EVENT
FOOD FOR A NEW GENERATION
Start date
9th May 2017
Time
4.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Venue
Rothamsted Conference Centre, Harpenden, Herts., AL5 2JQ
Registration deadline
Those in receipt of a Press invitation are kindly requested to R.S.V.P. to Karen.wright@rothamsted.ac.uk by Thursday 4th May, 12 noon.
To mark the launch of our new Science Strategy, all Rothamsted staff, Board of Directors and Press are invited to ‘Food for a New Generation –our new vision 2017-2022’
(INVITATION ONLY EVENT)
| Programme | |
| 3:45 pm | Arrival & registration |
| 4:00 pm | Introduction: Into the future Professor Sir John Beddington, Chair of the Rothamsted Board (Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, 2008-2013) Overview: Rothamsted Research - Great Science: Great Benefits Strategic vision, scientific innovations, game-changing solutions for farming and food Professor Achim Dobermann, Director and CEO (Deputy Director General for Research at the International Rice Research Institute, 2007-2014) |
| 4:40 pm | Sound-bites from the Scientists Designing Future Wheat; Smart Crop Protection; Tailoring Plant Metabolism; Sustainable Intensification; Soil to Nutrition; GM Camelina Development; Integrated Solutions Lab |
| 5:15 pm | Open Science and Farming Forum (for Press and invited staff only) Over a reception of drinks and canapes, our researchers will be free to discuss key issues facing farming and society today, including:
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| 6:00 pm | Close |