Programme | ISEAL Global Sustainability Symposium 2026
The Symposium aims to create an open and constructive space for dialogue on how sustainability systems can strengthen supply chain resilience, bringing together a diverse mix of producers, policymakers, businesses and sustainability practitioners across sectors.
It will explore resilience from a range of angles and look at what actions and collaborations will build resilience for systems and their users in the coming decade.
By grounding discussions in the realities of Ghana and West Africa, the symposium will create space for a global exchange on sustainability challenges and solutions that resonate far beyond the region.
This programme is subject to change based on speaker and logistical considerations:
08:30 - 09:30 Registration and welcome refreshments
09:30 - 09:50 Welcome remarks
09:50 - 10:10 Keynote speech | What is resilience?
10:15 - 11:15 Opening panel | Credibility and resilience in supply chains
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee and networking
11:45 - 13:00 Mid-morning panel | Sustainability standards: role, opportunity and impact
13:00 - 14:20 Lunch and networking
14:30 - 15:50 Thematic deep-dive sessions (in parallel)
Session 1: Driving a living income for smallholder farmers
Session 2: Delivering credible forest governance: communities and systems
Session 3: Advancing sustainable consumption in Africa in the next decade
15:50 - 16:10 Coffee and networking
16:10 - 17:15 Afternoon panel | Policy alignment to support practice: mission (im)possible?
17:15 - 17:30 Closing remarks
17:30 Networking reception
For the full, detailed programme, please use the link located in the top right-hand corner of this page.
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