INAUGURAL SYMPOSIUM
LAUNCH OF THE AGRIBUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Henson Center Room 1112/1116
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
October 12, 2016
MORNING SESSION
9 AM to Noon
Food Security: Global Perspectives
Moderator – Stephan Tubene
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
Welcome
Juliette Bell, UMES President
9:15 AM to 9:30 AM
Inaugural Address
Moses Kairo, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
Agriculture, Environment and Sustainable Development: Political Economic Perspectives
David Spielman, IFPRI, Washington, D.C.
COFFEE BREAK
10:20 AM to 10:30 AM
10:30 AM to 11:15 AM
Agricultural Transformation in Africa: What Will It Take to Turn Africa Into a Global Breadbasket?
Ephraim Nkonya, IFPRI, Washington, D.C.
11:15 AM to 11:45 PM
Presenters’ Interaction with the Audience—Questions and Exchange
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Lunch with Key Note Address
Dr. SaharaH Moon Chapotin, USAID, Washington, DC
Moderator: Shanthu Shantharam
AFTERNOON SESSION
2:00 PM to 03:30 PM
GM Developments: Challenges and Opportunities.
Moderator – Shanthu Shantharam
1:00 PM to 1:45 PM
A journey into molecular aspects of sustainable systems and multi-tasking
polyamines reveals they piggyback on each other
Autar Mattoo, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD
1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
Political Puzzles of the GMO: It’s not about the science
Ron Herring, Cornell University
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Presenters’ Interaction with the Audience—Questions and Exchange
3:00 PM to 3:10 PM
Concluding Remarks: Stephan Tubene
3:10 PM to 3:15 PM
Vote of Thanks
Jurgen Schwarz
3:15 PM
Adjourn