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Harnessing science for tHe evolving consumer: tHe fit of agricultural BiotecHnology

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Message froM the aBIC 2007 Co-ChaIrs WelCoMe to aBIC 2007 Calgary

On behalf of the organizing committee for the 2007 Agricultural Biotechnology International

Conference, it is our pleasure to welcome you to what promises to be an exceptional event.

As we all know, taking the products of agricultural biotechnology from concept to commerce is the work of many hands. From scientists to regulators, producers to processors,

everyone has an important role to play. Similarly, organizing and hosting a

conference of the size and complexity of ABIC 2007 requires the talents and

commitment of many people. None of this could have happened without the diligent work of our 29-member organizing committee, and we thank each and every one of them for their efforts.

As you make your way around the conference site and trade show, you will notice a high level of support coming from our 36 corporate sponsors and our federal and provincial government partners. Their involvement has contributed greatly to the financial viability of ABIC 2007 and their perspectives will be a welcome component of our discussions here.

In speaking with many of you in the weeks leading up to ABIC 2007, we have had tremendous response to the quality of speakers who have agreed to participate in this conference. Previous ABIC events have set very high standards for world-class ag biotech speakers, and Calgary has worked hard to continue the tradition. We trust you will be pleased with the insights offered by our 36 speakers.

Of course, the excellence of our speakers is only part of the reason agricultural biotechnology professionals have made the journey to Calgary. For many, the opportunity to network and dialogue with international colleagues is every bit as important and appealing. We expect that both formal and informal discussions will yield great benefit to the industry we all share.

Outside the boundaries of ABIC 2007 itself, we hope you will take the time to experience all that Calgary and the Province of Alberta have to offer. If you can, please stay an extra day or two and take in some of the area’s countless opportunities for culture, leisure and recreation.

Friends, all the preparation is complete and the stage is set for a memorable conference. If there is anything we can do to make your stay more productive and enjoyable, please don’t hesitate to speak with our conference staff.

Enjoy ABIC 2007, and see you in 2008 in Cork, Ireland.

Rick Smith Art FroehlichCo-Chair Co-Chair

Rick Smith

Art Froehlich

Message froM aBIC foUNDatIoN

On behalf of the ABIC Foundation, I am delighted to welcome you to ABIC 2007 in Calgary. The ABIC Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation established in 1998 to promote the understanding and introduction of agricultural biotechnology around the globe.

The ABIC conference series began in 1996 in Saskatoon, one year after the first commercial scale planting of herbicide resistant canola in Canada. Between 1996 and 2006, the conference was held every second year with successful

conferences in Saskatoon; Toronto; Cologne, Germany; and Melbourne, Australia. In

2005, the ABIC Foundation Board decided to make ABIC an annual

conference and to rotate it between North America, Europe and Asia. So in 2008, the conference will be held in Cork, Ireland; 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand; and 2010 in Saskatoon. The Foundation board has issued

a call for proposals for ABIC 2011, which will be held in a European

location. By moving the conference around the

globe, there is tremendous opportunity to explore, discuss and understand the many global challenges and triumphs facing

agricultural biotechnology. Agriculture is currently undergoing transformational

change. We are moving towards a more environmentally friendly, renewable bio-based economy and our growing understanding of ‘omic’ sciences is a key innovation driver enabling us to create and capture more value from biological systems. We are on the front end of a truly exciting time in science with the emergence of bio-refineries utilizing renewable feedstocks. This transition to a bio-economy will help solve some of our major problems related to energy, human and animal health and the environment.

In that regard, ABIC 2007 has assembled an outstanding program under the theme: Harnessing Science for the Evolving Consumer—the fit of Agricultural Biotechnology. The program hits the mark on many of the emerging opportunities and has a cadre of leading international speakers. I want to thank BioAlberta and the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute, co-hosts of this year’s ABIC; and Iris Meck and her staff for organizing ABIC 2007. Once again, welcome to Calgary. Enjoy the unique Calgary hospitality and take some extra time for yourself and visit the magnificent Rockies.

Dr. Ashley O’SullivanChair, ABIC FoundationPresident & CEO, Ag-West Bio Inc.Saskatoon, Saskatchewan CANADA

Ashley O’Sullivan

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Thank you!• Art Froehlich, Alberta Agricultural

Research Institute • Rick Smith, SemBioSys• Darcy Fitzgerald, Alberta Livestock

Industry Development Fund• Freda Molenkamp-Oudman, Agricultural

Products Marketing Council• George Yeaman, Alberta Crop Industry

Development Fund • Pete Desai, Desai & Desai Inc.

• Ryan Radke, BioAlberta • Peter Welters, Phytowelt Green

Technologies GmbH• Anna Lavelle, Ausbiotech• Mathew Machielse, Alberta Energy• Philip Schwab, BIOTECanada• Brad Fournier, Alberta Agricultural

Research Institute • Peggy LeSueur• Luiza Zorilla, Calgary Economic

Development • Curtis Kuzyk, BioAlberta • David Bailey, Genome Alberta• Stan Blade, Alberta Agricultural Research

Institute• Denise Dewar, CropLife • Randy Johnston, University of Calgary • Wilf Keller, National Research Council• John Kennelly, University of Alberta • Gijs van Rooijen, Genome Alberta

ABIC 2007 wishes to thank the ABIC 2007 Steering Committee, Program Committee and Event Committee for their hard work and dedication in creating the speaker program and poster session and organizing a dynamic program, building the sponsorship program and sourcing support for this program and overall organizing this exciting conference.

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eCkharDt-graMatte hall, UNIversIty of Calgary 2500 UNIversIty DrIve N.W, rosé CeNtre, Calgary, alBerta

WelCoMe PreseNtatIoNs: 1:00 - 1:15 PM Art Froehlich, Co-Chair, ABIC 2007 and Rick Smith, Co-Chair, ABIC 2007, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Dr. Joe sChWarCzMcGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

ProfIle: Joe Schwarcz (PhD McGill 1973) is Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society which is dedicated to demystifying science for the public, the media and students. Dr Schwarcz also teaches a variety of courses with emphasis on health issues and on the application of chemistry to everyday life. He is well known for his informative and entertaining public lectures on topics ranging from the chemistry of love to the science of aging. Using stage magic to make scientific points is one of his specialties.

Professor Schwarcz has received numerous awards for teaching chemistry and for interpreting science for the public. Among these are the Royal Society of Canada’s McNeil Award and the American Chemical Society’s prestigious Grady-Stack Award. Previous winners of the Grady-Stack have included famed science writer Isaac Asimov, New York Times columnist Walter Sullivan and Don Herbert of TV’s “Mr. Wizard” fame. Dr. Schwarcz is the only non-American ever to be honored with this prize. His latest award is the Royal Canadian Institute’s Sandford Fleming Medal. Dr. Schwarcz was also awarded an honorary Doctorate degree by Athabasca University in the spring of 2002.

“Dr. Joe” has appeared hundreds of times on the Canadian Discovery Channel, TV Ontario, Global Television, CBC-TV, CTV-TV and various radio stations. He hosts the “Dr. Joe Show” on Montreal’s CJAD and Toronto’s CFRB every Sunday from 3-4 PM. He hosted “Science To Go,” a 13

episode show on the Discovery Channel that focused on common foods. Dr. Schwarcz writes a weekly newspaper column in the Montreal Gazette entitled “The Right Chemistry” as well as a monthly column in Canadian Chemical News. He was the chief consultant on the Reader’s Digest best sellers “Foods That Harm, Foods That Heal” and “The Healing Power of Vitamins, Minerals and Herbs” and contributed the chemistry chapter to the best-selling “Mental Floss.” His books “Radar, Hula Hoops and Playful Pigs,” “The Genie in the Bottle,” “That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles,” “Dr. Joe and What You Didn’t Know,” “The Fly in the Ointment” and “Let Them Eat Flax” have been best sellers. The books have been translated into five languages and are sold around the world. “An Apple A Day” is to be published at the end of August.

hey! there are CoCkroaChes IN My ChoColate ICe CreaM!

No, there really are no cockroaches in chocolate ice cream. But one of my radio listeners did jump to this conclusion after misinterpreting what had been said about a certain food colorant. Being on one end of a microphone and in front of television cameras for over twenty years has afforded some fascinating insight into the public’s perception of science. It has also provided an opportunity to separate sense from nonsense in areas ranging from nutrition and biotechnology to cosmetics and pesticides. This highly visual and entertaining presentation examines some serious as well as some frivolous experiences in dealing with the public and emphasizes the importance of fostering critical thinking.

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Dr. ChaNNaPatNa s. PrakashTuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA

ProfIle: Dr. C. S. Prakash, Professor, Plant Molecular Genetics, Tuskegee University, Alabama, teaches biotechnology and plant biology courses, and oversees the research on food crops of importance to developing

countries and training of scientists and students in plant biotechnology at TU. He has also been

actively involved in enhancing the societal awareness of food biotechnology issues around the world. His

Internet website AgBioWorld has become an important portal disseminating information and promoting discussion on this

subject among stakeholders such as scientists, policy makers, activists and journalists. He has earlier served on the USDA’s Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Committee.

Dr. Prakash has actively worked to promote biotechnology research and policy in developing countries of Asia and Africa through training of students and scholars, research collaboration and lectures. See also his website AfricaBiotech.com. He has been successful in impacting decision makers, the media and consumers in creating awareness of agbiotech issues especially on technology development and biosafety issues. He is instrumental in catalyzing the scientific community in many countries to be more proactive in the biotechnology debate. His outreach activities include writing commentaries, delivering public lectures, providing media interviews, and moderating daily Internet discussion group and newsletter ‘AgBioView’

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which is read by more than 5000 experts in 65 countries. The AgBioView is widely recognized as a premier news outlet on agbiotech issues because of its broad focus on technical, societal and ethical issues.

Dr. Prakash’s contribution to agricultural biotechnology has been well recognized:

• Chosen by his peers as among the “100 Top Living Contributors to Biotechnology” (October 2005; The Scientist Magazine)

• Faculty Achievement Award by TU; Voted by peers as the most productive faculty member.

• Short listed by the prestigious ‘Nature’ magazine for “Who’s who in biotech some of biotech’s most remarkable and influential personalities from the past 10 years” (March 2006;

• Awarded ‘Man of the Year 2002’ by the magazine Progressive Farmer ‘in service to Alabama Agriculture’

• Named as one of a dozen ‘pioneers, visionaries and innovators behind the progress and promise of plant biotechnology’ by the Council for Biotechnology Information.

Dr. Prakash has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a masters in genetics, and obtained his Ph.D. in forestry/genetics from the Australian National University, Canberra. His research interests include development and analysis of transgenic plants, gene expression, tissue culture and plant genomics. Dr. Prakash’s group at TU led the development of transgenic sweetpotato plants, identification of DNA markers in peanut and the development of a genetic map of cultivated peanut. A notable research achievement from his group is the development of crops with enhanced protein content of using genetic modification. He has received funding for his research from the United Stated Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency for International Development and UNESCO.

Recently, he served as the principal investigator of a

USAID funded project to promote biotechnology awareness in Africa and improve the biosafety infrastructure in this region. He has more than fifty scientific publications in refereed journals and has presented more than 100 papers. He teaches two courses in plant biotechnology and one in plant biology at TU.

