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Claude Aubert is an agronomist and a pioneer of organic agriculture in France. He started to advocate organic farming in the late sixties. He worked for many years as an adviser for organic farmers and wrote several books on organic farming and healthy food. As the general secretary of Nature et Progrès, he contributed to the founding of IFOAM in 1972. He has been the scientific coordinator of the International Conference on “Organic Farming and Climate Change” in Clermont-Ferrand (France) in April 2008. He is now working as an independent consultant.

Timothy J. LaSalle is CEO of the Rodale Institute, an internationally recognized leader in regenerative organic agricultural research, advocacy and education. LaSalle is the first CEO of the non-profit organization, located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1947 by J.I. Rodale to explore the scientific foundation of organic agriculture.

Since he began work at the Institute in July 2007, he has engaged national and international policy planners on how organic farming can address the global challenges of famine prevention, global warming and human nutrition.

LaSalle was Executive Director of the Northwest Earth Institute in Portland, Oregon, 2006-2007, that offers discussion courses on sustainability, deep ecology, living in place, and the practice of simplicity for groups and individuals in the across the United States. He served as Interim Executive Director of the Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo County and from 2003 to 2005 was Executive Director of the Allan Savory Center for Holistic Management, an international non-profit who mission is to restore and regenerate deteriorating landscapes for the people dependent on that land.

As President and CEO of the California Agricultural Leadership Program from 1986 to 2003, LaSalle directed a two-year fellowship program that developed leaders in the agricultural industry. From 1974 to 1986 he was a full professor at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) San Luis Obispo, California, where he taught a range of dairy science classes.

LaSalle has a Ph.D. in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He holds a Master’s in Science in Populations Genetics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a Bachelor’s in Science from Cal Poly.

Tim is a international speaker on the environment and agriculture and, in addition to running the Rodale Institute, currently serves on the Coalition on Agricultural Greenhouse Gasses committee, and is a guest poster on Treehugger,com. He has also served on many nonprofit boards, committees and leadership groups, including the roles with the Kellogg Leadership Alliance and Chaired an International Call to Action on Sustainability at EARTH University in Costa Rica.

EcoS Consultancy Ltd. provides research, technical and market development services with a primary focus on organic food and farming and pesticide reduction policy. Christopher is an expert in the development of organic agriculture policy, strategies, action plans and innovative techniques for production, processing and supply chain development. Experienced in crop husbandry, livestock welfare and production and organic food processing. He is also an expert in pesticide policy and pesticide reduction strategies. Christopher has more than 20 years experience working with government, NGO and private clients. He is President of the EU Group of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. He served as Team Leader of the €1million European Union funded ‘Organic Agriculture for Turkey’ project for the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), 2006-2008 and recently completed a review of innovative cotton projects in Turkey. He is a Board Member and Trustee of Pesticide Action Network – UK and serves as Chairman of the independent Certification Scrutiny Committee of the Soil Association Certification Ltd.