Rising prices, climate change and unstable economic conditions have led to unprecedented focus on agriculture and food production. 

Join us again this year for a global gathering of leaders from industry, finance, government and supranational bodies to rethink our agriculture systems and how they can be improved to serve the increasing global population: 

"Rethinking Agriculture to Sustain a Growing Global Population"

28 November - 1 December 2011, Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, Belgium 

Speakers include: 

• Professor Paolo De Castro, Chairman of the Agricultural and Rural Development Committee of the European Parliament 

• Hon Dan Glickman, Former US Agriculture Secretary 

• Professor Paul Collier, Professor of Economics, Oxford University 

• Dr. William Dar, Director General of ICRISAT (The Philippines 

• Markus Heldt, President, Crop Protection Division, BASF SE 

• Monty Jones, Executive Director Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana, and Winner of 2004 World Food Prize FARA 

• Rt. Honorable James B. Bolger, ONZ, Chairman of the Advisory Board, World Agricultural Forum and former Prime Minister of New Zealand 

The speaker line-up and latest programme can be seen here.