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IMPULSES CONVENTION 2016 KEY TOPICS AND SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE Thursday, 8 Sept 2016: Tea topics ■ Climate change in Assam - recent research fi ndings of future sustainability of tea in Assam Dr. Rajiv Mohan Bhagat, Deputy Director and Chief Scientist, Tocklai Tea Research Institute, India ■ Spirit of the time – Tea goes YouTube How internet bloggers and YouTube stars can help to promote tea Martin Sasse, Entrepreneur and Managing Director, t.lovers GmbH, Germany ■ Trends in tea consumption – drinkable enjoyment in transition Hanni Rützler MSc, futurefoodstudio, Austria ■ Tea Retail Trends Dan Bolton, Managing Editor, STiR Tea & Coffee, Thailand/Canada Wednesday, 7 Sept 2016: Cocoa and coffee topics ■ Coffee and Cocoa: Price Risk Management in two of the most volatile products in the commodity markets Albert Scalla, Senior Vice President, INTL FCStone INC., USA ■ Cacao – Avoiding Contaminants Dr. Silke Elwers, Senior Consultant Agroforesty & Cocoa, ForestFinest Consulting GmbH, Germany ■ Climate smart coffee – an approach to main- streaming resilience in the value chain Dr. Martin Noponen, Senior Manager, Rainforest Alliance, UK ■ Supporting Farmers to Combat Climate Change The Coffee Climate Care Project in Vietnam / lessons from UTZ projects Dr. Henriette Walz, Climate Change & Environmental Expert, UTZ, Netherlands