Global Conference for Sustainable Beef

Setting the Table for Dialogue

November 1st (half day)

    • Welcome by Bryan Weech, WWF and Bob Langert, McDonald’s. Welcome video
    • “Why Sustainability?” the value proposition for the beef industry by Jason Clay, WWF and John Carter, Alianca da Terra. “Why Sustainability” video
    • An Overview of Global Beef System, presented by Jerry O’Callaghan, JBS
      Bryan Dierlam, Cargill. Overview of Beef System video
    • Regional Variations Panel / Audience Q & A for:

Africa:

Steve Homer, Bios Partners (Meatco) Video

Argentina:

Victor Tonelli, Argentinean Producer Video

Australia:

Greg Brown, President Cattle Council of Australia and Justin MacDonnell, Councillor, Cattle Council of Australia Video

Brasil:

Ricardo Arioli Silva, ACRIMAT and Fernando Sampiano, ABIEC Video

Europe:

Duncan Pollar, EBLEX Video

United States:

Steve Foglesong, NCBA and Bill Donald, NCBA Video

China:

Erin Daley, US Meat Export Federation Video

Deliberation on Key Beef Industry Issues

November 2nd

  • Introducing the Triple Bottom Line Approach to joint Dialogue by Matt Sutton-Vermeulen, Unison Resource. Video
  • Key Issue Breakout Groups. Video
  • Florida Ranchlands Environmental Services Project by Sarah Lynch, WWF, Jimmy Wohl, Rafter T Ranch, and Jim Handley, Florida Cattlemen’s Association. Video
  • California Rangeland Conservation Coalition by Tracy Schohr, California Rangeland Conservation Coalition, Tim Koopman, Koopman Ranch, and Pelayo Alvarez, Defenders of Wildlife. Video

Exploring the Way Forward

November 3rd (Half Day)

  • A Regional Approach: Brasilian Sustainable Beef Working Group by Ocimar de Camargo Villela, President, Brazilian Sustainable Beef Working Group. Video
  • The Australian Approach by Guy Fitzhardinge, Cooperative Research Centre for Beef Genetics and Nick Heath, WWF Australia. Video
  • The Global Commodity Dialogues Roundtable on Responsible Soy by Cassio Moreira, WWF Brasil. Video

Optional Beef Industry Tour

November 4th (Optional)

  • Interested participants experienced the U.S. beef industry end-to-end.