Bob Geldof returns to discuss with stakeholders and key decision-makers

Activist Bob Geldof to participate in sustainability session of CHOCOVISION 2016 in Davos, Switzerland

26-Apr-2016 - Switzerland

CHOCOVISION welcomes back world-renowned singer, songwriter and political activist Sir Bob Geldof on June 8, 2016 in Davos, Switzerland. Bob Geldof is widely recognized for his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. Four years after his passionate plea at CHOCOVISION 2012 that “the big players should get down and dirty in the soil with the growers” which inspired CocoaAction, Bob Geldof will participate in the sustainability session of CHOCOVISION 2016. During this session, industry together with key stakeholders from cocoa growing countries and civil society will critically review progress made so far and discuss what more needs to be done to scale impact.

Sir Bob Geldof will close the sustainability session of CHOCOVISION 2016 which also features

an input speech by Dr. Jason Clay, World Wildlife Fund, on systemic solutions to transform the cocoa market
a presentation of industry on how companies have changed their cocoa sustainability programs as a result of CocoaAction with
- Susanna Zhu, The Hershey Company
- Nicko Debenham, Barry Callebaut
- Gerry Manley, Olam International
- Barry Parkin, Mars / Chairman World Cocoa Foundation
- Kip Walk, Blommer Chocolate
a Townhall Debate on what needs to be done by all parties involved to scale impact with
- Origin country representatives:
Djibril Fadiga, Deputy General Manager, Conseil du Café-Cacao CCC, Côte d’Ivoire
Dr. Stephen K. Opuni, Chief Executive, Ghana Cocoa Board
Ivan Ontaneda Berrú, CEO Eco Kakao S.A., Ecuador
- Farmer representatives from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
- Civil society representatives:
Manfred Borer, Swisscontact
Antonie Fountain, VOICE Network
Joost Oorthuizen, IDH
Nick Weatherill, International Cocoa Initiative

Stimulating discussions @ CHOCOVISION 2016 – both off and online! Highlights of this year’s conference will be tweeted through the event’s Twitter account (Twitter handle: @chocovision_org) as well as shared on the conference LinkedIn page. #CHOCOVISION will be the official hashtag for this year’s conference. Video interviews with selected participants and daily summaries as well as impressions of the three conference days can be viewed on the conference's YouTube channel. Pictures of the conference will be shared on a dedicated Flickr-account. People not participating live at CHOCOVISION 2016 in Davos will also find interesting content on the conference at a Google+ page to follow, share and discuss with others in the online community. The conference blog at chocovision.ch/blog offers interesting insights and additional content also shared by participants and guest bloggers. Online viewers can directly interact with the authors by commenting on blog entries and re-sharing content. To find out more about the overall program and the impressive line-up of more than 30 speakers and panelists, visit the conference website: www.chocovision.ch

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