Department of Biotechnology Government of India CONFERENCE ON AGRI-BIOTECHNOLOGY 19-20 December 2011, Dr. B.P Pal Auditorium, IARI, New Delhi SUGGESTED PROGRAMME 0900 1000 Hrs Registration 1000-1100 Hrs Inaugural Session Welcome Address Rajesh Jain Chairman, CII national committee on Biotechnology & Joint Managing, Panacea Biotec Ltd. Special Address Sanjeev Gupta Joint Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Special Address M F Farooqui Additional Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forest Special Address S Ayyappan Secretary DARE & DG, Indian Council of Agricultural Research Keynote & Inaugural Address: M S Swaminathan Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) & Chairman M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Vote of Thanks Sekhar Natarajan, Chairman CII subcommittee on Agribiotechnology & Chairman, Monsanto India Ltd 1100-1115 Tea /Coffee
Session: I 1115 1200 Hrs Socio Political Issues w.r.t. Agri. Biotech in India Chairman: P.L. Gautam Chairperson Protection of Plant Verities and Farmers Right Authority Panel Discussion: Prakash Apte Non-executive Chairman Syngenta India Ajay Vir Jakhar Chairperson Bharat Krishak Samaj V R Kaundinya CEO Advanta & ABLE AG Chairperson G Pakki Reddy Executive Agri biotech Foundation Session II 1200-1300 Hrs India Agribiotech Overview Chairman & Key note speaker: Abhijit Sen Member Planning Commission Agribiotech and Indian Economy Biotech Crop research and Commercialization- success stories Food & commercial crops Villoo Morawala Patell Founder, Chairperson & Managing Avesthagen Strategy and action plans for Agribiotech sector Paresh Verma Research Sriram Bioseed Research India 1300-1430 Hrs Lunch
Session III 1430 1530 Hrs Environment Impact of Biotech Crops Chairman & Key Note Address: H.K. Pande Joint Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forest Panel Discussion Hari Shankar Gupta Indian Agricultural Research Institute Swapan Kumar Dutta Deputy General -Crop Science Indian Council of Agricultural Research Kailash Chander Bansal The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Gyanendra Shukla Corporate Affairs Monsanto India Limited K C Ravi Vice President South Asia Commercial Acceptance and Public Policy Syngenta India Limited. Badrinarayan R. Barwale Chairman Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Limited 1530-1545 Hrs Tea Session IV 1545 1700 Hrs Creating Conducive Regulatory Environment for Agribiotech in India Key Note Address: M.K. Bhan Secretary Department of Biotechnology Panel Discussion: S R Rao Advisor
Department of Biotechnology K.K. Tripathi Advisor/ Scientist G Department of Biotechnology Rajvir S Rathi General Manager Marketing Acceptance Bayer T V Ramanaiah Biotech Affiars Manager Pioneer Hybrid Seeds Session V 1700 Hrs Extended Evening Session with Key MPs
Department of Biotechnology Government of India Day 2 Session VI 1000 1130 Hrs New Technologies: Crop Protection Chairman & Keynote Address: Transgenic Crops Deepak Pental Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants Nanopesticides- Agribiotechnology Arunava Goswami Associate Professor - Biological Sciences Division Indian Statistical Institute Integrated Pest management- Role and strategy Anil Kakkar Vice President-Marketing Excel Cropcare Industries Vishwanath Gade GM- Product Registration and Development PI Industries Nanoferomones Rajiv Kumar Head R&D Agri-informatics Alok Bhattacharya Professor JNU Plant Genomics Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi NIPGR 1130 1145 Hrs Tea
Session VII 1145-1300 Hrs Safety Aspect of Biotech Crops Chairman & Key Note Address K. S. Charak Scientist `G Department of Biotechnology Panel Discussion P. Ananda Kumar Project National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology Dhiraj Pant Regulatory Head Monsanto 1300-1400 Hrs Lunch Session VIII 1400-1500 Hrs New Trends in Agri - biotechnology Chairman C D Mayee Ex-chairman of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), ICAR; former co-chairman GEAC Panel Discussion M Udaya Kumar Member Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee Composition Vilas Achyutarao Tonapi Head, Seed Science & Technology IARI A K Vyas Head - Agronomy IARI P S Dravid President J K Agri Genetics
K V Prabhu Head - Genetics IARI Valasubramanian Ramaiah Trait Characterization & Development Lead DuPont 1500-1515 Hrs Tea Session IX 1515 1600 Hrs Curtain Raiser for International Conference on Plant Agribiotechnology for Food Security. S Ayyappan General (ICAR) & Secretary (DARE) Hari Shankar Gupta Indian Agricultural Research Institute SL Mehta President Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology ML Lodha Vice-President Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology SK Sopory Vice-President Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology P Ananda Kumar Project National Research Center on Plant Biotechnology 1600 Hrs Close
Department of Biotechnology Conference on Agri-biotechnology 19-20 December 2011,IARI Auditorium, New Delhi Company Profile Company Name CEO/President Address Zip/Post Code City Country Contact Person Job Title Dept. Tel. Fax. Mobile E-mail Website The following representatives are being nominated from the Organization: S. No. Name Designation Contact No. Email ID 1. 2. 3. Delegate Fee S.No. Category Participation Fee Total No of Participants Total Amount 1. 3,5 00, INR/ Non CII Members Delegate Rs. 2. 2,500 INR/ CII Members Delegate Rs. 3. 1,500 INR/ Research/Academic Institutions Delegate Rs. o Group Discount: Nominate 3 or more delegates from your organization and get additional 10% OFF on the total participation fee. o Pre-Registration is must for participation. o Delegate Fee is non-refundable & cannot be adjusted to any other CII event; however change in nomination is possible. o Amount inclusive of Taxes as applicable. Cheque / Demand Draft drawn in favor of Confederation of Indian Industry Contact: Ms. Sneh Choudhary Confederation of Indian Industry 28, IGSS Building, 3rd Floor, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 Tel: + 45772008 (D)/45772007, Mobile: + 9266482436 Email: sneh.choudhary@cii.in