There has been three sessions of plenary addresses. These sessions created an opportunity for prominent individuals from the public sector and private industry to share their views with all participants on key issues affecting the competitiveness of agro-industries and the impacts of agro-industrial development.

1.Agro-industry trends, patterns and developmental impacts:
Identify the attributes that make agro-industries distinctive, call attention to some of the major drivers of agro-industrial competitiveness worldwide, and identify key trends and patterns with specific attention to the diversity of challenges faced in different regions and developmental circumstances.
New     Brief    Presentation
8 April - 10:30

2. Enabling environments for competitive agro-industries:
Key factors that contribute to the provision of an enabling environment for agro-industries to develop and achieve sustainable competitiveness. 
New     Brief    Presentation
8 April - 14:00

3. Technologies shaping the future:
Drawing the attention of participants to technological changes and how these are impacting on agrifood systems; including technologies that are expected to shape agrifood systems in the next 20-30 years. New     Brief    Presentation
9 April - 15:00

4. Business models for small farmers and SMEs:
Addressing the challenges of promoting linkages that ensure efficient and equitable supply chains while minimizing the risk of excluding small scale producers, processors and traders.
New     Brief    Presentation
9 April - 15:00

5. Public-private sector cooperation:
Characterizing approaches, experiences and lessons learned in forging cooperation between the public and private sectors to support agro-industries development, including investment funds and public-private partnership programmes. New     Brief    Presentation
8 April - 14:00

6. Global citizenship and responsibility:
Characterizing some of the strategies, initiatives and experiences of individual firms and private sector organizations to support social, economic and environmental sustainability and fairness in the development of global value chains. New     Brief    Presentation
8 April - 16:00