BANGKOK MARRIOTT MARQUIS QUEEN'S PARK, THAILAND
03 - 06 NOVEMBER 2019

RT17 Programme


Updated as at 06 November 2019
The Organiser reserves the right to change the conference date, speakers, programme content and event venue should circumstances so require.
Sunday, 03 November 2019
TIME
EVENT
  VENUE
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration Opens
Thai Chitlada Ballroom Foyer, Level 2
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Welcome Reception
Sala Thai Ballroom, Level 5
Monday, 04 November 2019
TIME 
EVENT
 VENUE
 8:30am
Preparatory Cluster 1
Natural Processes, Technological Advancement, or Both?

Moderator
Mr Cameron Plese, Deputy US Representative, RSPO

Speakers
Digital Worker Engagement for the Advancement of the RSPO Human Rights and Social Standards
Ms Vera Belazelkoska, Director of Programs, Ulula

Harnessing DNA and Blockchain Technology for First-Mile Palm Oil Traceability
Mr Erik Malmstrom, Chief Executive Officer, SafeTraces

Fulfilling the Potential of Smallholder Producers with Digital Solutions
Ms Maria Goretti, Palm Oil Programme Manager, Solidaridad Colombia

Aerial Compliance – Transparency & Efficient Assessment Process
Mr Nicholas Cheong, Global RSPO Scheme Manager, BSI Group
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 1
 8:30am
Preparatory Cluster 2
Assurance - Keeping You in Check

Moderator
Ms Liz Clarke, Global Palm Oil Lead, WWF Singapore

Speakers
RSPO' Assurance: From Paper to Credible Implementation
Mr Paul Wolvekamp, Advisor, Both ENDS
Mr Agus Purnomo, Managing Director for Sustainability and Strategic Stakeholder Engagement, Golden Agri Resources
Ms Emily Kunen, Global Responsible Sourcing Leader, Palm Oil & Seafood, Nestlé SA

Quality Assurance is key to RSPO Credibility
Dr Marcus Colchester, Senior Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 2 & 3
10:00am
Coffee Break
Thai Chitlada Ballroom Foyer
10:30am
Preparatory Cluster 3
You, Me & Them: Championing Rights 

Moderator
Ms Jet Urmeneta, Director, Capacity Building, Verite Southeast Asia

Speakers
Ms Amalia Falah Alam, Country Representative Indonesia, CNV Internationaal
Ms Lara White, Senior Specialist for Labour Migration and Human Development, International Organisation for Migration
Mr Khai Yau Chua, Senior Program Manager, Responsible Business Alliance
Ms Perpetua George, General Manager - Group Sustainability, Wilmar International Limited
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 1
10:30am
Preparatory Cluster 4
RSPO Implementing No Deforestation

Moderator
Ms Anne Rosenbarger, SEA Commodities Manager, World Resources Institute & Co-Chair, RSPO

Speakers
Mr Olivier Tichit, Director for Sustainable Supply Chain, Musim Mas Group

Implementation of Criteria 7.12 Requirements
Ms Lee Kuan Yee, Senior Sustainability Manager, KLK Berhad

No Deforestation Principle: Next Steps & Aspects to Consider
Ms Jenny Walther-Thoss, Policy Officer Sustainable Biomass & Standards, WWF Germany

Implementing No Deforestation by RSPO
Mr Grant Rossoman, Global Forests Solutions Senior Advisor, Greenpeace
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 2 & 3
12:00pm
Lunch
Thai Chitlada Ballroom Foyer
1:30pm
Preparatory Cluster 5
Coffee with Complaints Panel: What’s Brewing?

