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↓ Tuesday 27 May 2014
↓ Wednesday 28 May 2014

Program Day 1 – 27 May 2014

14:00	Arrival and Registration
14:15	Welcoming remarks
	The farm business team gives a tour of the farm and an introduction to the business, and explains how it diversified its income sources, while supporting young people with learning difficulties. Markus Wüthrich, Roland Münger, Team Biohof Schüpfenried	→ more info here
	German social entrepreneur presents his concept of linking investors to local agricultural enterprises which want to make a positive social and environmental return in a financially profitable way. Christian Hiss, CEO and founder of Regionalwert AG	→ more info here
	Wrap-up and making the link with the second day
16:30	Apero
17:00	Bus departure (17:04 and 17:34)

Program Day 2 – 28 May 2014

09:00	Registration and Coffee
09:30	Welcoming remarks
	Testimonies from social entrepreneurs developing new solutions for small-scale agricultural producers: – Madison Ayer, Chairman & Director at Farm Shop and Ashoka Fellow: delivery system for agricultural inputs to smallholders in Kenya	→ more info here
	– Vijay Pratap Singh Aditya, co Founder of Ekgaon Technologies and Ashoka Fellow: technology platform to provide financial, health and agriculture services to rural customers in India	→ more info here
	Social entrepreneurship – concepts and trends – and its contribution to market systems development in rural areas: – Stephanie Schmidt, responsible co-creation Europe at ASHOKA	→ more info here
	– Peter Beez, focal point employment and income, SDC Berne	→ more info here
12:20	Lunch at the farm
13:50	Multinational companies present their approaches and social business projects: – Ian Barker, Head of Agricultural Partnerships at Syngenta Foundation: production of high grade seed potatoes for smallholder farmers in Kenya	→ more info here
	– Jean-Christophe Laugée, Director for Danone Ecosystem: Developing innovative business approaches to work with small dairy farmers in a sustainable way	→ more info here
	World cafe: 8 to 10 small group conversations with all participants to deepen key topics related to market-system development in agriculture (2 rounds)	→ more info here
	Wrap up and closing remarks
16:30	Apero
17:00	Bus departure (17:04 and 17:34)