Scotland: National Rural Network
Connecting Rural Scotland - Promoting Rural Growth

Europe Post 2013 - CAP & Your Future.
Food & Environmental Security - The Challenge

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and how our rural businesses are supported will be subject to significant change after 2013 and this will have a major impact upon all of us. One thing is clear, the status quo is not an option and your Association is working hard to influence the shape of the future outcomes.

The keynote speaker at the Conference is George Lyon, who in his short time as a Liberal Democrat MEP has been charged with the heavy responsibility of acting as the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament's Rapporteur on CAP Post 2014. His recently published working document on CAP Post 2013 further stimulates the debate over the direction of CAP 2014. We will also be hearing from distinguished international panel members on the impact for the UK and wider EU perspectives of this crucial issue.

The day is certain to be fascinating, thought provoking and a chance for you all to enter into the debate 11 May 2010. Please ensure you put this date in your diary now!

Agenda

1015 - 1100
Registration & Coffee

1100 - 1105
Chairman's Welcome, Luke Borwick

Session 1 Key Note Speech

1105 - 11.35
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP and Rapporteur to the EU Agriculture Committee

Session 2 Food & Environmental Security in a challenging world post 2013

1135 - 1140
Ian Ivory, (Session Chair) Chairman SRPBA Land Use & Environment

1140 - 1150
Corrado Pirzio-Biroli - CEO, RISE Foundation - The European perspective.

1150 - 1200
Richard Wakeford, Director General Rural Futures at the Scottish Government & Chair OCED Rural Working Group - The UK perspective.

1200 - 1210
Dr Karen Smyth, Rural Development Manager, SRPBA - The FES Approach.

1210 - 1250
Panel Session - Your Chance To Question the Experts

1300 - 1400
Lunch

Session 3 Annual General Meeting
1415 - 1445 2010 Annual General Meeting

Notice to members will follow 3 weeks prior to meeting.

Please make sure you put this date in your diary now. Booking information will be available in due course.