Dr. Prakash is the founder of AgBioWorld Foundation that aims to provide science-based information on agbiotech issues to various stakeholders across the world. A declaration on agbiotech on its website has received endorsements from over 3500 scientists from across the world. including 25 Nobel Laureates. Dr. Prakash has spoken at dozens of institutions across the world in various continents. He has also met with policy makers, media, scientists and other stakeholders to provide information on scientific issues related to bioengineered crops. Among his speaking venues include United Nations, Vatican, US Congress, World Food Prize event, Global Ministerial Meeting on AgBiotech and World Agricultural Forum; He is an active writer and has written dozens of commentaries in national and international papers.

ChalleNges IN the aDoPtIoN of agBIoteChNology IN DeveloPINg CoUNtrIes

While agricultural biotechnology has much promise to enhance farm productivity and ensure food security in the third world, its potential has not been tapped yet fully. Many challenges lie ahead and include regulatory reform, public acceptance, trade and IP issues.

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DaNIelle sChor Senior VP of Food Safety, International Food

Information Council, Washington, DC, USA

ProfIle: Danielle Schor joined IFIC as Senior Vice President for Food Safety in June 2007 after a 25-year career at the

U.S. Department of Agriculture. She directs communication programs, executes public

affairs strategies, and manages specific issues in the area of food safety, food defense,

animal agriculture, biotechnology, food allergies, and food ingredients.

At USDA, Ms Schor most recently served as Chief of Staff to the Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and as alternate delegate for the Codex Committee on Food Labeling. She held various positions with FSIS’ Office of Public Affairs, Education and Outreach. During that time, she guided the FSIS BSE communications strategy and spearheaded a new integrative approach to risk communication as a key component of the risk analysis framework. She also served as a Technical Information Specialist at USDA’s Food and Nutrition Information Center at the National Agricultural Library.

Prior to joining USDA, she was Nutrition Consultant and Press Coordinator for the Dairy Council of Greater Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

She began her professional career as a public health nutritionist for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program with the State of Georgia.

Ms Schor has a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Maryland at College Park, and completed her internship at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

IFIC’s mission is to communicate science-based information on food safety and nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, journalists, government officials and others providing information to consumers. IFIC is supported primarily by the broad-based food, beverage and agricultural industries. IFIC materials can be found on our Web site: http://ific.org.

CoNsUMer attItUDes oN fooD BIoteChNology

Attitudinal trending research indicates higher awareness of food biotechnology, correlates with positive attitudes towards such among consumers and yields higher levels of purchase intent in most instances. This talk will explore both a decade of attitudinal consumer research on food biotechnology as well as effective, science-based communication strategies which resonate with the consumer.

2:25 - 2:55 PM

Dr. floreNCe WaMBUgU Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International (AHBFI), Nairobi, Kenya

ProfIle: Current Position: Chief Executive Officer, Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation Int’l.; Previous Position: Director, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications,

African Region Office (ISAAA - AfriCenter), Nairobi -Kenya. June 1994 – December 2001; Previous

Position: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Plant Science Monsanto Company, St. Louis, USA. December

1991 - June 1994. Previous Position: Senior Research Officer (Pathologist) and Co-ordinator of Plant Biotechnology Research, Kenya

Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) 1978-1991, Nairobi, Kenya.

Education: B.S. Botany, University of Nairobi, Kenya 1978; M.Sc. Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA, 1984; Ph.D. Virology, Biotechnology University of Bath, England 1991, Post-Doctoral Research Associate in genetic engineering - Biotechnology, Plant Science Monsanto, St. Louis, USA, 1992-94.

Publications: Authored or co-authored over 100 papers and publications in local and international journals and written a book Modifying Africa: How Biotechnology can benefit the Poor and the Hungry (www.modifyingAfrica.com). (2001) second edition, 2004.

Honors and awards: Dr. Wambugu holds several awards and honors from CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

3:00 - 3:30 PM

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Where innovation grows

Supporting thriving agriculture and bioeconomy sectors through strategic leadership and catalytic funding in three priority areas:

• Industrial biorefining — converting biomass into high value chemicals, energy and materials.

• Sustainable agriculture production — addressing the needs of the agriculture sector through innovations in nanotechnology and genomics; from maintaining livestock and crop health to food safety and value-added processing.

• Food for health — developing wholesome choices for healthy lifestyles.

Alberta Agricultural Research Institute (AARI)

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local and international institutions in recognition of her outstanding work in Africa including first place medal winner in World Bank Global Development Network Awards under science and technology category in Year 2000 for the tissue culture (TC) banana project impact to poor communities. In 2004, Dr. Wambugu received two awards, which included The Eve Woman of the year Award by the EVE Magazine in East Africa in recognition of her contribution to science/technological application to combat hunger and poverty in Africa; and The South African government commemoration of 10 years of democratic rule for her consistent support to agricultural development. In 2002 and 2005, she was awarded “Woman of the Year” recognition by the American Biographical Institute for empowering contributions leading to increased food production in Africa.

Membership to Professional Boards: Former Executive Committee member of Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), previously Former member of DuPont Biotech Advisory Panel-USA, Board of Trustees International Plant Genetics Resource Institute (IPGRI) Member of United Nations Millennium Development goals Hunger Task Force Member of the Science Board of Global Health Challenge, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Council member of Science Technology and Society (STS) in Japan

Contribution to Society good through Research and Development: Over the last ten years, Dr. Wambugu has successfully provided leadership in public/private partnership and scientific consortium for implementation of various major projects for crops and tree improvement, with significant impact on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in rural communities. The Tissue Culture (TC) banana project in Kenya and Eastern Africa facilitated under her leadership has impacted scale farmers from poverty to sustainable livelihoods and is expanding. The project has also been adopted by NEPAD-CAADP and FARA DONATA programs for scaling model project for food security and economic empowerment in Africa. The tree biotechnology project and its private sector offshoots nurseries facilitated by Dr. Wambugu who also provided leadership on

technology transfer application through public private partnerships is currently supplying over 5 million seedlings of improved tree seedlings a year to rural communities for domestic needs and reforestation. The project is now adopted by Eastern African countries and private sector investors are focused on expanding the impact. Pyrethrum is mainly produced by small-scale farmers in Kenyan highlands. Dr. Wambugu is credited with conducting the original research work and facilitating the formation of public/private partnership, which led to successful commercialization of the TC pyrethrum production in Kenya; Kenya dominates the global pyrethrum market with 80% market share. Maize streak virus (MSV) is a disease documented to cause over 20% maize yield loses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Wambugu provided leadership to a scientific consortium of local and international institutions to work on different aspects of the MSV disease control leading to development of first MSV resistant maize hybrids in Kenya. The Genetically Modified (GM) sweet potato project of KARI/USAID Monsanto that Dr. Wambugu was principle investigator has currently helped Kenya to develop a National Biosafety Regulations opened doors for introduction of other needed GM – crops, and lead to infrastructural development of has a biotransformation laboratory giving Kenya a lead in Eastern African region in relevant biotechnology.

agrI-BIoteChNology aND the DeveloPINg WorlD WIth afrICaN foCUs

The presentation will include the market opportunities being exploited in Ag-biotech in developing countries while focusing on the unique challenges, opportunities and progress being made in Africa. Specific case studies will be presented where small holder African farmers are benefiting from Ag-biotech.

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MoNDay, sePteMBer 24, 2007telUs CoNveNtIoN CeNtre, Calgary, alBerta

WelCoMe PreseNtatIoNs: 9:00 - 9:15 PM Art Froehlich, Co-Chair, ABIC 2007 and Rick Smith, Co-Chair, ABIC 2007, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

JohN olIver, Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts, Oshawa, ON,

Canada

ProfIle: John Oliver is currently President of Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts – a consulting firm in biotechnology and bio-economy strategies. His

current professional interests include: promoting agriculture

and its contribution to Canadian society, making consumers and the

agricultural industry at large aware of the opportunity the bio-economy represents for the 21st century and recognizing the contribution of science to our well-being and standard of living. He is the Chairman of Flax Canada 2015 Inc., a national initiative to develop flax as Canada’s bio-economy crop of the 21st century.

Mr. Oliver was a founding member and past chairman of the Canadian Animal Health Institute, a founding member of the Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (a recipient of the first CAMA life time achievement award) and past chairman of the Crop Protection Institute of Canada (to which he is an honorary life member.) Prior to his current position with Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts, Mr. Oliver was President, Dow Elanco Canada Inc., a joint venture between Dow Chemical and Eli Lilly to research, manufacture and market crop protection and biotechnology products.

agrICUltUre - toMorroW’s solUtIoNs toDay

Agriculture stands at a critical junction today. Historically a provider of new materials to the food feed and fibre industries, it now has the opportunity to be the foundation of the new bio-economy. Agriculture can become a critical solution provider to society – what societal needs and

what solutions will be explored.

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10 September 2007

a gloBal PersPeCtIve of BIoteCh: geNetICally MoDIfIeD CroPs aND theIr fUtUre ProsPeCts

Global overview of the adoption and impact of biotech/GM crops during the period 1996 to 2006 with particular emphasis on their role in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Commentary on the contribution of biotech crops to: global food, feed, fiber and fuel security; the environment; and the alleviation of poverty and hunger, Future prospects will include the role of biotech crops in the production of biofuels in both the industrial and developing countries.

Dr. ClIve JaMes, ISAAA, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

ProfIle: In 1990, Dr James founded ISAAA, a not-for-profit charitable organization, established to facilitate the acquisition and transfer of agricultural biotechnology applications from the industrial

countries, for the benefit of resource-poor farmers in the developing world. The mission of ISAAA is to alleviate hunger and poverty in

the developing countries. An agricultural scientist, Dr James received his formal training in the UK with a first degree in agriculture from the

University of Wales, followed by a PhD from Cambridge University. Prior to his association with ISAAA he was Deputy Director General at the International Maize

and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico, where he worked with Dr Norman Borlaug, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who is a patron of ISAAA. The last twenty five years have been spent living and/or working in the developing countries of Asia, Latin America, and Africa and devoted to agricultural research & development issues, and crop biotechnology. He has served, as Senior Agricultural Adviser to the Canadian Bilateral Aid Agency (CIDA), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations and has consulted for many international development agencies including UNDP, the World Bank and many international philanthropic foundations. He has published internationally-recognized Annual Reviews on the Global Status of GM crops, and their contribution to global food, feed and fiber security, since 1996 when GM crops were first commercialized.

9:40 - 10:00 aM

hoWarD MINIgh, CropLife International, Brussels, Belgium

ProfIle: Howard Minigh has served as President and CEO of CropLife International since June 1, 2006. He is the founder of HM Advisors, LLC, a management advisory firm. He is also a partner in Trishul Capital Partners, a boutique private equity firm and is a Director of MetaMorphix, Inc.,

an animal genomics company. From 2000-2003 Howard served as Group Vice President of Agriculture

and Nutrition with DuPont. From 1995-2000, with American Home Products, Howard was President of Cyanamid Global Agricultural Products.

10:35 - 10:55aM

It’s Not yoUr graNDfather’s farM

Wheat for bread and oats for cereal may have been the primary products of your granddad’s farm, but now farmers are growing crops to make fuel, car door panels, hydraulic oil, polymers for swimsuits and more. Plant science is driving a multitude of uses for agriculture products, just in time to meet a growing need for renewable resources. Can we do it all? Technology, innovation policies, and increased productivity are the cornerstones to success.

