Event

Agroforestry and its contribution towards achieving the SDGs

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Stockholm and KTH Royal Institute of Technology are delighted to invite you to seminar on “Agroforestry and Its Contribution Towards Achieving SDGs”. SEI Senior Research Fellow Francis X. Johnson will join the first panel.

28 January 2019 at 08:00

ending at 14:00

Sweden and Online

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, THS (Tekniska Högskolans Studentkår) , Drottning Kristinas väg 15, Stockholm, 100 44

We will explore the challenges and opportunities to implement sustainable agroforestry practices, and discuss what actions have been taken by the producing countries and the role of global partnership to achieve the SDGs. The program includes high-profile guest speakers from the governments, industries, NGOs and researchers. The seminar will conclude with lunch and networking opportunities. We look forward to meeting you at the seminar.

Smallholder Seu Manoel picking oil palm in his own plantation. Photo: Miguel Pinheiro (CIFOR) / Flickr.

Program

8:00 Registration

8:30 Opening session

Chairman of the Board, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Mr. Ulf Ewaldsson
Representative of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Republic of Indonesia
Representative of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Sweden

9:15 1^st panel: Challenges and opportunities on achieving SDGs

Moderator: H.E. Bagas Hapsoro, Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia in Stockholm
Representative of Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)
Mansuetus Darto, National Coordinator, Indonesia Oil Palm Smallholders Union
Francis X. Johnson, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute
Margot Logman, Secretary General, European Palm Oil Alliance
Questions and answers

Francis X. Johnson

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Asia

10:30 2^nd panel: Actions taken by industries on achieving SDGs

Moderator: Prof. Semida Silveira, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Katarina Rosenqvist, Program Manager Sustainability, Swedish Food Retailers’ Federation
Gustav Melin, Managing Director, Svebio
Representative of Plantation Industry
Fumi Harahap, Researcher, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Questions and answers

11:10 3^rd panel: International experiences on achieving SDGs

Moderator: Prof. Semida Silveira, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
NGO representative from Sweden
Representatives of Palm Oil Producing Countries (Indonesia, Colombia, Nigeria, Malaysia)
Johan Lunabba, Senior Vice President Sustainability, Stora Enso
Representative of Swedish National Food Agency
Representative of Swedish Board of Agriculture
Questions and answers