GRAND HYATT BALI, INDONESIA
27 - 30 NOVEMBER 2017

RT15 Presentation


Wednesday, 29 November 2017
PLENARY SESSIONS
Session 1
Sustainable Palm Oil in Africa: What Does it Mean to Africans? 

MODERATOR
Ranveer Chauhan
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Edible Oils & Natural Rubber
Olam International Limited
 
SPEAKERS
The Liberian Experience
Prof Moses M Zinnah
Dean, College of Agriculture & Forestry, University of Liberia
 
Natural resource governance: the key to implementing Gabon's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Managing palm oil developments
Prof Lee White Moses
Executive Secretary, National Parks Agency of Gabon
Session 2
RSPO Commitment for Smallholders

MODERATOR
Smallholder in RSPO 
Marieke Leegwater
International Program Coordinator Palm Oil, Solidaridad Network
 
SPEAKERS
Smallholder Strategy
Bakhtiar Talhah
Chief Operating Officer, RSPO
 
Smallholder Academy
Bram Stoffele
Consultant, Aflatoun International

Smallholders in Jurisdictional Approach- No presentation
Sutiyana
Farmer Representative, KUD Tani Subur
*Sutiyana's presentation will be in Bahasa Indonesia

Smallholder Empowerment Platform
Dr Isabella Tonaco
BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH

Supporting Smallholders through RSPO Credit
Mareike Felix
Manager Corporate Responsibility International, ALDI SÜD
Session 3
Cataloging the Impacts of RSPO

MODERATOR
Johan Verburg
Inclusive Value Chains Advisor, Oxfam Novib
 
SPEAKERS
Testing the Impact of the RSPO on Improving Biodiversity Conservation in Oil Palm Plantations
Dr Sarah Scriven
Post Doctoral Research Associate, University of York

Does RSPO Certification Reduce Deforestation or Fire in Indonesia?
Dr Kimberly Carlson
Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii

On the Profitability of Sustainability Certification: An Analysis Among Indonesian Palm Oil Smallholders 
Dr Nia Kurniawati Hidayat
Lecturer, Bogor Agricultural University
*Dr. Nia Kurniawati's presentation will be in Bahasa Indonesia
Session 4
RSPO Delivering No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation

MODERATOR
Rod Taylor
Global Director, Forests, World Resources Institute
 
SPEAKERS
Impacts of GHG Assessment and Reporting
Faizal Parish
Director, Global Environment Centre

Grower’s Commitments, Efforts and Challenges- No presentation
Dr Simon Lord
Chief Sustainability Officer, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

Processor and Trader’s Commitments, Efforts and Challenges- No presentation
Ben Vreeburg
Sustainability Director, IOI Loders Croklaan
Thursday, 30 November 2017
PLENARY SESSIONS & PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Session 5
Coffee with the Complaints Panel - An Interactive Dialogue - No presentation

MODERATOR
Bakhtiar Talhah
Chief Operating Officer, RSPO  
Session 6
RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018 Review - No presentation

MODERATOR
Dr Simon Lord
 
PANELLISTS
Datuk Darrel Webber
Voice of RSPO
 
Perpetua George
Voice of Processor

Olivier Tichit
Voice of Grower

Rosemary Addico
Voice of Smallholders

Faizal Parish
Voice of Environmental NGO

Daryll Delgado
Voice of Social NGO