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Dr. ChaNNaPatNa s. PrakashTuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA

ProfIle: Dr. C. S. Prakash, Professor, Plant Molecular Genetics, Tuskegee University, Alabama, teaches biotechnology and plant biology courses, and oversees the research on food crops of importance to developing countries

and training of scientists and students in plant biotechnology at TU. He has also been actively

involved in enhancing the societal awareness of food biotechnology issues around the world. His Internet

website AgBioWorld has become an important portal disseminating information and promoting discussion on this

subject among stakeholders such as scientists, policy makers, activists and journalists. He has earlier served on the USDA’s Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Committee.

Dr. Prakash has actively worked to promote biotechnology research and policy in developing countries of Asia and Africa through training of students and scholars, research collaboration and lectures. See also his website AfricaBiotech.com. He has been successful in impacting decision makers, the media and consumers in creating awareness of agbiotech issues especially on technology development and biosafety issues. He is instrumental in catalyzing the scientific community in many countries to be more proactive in the biotechnology debate. His outreach activities include writing commentaries, delivering public lectures, providing media interviews, and moderating daily Internet discussion group and newsletter ‘AgBioView’ which is read by more than 5000 experts in 65 countries. The AgBioView is widely recognized as a premier news outlet on agbiotech issues because of its broad focus on technical, societal and ethical issues. Dr. Prakash’s contribution to agricultural biotechnology has been well recognized:

• Chosen by his peers as among the “100 Top Living Contributors to Biotechnology” (October 2005; The Scientist Magazine)

• Faculty Achievement Award by TU; Voted by peers as the most productive faculty member.

• Short listed by the prestigious ‘Nature’ magazine for “Who’s who in biotech some of biotech’s most remarkable and influential personalities from the past 10 years” (March 2006;

• Awarded ‘Man of the Year 2002’ by the magazine Progressive Farmer ‘in service to Alabama Agriculture’

• Named as one of a dozen ‘pioneers, visionaries and innovators behind the progress and promise of plant biotechnology’ by the Council for Biotechnology Information.

Dr. Prakash has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a masters in genetics, and obtained his Ph.D. in forestry/genetics from the Australian National University, Canberra. His research interests include development and analysis of transgenic plants, gene expression, tissue culture and plant genomics. Dr. Prakash’s group at TU led the development of transgenic sweetpotato plants, identification of DNA markers in peanut and the development of a genetic map of cultivated peanut. A notable research achievement from his group is the development of crops with enhanced protein content of using genetic modification. He has received funding for his research from the United Stated Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agency for International Development and UNESCO. Recently, he served as the principal investigator of a USAID funded project to promote biotechnology awareness in Africa and improve the biosafety infrastructure in this region. He has more than fifty scientific publications in refereed journals and has presented more than 100 papers. He teaches two courses in plant biotechnology and one in plant biology at TU.

Dr. Prakash is the founder of AgBioWorld Foundation that aims to provide

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Dr. PatrICk Moore, Chair and Chief Scientist of Greenspirit Strategies, Vancouver, BC, Canada

ProfIle: Dr. Patrick Moore, Ph.D. has been a leader in the international environmental field for over 30 years. He is a co-founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace

International. As the leader of many campaigns Dr. Moore was a driving force shaping policy and direction while Greenpeace became the world’s largest environmental activist organization.

In recent years, Dr. Moore has been focused on the promotion of sustainability and consensus building among competing concerns. He was a member of British Columbia government-appointed Round Table on the Environment and Economy from 1990 - 1994. In 1990, Dr. Moore founded and chaired the BC Carbon Project, a group that worked to develop a common understanding of climate change. Dr. Moore served for four years as Vice President, Environment for Waterfurnace International, a manufacturer of geothermal heat pumps for residential heating and cooling with renewable earth energy. He is now a Director of NextEnergy Solutions, the largest distributor of geothermal systems in Canada.As Chair of the Sustainable Forestry Committee of the Forest Alliance of BC from 1991 - 2002, he led the process of developing the “Principles of Sustainable Forestry” which were adopted by a majority of the industry.In 2000, Dr. Moore published Green Spirit – Trees are the Answer, a photo-book that provides a new insight into how forests work and how they can play a powerful role in solving many of our current environmental problems. Dr. Moore currently serves as Chair and Chief Scientist of Greenspirit Strategies, a consultancy focusing on environmental policy and communications in forestry, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, mining, biodiversity, energy and climate change. Honorary Doctorate of Science, North Carolina State University, 2005; Ph.D. in Ecology, Institute of Resource Ecology, University of British Columbia, 1974; Ford Foundation Fellowship, 1969-1972; Honours B.Sc. in Forest Biology, University of British Columbia.

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eNvIroNMeNtalIsM for the 21st CeNtUry. BIoteChNology, geNetIC eNgINeerINg, aND agrICUltUre

Beginning with the Natural Resources Defense Council’s scare tactics about the use of the pesticide Alar on apples, the environmental movement has been very clever at inventing campaigns that make us afraid of our food. The public is given a fearful impression with images of Frankenstein foods, killer tomatoes, and terminator seeds. The same kinds of scare tactics are now being employed in the campaign against biotechnology and genetically modified foods.

The debate on biotechnology is about whether this science is, in the balance, positive or negative for human health and the environment. Biotechnology includes advances in human and veterinary medicine, pest control, crop production and nutrition. Unlike some other aspects of biotechnology, genetic modification is a form of biological rather than chemical intervention. In other words, genetic engineering is an organic science. For this reason it is likely that genetic engineering will be of great benefit to organic farming in the scientific sense of the term.

The programs of genetic research and development now underway in labs and field stations around the world are entirely about benefiting society and the environment. Its purpose is to improve nutrition, to reduce the use of synthetic chemicals, to increase the productivity of our farmlands and forests, and to improve human health. Those who have adopted a zero-tolerance attitude towards genetic modification threaten to deny these many benefits by playing on fear of the unknown and fear of change.

From an environmental perspective there are three main areas of positive impact on ecosystems: • Genetically modified crops will generally result

in a reduction in the use of chemical pesticides. This will result in a dramatic reduction to the impact on non-target species.

• The ability to increase the productivity of food crops. GMOs will often result in increased yields due to pest resistance, drought resistance, more efficient metabolism, and other genetic traits. The higher the yield of food per unit of land, the less land must be cleared to grow our food.

• The development of herbicide tolerant varieties of food crops allows the adoption of low and zero tillage systems. This results in a considerable reduction in soil erosion, both conserving native soils and reducing the amount of chemical fertilizer inputs.

Every day 6 billion people wake up with real needs for food, energy and materials. The challenge for sustainability is to provide for our needs in ways that reduce negative impact on the environment, while also being socially acceptable and technically and economically feasible.

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science-based information on agbiotech issues to various stakeholders across the world. A declaration on agbiotech on its website has received endorsements from over 3500 scientists from across the world. including 25 Nobel Laureates. Dr. Prakash has spoken at dozens of institutions across the world in various continents. He has also met with policy makers, media, scientists and other stakeholders to provide information on scientific issues related to bioengineered crops. Among his speaking venues include United Nations, Vatican, US Congress, World Food Prize event, Global Ministerial Meeting on AgBiotech and World Agricultural Forum; He is an active writer and has written dozens of commentaries in national and international papers.

ChalleNges IN the aDoPtIoN of agBIoteChNology IN DeveloPINg CoUNtrIes

While agricultural biotechnology has much promise to enhance farm productivity and ensure food security in the third world, its potential has not been tapped yet fully. Many challenges lie ahead and include regulatory reform, public acceptance, trade and IP issues.

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14 September 2007

CoNCUrreNt sessIoN a: BIo-ProDUCts: BIorefINery aND BIoCoNversIoN

Prof. steN styMNe, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden

ProfIle: Sten Stymne is presently professor at Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Swedish University of Agriculture

in Alnarp, in the South of Sweden. His research activities has since his Ph.D. studies started 1976 concerned plant lipid biochemistry

and genetics and in particular biosynthesis of vegetable oils and he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in this area during the last 20

years. A pathway of triacylglycerol biosynthesis in plants which was proposed 1987 by Stymne and Stobart is now a part of most biochemical text books. More recently, his research has concerned the production of unusual fatty acids in plants and their channeling to triacylglycerols. The applied goal of his research is to develop high added value oils for industrial uses in transgenic oil crops.

Among his major scientific achievements can be mentioned: The first to show that polyunsaturated fatty acids are produced on phospholipids and then channeled to triacylglycerols. Demonstration that the reverse reaction of the lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase catalyses the transfer of polyunsaturated fatty acids from the phospholipids into the acyl-CoA pool for further incorporation into triacylglycerols. Further, his research has revealed the biochemical natures of the enzymes producing gamma-linolenic acid, hydroxylated, expoxidated and acetylenic fatty acids that accumulate in some oil seeds and mosses. His research group was the first in cloning genes encoding enzymes producing acetylenic fatty acids and the first in cloning a fatty acid epoxygenase of the non-heme type. They also identified a novel class of enzymes (PDAT) producing triacylglycerols from phospholipids and diacylglycerols in yeast and plants and cloned the encoding genes. They were the first in cloning a gene encoding a plant sterol ester synthesizing enzyme and in purifying low molecular weight phospholipases in plants and cloning their encoding genes.

geNetIC eNgINeereD vegetaBle oIls for BIo-MaterIals aND BIo-fUels: What aND WheN

Genetic engineering opens the possibilities to optimize vegetable oil quality for industrial uses in our oil crops. A number of valuable oil qualities for surfactant, paints, lubricants etc., can be achieved. However, before such

GM-plants can be commercially available some bottlenecks have to be solved which include not only scientific hurdles but are also concerning regulatory and intellectual property aspects.

Dr. kevIN gray, Diversa Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA

ProfIle: Dr. Kevin Gray is currently Director, Alternative Fuels at Verenium (Diversa) Corporation in San Diego, CA. Dr. Gray has oversight responsibility

in biofuels R&D at Verenium. He has been at Verenium since 1997 holding a variety of positions within the R&D organization. Prior to joining Verenium, Dr.

Gray was a staff scientist at Energy BioSystems Corporation in The Woodlands, TX from 1994 until 1997. Dr. Gray received his B.S. from Duke University in 1983

and his PhD in biochemistry from Texas Tech University in 1988. Upon completion of his PhD, Dr. Gray was awarded a European Molecular Biology Organization postdoctoral

fellowship to the Max Planck Institute in Martinsried, Germany (1988 – 1991). While at the MPI, Dr. Gray studied the role of specific amino acid residues in the bacterial photosynthetic reaction center under the direction of Prof. Dieter Oesterhelt. Dr. Gray continued his studies in bioenergetics by receiving an American Heart Association fellowship to the University of Pennsylvania in 1991 where he stayed until 1994. At the University of Pennsylvania Dr. Gray studied the mechanism of electron transfer in cytochrome oxidase and the cytochrome bc1 complex. Dr. Gray left the University of Pennsylvania in 1994 to join Energy BioSystems Corp. At EBC Dr. Gray was responsible for the isolation and characterization of a system of enzymes that carried out microbial desulfurization of fossil fuels. Dr. Gray has published over 40 articles in peer reviewed journals and is a named inventor on several patents and patent applications.