Moderator
Mr Dan Strechay, US Representative - Outreach & Engagement, RSPO

Panel Members
Dato' Henry Barlow
Ms Lim Sian Choo
Ms Lanash Thanda
Ms Michelle Desillet
Mr Matthias Diemer
Ms Jose den Toom
Mr Peter van der Werf
Ms Marieke Leegwater
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 1
1:30pm
Preparatory Cluster 6
Bridging the Gap Between Smallholders and Markets

Moderator
Mr Elikplim Dziwornu Agbitor, Technical Manager, Africa, RSPO

Speakers
Mr Hiew Koh Thien, Director, NY Hiew Holdings
Mr Narno Sayoto, Group Manager, Asosiasi Petani Sawit Swadaya Amanah
Mr Ahmadou Cisse, Country Representative, Solidaridad Cote D’Ivoire
Mr Ivan Novrizaldie, Certification and Traceability Senior Manager, Asian Agri Group
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 2 & 3
3:00pm
Coffee Break
Thia Chitlada Ballroom Foyer
3:30pm
Preparatory Cluster 7
Our Shared Planet

Moderator
Mr Michael Guindon, Palm Oil Technical Advisor, Zoological Society of London

Speakers
Scoping the Potential Unintended Impacts of the RSPO Certification Standard on Biodiversity and Natural Habitats
Dr Jennifer Lucey, Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Oxford & SEnSOR Programme Manager, SEARRP

Human-Wildlife Conflict: Understanding the Conflict and Exploring the Opportunity to Co-exist
Ms Aida Ghani Quilter, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

Landscapes, Livelihoods and Smallholder Welfare & Impacts of RSPO
Dr Janice Lee, Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University

Update: Peat and RSPO Drainability Assessment
Mr Faizal Parish, Director, Global Environment Centre
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 1
3:30pm
Preparatory Cluster 8
How to Create RSPO ‘Norm’ 

Moderator
Ms Inke van der Sluijs, Head of European Operations, RSPO

Speakers
Mr Kristjan Jespersen, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 2 & 3
5:00pm
Preparatory Cluster 9
Moving Towards Deforestation Free Supply Chains in India, China and Middle East

Moderator
Mr Kamal Prakash Seth, Country Head, India, RSPO

Speakers
Mr Rijit Sengupta, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Responsible Business
Mr Paul Thachil, Managing Director - Oils & Fats, IFFCO Group
Mr Jin Zhonghao, Head of Markets Practice, WWF China
Mr Ashish Saraf, President, Manorama Industries Limited
Ms Morgan Gillespy, Global Director, Forests, Climate Disclosure Project (CDP)
Mr Haskarlianus Pasang, Head of Sustainability Policy and Compliance, Golden Agri Resources
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 1
5:00pm
Preparatory Cluster 10
The Next Decade: Palm Oil & Certified Sustainable Palm Oil

Moderator
Ms Bilge Daldeniz, Programme Director of International Programmes, Proforest

Speakers
Palm and Laurics Oil Market Outlook
Dr Sathia Varqa, Owner & Co-Founder, Palm Oil Analytics

The Next Decade: The Direction for Sustainable Palm Oil
Mr Rahul Rajashekar Shastry, Manager, Sustainability & Supply Chain, Wilmar International Limited

The View from the RSPO
Mr HS Yen, Data Scientist, RSPO
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 2 & 3
6:30pm
RT17 Day 1 Ends
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
TIME
EVENT
 VENUE
9:00am

9:15am


9:45am
RT17 Opening Ceremony

Welcome Address
Datuk Darrel Webber, Chief Executive Officer, RSPO

Keynote Paper: Feeding 9.5 Billion People Sustainably by 2050
Mr Sunny George Verghese, Co-Founder & Group CEO, Olam International Limited
Thai Chitlada Ballroom
10:30am
Coffee Break
Thai Chitlada Ballroom Foyer
11:00am
Plenary Session 1
Achieving Shared Responsibility

