Program

Monday, June 23, 2003   

Opening Plenary Session

Welcome: The Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United States (by video)

Chair: The Honorable J.B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Honorable Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Honorable John Marburger, Science Adviser to the President and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House

The Honorable Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda

The Honorable Luis Lorenzo, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture, Philippines

The Honorable David Kirvalidze, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Georgia

The Honorable Javier Usabiaga, Minister of Agriculture, Mexico

The Honorable Ali Hassan Khalil, Minister of Agriculture, Lebanon

The Honorable Miguel Arias Canete, Minister of Agriculture, Spain

The Honorable Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

• Webcast of Opening Plenary Part I  |  Part II

• Transcript of  Part I   |  Part II

Luncheon

Genomics in an Era of Transforming Technologies
Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation

Breakout Sessions

Concurrent Breakout Sessions, Cluster 1: Increasing Access to Technologies: Options for Policymakers  

• Session 1A: Strengthening National Capacity for Research and Development of Technologies

• Session 1B: Improving Local Dissemination of  Technologies

• Session 1C: Creating Policies and Institutions Conducive To Technology Innovation

• Session 1D: Increasing International Technology Transfer Flows

• Session 1E: Adopting Regulatory Frameworks for Agricultural Biotechnology

• Session 1F: Partnering With International and Regional Organizations To Promote Technology Transfer

Tuesday, June 24, 2003    

Breakout Sessions

Concurrent Breakout Sessions, Cluster 2: Agricultural Production, Processing, and Marketing Technologies

• Session 2A:  From Conventional to Emerging  Technologies: Raising Productivity and Expanding Uses of Field Crops

• Session 2B:  Technologies To Advance Animal Productivity, Health, and Environmental Sustainability

• Session 2C:  Enhancing the Competitiveness of  Horticultural Crops and Products

• Session 2D:  Strengthening Integrated Production Systems for Environmentally Sound Aquaculture

• Session 2E:  Forest Resources Management: Sustainable Production, Harvesting, and Marketing

• Session 2F:  Technologies To Improve Food Safety and Nutrition

Concurrent Breakout Sessions, Cluster 3: Overcoming the Technology Divide in Developing Countries: Integrating Policy and Science

• Session 3A: Science-Based Solutions for Increasing Agricultural Productivity

• Session 3B: Technologies To Help Women Succeed in Agribusiness

• Session 3C: Fighting Hunger and Increasing Incomes with Biotechnology

• Session 3D: Trade Capacity Building: Improving  Competitiveness and Marketability

• Session 3E: Public-Private Partnerships To Improve Market Infrastructure and Agribusiness Linkages

• Session 3F: Combating Malnutrition, Disease,  and HIV/AIDS: Food-Based Interventions 

Luncheon

From the Green to the Gene Revolution-Our 21st Century Challenge

Dr. Norman Borlaug, President, Sasakawa Africa Association

Closing Plenary Session

Chair: The Honorable J.B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Webcast of the Closing Plenary

• Transcript of Closing Plenary

Wednesday, June 25, 2003       

Agricultural Technology Field Tours to research and production sites