Arrival Day : Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Arrival at the hotel or at the Kyyhkylä Manor
12:00–15.00 seminar registration at the hotel
15:00 Departure for excursion and lunch
15:00–18:00 Visit to a local manor/organic farm and lunch (open)
18:00–19:00 Return to Mikkeli
18.00–21.00 Sauna in Kyyhkylä manor, Rustholli
DAY 1: Thursday, November 6, 2014
Kyyhkylä manor, Rustholli
Transportation from the hotel to Kyyhkylä Manor
8:00
9:00
Registration, coffee and refreshments
Opening speech: Professor, Director Pirjo Siiskonen , Finnish Organic Research Institute
Current trends of organic food research – Chair: Professor, Director Pirjo Siiskonen
9:15–10:00 Professor Carlo Leifert, University of Newcastle: Effect of organic food production methods on food quality and safety
Discussion
10:15–11:00 Emeritus Research Director at INSERM, Dr Denis Lairon, INSERM/INRA , Marseille:
Organic foods : quality, consumption patterns of French adults and health indexes
11:00–11.30 Discussion and refreshments
Quality and origin of organic food – Chair: Adjunct Professor Carina Tikkanen–Kaukanen
11:30–12:15 Professor Ernesto Guzman , University of Guelph, Canada: Entomopathogenic fungi and natural compounds as potential bio–control agents in honey production
Discussion
12:30–13:15 Professor Saskia van Ruth , Wageningen University and Research Centre:
Determination authenticity of organic food products

Discussion
13:30 Lunch
Health Reputation of Organic Food – Chair: Senior Research Scientist Helena Kahiluoto
14:30–15:15 Dr Michael Walkenhorst, FiBL, Switzerland:
Domestic animals and infectious diseases in organic farming – the need for alternatives to antibiotics ?
Discussion
15:30–16:00 Adjunct Professor, Research Director Carina Tikkanen-Kaukanen, Finnish Organic Research
Institute:
Targeting against human bacterial infections by using honey – current research approaches
Discussion, coffee and refreshments
16:15–16:45 Dr Minna Mikkola, Research Director of Social Sciences, Finnish Organic Research Institute:
Organic food and consumers' expanding notion of health
16:45–17:00 Discussion and ending of the day
Transportations to the hotel and back to Kyyhkylä Manor
19:00 Dinner at Kyyhkylä Manor
Dinner speech: Professor, Director Pirjo Siiskonen , Finnish Organic Research Institute
Transportation to the hotel
DAY 2: Friday, November 7, 2014
Kyyhkylä manor, Rustholli
Transportation from the hotel to Kyyhkylä Manor
8:30 Coffee and refreshments
Organic Food and Society – Chair: Dr Sinikka Mynttinen
9:00–9:30 Research Coordinator Jaakko Nuutila , Finnish Organic Research Institute:
Finnish organic food chain – an activity theory approach
Discussion
9:45–10:15 Dr Adrian Morley, University of Cardiff, UK:
Collaboration for sustainability in food supply chains
10:30
Discussion
Refreshments

10:45–11:30 Adjunct Professor Bruce Simmons , University of Western Sydney, Australia: Capacity building for sustainability management in the SME food manufacturing industry in Australia: Outcomes of program development and pilot studies
Discussion
11:45–12:15 Professor Juha Helenius, University of Helsinki:
Global food crisis and future scenarios on organic food consumption
Discussion
12:30 Closing of the seminar
12.45–13:30 Lunch
Transportation to the city center/railway station