RT16 | RSPO - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Updated as at 11 November 2018
The Organiser reserves the right to change the conference date, speakers, programme content and event venue should circumstances so require.

THEME: A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING MARKET TRANSFORMATION

Monday, 12 November 2018

TIME

EVENT

VENUE

5:00pm - 8:00pm

Registration Opens

Grand Ballroom Foyer

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Welcome Reception

Magellan Lobby

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

TIME

EVENT

VENUE

9:00am

Preparatory Cluster 1
Sustainability Leadership: Policy, Practice and Partnerships

MODERATOR
Professor Erik Meijaard
Director, Borneo Futures Sdn Bhd & Chair, IUCN Oil Palm Task Force

SPEAKERS
Community Partnerships for Sustainable Landscape Conservation
Lim Sian Choo
Group Head of Corporate Secretarial Services & CSR,
Bumitama Agri Ltd

Guidelines for Social HCV Remediation & Compensation Procedures
Fenneke Brascamp
Program Manager Sustainable Landscapes, Aidenvironment Asia

Measure in Order to Manage: Addressing Deforestation Risks with Global Forest Watch Pro
Anne Rosenbarger
Southeast Asia Commodities Manager in the Food, Forests and Water Program, World Resources Institute

Palm Oil NGO Alliance
John Payne
Executive Director, PONGO Alliance

Ballroom 1

9:00am

Preparatory Cluster 2
Strengthening the Resilience of Smallholder Farmers

MODERATOR
Ashwin Selvaraj
Head of Smallholder Programme, RSPO

SPEAKERS
Rob Nicholls
General Manager of Programs & Projects Plantation, PT Musim Mas

Supporting Smallholders Towards Sustainable Production of Palm Oil-Wild Asia's Approach
Sheila Senathirajah
Program Director for the Palm Oil Initiative Program, WildAsia

An Incusive Model for Independent Smallholders in Africa - NedOil, Sierra Leone
Mohamed K Kamara
General Manager, Natural Habitats - NedOil

Ballroom 2

10:30am

Coffee Break

Foyer

11:00am

Preparatory Cluster 3
Supply Chain Targets and Progress

MODERATOR
Mark Wong
Head of Downstream Sustainability, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

SPEAKERS
RSPO Regional Targets and Progress
Inke van der Sluijs
Head of European Operations, RSPO

Smallholder Support Through RSPO Credits
Jalal Sayuti
Group Manager, Gapoktan Tanjung Sehati

NGO Reflections on RSPO Progress and Drivers for Market Transformation
Dave McLaughlin
Sr. Advisor - Strategy, Conservation International

Successful Market Transformation: An Example from Germany
Andreas Knoell
Secretary General, FONAP

Ballroom 1

11:00am

Preparatory Cluster 4
Jurisdictional Approaches: Delivering Sustainable and Deforestation-free Palm Oil

MODERATOR
Dr Gary Theseira
Special Functions Officer, Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Malaysia (MESTECC)

SPEAKERS
Jurisdictional Certification: A Pathway for Sustainable and Inclusive Palm Oil Production in Seruyan District, Central Kalimantan
Yulhaidir
Head of Regency, Seruyan District, Central Kalimantan

Building Policy and Structural Resilience Through Multi-Stakeholder Governance Coalition
Frederick Kugan
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Sabah Forestry Department

Towards Robust and Well-Enforced Land Use Plans at Ecuador
Patricia Serrano
REDD+ Component Coordinator & Financing- PROAmazonía, United Nations Development Programme

Ballroom 2

12:30pm

Lunch

TBC

2:00pm

Preparatory Cluster 5
The Research Agenda: 5W's and 1H

MODERATOR
Dr Gary Theseira
Special Functions Officer, Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Malaysia (MESTECC)

SPEAKERS
Understanding the Impacts of RSPO: Exploring the Options
Dr Kristin Komives
Impacts Director, ISEAL Alliance

Assessing the Impact of RSPO Certification on Forest Cover and Orangutans; the Borneo Perspective
Professor Erik Meijaard
Director, Borneo Futures Sdn Bhd & Chair, IUCN Oil Palm Task Force

Impacts of RSPO Certification on Smallholders' Land Use Planning
Dr Jennifer Lucey
Programme Manager for SEnSOR Programme & Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Oxford

A Research Agenda for Action - The 5Ws' & 1H
Oi Soo Chin
Impacts & Evaluation Director, RSPO

Ballroom 1

2:00pm

Preparatory Cluster 6
Assurance! Have We Done Enough?

