Miami 2022 Sustainability Symposium

ASTA is partnering with the Sustainable Spice Initiative (SSI) to offer this exciting program about sustainability in our industry. The program will kick off with a discussion of what sustainability means and why all spice companies need to think about their role in protecting people and the planet to ensure future profits. Get a glimpse of what consumers will expect from companies and governmental policies in coming years, hear from leading spice companies on their initiatives and gain insights from key customers on the importance of addressing sustainability issues.

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Agenda

1:30pm	Welcome & Introduction Larry Lichter, ASTA President
1:35-2:00pm	Setting the Stage on Sustainability in the Spice Sector • Roxi Beck, Director, Consumer Engagement at The Center for Food Integrity (CFI) Meet Roxi Beck and hear what she has planned for Miami
2:00-3:00pm	Leadership Panel on Sustainability in the Spice Industry Engage with CEO’s and members of SSI as they guide group discussions on what sustainability means in spice sector. Moderators • Jan Gilhuis, Senior Program Manager at IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative • Seth Petchers, Senior Program Director at Sustainable Food Lab Participants and Panelists • Video introduction: Sunny Verghese, Chief Executive Officer at Olam Group • Tony Bedard, Chief Executive Officer at Frontier Co-op • Dan Cooper, Chief Executive Officer at Fuchs North America • Alfons van Gulick, Chairman and Group Managing Director at Nedspice • Brijesh Krishnaswamy, Senior Vice President & Business Head at olam food ingredients (ofi) • Donald Pratt, Managing Director at McCormick Global Ingredients Limited
3:00-3:30pm	Breakout Roundtable Discussions
3:30-3:45pm	Break
3:45-4:30pm	Key Issues in Sustainability for Spices Moderator: Jan Gilhuis, Senior Program Manager at IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative • Living income o Suzanne Munson, Director of Global Partnerships & Alliances at Heifer • Climate change o Björn Kok, Consultant at Blonk Sustainability Consultants • Child labor o Michiko Shima, Technical Director at Fair Labor Association
4:30-5:00pm	Supply Chain Due Diligence for Governmental Compliance • Jessica Rifkin, Senior Attorney at Benjamin L. England & Associates, LLC
5:00-5:30pm	Sector-wide Sustainability Solutions • Alfons van Gulick, Chairman at SSI • Jan Gilhuis, Senior Program Manager at IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative
5:30pm	Closing Remarks Pontus Mattsson, ASTA Vice President