Palm Oil Project Launch: 1.12.2023

“Good and bad palm oil. Paradigm shift and stakeholder negotiations in Indonesia and the EU”

Funded by Kone Foundation (2023-2027)

Time              : Friday 1st December 2023 at 10:30–14:00 EEST/UTC +3

Venue            : Kamari “The Chamber”, Tehtaankatu 21 B45, 5th floor, 00150 Helsinki, and online (hybrid event)

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The on-site attendance is limited to 30 people. For virtual attendance, the link will be provided via email after registration.

Programme

10:30 – 11:45: Session 1 (Moderator: Ratih Adiputri)

Opening, Erja Kettunen-Matilainen (5 min)

Erja Kettunen-Matilainen, Brief introduction of our project (team, aims, first mapping) (15 min)

HE Ratu Silvy Gayatri, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia: Greetings/comments /briefing on Indonesia-Finland-EU (20 min)

Mr Jari Sinkari, Director General, Dept. for the Americas and Asia, Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Comments /briefing on EU-Indonesia (20 min)

Q & A

11:45 – 12:15: Light lunch

12:15 – 14:00: Session 2 (Moderator: Ratih Adiputri)

Marcelino Pandin, Member of Indonesian Policy Analysts Association (AAKI): Green Financing for Palm Oil (45 min)

Anu Lounela, Senior researcher, University of Helsinki: Update on project findings “Nature, State and frontier” in Kalimantan, Indonesia (30 min)

Ayu Pratiwi, The first mapping and literature review on the EU-Indonesia policy and stakeholder perceptions (15 min)

Q & A

Closing remarks Erja Kettunen-Matilainen