Moderator
Ms Aimee Russillo, Independent Consultant, LiSeed Consulting

Speakers
Ms Bilge Daldeniz, Programme Director for International Programmes, Proforest
Ms Lim Sian Choo, Group Head of Corporate Secretarial Services and  Corporate Social Responsibility, Bumitama
Ms Natasha Schwarzbach, Sustainable Commodities, PepsiCo
Mr James Whitehead, Director, Forest Peoples Programme
Ms Ghislaine Nadaud, Head of Sustainability Asia Pacific, ABN Amro Bank NV
Ms Oi Soo Chin, Impacts & Evaluation Director, RSPO
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 
12:30pm
Lunch
Goji & Pagoda
2:00pm
Plenary Session 2: Driving Uptake: Action-Oriented Commitments

Moderator
Mr Dan Strechay, US Representative - Outreach & Engagement, RSPO
Speakers
Using Strengths to Drive Shared Value
Mr Mark Eastham, Senior Manager, Sustainable Products, Walmart

Mr John Buchanan, Vice President, Sustainable Production, The Center for Environmental Leadership in Business, Conservation International

Driving Uptake: Action-Oriented Commitments
Dr Meryl Richards, Senior Manager, Food and Forests, CERES
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 
3:30pm
Coffee Break
Thia Chitlada Ballroom Foyer
4:00pm
Plenary Session 3
RSPO Jurisdictional Transformation

Moderator
Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Speakers
Behind the Scenes: Seruyan District - 100% RSPO
Mr Yulhaidir, Head of Seruyan District, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

The Implementation of the Sabah JCSPO Initiative : Key Achievements and the Way Forward
Mr Frederick Kugan, Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests (Planning and Management), Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia

Ecuador's Jurisdictional Approach Initiative
Ms María Amparo Albán, Executive Director & CEO, ACD Consulting

Jurisdictional Approach to Certification
Dr Glyn Davies, Senior Advisor, WWF & Co-Chair of RSPO JWG
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 
5:30pm
RT17 Day 2 Ends

Wednesday, 06 November 2019
TIME
EVENT
 VENUE
 9:00am
Plenary Session 4
Evidensia: Informing Action for a Sustainable Future

Moderator
Ms Vidya Rangan, Senior Manager, Impacts and Evidence, ISEAL Alliance

Speakers
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment:- RSPO-Certified vs Non-Certified
Dr Jannick Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, 2.-0 LCA Consultants

When Palm Oil Sustainability Pays: The Better Palm Oil Index 
Dr Sarah Lake, Managing Director of Supply Chains, Climate Advisers

Does Certifying Oil Palm Help Alleviate Poverty?
Dr Matthew Struebig, Reader in Conservation Science, Durrell Institute of  Conservation and Ecology (DICE), University of Kent
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 
10:30am
Coffee Break
Thai Chitlada Ballroom Foyer
11:00am
Plenary Session 5
RSPO ISH Standards: Galvanising Independent Smallholders to Jump into the Bandwagon

Moderator
Mr Ashwin Selvaraj, Head of Smallholder Programme, RSPO

Speakers
Ms Rukaiyah Rafiq, Head Principle of Smallholder School, FORTASBI
Mr Michael Guindon, Palm Oil Technical Advisor, Zoological Society of London
Ms Ingrid Richardson, Senior Manager of Sustainable Sourcing, Unilever
Ms Sharyn Shufiyan, Partnership Services Lead, Wild Asia
Mr Ian Orrell, Head of Sustainability & Quality Management, 
New Britain Palm Oil Limited
Ms Marieke Leegwater, International Program Coordinator, Palm Oil, Solidaridad
Thai Chitlada Ballroom 
12:30pm
Four Pillars of Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Thailand
Mr John Clendon, Managing Director, Univanich Palm Oil PCL

Closing Address
Ms Anne Rosenbarger, Co-Chair, RSPO
Thai Chitlada Ballroom
1:00pm
Lunch
Goji & Pagoda
3:00pm
16TH Annual General Assembly of RSPO Members (GA16)
Thai Chitlada Ballroom
6:00pm
GA16 Ends