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Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:30PMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Kater Hake, PhD
The word “sustainability” has become a popular term in many industries, yet how the word is defined varies greatly. For agricultural production, there are various economic, environmental, and technological factors to consider in determining the extent to which a product or practice is “sustainable.” This panel will explore how current and future agricultural biotechnology varieties used to produce food, fuel, feed, and fiber crops globally help reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture, and where there is room for improvement.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 10:00AM - 11:30AMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Bruce Ferguson, MBA
Hailed as the Third Wave of biotechnology, plant biotechnology is expanding beyond GMO certification for increasing food crop yields, to supplying new market opportunities for biotechnology development. This session will explore recent developments in plant made pharmaceuticals, plant science technologies for food and fuel production, and how to best leverage our agricultural resources for strategic options in the future.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 4:00PM - 5:30PMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Tom Carrato
This panel will examine recent legal and regulatory developments (e.g., lawsuits under the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act) that threaten to undermine agricultural biotechnology in the US.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 8:00AM - 9:30AMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Marc Gunther, BA
A bio-based economy is not pie-in-the-sky, it is here today. From food, to fuel, to packaging, clothing and cosmetics, food, fuel and materials derived from biotech are beginning to have a positive effect on our economy and the environment. Biotech is enabling industry and academia to devleop environmentally and economically sustainable solutions that are freeing society from its dependence on depleteable resources. But the bright future is still clouded by challenges and misinformation that could dampen government and societal support.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 4:00PM - 5:30PMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Carlos Malpica
LA is not only major player in the adoption of biotech crops. Argentina’s INTA has developed disease resistant maize; Brazil is a leader in sugarcane research and one of the first countries in transforming crops like beans, coffee and some fruits. Chile has generated fungi-resistant grapes and has collaborated in the development of plant-made pharmaceuticals; Colombia has developed sugarcane, palms and coffee; and Mexico has important developments in drought tolerant plants, and nitrogen fixation through GM microorganisms. The panel will present an update on recent research, industrial and regulatory advances in LA with the purpose of identifying substantial opportunities.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 10:00AM - 11:30AMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Matthew Wheeler
Genetically engineered livestock represent technology that will transform public health through biomedical, food and environmental applications. Livestock can be engineered to develop new drugs and diagnostic techniques. Genetically engineered livestock also has the potential of increasing (more efficient) and improving food and fiber production, and improving welfare for the animals by increasing resistance to diseases. These issues are extremely important as the world population grows, and it is vital that we are able to use this technology in order to maintain or improve the standard of living around the globe.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:30PMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Larisa Rudenko, PhD
The emerging field of genetically engineering animals faces challenges and opportunities for success. This session will highlight current and future challenges that face the industry and identify solutions. Come prepared to discuss key issues with the panel and engage in finding solutions.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 8:00AM - 9:30AMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Rosalie Ellasus
With the advent of biotech, millions of faremrs around the world have experienced several expected as well as some not-so-expected benefits by using biotechnology on their farms. As the ag biotech industry continues to gain worldwide acceptance, understanding and exploring these benefits provides the complete story of the long term impact biotech has the opportunity to have on farms of all sizes.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 2:00PM - 3:30PMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Elizabeth Vancil
This session will focus on how to structure public-private partnerships (PPPs) in agricultural biotechnology so as to maximize their development impact and technology adoption while also increasing the likelihood that private partners will want to participate. The session will feature several successful PPPs that are developing biotech crops for resource-poor farmers and will highlight how all partners, public and private, benefit from engaging in these projects. The session will cover topics such as market segmentation, intellectual property issues and regulatory developments that impact the success of PPPs.
Category: Breakout SessionsTrack: Food and AgricultureDate/Time: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 4:00PM - 5:30PMLocation: Georgia World Congress CenterRoom: B310Speaker: Christine Foyer
Environmental stresses such as extreme temperatures, drought, flood & soil quality are major causes of agricultural yield losses today. Crop losses due to such conditions can be as high as 80% of attainable yields, and changing climate patterns may increase losses further. In the face of the global population boom and increasing demand for food, feed, fiber and fuel, we must strive to extract maximum yields from the available arable land. This session will spotlight innovative abiotic stress tolerance researchers who are uncovering new ways biotechnology can help protect valuable yields and offer novel solutions across crops and around the world.