International Youth For Fair Trade Conference 2009

Organised by

Sponsored by

Department for International Development

Speakers

	John Hilary - War on Want John Hilary is Executive Director of War on Want. He has worked in the field of global justice and international development for the past 20 years, particularly specialising in trade policy. War on Want works with partners in the developing world and through campaigns in the UK and Europe to challenge the root causes of poverty. John writes regularly for the Guardian's Comment is Free blog
	Barbara Crowther - Fairtrade Foundation Barbara Crowther is Director of Communications and Policy for the Fairtrade Foundation, a non-profit organization that works with businesses, community groups and individuals to improve the trading position of producer organizations in the global South, and promote sustainable livelihoods, using product certification – the FAIRTRADE Mark – as a tool for development. Over 3000 Fairtrade certified products have been certified to carry the FAIRTRADE Mark in the UK, and sales grew 72% in 2007 to reach an estimated retail value of almost £500m.
	Jim Cranshaw - People & Planet Jim is our Trade Campaigns intern at People & Planet. He co-ordinates the Fairtrade Sixth Forms Campaign and supports the Redress Fashion Working Group.
	Tom Allen - Trading Visions Tom Allen works for Trading Visions which is a Fairtrade education charity. In his session we will be doing a live video link to the head office of Kuapa Kokoo, a Fairtrade co-operative of more than 45,000 cocoa farmers in Ghana. Kuapa Kokoo are co-owners of Divine Chocolate, a farmer-owned Fairtrade chocolate company.
	Professor Paulette L. Stenzel - Michigan State University Paulette L. Stenzel, J.D., is professor of International Business Law in the Department of Finance at Michigan State University. She is active in teaching, research, and public service. She includes units on Fair Trade in all courses she teaches. She is the advisor to MSU Students for Fair Trade, assisting them in sponsoring guest speakers and programs throughout the academic year. She is also advisor to The Spartan Global Development Fund, a student organization with the following mission: To empower students to combat poverty and inequality in the developing world through direct micro-credit
	Alison Ward - Cadbury Alison is Global Head of Corporate Responsibility at Cadbury where she oversees the corporate responsibility agenda for the company. In July 2009, Fairtrade-certified Cadbury Dairy Milk bars rolled off the production line in Bournville and onto shelves in the UK and Ireland. A month later, Cadbury in Australia, New Zealand and Canada announced that they would achieve Fairtrade-certification for Cadbury Dairy Milk bars by early 2010. This builds on the work of the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership and will benefit around 40,000 farmers and their families.
	Professor Jane Conlon MBE - Tabeisa Jane Conlon is based at Coventry University and is the Chief Executive Officer of Tabeisa which supports people based in poor communites in Africa to start their own business. Through her work with Tabeisa Jane recognised that access to market was a major issue for businesses based in poor communites and so Tabeisa has established their own trading arm Exclusive Roots which has stores in Leamington Spa and Oxford as well as an online store. In 2006 Jane was awarded an MBE for services to disadvantaged communities in Africa.