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9:45am Morning Refreshments & Networking
10:00amWelcome & Opening Address
Ismahane Elouafi, Director General, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
10:05am REGIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Safeguarding The Future of Marginal Environments
10:20am INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Transforming Marginal Environment Food Systems – Can We Feed Future Generations?
10:35am
INNOVATION & INVESTMENT
KEYNOTE: The Big Business of Science – How Innovation In Agriculture Is Unlocking Value
PANEL DISCUSSION: The Future of Smart Agriculture InvestmentsHow can agriculture empower communities, reduce waste, become the ground zero for food production innovation and save the planet – all at the same time.
11:15amINNOVATION & INVESTMENT
PANEL DISCUSSION: Supporting Agriculture and Food Innovation, R&D and IP Development at a National Level Connected Communities – Accelerating Progress By Democratizing Information, Learning And Digitalization
11:45am Morning Break
Business & Policy Sessions
Technical Sessions [Mitigation]
Technical Sessions [Adaptation]
12:00pm KEYNOTE: Space Farming - Does The Middle East Hold the Secret To Crop Viability On Mars?
Management for Marginal Environments
Crop Diversification & Improvement
INNOVATION IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
PANEL DISCUSSION: Climate Change ModellingThe Increasing Urgency of Marginal Environment Innovation.
12:45pm
NUTRITION
KEYNOTE: Come Dine With Me 2050 Edition– What’s On The Menu, and What’s Out Of Stock?
PANEL DISCUSSION: Nutrition Trends, Capabilities And Emergencies Across The GlobeClimate resilient crops, the state of the meat and feed industry, the rise of new proteins and emergence of indoor farming.
1:30pm Lunch2:15pm
FUTURE PROOFING STRATEGIES
PANEL DISCUSSION: Are We All Destined To Become Climate Refugees?Climate smart agriculture strategies that could save us from the water scarcity, sustainability challenges and more.
Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Call for Papers Now Open
Novel Biotechnological Approaches
Call for Papers Now Open
3:00pmVERTICAL FARMING INNOVATION
CASE STUDY KEYNOTE: No Off-Season - A New Way To Feed Millions
PANEL DISCUSSION: Sky Is The Limit - Vertical FarmingCan controlled environment agriculture mitigate our biggest challenges?
3:45pm Afternoon Break4:00pmSPONSORED SESSION: DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES: Agriculture 4.0 Barrier Breaking Tech Innovations – Hoax or Heroes?
Tech focused on: Drones, Sensors, Robotics AI, Automation, Platforms & Apps
Submit Your Abstract – Call For Papers Now Open
Submit Your Abstract – Call For Papers Now Open
5:30pm Close of Day One
DAY ONE – 20 November 2019
DAY TWO – 21 November 20199:45am Morning Refreshments & Networking
9:30am Welcome Address
9:40amECOSYSTEM INNOVATION
PANEL DISUCSSION: STEM Farm Fork Food Security Safeguarding the Food Security Value Chain through Access, Science & Partnerships.
10:20amECOSYSTEM INNOVATION
Is It Too Late To Develop A Sustainability Strategy Centered On Circularity? How can food systems be reimagined and how quickly can we mobilize change?
10:45amGEONOMICS
KEYNOTE & PANEL: Genomics – Sign of the Apocalypse or The Answer? Genomics Innovation, Impact and Ethics in New Frontiers – Friend or Foe?
11:30am Morning Refreshments
Business & Policy Sessions
Technical Sessions [Mitigation]
Technical Sessions [Adaptation]
12:00pm
AUTOMATION
CASE STUDY: Agriculture Without Humans – Will The Robotic Revolution Steal Our Seat At The Table?
PANEL DISCUSSION: AI, Automation, Mechanization – How Will They Impact Jobs?
Climate Change Impacts On Agriculture
Climate Smart Agriculture For Food Security
12:45pm
SPOTLIGHT: NATIONAL STRATEGIES
PANEL DISCUSSION: National Policy Champions – Who Is Breaking New Ground?
Are Specific or Regionally Scaled Strategies More Effective?
1:30pm Lunch
2:15pm
CLEAN ENERGY
KEYNOTE & PANEL DISCUSSION: Clean Energy – How Can Marginal Environment Benefit?Agricultural considerations. A unified, integrated sustainable food strategy. What are the implications for the energy industry?
Submit Your Abstract – Call For Papers Now Open
Submit Your Abstract – Call For Papers Now Open3:30pm
INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES: Can Next Generation Thinking Secure Our Food?• Chemical-Free • Open Data• Water Management• Carbon Footprints • New Proteins• Public Opinion
4:30pm Close of Day One
WORKSHOPS
B) FEED: Next GenerationAgri-Feed• Feed alternatives – what are they and how do they rate in
terms of; ⁍ Cost efficiency ⁍ Scalability ⁍ Nutrition for livestock • Supporting carbon mitigation• Effective cost management: Tech, strategy, processes • Diversifying climate risk – how will the climate crisis affect
crops?
Who Should Attend
• Dairy and meat producers• Agri-feed businesses and farmers operating in, or
considering operating in, the feed industry• Researchers and scientists with novel approaches in, or
applicable to, feed crops and feed alternatives
A) BIOFUEL: Sustainable Biofuel Production• Research Developments – Novel approaches with huge
applications• Route-to-Market: How can research evolve into a
flourishing market• Economic opportunities and implications for the
agriculture industry • Technology driving biofuel innovation
Who Should Attend
• Automotive and aviation industry strategists and innovators
• Agribusinesses and farmers operating in, or considering operating in, the biofuel industry
• Researchers and scientists with novel approaches applicable to the biofuel industry
WORKSHOPSC) AQUACULTURE: Successful Aquaculture in Marginal Environments• Novel Partnerships: Aquaculture as the key to ecosystem
circularity• Boosting Production: Resource recapture, risk mitigation,
disease management • Feed: Nutrition, scaling novel feed ingredients• Water and salinity management • Inland opportunities enabled by technology
Who Should Attend
• Aquaculture specialists and small-scale fisheries • Aquaculture feed producers• Researchers and scientists with novel approaches
applicable to the aquaculture industry
D) WATER: Resourceful Water Strategies• The growth of the water scarcity issue• Emerging salinity challenges• Efficient use and management: brackish water, sea water,
treated wastewater, produced water• Innovations in effective water resource management
Who Should Attend
• Agribusinesses & Farmers• Feed producers• Water program managers• Researchers and scientists with novel approaches
applicable to the water management
WORKSHOPSE) NUTRITION: Unlocking New Opportunities• Nutrition food trends – by region• Critical needs of undernourished populations • Food tech innovation business opportunities • Affordable and scalable nutrition solutions • Nutrigeonomics• The role of food preservation and packaging in nutrition
Who Should Attend
• Food tech and innovation specialists• Food program managers • Agribusinesses & Farmers