ChalleNges of lIgNoCellUlosIC BIoMass CoNversIoN

The conversion of lignocellulosic materials into ethanol and other products presents many challenges. These challenges include feedstock availability and properties, pre-processing chemistry, enzymatic saccharification and ultimately fermentation of sugars. This talk will discuss these issues and describe technologies to address them.

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16 September 2007

seeDs of ChaNge: hoW lIPID BIoProDUCts are traNsforMINg the oIlseeDs INDUstry

Presentation overview: This talk will examine the growing trend of utilizing oilseed lipids to create polymers, high value chemicals, cosmoceuticals and high value edible materials. Examples of such products, created from lipids within the Alberta Lipid Utilization Research Program will be presented, together with trends, economics, and the marketing considerations for such products.

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sUresh NarINe, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

3:10 - 3:30 PM

BIo-refINerIes: a PortfolIo of ProDUCts

The production of sugars and derivatives from corn has always been strongly linked to the fermentation industry. Over the last few years, competitiveness, overall sustainability and environmental concerns has put more pressure to the industry, fostering the concept of bio-refineries, where the emphasis is on the production of chemicals for both energy and chemical synthesis. Current and future valuable products will be discussed.

Dr. ferNaNDo saNChez-rIera, Cargill, Minneapolis, MN, USA

ProfIle: Fernando Sanchez-Riera received his Master and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical

Engineering from the University of Tucuman in Argentina. He received further training as a

Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Chemical Engineering Department of the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology. He has worked for many years in fermentation and enzymatic process development at the

National Research Council in Argentina, Bio-Technical Resources in Wisconsin, USA and lately with Cargill in Minnesota, where he leads the Bioprocess Group. He has broad experience with many different microorganisms and types of fermentations and has published several papers and patents.

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18 September 2007

CoNCUrreNt sessIoN B: aNIMal health PlaNt-Cell ProDUCeD NeWCastle DIsease vaCCINe for PoUltry: a sUCCessfUl INDUstry-UNIversIty CollaBoratIoN

The presentation will review the plant-cell-produced vaccine recently licensed by Dow AgroSciences with a particular emphasis on the application of the University – Industry Collaboration model as the basis for developing a new technology platform within an existing business. Features and evolution of the collaboration will be discussed that produced results to enable rapid assessment of the technology platform and the regulatory approval process for the first plant-made vaccine.

Dr. steve WeBB, Head of Animal Health Discovery Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN, USA ProfIle: Steven R. Webb is Cell Biology Leader in Discovery Research at Dow AgroSciences. Prior to this role, he was the Animal Health Discovery Leader and the Project Success Leader for Animal Health & Nutrition. He also led the effort that demonstrated the technical feasibility of plant-cell produced vaccines, ARC biologics, and Food Safety which lead to the creation of a new Animal Health business platform within Dow AgroSciences in 2003.

He joined DowElanco Canada Inc as a Research Scientist in Field Research & Development in 1996 and was responsible for field evaluation of several experimental herbicide candidates. In 1997, Steve accepted the role of Product Development Manager for the Nexera™ canola breeding program based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada where he was responsible for the registration of the first Natreon™ canola varieties. Subsequently he held several leadership roles within the canola program before moving to Indianapolis to be part of the company’s Biochemistry group.

Webb received his B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of Guelph in 1990. In 1992, he received a M.Sc. in Biochemistry prior and completed his Ph.D. in Immunochemistry in 1998 also from the University of Guelph.

Dr. lorNe BaBIUk, University of Alberta,

Edmonton AB, Canada

ProfIle: Dr. Lorne Babiuk is currently the Vice-President (Research) at the

University of Alberta. Prior to his most

recent appointment, he was the Director of

the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan where he spearheaded the development of a number of novel vaccines – many of them were world firsts using biotechnology approaches. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and the recipient of numerous other national and international awards.

vaCCINes aND hUMaN aND aNIMal health The application of novel technologies to develop both human and animal vaccines will be

described. Furthermore, the development of animal vaccines to control human infections will be presented.

Vaccination against infectious diseases of animals and humans has been one of the most effective methods to reduce economic losses and improve productivity and quality of life. Current technologies (genomics and biotechnology) allow for more rapid development of more effective and safer vaccines. Furthermore, knowledge gained in developing animal vaccines can rapidly be transferred to development of human vaccines. Finally, there is recognition that vaccination of animals can be a very effective method to control zoonotic infections in humans. This is especially the case for many of the newly emerging diseases, whose origin is often in animals.

Since advances in any field of science require cross fertilization, the ABIC conference will allow researchers like myself to hear the latest advances in all areas of biotechnology which might be applied to my own field. In addition to providing an opportunity to expand the range of contacts that ABIC provides, it also provides a venue for recruitment of potential students and faculty.

With the increasing need for food, due to global population growth, the challenges of climate change and significant economic growth that can be generated by the application of biotechnology to expedite product development makes the ABIC conference extremely critical to advances in these fields.

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Dr. tIM a. McallIster,Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,

Lethbridge, AB, Canada

ProfIle: Tim McAllister obtained his M.Sc. in Animal Biochemistry at the University of Alberta and his Ph. D. in rumen microbiology and nutrition from the University of Guelph in1991.

He obtained a NSERC postdoctoral fellowship with the University of Calgary where he continued to conduct studies on the relationship between

microbial biofilm development and the health and productivity of beef cattle. After appointments in technical and biologist positions he was promoted

to a Principal Research Scientist where he is presently in charge of a diverse research team that employs the tools of biotechnology to define the ecology and develop

mitigation strategies for pathogens in beef cattle. Lately his team has focussed on aspects of antibiotic resistance, rumen ecology and E. coli O157:H7 in beef cattle. Tim has authored over 200 scientific papers and is a recipient of the Pfizer Young Scientist Award, and the Elanco Award for the Production of Safe and Affordable Food for his contributions to beef production in Canada.

aDvaNCeD teChNIqUes for the DeteCtIoN, CharaCter-IzatIoN aND MItIgatIoN of PathogeNs IN Beef Cattle

This presentation covers the DNA finger printing techniques used to define microbial ecology, the real-time PCR techniques used to detect bacteria responsible for bovine respiratory disease in cattle and discuss the gene cloning done to target and develop specific methods through antibody therapy to kill pathogens in cattle.

CoNCUrreNt sessIoN C: BIoteCh solUtIoNs to ClIMate ChaNge

Dr. Peter Welters, Phytowelt Green Technologies GmbH, Nettetal, Germany

ProfIle: After his studies in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Food Chemistry in Germany,

Dr. Peter Welters spent 4 years of research at the Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research

to do his Diploma and Ph.D. thesis. During this time he worked at the Dept. of Prof. Jeff Schell on promoter

control in nitrogen-fixing symbiosis of Rhizobia and legumes. Afterwards he spent three years at the University of California, San Diego in the laboratories of Prof. Maarten Chrispeels and Prof. Scott Emr. He did basic research in protein transport regulation in plants and yeasts. After seven years of experience in molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry, he was chosen as head of the project “Production of pharmaceutical proteins in plants“ in Rouen, France.

His experience and innovative ideas led to the foundation of

“Biotechnology and Molecular Biology“ which was transformed into Phytowelt GmbH in 1998. As Founder and CEO of Phytowelt GmbH he was offered to become also CEO of GreenTec GmbH in 2002. Green Tec GmbH is a spin-off company from the Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, which was founded in 1997 by the four directors of the Max-Planck-Institute (Prof. J. Schell, Prof. Dr. K. Hahlbrock, Prof. Dr. F. Salamini, Prof. Dr. H. Saedler).

Since January 2006, after 10 years experience as CEO, Dr. Peter Welters is CEO of Phytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH, a fusion of GreenTec GmbH and Phytowelt GmbH located in Nettetal (Head Office) and Cologne (R & D). The company offers laboratory and know-how services in Ag-biotechnology, e.g. somatic hybridisation, tissue culture, marker technologies, contract studies and project coordination. Peter Welters is also a Board Member of BioCologne e.V. and Founding Member of CLIB 2021, Germany.

Dr. rICharD harlaND,

Novartis, Calgary, AB, Canada

ProfIle: Richard Harland

DVM MVetSc, initially graduated

as a Veterinarian (1982) and practiced in

rural Western Canada, then returned for post graduate

work in epidemiology. Then I worked at V.I.D.O. at the University of Saskatchewan on bovine immunology and vaccine development. I then had the opportunity to move to a Biotech company (BioStar) with some of the technology that we developed. BioStar was acquired by Novartis Animal Health (2000) and I continued there as Director of R&D for vaccines. Recently I moved to the role of Head Global Vaccine Lead finding for Novartis Animal Health, and focus in part on collaboration between animal health and our human vaccine division.

the IMPaCt of BIoteChNology oN vaCCINes for aNIMal health PreseNtatIoN overvIeW

Advances in vaccine biotechnology have been more rapidly adopted for licensed products in animal health than in human health. The veterinary health industry has been an early adopter of recombinant sub-units, attenuated vectors for antigen delivery, DNA vaccines and cancer vaccines. There are differences in regulations, the ability to work directly with the animal species in question, and unmet health needs that have led to these fast adaptations. Further economic drivers are the fact that prevention and vaccination are a much larger part of the Animal Health Pharmaceutical business (nearly 25% of global markets) than the overall Human pharmaceutical markets (about 2% of human pharmaceutical markets). Despite the rapid adoptation of new technologies in Animal Health most of these uses are for improved vaccines against species of viruses and bacteria for which there have been vaccines made with traditional technologies. The next advances will be the use of these technologies for novel diseases, prevention of zoonotic diseases and for health and performance enhancement of animals.

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Dr. DavID layzell, BIOCAP Canada Foundation,

Kingston, ON, Canada

ProfIle: For more than 25 years, David Layzell has been working to generate environmental and economic value by understanding and optimizing the exchanges of gases between plants and the atmosphere. His work as a professor at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario) has led to more than 100 peer reviewed publications, 7 US

patents, election as a Fellow in the Royal Society of Canada, and the creation of a biological instrumentation company

called Qubit Systems Inc. (www.qubitsystems.com). In 1998, he established BIOCAP

Canada (www.biocap.ca), a national, non-profit research foundation that is supporting Canada’s transformation to a sustainable bioeconomy. With support from federal and provincial governments, leading industries and environmental groups, BIOCAP has initiated more than $51M of biomass energy and biosphere management research involving over 100 government and 250 university researchers at 35 universities across Canada. Dr. Layzell is the President and CEO of BIOCAP.

2:00 - 2:20PM

BIologICal aND BIoteChNology solUtIoNs to ClIMate ChaNge

The talk will provide a high level perspective on the role that biological systems can play in the global effort to address the challenges of climate change. While examples of

Biotechnology opportunities should have relevance to countries

around the world, there will be a focus on

particular challenges and opportunities in

Canada.

JoaNNe BUth, Canola Council of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

ProfIle: JoAnne Buth is the President of Canola Council of Canada. She has worked with the agricultural sector in management, research and communications

and for both public and private organizations. Most recently she was Vice President of the Canola Council

and prior to joining the Council she was a manager with the provincial government agriculture department. She holds

a Master’s of Science from the University of Manitoba. The Canola Council is a non-profit industry association representing all sectors of the Canadian canola industry. The Council’s mission is to enhance the Canadian canola industry’s ability to profitably produce and supply seed, oil and meal products that offer superior value to customers throughout the world.

