE POLICIES IN A MARKET ECONOMY
A perspective from the Common Fund for Commodities
Mr. Ali Said Mchumo, Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), Netherlands
 
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The long run impact of the ending of coffee control

Professor Christopher Gilbert, Dipartimento di Economia, Universitá Degli Studi di Trento, Italy

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Growth in consumption - who will supply the coffee ?
Mr. David M. Neumann, Neumann Gruppe GmbH, Germany
 
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The past coffee crisis
Mr. Gabriel Silva Luján, General Manager, Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia
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Coffee policies in a market economy

Mr. Giuseppe Lavazza, Luigi Lavazza SPA, Italy

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New instruments to increase competitiveness of the coffee agrobusiness
Mr. Ivan Wedekin, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Brazil

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Coffee policies in a market economy

Mr. Jack Bigirwa, National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE), Uganda

 
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A Clear view of the future: seeing beyond the barriers

Mr. Robert F. Nelson, National Coffee Association of USA

 
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SESSION 3: HOW TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE COFFEE ECONOMY

Lessons emerging from the crisis: new paths for the coffee sector

Mr. Adolfo A. Franco, US Agency for International Development (USAID), USA

 
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The EU approach to commodities and its views on how to ensure sustainability

Mr. Enzo Barattini, Directorate General for Development, European Commission

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How to avoid a future coffee crisis by maintaining a balance between supply/demand

Mr. Ernesto Illy, President of the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), Italy

 
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Perspectives on sustainability and globalization and the challenges for the coffee sector

Ms. Lakshmi Venkatachalam, Former Chairperson, Coffee Board of India

 
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Solving the ‘coffee paradox’ ?
Dr. Stefano Ponte, Danish Institute for International Studies and Human Rights, Denmark
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Building quality and sustainability from the ground up

Mr. Rick Peyser, Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), USA

 
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Sustainable coffee economy - Mr. Silvio Crestana, Director-President,
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Brazil

 
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Sustained advancement of the coffee economy
Mr. Tatsushi Ueshima, UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. Ltd., Japan
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SUMMARY OF THE CONFERENCE
Minister Roberto Rodrigues, Chairman of the Conference
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OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS
Doan Trieu Nhan - Vietnam Coffee – Cocoa Association
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Oxfam International
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CONCLUSIONS
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PHOTOS

President Lula, President Uribe and Executive Director OsorioICO Executive Director addressing the Conference Official stamp ceremony More photos...