Rik Vera (Keynote speaker)

“The world has entered the Twilight Zone: the old business models are slowly deflating, they are merging and industry lines are blurring. Out of this chaos a new world is rising with hundreds of new business models. We have the biggest opportunity ever in front of us to re-think how we produce, process, distribute and consume food, water, energy, mobility…”

Tigran Richter (President Europatat)

“This year we are looking at a key edition of our annual Congress: On the eve of the European elections, the Europatat Congress will offer participants the possibility to discuss with European legislators and politicians, and other sectorial colleagues about how the sector should transition to the new decade.”

2010 Edinburgh

Workshop : ‘Potatoes without frontiers’

The GB Integrated Supply Chain Past,  Present and into the Future

  • Professor Ian Crute – Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Chief Scientist
  • David Walker OBE – Chairman Fresh Potato Suppliers Association
  • Archie Gibson – Executive Director Agrico UK Ltd

The European Potato trade ‘Freemarket or Protectionism’

  • Romain Cools – Secretary general of Europatat
  • Yaniv Yablonka – Yapro (Israeli Potato and Vegetable Export Company)
  • Jim McLaren – President of Scottish National Farmers Union