Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Cluster 1: Increasing Access to Technologies: Options for Policymakers  

Monday, June 23, 3:00-4:30 pm

Session A: Strengthening National Capacity for Research and Development of Technologies
Moderator: Dr. Joachim Von Braun, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute 

1.Providing the Stimulus for Technology Investment and Development
Mr. Fred Lissauer, Vice President, Global Export Business Development, McCormick & Co. Inc., Maryland

2. The Role of Financial Markets in Technology Research and Development
Dr. Joyce Cacho, Executive Director and Manager (Food and Agribusiness Research), Rabobank, New York 

3. Promoting the Use of Environmentally Sustainable Water Technologies
Dr. Paul Bowen, Water Technology Manager, Coca-Cola Company, Georgia 

Session B: Improving Local Dissemination of Technologies
Moderator: Dr. Ian Johnson, Vice President, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development, the World Bank, and Chairman, Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research 

1.Models for Disseminating Technologies
Dr. Ephrem Enard Whingwiri, CEO, Initiative for Development and Equity in African Agriculture, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Zimbabwe 

2.Putting Technology Research into Practical Use
Dr. Roger Beachy, President, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Missouri 

3.NGOs as a Resource for Sharing Technology, Including Organic Farming
Mr. Michael Deegan, President and CEO, ACDI/VOCA, Washington, D.C., Mr. Dyborn Chibonga, General Manager, National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi 

Session C: Creating Policies and Institutions Conducive to Technology Innovation
Moderator: Dr. Norman Neureiter, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary, U.S. Department of State 

1.The Development of Regulatory and Policy Frameworks, Including Intellectual Property Rights
Dr. Terry Medley, Vice President, Global Affairs, DuPont, Delaware, Carmen Vicien, DuPont Partner, Argentina 

2.Equivalence in International Standards To Promote Technology Transfer
Dr. John Lupien, Adjunct Professor of Food Science, University of Massachusetts 

3.Environmental Perspectives on Technology Applications
Ms. Jean-Mari Peltier, Counselor to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Session D: Increasing International Technology Transfer Flows
Moderator: Senator Judith Troeth, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia 

1.The Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Technology Transfer
Dr. Purwiyatno Hariyadi, Head, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Indonesia 

2.Stimulating Technology Flows: Views from the Private Sector
Dr. A. Charles Fischer, President and CEO, Dow AgroSciences, Indiana, and Past President of CropLife International 

Session E: Adopting Regulatory Frameworks for Agricultural Biotechnology
Moderator: Mr. David Hegwood, Special Counsel to the Secretary, USDA 

1.Raising Agricultural Productivity through Biotechnology
Dr. C. S. Prakash, Professor and Director, Center for Plant Biotechnology Research, Tuskegee University, Alabama 

2. Biotechnology: Communicating with Producers and Consumers
Dr. Lester M. Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

3.Facilitating Sound Decisionmaking in Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology
Dr. Lisa Zannoni, EU Liaison Office, BASF-Agriculture, Belgium, Mr. Gregory Jaffe, Director, Biotechnology Project, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C.

4.Development and Commercialization of Biotechnology in an Uncharted Regulatory Environment
Dr. Usha Barwale Zehr, Joint Director of Research, Maharasthra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco), India 

Session F: Partnering with International and Regional Organizations to Promote Technology Transfer
Moderator: Ms. Carole L. Brookins, United States Executive Director to the World Bank 

1.The Role of International Organizations in Developing Policy Frameworks
Dr. Louise Fresco, Assistant Director General, Agriculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

2.Global Findings and Lessons on Science and Technology from a Policy Perspective
Dr. Uma Lele, Senior Advisor, Operations Evaluation Department, the World Bank 

3.Experience of Regional Organizations in Supporting Local Application of Technology
Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Dr. Rosemary Wolson, University of Capetown, South Africa and the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association