CaNola Is goINg “greeN” – eNvIroNMeNtal BeNefIts of ag BIoteChNology

Canola is Canada’s most important oil seed crop and growers have rapidly adopted innovative new varieties developed through biotechnology. The impact of this change on the farm translates into benefits for the grower through better weed control and more profit and benefits to the environment through reduced input use, less soil tillage and a reduction in greenhouse gases.

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hoW PlaNts WIll Be effICIeNtly UseD as reNeWaBle resoUrCes IN the CheMICal INDUstry ClIB2021 aND other INDUstrIal r & D PrograMs IN eUroPe to reDUCe C02 eMIssIoNs

Already now 5 – 10 % of basic material for the chemical industry is stemming from renewable resources, mainly plant material. CLIB2021, supported with 20 Mio € from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for the next five years, will focus their projects on new applications for plant derived basic materials and on substitutions of petrochemically produced polymers and intermediates. Through the implication of academia, large international corporations and SMEs, the cluster will generate value over the whole supply chain improving sustainability and the impact of renewable resources. The implementation of its results will lead to a reduction of CO

2 emissions.

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Dr. Peter MattheWMaN, Performance Plants Inc., Kingston, ON, Canada

ProfIle: Mr. Matthewman is the Chief Operating Officer of Performance Plants Inc. (PPI). The company is a developer of high

value biotechnology traits and crops serving the rapidly expanding food and biofuel markets. PPI’s technologies are focused on addressing the

challenges of climatic change, global warming, drought and limited water supply.

Performance Plants Inc. is privately held and was founded in 1996. It has license and research agreements with multi-national companies that sell over 50% of North American Ag seeds, plus a global agreement in the turf grass and ornamental markets. In 2006, Performance Plants Inc. completed the largest private ag-biotechnology equity round in Canadian history. Peter has extensive international experience in agri-business and technology commercialization. Internationally he was worked in Europe and Asia with Rhone-Poulenc SA, a French life sciences company. While in Lyon, France he was responsible for global licensing and strategic marketing for Rhone-Poulenc’s crop protection division, and in Singapore he was responsible for the commercial operations of their animal nutrition business in Asia. Mr. Matthewman is a graduate of the University of Manitoba (Bachelor of Agricultural Science) and the Ivey School of Business. He serves of the Boards of the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, BIOTECanada and the Commercialization Board of the Alberta Heritage Fund for Medical Research.

harvestINg the sUN: BIofUel CroPs

Since the start of Agriculture, 10,000 years ago, we have developed crops for food production. Now we need to produce plants that we harvest for energy.

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sePteMBer 25, 2007agrICUltUral BIoteChNology oPPortUNItIes aND solUtIoNs

JaMes IaDeMarCo, MBA, Bayer CropScience,

Research Triangle Park, NC

ProfIle: Currently General Manager for BioMaterials at Bayer CropScience, James Iademarco has more than 20 years of experience in the agricultural,

chemical, and biotechnology industries. James started his career in

crop chemicals in the early 80’s and subsequently worked across seven divisions

of Monsanto’s agricultural and chemical businesses where he gained diverse experience

in sales & marketing, brand strategies, and business management. After the chemical businesses were spun-off from Monsanto in 1997, James was asked to manage the P&L for a $100 million portfolio in technical and personal care phosphates as a Business Director for the newly formed Solutia, Inc.

In 2000, James decided to transition into the expanding field of industrial biotechnology and joined Diversa. There, he was responsible for building their oleochemical platform involving the commercialization of novel enzyme products and establishing key downstream collaborations. In February of 2005, he joined Bayer CropScience in Research Triangle Park, where he currently resides. As General Manager of BioMaterials, he developed strategies for creating innovative chemicals and materials using plant biotechnology. Recently, Bayer announced James as the new delegate for its limited partnership with Burrill & Company, a VC and merchant bank who manages over $800 million in assets. He is part of the assessment team evaluating start-up companies in ag biotech, biomaterials and biofuels. James has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s of Business Administration from Columbia University. He is a former seminar leader for the American Management Association and remains an active faculty member.

Novel PlaNt-BaseD solUtIoNs for agrICUltUre, NUtrItIoN, health aND BIoMaterIals… CoNsUMer DrIveN aND farMer foCUseD.

As attention to sustainable development continues to escalate, and stakeholders are looking more discerning to alternative solutions from agricultural, plant biotechnology will play a more critical role in farm management as well as downstream value creation in the new bioeconomy. Beyond mechanical tools, pesticides have lead the way for decades in improving crop yields which have translated to the efficient production of oils, carbohydrates, and proteins for food and industrial products. Plant biotechnology through the innovative wave of input traits has taken crop production as well as crop management to a new pinnacle over the last 10 years. Now, with an even more advanced tool box, output traits in certain key crops can be created to deliver novel solutions that meet the unmet needs of industry and consumers.

James Iademarco will talk about how next generation input traits complemented with crop chemicals will provide the farmer what they need to meet the increasing demands on food, feed, and fiber worldwide. He will also discuss how plant biotechnology could enable output traits to deliver value in downstream markets that are increasingly embracing biobased solutions.

In addition to Bayer CropScience’s crop protection and seed treatment portfolio, Bayer Bioscience has leading seed businesses in canola, cotton, rice and vegetables. These crops serve as a core platform for Bayer to deliver product solutions to the farmer, and also to explore solutions that could deliver unique benefits along a new value chain in an emerging bioeconomy.

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Dr. DavID M. kohl, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, USA

ProfIle: David Kohl received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University. From August 1978 through June 2003, Kohl was Professor of Agricultural Finance and Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship in the Department of Agricultural

and Applied Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech),

Blacksburg, Virginia. From June 1999 through May 2001, Dave was on special leave working on cutting-

edge initiatives that would strategically position Royal Bank of Canada in the marketplace. Afterwards, he resumed his academic

duties at Virginia Tech. Kohl is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech. Kohl has traveled over 5.4 million miles throughout his professional career! He has conducted more than 3,200 workshops and seminars for agricultural groups such as bankers, Farm Credit, FSA, and regulators, as well as producer and agribusiness groups. He has published four books and over 400 articles on financial and business related topics in journals, extension, and other popular publications. Kohl regularly writes for Farm Journal ,Top Producer, Ag Lender, Journal of Agricultural Lending, and Soybean Digest.

He has received 11 major teaching awards while teaching over 10,000 students, and 8 major Extension and Public Service awards from Virginia Tech, Cornell University, and state and national organizations. Kohl is a two-time

recipient of the prestigious American Agricultural Economics Association’s Outstanding Teaching Award. Kohl is only one of five professors in the 86-year history of the Association to receive the award twice. He received the Governor’s award for his distinguished service to Virginia agriculture, the youngest recipient to receive this award.

Kohl has addressed the American Bankers Agricultural Conference for 26 consecutive years, and has appeared before numerous state bankers schools and conferences throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the world.

As facilitator of the United States Farm Financial Standards Task Force and member of the Canadian Agricultural Financial Standards Task Force, Dr. Kohl was one of the leaders in establishing guidelines for the standardized reporting and analysis of agricultural producers’ financial information on national and international levels.

hIgh teCh farMINg aND raNChINg: the sky’s the lIMIt.

The future is bright for technology in Agriculture. What are the trends impacting technology adoption? Where do we go from here? How will technology impact farmers and consumers in the next 10 years? Who will prosper in the food and fiber value chain? Dr. Kohl will examine the evolving agricultural producer and consumer landscape to provide insight into the industry’s future.

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7Dr. sharaNagoUDa ayyaNagoUDa PatIl, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Delhi, India

ProfIle An eminent researcher, educationist and administrator of international repute, with 40 years of service to the nation, particularly in the predominantly rainfed state of Karnataka. Have served on various senior positions like Plant Breeder (Oilseeds), Director of Instructions (Agri), Director of Research, Vice Chancellor, UAS Dharwad, and Director of the premier national institute in agriculture Viz. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Made significant contribution by breeding 16 varieties and hybrids of crops like Cotton, Groundnut, Castor, Niger and Sunflower that are normally grown in the rainfed areas. These varieties and hybrids are still popular among the farmers and earning crores of rupees as revenue every year. Honored with more than a dozen prestigious awards at state, national and international levels, for contribution made in agricultural development. Positions held:Research Assistant (Cotton), ARS, Dharwad 15.12.1967 to 03.06.1973 Assistant Plant Scientist (Cotton), RARS, Raichur 14.06.1973 to 29.06.1982 Plant Breeder - Class I (Oilseeds), RARS, Raichur 30.06.1982 to 12.07.1987 Associate Dir. of Research, RARS, Raichur 13.07.1987 to 08.08.1993 Director of Instruction (Agri.), AC, Dharwad 09.08.1993 to 28.05.1999 Director of Research, UAS, Dharwad 29.05.1999 to 27.11.2000 Vice-Chancellor, UAS, Dharwad 28.11.2000 to 31.08.2006Director, IARI, New Delhi 01.09.2006 to till date

Professional : Developed hybrids and high yielding varieties (16) in important commercial Achievements crops, namely, Cotton and Oilseed crops, viz., Groundnut, Niger, Sunflower and Contributions to and Castor. Farmers are still profitably growing these hybrids/varieties, by Farming Community which Govt. of Karnataka is earning crores of rupees as revenue every year.

Developed and released Varalaxmi (DCH-3)- the world’s first inter-specific long staple cotton hybrid, which earned enormous income to the farmers and our country.

Cotton hybrids (2) : Varalaxmi (DCH-3) & Jayalaxmi (DCH-32)Cotton - High yielding varieties (5): Sharada (CPD 8-1), Soubhagya (DS-59),

Renuka (DB-312), Shweta (RAMPBS-155) & Hima (RAS 299-1). Groundnut (3) : Bharati (JL-24), ICGS-11 and Apoorva (R-8808) Niger (2) : RCR-18 and RCR-140 Sunflower : Dwarf Morden Castor (hybrid) : GCH-4 Castor (HYV-2) : SH-41 and 48.-1

Awards Received: Recipient of the following international, national, state and university awards International Decree of Merit - Agril. Sciences (Plant Breeding) - 1998, The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England

National : Bharatha Rathna Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial National Parisara Ratna Award -2000,

National Pollution Control & Environment ConservationCommittee, Mysore. Certificate of Excellence - 1998, Industrial Economic Forum, New Delhi, Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution Award of ICAR - 2000, New Delhi*Indira Gandhi NSS Award-2000-01, Govt. of India*Honour of Citation - 2003, Centre for Land Use Management, Hyderabad Rao Bahadur Dr. Ram Dhan Singh Memorial Trust Award-2003, CCSHAR,

HaryanaState level: Karnataka Rajyotsava Award - 1997, Govt. of Karnataka,

Sahithyashri Prashasti-1996, Shri Sharada Multipurpose Programme Group, Chowdayya Danapur- Tq. Ranibennur, Dist. Haveri (Karnataka)

Best University NSS State Award 2000-01, Govt. of Karnataka* Krishika Bandhu - 2001, Hyderabad Karnataka Young Writers Association, Shahapur, Dist: Gulbarga

Karuna Sagar Sanman Certificiate - 2004 for dedicated services rendered for Animal Protection given by The Hubli Panjarpol Saunstha, Hubli

“The Great Son of Karnataka” - Karnataka State Intellectuals Honour University: Best Research Management Award - 1989, UAS, Dharwad level

Cash Incentive Award for Ad-hoc Research Schemes (1999-2000) (* = Institutional awards during my first tenure)Membership of : Life Member of 25 Agricultural Scientific Periodicals of

International, Professional National and State Levels. Organizations

Publications:299 Research Articles : 61 Research Papers: 146

Popular Articles: 36 Books : 01 Research Bulletin : 02 Folders: 03 Research notes: 13 Other publications: 16

Research papers in : 20 Press

ag BIoteChNology oPPortUNIty IN INDIa India with limited land resource and population expected around

1.4 billion by 2020 will continue to face problem of food shortage, malnutrition, under nourishment. However, the use of biotechnology for developing varieties, hybrids and transgenics resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses, inclusion of novel traits has thrown tremendous opportunities to provide solutions to these problems. This has been clearly brought out in this article.

