GRAND HYATT BALI, INDONESIA
27 - 30 NOVEMBER 2017

RT15 Programme


Updated as at 27 November 2017
The Organiser reserves the right to change the conference date, speakers, programme content and event venue should circumstances so require.

THEME: INCLUSIVITY & ACCOUNTABILITY

Monday, 27 November 2017
TIME
EVENT
VENUE
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration Opens
Grand Ballroom Foyer
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Welcome Reception
Pasar Senggol
Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Due to major flight disruptions caused by volcanic activity of Mt Agung, Bali, RSPO regrets to inform delegates that Day 1 of RT15 (Tuesday 28 November) has been cancelled. In trying to deliver the best possible experience for the guests that are already on site, the events scheduled for Day 2 and 3 of RT15 (Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 November), will proceed as usual, pending minor programme changes. 
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
TIME
EVENT
VENUE
9:00am
RT15 Opening Ceremony (Updated)

SAFETY BRIEFING

OPENING PERFORMANCE

WELCOME ADDRESS
Datuk Darrel Webber
Chief Executive Officer, RSPO

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES TO SMALLHOLDERS
Grand Ballroom l & ll
10:00am
Coffee Break
10:30am
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
 
Prof Lee White
Executive Secretary, National Parks Agency of Gabon
Grand Ballroom l & ll
12:00 noon
Lunch
1:00pm
Session 2
RSPO Commitment for Smallholders

MODERATOR
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
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
Grand Ballroom l & ll
2:15pm
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
Grand Ballroom l & ll
3:30pm
Coffee Break
4:00pm
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
Dr Simon Lord
Chief Sustainability Officer, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

Processor and Trader’s Commitments, Efforts and Challenges
Ben Vreeburg
Sustainability Director, IOI Loders Croklaan
Grand Ballroom l & ll
5:15pm
RT15 Day 2 Ends
Thursday, 30 November 2017
TIME
EVENT
VENUE
8:30am
Session 5
Coffee with the Complaints Panel - An Interactive Dialogue

MODERATOR
Bakhtiar Talhah
Chief Operating Officer, RSPO  
Grand Ballroom l & ll
10:00am
Coffee Break
10:30am
Session 6
RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018 Review

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
Grand Ballroom l & ll
12:15pm
CLOSING ADDRESS
Datuk Darrel Webber
Chief Executive Officer, RSPO
12:30pm
Lunch
2:00pm
Collection of Ballot Papers for GA14
Grand Ballroom Foyer
3:00pm
14th Annual General Assembly of RSPO Members (GA14)
Grand Ballroom l & ll
5:30pm
RT15 Ends