Invitation to the morning coffee with the gurus of Fairtrade from the Netherlands, Finland and Tanzania

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Estonia in cooperation with the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Estonian Green Movement are organising a seminar

"Fairtrade - following the Dutch example".

The seminar will be held on November 15, 2007, from 9.30 to 13.30 in the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Toomkooli 17, Tallinn.

The seminar introduces Fairtrade - the current market trends, the Dutch contribution to its evolution, some of the best Dutch Fairtrade business practices and the impact of Fairtrade labelled products to producers, consumers and enterprises.

Programme:

  9.30-10.00  Registration and coffee

10.00-10.10   Opening words by Mr Siim Raie, Director General of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and

                       Industry

10.10-10.20  Welcoming speech by Mr Henk van der Zwan, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the  

                    Netherlands  in Estonia

10.20-10.50  Mrs Ilona Hofstra, Member of the Board of  the Max Havelaar (Holland)

                      The role of Holland at the development of  the Fairtade system

                      (Max Havelaar is the Dutch organisation launched the FairTrade certification)

10.55-11.25  Mr Jeroen Kroezen, CEO AgroFair (Holland)

                      AgroFair business strategy, that made AgroFair the world leading producer of   

                      Fairtrade labelled fruits.

                      (AgroFair is the Dutch fruit company)

11.30-12.00  Mr John Kanjagaile, Export Manager of Tanzanian coffee farm Kagera 

                      Cooperatives Union

                      How the concept of Fairtrade affects the local producers and its workers.                   

                      (based on an example of one of the oldest coffee farms in Africa)

12.05-12.35   Mr Erkki Toivanen, renowned journalist and publisher, Goodwill

                      Ambassador for Fairtrade in Finland

                      The global impact of this rapidly growing international system

12.40-13.30   Introduction of the Fairtrade products available in Estonia 

                       (coffee, tea, chocolate, fruits, sugar, cacao, sweets, vines, banana beer, etc) 

 In the seminar it is possible to see and taste various products certified with the Fairtrade Mark available in Estonia.  

                                                The seminar will be held in English and is free of charge.

R.S.V.P. (+372) 646 0255 (Liina Pello) or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The organisers thank the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute and the Association for Promoting Fairtrade in Finland
for their support.

Programm:
9.30 -10.00 Registreerumine ja kohv
10.00-10.10 Avasõnad, hr. Siim Raie, Eesti Kaubandus-Tööstuskoja peadirektor

10.10-10.20 Tervitussõnad, hr. Henk van der Zwan, Hollandi Suursaadik Eestis

10.20-10.50 Pr. Ilona Hofstra, Max Havelaari juhatuse liige. Hollandi roll õiglase kaubanduse süsteemi arengus.

10.55-11.25 Hr. Jeroen Kroezen, Hollandi ettevõtte AgroFair tegevjuht. AgroFairi äristrateegia, mille tulemusel on ettevõte saavutanud liidripositsiooni maailma Fairtrade puuviljaturul.

11.30-12.00 Hr. John Kanjagaile, Tansaania Kagera Cooperatives Union ekspordijuht. Miks Fairtrade süsteem on saavutamas üha suuremat tähtsust? Ühe vanima Aafrika kohviühistu näide.

12.05-12.35 Hr. Erkki Toivanen, Õiglase kaubanduse heatahte saadik Soomes, rahvusvaheliselt tuntud ajakirjanik. Õiglase kaubanduse kui ühe kiiremini kasvava rahvusvahelise süsteemi globaalne mõju.

12.40-13.30 Eestis müügilolevate Fairtrade märgiga toodete tutvustus.

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