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Dr. roBert t. fraley, Monsanto, St. Louis, MO, USA

ProfIle: Sometimes referred to as the father of

agricultural biotechnology, Dr. Fraley oversees

Monsanto’s integrated crop and seed agribusiness

technology and research with facilities in most world areas. He

has been involved in agricultural biotechnology since the early eighties and has been with Monsanto for a total of 25 years. Dr. Fraley has held several positions at Monsanto, including Co-President of Monsanto’s Agricultural Sector; President of Monsanto’s Ceregen business unit prior to the merger with Pharmacia & Upjohn with responsibilities for the discovery, development and commercialization of new crop chemical and biotechnology products; Group Vice President and General Manager of the New Products Division; Vice President of Technology for crop chemical and plant biotechnology R&D; Director of Monsanto’s Plant Science Research Group; and Senior Research Specialist, Monsanto Biological Sciences Program.

Dr. Fraley’s educational background includes Fellowship from the University of California, San Francisco, a Ph.D in microbiology/biochemistry from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois.

He is a Fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, past member of the Agriculture Biotechnology Research Advisory Committee and the National Institutes of Health Molecular Cytology Study Section. Dr. Fraley is technical advisor to numerous government and public agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, Office of Technology Assessment, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Agency for International Development, National Academy of Science, and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications. He also is a member of several scientific journal editorial boards. Dr. Fraley has contributed to years of agricultural development through a number of significant activities, including authoring more than 100 publications and patent applications relating to technical advances in agricultural biotechnology. He received the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 1999 and was awarded the National Award for Agricultural Excellence in Science by National Agri-Marketing Association in 1995. Also in 1995 he was honored with the Kenneth A. Spencer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Agricultural and Food Chemistry and the Progressive Farming Magazine�s Man of the Year Award. In addition, Fraley was awarded with the Monsanto Edgar M. Queeny Award in recognition of the discovery, development and successful commercialization of Roundup Ready® crops, as well as the Monsanto Thomas and Hochwalt Award for recognition of the advances made in basic research in plant biology.

health aND NUtrItIoN oPPortUNItIes for agrICUltUre

Dr. Robert Fraley will address the current state of research and development in agricultural biotechnology, highlighting new products in the R&D pipeline. The particular focus will be biotech crops with direct consumer benefits, such as oilseed crops producing more nutritional oils or containing Omega-3 fatty acids.

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JaCk grUshCoW, Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada

ProfIle: Jack Grushcow is a founder, President and CEO of Linnaeus Plant Sciences Inc. The mission of Linnaeus is to create value-added, renewable, biodegradable industrial oils in

temperate climate oil seed crops. These new oils will initially represent alternatives to current petrochemicals and reduce the

refining expense and pollution that often accompanies them. In the future Linnaeus expects to engineer completely novel oils which

will form the basis of the next century’s exciting new materials, including specialty plastics, nylons, lubricants and non-polluting fuels. A direct benefit of

this technology will be significant value creation for farmers, offering increased revenue potential. The introduction of new value-added crops to Canadian farmers should provide significantly higher returns per acre and provide the growers with an alternative crop in times of over capacity in other traditional crops.

Jack Grushcow was the founder and CEO of Consumers Software Inc., one of Canada’s largest software companies. He went from one man start-up to world leader in the development and marketing of Electronic Mail software. Consumers Software Inc. had sales in excess of $20 million and delivered a 30% pretax profit while maintaining an annual R&D budget in excess of $3 million. The company was acquired by Microsoft in 1991, in what was then the largest transaction of its kind. The technology developed by Consumers Software provides the underpinnings of the Microsoft Mail family of products including MS Outlook. Jack Grushcow served on the Science Council of British Columbia from 1991-1993. He was selected as one of British Columbia’s top business people under the age of 40 by B.C. Business Magazine and has been awarded Canada’s top export development award. He has authored three books on the subject of applying computer systems to business applications with Prentice-Hall and two books in the area of analyzing commodity futures with John Wiley & Sons.

eNgINeereD oIlseeDs for fUels, lUBrICaNts aND PolyMers

Current trends driving demand for bio-products include concerns for the environment, GHG reduction and the cost and availability of petroleum. Canada is a world leader in agriculture and in particular in the area of oil seed production with an average of over 10 million acres under production each year. Unfortunately, prices for commodity seed oils have been trending steadily down for the last 20 years. This presentation explores how new the tools of molecular biology can deliver value added feed stocks for industrial

purposes that can substitute for a variety of petroleum products. These new products promise to deliver significant value added at the farm gate while at the same time providing products that lessen the

impact on our environment.

1:35 - 1:55 PM

24 September 2007

Dr. eUgeN ProeMPer, Johnson Controls, Grefrath, Germany

ProfIle: Dr. Eugen Proemper, 57 years; Study: Polymer Chemistry at Technical University Aachen, Germany from 1974 to 1980; Graduation to Doctor of Natural Science at German Institute for Wool Research in 1983; Postdoctoral

research fellow at Institute for Plastic Processing in Aachen till 1986; Since 1986 Department Leader for Material Research

and Material testing at different tear 1 suppliers of automotive companies. Since 1998 at Johnson Controls Engineering Manager /

Material & Process Engineering. Responsible for: New Material Concepts, Materials based on natural resources, Testing of materials and completed parts, Research of Material Emissions, Sustainability: Recycling Concepts and ELV Strategies

aUtoMotIve INterIor Parts froM NatUral resoUrCes

Overview of Johnson Controls; Natural Fiber Product Portfolio, Provenience, costs and quality of natural fibers; NF materials with thermoplastic and thermosetting resins; New development: Resins made by Bio Polymers.

2:00 - 2:20 PM

Dr. krIstI sNell, Metabolix Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA

ProfIle: Dr. Kristi Snell joined Metabolix in 1997 and is currently the Team Leader of Plant Metabolic Engineering. In this position, she directs the company’s internal plant projects and manages the company’s external projects with universities to develop systems for the production of PHA biobased plastics in

plants. Prior to joining Metabolix, Dr. Snell was a post doctoral associate at MIT working in the

field of PHA biosynthesis. Dr. Snell obtained a BS from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Purdue

University.

greeN geNes aND BIoPlastICsMetabolix is currently commercializing its

first technology platform for the production of the mirel family of bioplastics through

its Telles joint venture with ADM. The company is also expanding its

platforms to include renewable industrial chemical products and the direct production of bioplastics in crop plants.

2:50 - 3:10 PM

Dr. MaUrICe MoloNey,SemBioSys Genetics, Calgary, AB, Canada

ProfIle: Dr. Moloney, SemBioSys’ scientific founder, has over twenty years of extensive experience in plant biotechnology and has been Chief Scientific Officer since July 2001. Dr. Moloney held the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair in Plant Biotechnology from

1995 to 2004 and was also a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary where he taught since 1987. Prior to these positions, Dr. Moloney

was the head of the Cell Biology Group at Calgene Inc., where he developed the first transgenic oilseed plants using canola as the target crop. This resulted in a landmark patent

in plant biotechnology and eventually became the basis of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready® and Bayer’s Liberty Link® canola products. Dr. Moloney has published more than seventy original research

papers and is an inventor on over twenty issued or pending patent families. Dr. Moloney serves on many federal and corporate advisory boards and is currently a member of NSERC Council and the Chairperson of NSERC’s Committee on Research Partnerships. Dr. Moloney has received a number of prestigious awards, including the Alberta Science and Technology (ASTECH) Award for leadership in Alberta Technology. Dr. Moloney received his B.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from Imperial College at the University of London and his doctorate in Plant Biochemistry from Leicester Polytechnic in the United Kingdom. Recently, Dr. Moloney was honoured by the University of Lethbridge with a D.Sc. honoris causa.

PlaNt MaDe PharMaCeUtICals

CoNCUrreNt sessIoN B: hUMaN health Dr. graNt PIerCe, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre,Winnipeg, MB, Canada

ProfIle: Dr. Grant N. Pierce, Hon B.P.H.E., (Lakehead University), M.Sc. (Dalhousie University), Ph.D. in Physiology,

(University of Manitoba). After completing postdoctoral training at UCLA (1983-86), Dr Pierce

obtained his first faculty appointment in the Dept. of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine at the University of

Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Pierce has published over 175 research manuscripts and written or edited 7 textbooks on

a variety of topics concerning metabolism, nutrition and cardiovascular health. His research papers have been cited well over four thousand times. His work on the diabetic cardiomyopathy and ischemic heart disease has been pioneering and highly cited. Dr. Pierce has served on the Editorial Boards of the top basic science cardiovascular journals in the world including Circulation Research, the American Journal of Physiology and the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. He has served as Assistant Editor of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry for >15 years. He is currently Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of

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Dr. J. BrUCe gerMaN, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

ProfIle: Bruce German received his PhD from Cornell University, joined the faculty at the University of California, Davis in 1988, in 1997 was named the first John E. Kinsella Endowed Chair in Food, Nutrition and Health is currently

professor, at University of California, Davis serves as senior scientific advisor at the Nestlé

Research Center in Lausanne Switzerland and head of the Scientific Board of Lipomics Technologies Inc

in California. His research interests include the structure and function of dietary lipids, the role of milk components in food

and health and the application of metabolic assessment to personalizing diet and health.

The goal of his research is to build the knowledge necessary to improve human health through superior foods. Research projects directed to this goal are studying how individual human lipid metabolism responds to the chemical composition and structural organization of foods. Each person has slightly different responses to diet based on their genetics, their metabolism and their nutrition status. It is thus necessary to understand the molecular basis of these differences, how to recognize them and design food strategies to complement them. We are working on analytical strategies to enable individuals to monitor how their body reacts to various foods and to modify their consumption to maintain good health. With health targets established it is the equally important task of the research to understand how to provide superior choices in foods that integrate the compositional, structural and nutritional functionalities of biomaterials through bioguided food processes. The model being used of how to proceed is milk, the product of millennia of constant Darwinian selective pressure to produce a food to nourish, sustain and promote healthy infant mammals to be healthier. Milk is the

only bio-material that has evolved for the purpose of nourishing growing mammals. Survival of offspring exerted a strong selective pressure on the biochemical evolution of lactation as a bioguided process. Just like evolution of any biological organism or system, the strong survive, which leads to the appearance of new traits that promote health, strength and ultimately survival. This evolutionary logic is the basis of the research program to discover physical, functional and nutritional properties of milk components and to apply these properties as principles to foods.

