Everson Seed and Biosafety Symposium
| Date/Time: | Thursday, 13 Apr 2017 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
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| Location: | Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, 2100 Green Hills Dr., Ames |
| Cost: | $25 |
| URL: | http://www.register.extension.iastate.ed...um/welcome |
| Phone: | 515-294-5681 |
| Channel: | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
| Categories: | Conferences |
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Wednesday, April 12
Welcome, 8 a.m.
- Wendy Wintersteen, Iowa State
Symposium Keynote, 8:15 a.m.
- Kenneth M. Quinn, World Food Prize Foundation
Session One: "Seed Industry Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities," 9 a.m.
- Moderator: Joe Colletti, Iowa State
- Michael Gumina, CEO, RiceTec Ag, Inc.
- Jim Schweigert, President, Gro Alliance
- Samson Konlan, Food Security Specialist, Economic Growth Office, USAID, Ghana
Luncheon and Keynote, noon
- Joe Colletti, Iowa State
- Mike Crum, Iowa State
Session Two: "Next Generation Innovations and Technologies in Agriculture," 1:30 p.m.
- Moderator: Catherine E. Woteki, former Chief Scientist and Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics, US Department of Agriculture
- Dileepkumar Guntuku, Global Program Leader, Seed Science Center, Iowa State
- Steve Sonka, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois and Fellow, Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, University of Maryland
- Bruce Battles, Seedcare Technology Manager, Syngenta
- B.M. Prasanna, Director, Global Maize Program, CIMMYT and Research Program MAIZE, CGIAR
Closing remarks, 4:55 p.m.
Poster viewing and reception, 5-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 13 (Extended session)
Registration and breakfast, 8 a.m.
Extended session, 8:30 a.m.
"Genome Editing for Crop Improvement"
- Dr. Thomas Lubberstedt, Professor and Director, R.F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding, Iowa State
- B.M. Prasanna, Director, Global Maize Program, CIMMYT and Research Program MAIZE, CGIAR
- Jeffry Sander, Research Scientist, DuPont Pioneer
- Kan Wang, Professor and co-Director, Crop Bioengineering Consortium, Iowa State
"Risk, Public Perception and the Regulation of Biotech Innovation"
- Clark Wolf, Professor and Director, Bioethics Program, Iowa State
"Planning for Future Biotechnology Products: Outcomes of the National Academies Report"
- Jeff Wolt, Professor and co-Director, Crop Bioengineering Consortium, Iowa State
Adjourn at noon