Building Tea Back Better

A constructive, solutions-oriented discussion to help plan for a fairer, more resilient post-coronavirus tea industry.

Learn from tea industry business leaders, worker representatives, experts and NGOs about their innovative approaches to social dialogue, business models and purchasing practices.Be inspired and informed to start planning how to build back better in your field of the tea industry.There will be presentations on:<ul><li>Social Dialogue Working for Women</li><li>Sustainable Business Models</li><li>Sustainable Purchasing Practices </li></ul>Confirmed speakers and discussants:<ul><li>Alistair Smith, International Coordinator, Bananalink</li><li>Binita Rai, member of Mineral Springs Co-operative, Darjeeling</li><li>Erinch Sahan, Chief Executive, World Fair Trade Organisation</li><li>Indroneel Goho, CEO, Ambootia Tea, Darjeeling</li><li>Jenny Costelloe, Executive Director, Ethical Tea Partnership</li><li>Judith Fraats, Senior Program Manager, IDH</li><li>Kathrin Gassert, Head of Business Development &amp; Communication, Teekampagne, Germany</li><li>Lingalireni Mihowa, Country Director, Oxfam Malawi</li><li>Maggie Opondo, Senior Lecturer and Researcher at University of Nairobi</li><li>Rachel Wilshaw, Ethical Trade Manager, Oxfam GB</li><li>Simon Hotchkin, Head of Sustainable Development, Taylors of Harrogate</li><li>Will Battle, Senior sustainable procurement advisor, IDH</li><li>Weerasingham Velusamy, Plantation sector gender equality specialist, Sri Lanka</li></ul>Post-conference discussion spaces:<ul><li>09.30 – 10.00 (UTC) immediately following the main meeting.</li><li>Choose from the topics above, or suggest others for in-depth action-oriented follow-up discussions in the coming months.</li></ul>For timings in your time zone go to https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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