Bruce German and colleagues have published more than 250 papers on lipids and food, metabolism and metabolite measurements and food functions and patented various applications of lipids as bioactive agents. The research articles from the lab over the past 10 years rank in the top 10 most cited in Agriculture available at www.ISIhighlycited.com.

fooD IN the ‘oMICs era: toWarDs PersoNal health aND safety

Safe and nourishing foods must reconcile that people differ in their responses to food components. Thus the varying compositions, functions and actions of foods will need to be matched to the genetic, lifestage and lifestyle variations among individuals.

Physiology and Pharmacology. He has been invited to give over 125 lectures at meetings and Universities throughout the world. In collaboration with the Faculties of Pharmacy, Agricultural and Food Sciences, Human Ecology and Medicine, he has initiated the Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) at St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre to investigate the health-related benefits of nutraceuticals and functional foods. This has now been expanded to a formal agreement with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada to include their researchers in the Centre on a permanent basis. CCARM is now the only research group in the world to investigate the health-related benefits of nutraceuticals and functional foods that operates out of a state-of-the-art medical research facility and a new Clinical Trial Institute and is associated with a teaching hospital. This offers distinct opportunities in advancing our knowledge of the effects of these products in clinical populations. Dr. Pierce is currently the Executive Director of Research

at St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre. He has received many awards (including those from the American Heart Association, the International Society for Heart Research, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba, CIHR) in recognition of research excellence. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of several health-related institutions. He is the past Chair of the Scientific Review Executive Committee for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

the JoUrNey froM BeNCh to BeDsIDe to Better lIvINg

The talk will describe our current research progress investigating the cardiovascular effects of dietary flaxseed in basic science and clinical studies.

loNg ChaIN oMega-3 fatty aCIDs IN the DIetary MaNageMeNt of MetaBolIC syNDroMe: a NUtrIgeNoMIC aPProaCh

The molecular nutrition of omega-3 fatty acids provides a mechanistic underpinning for the development of therapeutic diets to offset the risk and/or the progression of disease through an integrated understanding of genetic predisposition, nutrient-gene interactions and appropriately timed nutritional pharmacology. A nutrigenomic approach to the development of EPS-enriched diets for the dietary management of cardio-inflammatory disease will be presented as a case study.

2:50 - 3:10 PM

2:00 - 2:20 PM

Dr. Peter J. gIllIes, DuPont, Newark, DE, USA

Peter holds a Ph.D. in Medical Science from McMaster University. Prior to joining DuPont, he spent 2 years doing postdoctoral research in biochemical toxicology at the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. During his 27 year R&D career at DuPont, he has held a succession of positions including Director of Cardiovascular Disease Research for DuPont

Pharmaceuticals, Science Officer for DuPont Consumer Health, and Director of Human Health Science for Nutrition &

Health; he is presently a Senior Research Fellow in DuPont’s Central Research & Development Department. Peter holds Adjunct

Professorships at the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Toronto. He is an elected Fellow of the American Heart Association and the

Society of Toxicology, and a member of numerous professional organizations including the National Lipid Association, the International Society of Nutrigenetics/Nutrigenomics, and the North American Society for the Study of Obesity. His research interests include lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, cardio-inflammatory diseases, molecular nutrition and nutrigenomics.

26 September 2007

CoNCUrreNt sessIoN C: ChalleNges for sUCCess – regUlatory, traDe aND INvestMeNt

saNo M. shIMoDa, BioScience Securities, Inc., Venice, CA, USA

ProfIle: Sano Shimoda is president and founder of BioScience Securities, a boutique corporate advisory and investment banking

firm that is now located in Venice, California, in the Los Angeles area. (BioScience Securities was

originally founded in Orinda, California, in the San Francisco Bay area, in 1993.)

BioScience Securities is unique in its focus on the broad application of biotechnology to plants and agriculture. The firm

was founded based on a vision that the long-term development of agricultural biotechnology, tied to the creation of powerful new technologies centered on the biological sciences, would redefine the value creation potential of agriculture, as well as re-engineer and create new links between agriculture and the broader economy, as we move towards a “plant-based economy.”

Sano Shimoda is well recognized for his forward-looking views of the changing dynamics agricultural biotechnology will have as it redefines the value creation potential of agriculture, the implications for the existing agricultural infrastructure, and the growing integrative linkages agriculture will have with the overall economy. The firm’s focus on agricultural biotechnology builds on Sano’s long-standing marketplace knowledge of the crop protection and seeds industries.

BioScience Securities’ views are widely quoted in both general business and agricultural-oriented publications. Mr. Shimoda has made numerous presentations in the U.S. and worldwide to a broad array of companies and industry groups focused on the impact, changes, and opportunities that will be created by agricultural biotechnology. Mr. Shimoda has been a guest speaker

on TV news programs and has been seen on CNBC, CNN, The Financial New Network, PBS’ McNeil-Lehrer New Hour, and Japan’s version of “60 Minutes.”

Mr. Shimoda has over 30 years of experience in the Wall Street community focusing on agriculture, agricultural biotechnology, and the agricultural chemical and chemical industries. Prior to founding BioScience Securities, Mr. Shimoda was an analyst at Montgomery Securities (San Francisco) 1990-1991, The First Boston Corporation (New York) 1976-1984, and Bankers Trust Company (New York) 1972-1976. Mr. Shimoda was also co-founder of a brokerage and investment banking firm specializing on the chemical and agricultural chemical industries (Parsippany, New Jersey) 1984-1990.Mr. Shimoda received a B.S. in Business Administration (magna cum laude) from Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) and an MBA from the University of California (Berkeley, California). He serves as an Advisory Board member to the Seed Science Center at Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa) and was formerly an Advisory Board member to the College of Natural Resources at the University of California at Berkeley (Berkeley, California).

ag BIoteCh Is aBoUt to Move to the CeNter stage – Move over MeDICal BIoteCh

Despite the success of biotech traits worldwide, agbiotech, as a major investment driver has been limited. That is all about to change, as major global demand drivers create mega-market opportunities that will capitalize on agbiotech. AgBiotech is about to move to center stage as a major investment driver.

1:35 - 1:55 PM

Dr. Joe sChWarCzMcGill University, Montreal, Quebec,

Canada

ProfIle: Joe Schwarcz (PhD McGill 1973) is Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society which

is dedicated to demystifying science for the public, the media and students. Dr

Schwarcz also teaches a variety of courses with emphasis on health issues and on the

application of chemistry to everyday life. He is well known for his informative and entertaining public lectures on topics ranging from the chemistry of love to the science of aging. Using stage magic to make scientific points is one of his specialties.

Professor Schwarcz has received numerous awards for teaching chemistry and for interpreting science for the public. Among these are the Royal Society of Canada’s McNeil Award and the American Chemical Society’s prestigious Grady-Stack Award. Previous winners of the Grady-Stack have included famed science writer Isaac Asimov, New York Times columnist Walter Sullivan and Don Herbert of TV’s “Mr. Wizard” fame. Dr. Schwarcz is the only non-American ever to be honored with this prize. His latest award is the Royal Canadian Institute’s Sandford Fleming Medal. Dr. Schwarcz was also awarded an honorary Doctorate degree by Athabasca University in the spring of 2002.

“Dr. Joe” has appeared hundreds of times on the Canadian Discovery Channel, TV Ontario, Global Television, CBC-TV, CTV-TV and various radio stations. He hosts the “Dr. Joe Show” on Montreal’s CJAD and Toronto’s CFRB every Sunday from 3-4 PM. He hosted “Science To Go,” a 13 episode show on

the Discovery Channel that focused on common foods. Dr. Schwarcz writes a weekly newspaper column in the Montreal Gazette entitled “The Right Chemistry” as well as a monthly column in Canadian Chemical News. He was the chief consultant on the Reader’s Digest best sellers “Foods That Harm, Foods That Heal” and “The Healing Power of Vitamins, Minerals and Herbs” and contributed the chemistry chapter to the best-selling “Mental Floss.” His books “Radar, Hula Hoops and Playful Pigs,” “The Genie in the Bottle,” “That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles,” “Dr. Joe and What You Didn’t Know,” “The Fly in the Ointment” and “Let Them Eat Flax” have been best sellers. The books have been translated into five languages and are sold around the world. “An Apple A Day” is to be published at the end of August.

eatINg - Is there a solUtIoN to the CoNfUsIoN?

Eating has become a confusing experience. Virtually every day brings news about some “miracle food” that we should be gulping down. One day it’s tomatoes to prevent cancer, then flaxseed against heart disease or soybeans for menopause. Then there are the worries: genetic modification, aspartame, MSG, the safety and efficacy of dietary suplements. We need proper science to guide us through this nutritional maze.

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aNIta NaDor, McCarthy Tetrualt, Toronto ON, Canada

ProfIle: Anita Nador is a partner with McCarthy Tetrault LLP. Ms. Nador advises life sciences companies in all aspects of intellectual property and portfolio management and strategy, including patents, plant breeders’ rights, trade-marks, due diligence, strategic intellectual property and commercialization planning, regulatory approval, litigation, license

agreements, and other intellectual property-related transactions. Ms. Nador is actively involved in several professional organizations. She is currently

a Director of the Toronto Biotechnology Initiative (TBI) and is co-chair of the Toronto Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society. Ms. Nador also regularly

speaks and writes on topics related to intellectual property and technology transfer issues. She was on the editorial board of Transpharma, an international technology transfer

publication for the health and biosciences and is a guest lecturer in Health Law in the department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto.She is listed in Lexpert Magazine as an “Up and Coming” lawyer in the biotechnology field.Prior to her career in law, Ms. Nador conducted research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and at Allelix Biopharmaceuticals in Mississauga, Ontario.Ms. Nador received her BA in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University and her LLB from the University of Toronto. She was called to the Ontario bar in 1995. Ms. Nador is a registered patent agent in Canada and the United States, and a registered Canadian trade-mark agent.

2:00 - 2:20PM

sUstaINaBle INtelleCtUal ProPerty MaNageMeNt: harvestINg aND CoMMerCIalIzINg teChNology IN the agBIo seCtor

This presentation will highlight some key practice points and challenges relating to the management of intellectual property and the development of a sustainable intellectual property program that is integrated with commercialization objectives. With an emphasis on patent and plant breeders’ rights protection and commercialization, the topics that will be discussed include technology identification, portfolio management, freedom to operate and licensing issues.

2:50 - 3:10 PM

are IPrs oPPortUNItIes or CoNtraINts?

Knowledge-based agri-food development is inextricably intertwined with new forms of intellectual property protection. This talk will assess the effect of these new property mechanisms on development, commercialization and use of new technologies, drawing on examples from the biotechnology and IT sectors.