MODERATOR
Paul Wolvekamp
Advisor, BothEnds

SPEAKERS
Pertinent Elements of the Revised RSPO Certification System Document
Aminah Ang
Head of Certification, RSPO

Challenges and Opportunities in NPP Verification
Aryo Gustomo
Global RSPO Accreditation Manager, SGS Indonesia

Accreditation Updates
Sanjiv Singh
Social Competence Manager, Accreditation Services International GmbH

Ballroom 2

3:30pm

Coffee Break

Foyer

4:00pm

Preparatory Cluster 7
Responsible Consumption and Production in Emerging Markets

MODERATOR
Kamal Prakash Seth
India Representative - Outreach & Engagement, RSPO

SPEAKERS
Girish Deshpande
Global Business Planning, Procter & Gamble

Mark Eastham
Senior Manager, Sustainability - Global Food Business, Walmart

Felicia Liu
Palm Oil Lead, People's Movement to Stop Haze (PM Haze)

Andrian Pramana
National Engagement Coordinator, Youth in Sustainability

Bhavna Prasad
Director, Sustainable Business, WWF India

Isaac Abban-Mensah
Sustainability Controller, Africa, Wilmar International Ltd

Ballroom 1

4:00pm

4:00pm

Preparatory Cluster 8
Halting Deforestation & Peatland Protection and Conservation

MODERATOR
Ginny Ng
Global Conservation Lead, Wilmar International Ltd

SPEAKERS
The Importance of Halting Deforestation and Protecting Peatland from A Market Perspective
Dr Belinda Howell
Representative, Retailers Palm Oil & Soy Groups

Addressing No Deforestation in the RSPO P&C- the High Carbon Stock Approach
Grant Rosoman
Co-Chair, HCS Appoach Steering Group

HCV-HCSA Assessments
Paulina Villalpando
Executive Director, HCV Network

Peat: Requirements for Growers in P&C 2018
Faizal Parish
Director, Global Environment Centre

Assessing the Feasibility of Replanting on Peatlands Through the Drainability Assessment Procedure
Dato' Paduka Ir Keizrul Abdullah
Director, Wetlands International

Preparatory Cluster 9
Public Consultation: A Journey through DSF’s Mediation Procedures

MODERATOR
Brenda Brainch
Independent Mediator

Ballroom 2

Meeting Room 3

5:30pm

RT16 Day 1 Ends

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

TIME

EVENT

VENUE

9:00am

9:10am

9:30am

RT16 Opening Ceremony

WELCOME ADDRESS
Datuk Darrel Webber
Chief Executive Officer, RSPO

KEYNOTE PAPER
Professor Kai Chan
Professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia

Ballroom 2

Ballroom 2

Ballroom 2

10:15am

Coffee Break

Foyer

10:45am

Plenary Session 1
Principle and Criteria 2018: What's New?

MODERATOR
Elizabeth Clarke
Global Palm Oil Lead, WWF

SPEAKER
Bilge Daldeniz
Programme Director, International Programmes, Proforest

Q & A PANELISTS
Tulio Dias
Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility Manager, Agropalma Group

Audrey Lee
Sustainability General Manager, Olam International Ltd

Perpetua George
General Manager for Group Sustainability, Wilmar International Ltd

Faizal Parish
Director, Global Environment Centre

Ballroom 2

12:15pm

Lunch

TBC

1:30pm

Plenary Session 2
Simplification of Smallholder Certification - Myth or Reality?

MODERATOR
Johan Verburg
Advisor Inclusive Value Chains, Oxfam Novib

SPEAKERS
Rukaiyah Rafik
Executive Board, Yayasan Setara Jambi

Ashwin Selvaraj
Head of Smallholder Programme, RSPO

Ingrid Richardson
Sustainable Sourcing Senior Manager, Unilever

David Burns
Manager, Tropical Forests & Agriculture, National Wildlife Federation

Julia Majail
Standard Development Associate Director, RSPO

Ballroom 2

3:00pm

Coffee Break

Foyer

3:30pm

Plenary Session 3
Sustainability: What Drives the Industry and Consumers?

MODERATOR
Wathshlah Naidu
Senior Manager - Grievance, RSPO

SPEAKERS
Lukita Setiyarso
Partnership Officer (CSR) Child Rights and Business, UNICEF

Denise Westerhout
Lead for Sustainable Markets Programme, WWF Malaysia

Danny Chua
Manager (Operations Controller Department) & Group Sustainability Team Lead, Mewah Oils & Fats Pte Ltd

Tulio Dias
Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility Manager, Agropalma Group

Ballroom 2

5:00pm

RT16 Day 2 Ends

Ballroom 2

Thursday, 15 November 2018

TIME

EVENT

VENUE

9:00am

Plenary Session 4
Building Support for Jurisdictional Approaches

MODERATOR
Professor Kai Chan
Professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia

SPEAKERS
What Role(s) Banks or Investors Can Play to Exert Pressure Where Market Levers are Limited?
Dr Keith Lee
Sustainable Finance Engagement Manager, WWF Malaysia

How will Innovative Sustainable Sourcing Look Like for Evolving Jurisdictional Approach by 2025?
Dr Petra Meekers
Director Sustainable Sourcing, Unilever

How Should the Value of a Jurisdictional Approach be Judged in Near-Term, Given that it is a Long-Term Initiative Yield Long-Term Results?
Peter van der Werf
Senior Engagement Specialist, Active Ownership, Robeco

Ballroom 2

10:30am

Coffee Break

Foyer

11:00am

Plenary Session 5
Upscaling the Complaints System

MODERATOR
Bakhtiar Talhah
Chief Operating Officer, RSPO

Ballroom 2

12:30pm

Ministerial Closing Address
YB Datuk Seri Panglima Wilfred Madius Tangau
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah

Ballroom 2

12:40pm

Closing Address
Dato' Carl Bek-Nielsen
Co-Chairman, RSPO
Chief Executive Director, United Plantations Berhad