MATS Project Final Conference on the 19th and 20th of November 2024 & conference report

“MATS Project Final Conference Program on the 19th and 20th of November 2024 & Conference Report: Chen, Q. & B. Steiner (2024). Report of the Horizon 2020 MATS Project Final Conference, November 19-20, 2024, Brussels, Belgium, 27 pages.

MATS Project aims to identify key leverage points for changes in agricultural trade policy that foster the positive and reduce the negative impacts of trade on sustainable development and human rights. The focus is on improving the governance, design and implementation of trade practices, regimes and policies at national, EU, African and global levels.

The project’s final conference is to present MATS key findings, conclusions & policy implications, and to discuss joint policy lessons from MATS, Trade4SD and VCA4D. It is a hybrid event open to the public.

Practical Information

• Duration: 2 days.
• Location European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Address: Rue Van Maerlant /Van Maerlantstraat 2, VMA22, Brussels, Belgium. Both participation onsite and online link to register here (you can attend sessions online in separate time slots).
• Timing: 19-20 November 2024.

Live Streaming Day 1 (Nov 19, 2024)

Live Streaming Day 2 (Nov 20, 2024)

Contents of the Conference

Day 1 (Nov 19, 2024)

Opening session – Welcome and Setting the scene (9:00-9:30 CET)

Session I – Social and Human Rights Considerations for Sustainable Agricultural Trade (9:30-10:50 CET)

Session II – Economy & Market Perspective (11:05-12:25 CET)

Session III – Modelling Techniques for Assessing Linkages between Trade Regimes, Market Dynamics, and Sustainability (13:25-14:45 CET)

Session IV – Governance, Trade Regimes and Transition Pathways to Sustainable Trade (15:00-17:10 CET)

Concluding remarks (17:10- 17:15 CET)

Day 2 (Nov 20, 2024)

Overview & introduction (9:20-9:30 CET)

Presentation “Lessons from Trade4SD” 45min (9:30-10:15 CET)

Presentation “Lessons from VCA4DEV” 45min (10:15-11:00 CET)

Presentation “Lessons from MATS” 45min (11:00-11:45 CET)

Audience Q&A 30min (11:45-12:15 CET)

Panel Discussion, Q&A, 90min (13:30-15:00 CET)

Concluding remarks (15:00-15:15 CET)

The full conference program can be accessed here