AgriLAC Sustainable Agribusiness Supply Chains in Latin

AgriLAC Sustainable Agribusiness Supply Chains in Latin
                           America and the Caribbean | Agenda

      September 8th, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EST)

9:00 a.m. - Welcome remarks
James P. Scriven, CEO, IDB Invest

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Keynote Speech
Importance of the Supply Chain for the Food Sector
From strategic planning, acquisition of inputs, production, processing, and distribution to the end
consumer, agribusiness is a driving force of economies, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sustainability plays a key role in building resiliency, propelling productivity and adapting to changing
climate. The intrinsic complexity of the sector's global value chains requires systemic thinking and
strategic insight to address current and future challenges, while remaining competitive and accelerating
the business transformation to sustainable and inclusive development.

Mark Wiessing, Regional Head South America and CEO Brazil, Rabobank

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Session 1
Hot ESG topics in the Agri Supply Chain
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are a top priority as the world faces renewed
political, economic, environmental, and social challenges. Responsible sourcing, transparency, and
accountability of anchor companies to sustainability practices inherent to their supply chains are
paramount to ensure sustainability and inclusion along the entire agribusiness value chain. The session
discusses how ESG trends are driving transformational change in the agribusiness supply chain.

MODERATOR:
Angela Miller, Principal Environmental and Social Specialist, IDB Invest
SPEAKER:
Gabriel Azevedo, Division Chief of the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance,
IDB Invest
Brenda de Swart, Head of Sustainable Business Development, Rabobank
Jens Hoenerhoff, Vice President Sustainability, DEG
Aron Aranzolo, Deputy Director of Integrated Kekén, Grupo Kuo
Jeffrey Hall, CEO, Jamaica Producers Group

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Session 2
The Sustainable Future of Food
The food industry is rapidly evolving. To achieve a sustainable future, regulators, corporates, and
consumers alike must change how we produce, handle, and consume food. To embed sustainability
practices throughout global food supply chains, agribusiness and regulators are adopting new strategies
and pursuing new regulations such as traceability, carbon neutrality, circular economy, and innovative
productive systems, among others. Making sense of this constantly changing ecosystem can be daunting.
The session focuses on how to understand these evolving trends and how to translate them into common
practice.
MODERATOR:
Luiz Fernando do Amaral, Director, Global Solutions for Commodities & Finance, World
Resources Institute
PANELISTS:
Juliana de Lavor Lopes, Sustainability Director, Amaggi
Anna Lucia Horta, Senior Finance Manager, The Nature Conservancy
Lucio Vicente, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director, Carrefour, Brazil

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Session 3
Net-Zero Agribusiness
Almost 50 percent of GHG – greenhouse gas – emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean come from
agriculture, forestry, or land use changes. A rapid and far-reaching transition is required to limit the impact
of climate change to a rise in global temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius, on average. Doing so requires
reaching net-zero carbon dioxide emissions globally around 2050, and significantly reducing the emissions
of other gases—including methane and nitrous oxide. Limiting the impact of climate change to 1.5 degrees
Celsius means major changes for agriculture — from how we farm, to how we eat and waste food, to how
we manage our forests and natural carbon sinks. Reducing emissions in the agriculture sector is
challenging, given the differences in production systems across crops and regions; the lack of wide-spread
technologies to reduce emissions; and the fact that the agriculture sector also needs to tackle other
objectives including biodiversity, nutrition, food security, and livelihoods of farmers and farming
communities. In this context, food firms and retailers are acting by committing to reduce their supply chain
emissions to be carbon neutral. Some companies signed a United Nations-sponsored pledge to set more
ambitious emissions targets or joined the Science Based Targets initiative. How will these targets be met?

MODERATOR:
Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Climate Change, WWF World Wildlife Fund
PANELISTS:
Carlos Enrique Cavelier, CEO, Alqueria
Alzbeta Klein, CEO and Director General, International Fertilizer Association (IFA)
Kevin Rabinovitch, Global VP Sustainability, MARS

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Session 4
The Future of Farming: Regenerative Agriculture
Unless new practices are adopted, due to land degradation the amount of arable land per person in 2050
will be only a quarter of that in available per person in 1960. More than 68 percent of the soil in South
America is eroded. Fighting erosion and increasing carbon sequestration in soil is one of the most
significant ways to reverse climate change and guarantee food security. Regenerative agribusinesses can
catalyze ecological restoration, carbon sequestration, and food security whilst driving job creation and
supporting livelihoods. Leaders in the market are committing to regenerative agriculture. How can we
make this change possible?

MODERATOR:
Chris Kerston, Chief Commercial Officer of Land to Market, Savory Institute
PANELIST:
Stenio Zanin, Senior Manager Global Sustainability, Pepsico
Oliver Hanke, Chief Sustainability Officer, 12Tree
Fabio Sakamoto, Co-founder and COO, RIzoma Agro

      September 9th, 2021 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EST)

9:00 a.m. - Welcome remarks
Gema Sacristán, Chief Investment Officer, IDB Invest

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Keynote Speech
Embedding Sustainability into Corporate Strategy
The agriculture sector and its complex value chain face real and significant ESG threats. Acting now is
crucial for the development of a more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food system. Corporate
champions understand the need to tackle ESG threats head-on through sustainable supply chain corporate
strategies that promote innovative farming practices, drive traceability, empower communities, close the
income gap for farmers and suppliers, and direct meaningful impact, while future-proofing business
practices and proactively addressing regulatory and social issues.

MODERATOR:
Aitor Ezcurra, Division Chief, Corporates, IDB Invest
PANELIST:
Paula Santilli, CEO Latin America, Pepsico

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Session 1
Role of Ag-Tech Enhancing Productivity and Sustainability in Supply Chains
The agribusiness sector is critical to food security and economic development. Digital tools and data
sources bring financial and information services to last-mile, that is, to rural actors in agriculture. Thus, ag-
tech strategies play a key role in promoting good practice adoption and innovation. New start-ups,
technologies, and data insights are producing real transformation at all levels from micro (e.g. field) to
macro (supply chain). In this panel, we discuss how ag-tech is revolutionizing the agribusiness sector and
its supply chain.

MODERATOR:
Francisco Jardim, General Partner, SP Ventures
PANELISTS:
Angeles Undurraga, Senior Sustainability Officer, Rabobank
Jairo Trad, CEO & Co-Founder, Kilimo
Mariana Vasconcelos, Founder, Agrosmart

10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Session 2
Social Aspects in Agri Supply Chains
Social issues affect human safety, welfare and community development. Public policies, communication,
and supplier development strategies are required, to secure a sustainable supply chain and to control child
and forced labor; ensure appropriate labor conditions for the work force; provide for inclusion, gender and
diversity consideration, and respect for indigenous peoples. Where are the current gaps and opportunities
in the agribusiness supply chain to manage these issues?

MODERATOR:
Paula Valencia, Environmental and Social Specialist, IDB Invest
PANELISTS:
Eduardo Bejarano, Project Director, Partners of the Americas
Denis Chavarria, Manager of Occupational Health, Nicaragua Sugar
Graciela Lena, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Desde el Sur
Ulises Vigil, General Director, Naturasol

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Session 3 / Track 1
Digitalization for Smallholder Farmers
Not all players are remembered in discussions about big changes. We know that digital transformation
has definitively arrived, its rapid dissemination by producers depends on the approach of supplier
companies in smaller properties, as well as the ability to translate information for better acceptance of the
presentation of proposals and financial conditions. It is not the product or service in question; but the
ability to quickly measure benefits and advantages the buyer adds to the production process. Let us hear
from companies that have promoted improved performance through digital transformation.

MODERATOR:
Panos Luokos, Senior Insights Manager, GSMA
PANELISTS:
Diedericks Gadea, CFO, Aldea Global
Andrea Londono, CEO and Founder, Alo Partners
Diana Popa, CEO and Founder, Extensio

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Session 3 / Track 2
From Farm to Fork - Driving Impact in Supply Chains Through Traceability
It has long been thought that value added through differentiation or specialization resulting in increased
economic value does not apply to commodities. Adhering to minimum quality standards, cotton or soy
from Brazil is no different from that originating in Argentina, Paraguay or the U.S. Certifications
differentiate some commodities, but face limitations. How can a consumer or clothing manufacturer tell
what kind of cotton is in their garment? If the data is not passed from producer to manufacturer to
marketer, the differentiation is lost in the mix of raw materials. There is no story to tell consumers…until
now. End-to-end traceability enabled by technology (block chain, mobile, etc.) allows for continuity of
information and impact across the value chain, from the first mile, through production, through each
transformation to the final, end-user. Connecting segregated operations allows for first-time consumers
to know what they are getting from producers in their products and the potential of value-added
commodities.

MODERATOR:
Joe Sellwood, Director, Rever
PANELISTS:
Jayson Berryhill, Co-Founder, WholeChain
Daniela Mariuzzo, Executive Director & Latam Landscapes Program Director, IDH - The
Sustainable Trade Initiative
Leonel Almeida, Sustainability Manager, Marfrig Global Foods

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Session 4 / Track 1
Financial Innovation to Drive Inclusion and Sustainability in Supply Chains
Agricultural actors in developing countries have historically contended with limited access to capital and
other financial services. Leveraging growing availability of connectivity, mobile money services,
smartphones and satellites, increases services offered to smallholder farmers, spurring financial inclusion
and sustainability in supply chains.

MODERATOR:
Guillermo Foscarini, Head of Agribusiness, IDB Invest
PANELISTS:

Pablo Borquez, Founder, Produce Pay
Leisa Souza, Head of Latin America, Climate Bond Initiative
Agnes Johan, Head of Blended Finance, Rabo Partnerships B.V.
Matthieu Pegon, Head of Blended Finance, IDB Invest

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Session 4 / Track 2
Rethinking Ag: The Role of Circularity
Continuing population growth and increasing consumption are powering global food demand, with
agricultural activity expanding to keep pace. The modern agricultural system is wasteful, with millions of
tons of agri-food (agricultural and food) squandered each year. As such, circular economy plays a key role
across the agri-food sector to keep resources circulating at their maximum value. What are relevant,
practical examples that are embedding circularity today and what can we learn from them?

MODERATOR:
Pablo Mejia, Lead Consultant in Management and Corporate Responsibility, Arco
Consultores
PANELISTS:
Luisa Santiago, Latin America Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Carlos Duque, Director of the Sustainability Program, National Federation of Poultry
Farmers of Colombia
Pablo Montoya, Head of the Sustainability Department, Grupo Exito

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Session 4 / Track 3
Policies to Promote Sustainability of Global Agri-food Value Chains
In Agribusiness, superior alignment between productive sectors and the government promotes
sustainable growth of certain markets. This Panel identifies economic policies that have increased
environmental sustainability of global agri-food value chains (GAVCs). Some of these policies need to be
changed or still need implementation. as well as the roles of the public sector, the private sector and civil
society. This is essential to measure achievements and ensure that they will not generate adverse effects.

PANELISTS:
Pablo E. Vargas, Executive Chairman, Grupo Britt
Andrea Meza Murillo, The Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica
Angela Penagos, Director of the Initiative on Sustainable Agri-Food Systems, Universidad
de Los Andes - Colombia
Allison Loconto, Research, INRAE