Peter W.B. PhIllIPs, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

ProfIle: Dr. Peter W.B. Phillips, an international political economist, is Professor of Political Studies and an associate member of the departments of Agricultural Economics and Management at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and holds a concurrent faculty appointment as Professor at Large at the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of

Western Australia, Perth. His research concentrates on issues related to governing transformative innovations. He is the co-principal investigator of

the Genome Alberta project on Translating Knowledge in Health Systems (2006-2010) and a collaborator or on six other internationally peer reviewed research

programs. His latest book—Governing Transformative Technological Innovation: Who’s in charge?—was published by Edward Elgar in June 2007.

DaNIelle sChor Senior VP of Food Safety, International Food

Information Council, Washington, DC, USA

ProfIle: Danielle Schor joined IFIC as Senior Vice President for Food Safety in June 2007 after a 25-year career at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

She directs communication programs, executes public affairs strategies, and

manages specific issues in the area of food safety, food defense, animal agriculture,

biotechnology, food allergies, and food ingredients.At SDA, Ms Schor most recently served as Chief of Staff to the

Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and as alternate delegate for the Codex Committee on Food Labeling. She held various positions with FSIS’ Office of Public Affairs, Education and Outreach. During that time, she guided the FSIS BSE communications strategy and spearheaded a new integrative approach to risk communication as a key component of the risk analysis framework. She also served as a Technical Information Specialist at USDA’s Food and Nutrition Information Center at the National Agricultural Library.

Prior to joining USDA, she was Nutrition Consultant and Press Coordinator for the Dairy Council of Greater Metropolitan Washington, D.C. She began her

professional career as a public health nutritionist for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program with the State of Georgia.

Ms Schor has a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the University of Maryland at College Park, and completed her internship at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

IFIC’s mission is to communicate science-based information on food safety and nutrition to health and nutrition professionals, educators, journalists, government officials and others providing information to consumers. IFIC is supported primarily by the broad-based food, beverage and agricultural industries. IFIC materials can be found on our Web site: http://ific.org.

CoNsUMer attItUDes oN fooD BIoteChNology

Attitudinal trending research indicates higher awareness of food biotechnology, correlates with positive attitudes towards such among consumers and yields higher levels of purchase intent in most instances. This talk will explore both a decade of attitudinal consumer research on food biotechnology as well as effective, science-based communication strategies which resonate with the consumer.

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28 September 2007

Prof. IaN B. eDWarDs, AusBiotech, Salter Point, Western Australia,

Australia

ProfIle: Ian Edwards is Chairman of the AgBio Advisory Group in AusBiotech, Australia’s biotechnology organization. He is currently an Adjunct Professor

in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia and

Managing Director of Edstar Genetics Pty Ltd, an agricultural consulting company

that provides specialist services and strategic business planning to the seed, grain and agri-biotech

industry. He obtained his B.Sc (Hons) and M.Sc degrees from the University of London, and his PhD degree from North Dakota State University in 1973. In 2003 he was awarded the Doctor of Science degree from NDSU for his contributions to genetic research, including the development of spring wheat varieties that occupied a major portion of the US Spring wheat acreage in the early to mid- 1990’s. During his 40 year career he has participated in the development of 28 wheat cultivars, and he received the NDSU Alumni

Achievement Award in 2000. Dr Edwards moved to Perth in 1998 to establish Grain Biotech Australia

(a wheat breeding and biotechnology company) after 22 years with Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was Worldwide Director of Field Crops Research. He served as Chairman of the US National Wheat Improvement Committee (1984-91) and Chairman of the Board of the Wheat Quality Council (1994-96). Currently in Australia he served on the Commonwealth Government Biotechnology Consultative Group (1999-2000) and the Technology Industry Advisory Group in Western Australia. He is also Chairman of Green Blueprint International, a new grower-funded biotech company, and serves on the Ministerial GMO Reference Group in Western Australia.

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AG biotechnology will be a primary driver of new value creation, improve the productivity of crops and livestock, provide novel and value-added products, and address abiotic stresses in Australia and S.E. Asia.

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Dr. JUergeN logeMaNN, BASF Plant Science GmbH, Lemburgerhof, Germany

ProfIle: Dr. J. Logemann, born 1960, studied Biology at the University of Cologne, Germany followed by the

Diploma and PH.D. thesis with Prof. Willmitzer and Prof. Schell at the Max-

Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding (MPI), Cologne Germany. After his postdoc at MPI, he

moved for 6 years to the plant biotechnology company MOGEN, The Netherlands, as Head of Research Crop Protection and

then as Business Development Manager. After one year as Licensing Manager at Zeneca Fernhurst (UK), he joined in 1998 BASF Ludwigshafen, Germany, to develop and implement a concept for BASF to become a key player in plant biotechnology, His current position is Vice President Global Technology Management at BASF Plant Science.

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The global need for Ag Biotechnology will be discussed from a general perspective as well as from the BASF Plant Science perspective.

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Dr. floreNCe WaMBUgU Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International (AHBFI), Nairobi, Kenya

ProfIle: Current Position: Chief Executive Officer, Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation Int’l.;

Previous Position: Director, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications,

African Region Office (ISAAA - AfriCenter), Nairobi -Kenya. June 1994 – December 2001; Previous Position:

Post-doctoral Research Associate, Plant Science Monsanto Company, St. Louis, USA. December 1991 - June 1994. Previous Position: Senior Research Officer (Pathologist) and Co-ordinator of Plant Biotechnology Research, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) 1978-1991, Nairobi, Kenya.

Education: B.S. Botany, University of Nairobi, Kenya 1978; M.Sc. Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA, 1984; Ph.D. Virology, Biotechnology University of Bath, England 1991, Post-Doctoral Research Associate in genetic engineering - Biotechnology, Plant Science Monsanto, St. Louis, USA, 1992-94.

Publications: Authored or co-authored over 100 papers and publications in local and international journals and written a book Modifying Africa: How Biotechnology can benefit the Poor and the Hungry (www.modifyingAfrica.com). (2001) second edition, 2004.

Honors and awards: Dr. Wambugu holds several awards and honors from local and international institutions in recognition of her outstanding work in Africa including first place medal winner in World Bank Global Development Network Awards under science and technology category in Year 2000 for the tissue culture (TC) banana project impact to poor

communities. In 2004, Dr. Wambugu received two awards, which included The Eve Woman of the year Award by the EVE Magazine in East Africa in recognition of her contribution to science/technological application to combat hunger and poverty in Africa; and The South African government commemoration of 10 years of democratic rule for her consistent support to agricultural development. In 2002 and 2005, she was awarded “Woman of the Year” recognition by the American Biographical Institute for empowering contributions leading to increased food production in Africa.

Membership to Professional Boards: Former Executive Committee member of Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), previously Former member of DuPont Biotech Advisory Panel-USA, Board of Trustees International Plant Genetics Resource Institute (IPGRI) Member of United Nations Millennium Development goals Hunger Task Force Member of the Science Board of Global Health Challenge, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Council member of Science Technology and Society (STS) in Japan

Contribution to Society good through Research and Development: Over the last ten years, Dr. Wambugu has successfully provided leadership in public/private partnership and scientific consortium for implementation of various major projects for crops and tree improvement, with significant impact on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in rural communities. The Tissue Culture (TC) banana project in Kenya and Eastern Africa facilitated under her leadership has impacted scale farmers from poverty to sustainable livelihoods and is expanding. The project has also been adopted by NEPAD-CAADP and FARA DONATA programs for scaling model project for food security and economic empowerment in Africa. The tree biotechnology project and

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Dave DzIsIak, Dow AgroSciences,

Indianapolis, IN, USA

ProfIle: David Dzisiak is the Global Commercial Leader for Oils at Dow

AgroSciences, LLC. He has responsibility for the canola, sunflower and

healthy oils commercial strategy.David grew up on a family grain farm near

Dauphin Manitoba. He attended the University of Manitoba and graduated in 1981 from the faculty of agriculture with a degree in plant science and economics. He then joined the company and has held assignments in sales, human resources, pharmaceutical sales management,

new business development and as Canadian marketing director. David has been involved in development of the plant genetics and

biotechnology strategy for Dow AgroSciences since the mid-90’s. As part of that, he led the development of the Dow AgroSciences healthy oils portfolio, resulting in a leading solution to replace trans fats and a pipeline of novel plant based product concepts for future food industry

applications. David has worked with Dow AgroSciences for 26 years. David and his family live in Indianapolis Indiana, the global headquarters for

Dow AgroSciences.

eatINg to lIve Our affluent and aging society is driving change in consumer

wants and needs for food. This has created a great market opportunity for ag biotechnology and production agriculture to create new solutions for the good industry.

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its private sector offshoots nurseries facilitated by Dr. Wambugu who also provided leadership on technology transfer application through public private partnerships is currently supplying over 5 million seedlings of improved tree seedlings a year to rural communities for domestic needs and reforestation. The project is now adopted by Eastern African countries and private sector investors are focused on expanding the impact. Pyrethrum is mainly produced by small-scale farmers in Kenyan highlands. Dr. Wambugu is credited with conducting the original research work and facilitating the formation of public/private partnership, which led to successful commercialization of the TC pyrethrum production in Kenya; Kenya dominates the global pyrethrum market with 80% market share. Maize streak virus (MSV) is a disease documented to cause over 20% maize yield loses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Wambugu provided leadership to a scientific consortium of local and international institutions to work on different aspects of the MSV disease control leading to development of first MSV resistant maize hybrids in Kenya. The Genetically Modified (GM) sweet potato project of KARI/USAID Monsanto

that Dr. Wambugu was principle investigator has currently helped Kenya to develop a National Biosafety Regulations opened doors for introduction of other needed GM – crops, and lead to infrastructural development of has a biotransformation laboratory giving Kenya a lead in Eastern African region in relevant biotechnology.

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The presentation will include the market opportunities being exploited in Ag-biotech in developing countries while focusing on the unique challenges, opportunities and progress being made in Africa. Specific case studies will be presented where small holder African farmers are benefiting from Ag-biotech.

JohN olIver, Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts, Oshawa, ON, Canada

ProfIle: John Oliver is currently President of Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts

– a consulting firm in biotechnology and bio-economy strategies. His current

professional interests include: promoting agriculture and its contribution to Canadian

society, making consumers and the agricultural industry at large aware of the opportunity the bio-economy

represents for the 21st century and recognizing the contribution of science to our well-being and standard of living. He is the Chairman of Flax Canada 2015 Inc., a national initiative to develop flax as Canada’s bio-economy crop of the 21st century.

Mr. Oliver was a founding member and past chairman of the Canadian Animal Health Institute, a founding member of the Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (a recipient of the first CAMA life time achievement award) and past chairman of the Crop Protection Institute of Canada (to which he is an honorary life member.) Prior to his current position with Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts, Mr. Oliver was President, Dow Elanco Canada Inc., a joint venture between Dow Chemical and Eli Lilly to research, manufacture and market crop protection and biotechnology products.

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Agriculture stands at a critical junction today. Historically a provider of new materials to the food feed and fibre industries, it now has the opportunity to be the foundation of the new bio-economy. Agriculture can become a critical solution provider to society – what societal needs and what solutions will be explored.

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aBIC foundation ag-West Bio Inc.

alberta agriculture

alberta agricultural research Institute

Bio alberta

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Canadian food Inspection agency

Canadian triticale Biorefinery Initiative (CtBI)

Council for Biotechnology Information - green kitchen

Country guide

Department of afNs - University of alberta

genome alberta

green gate gatersleben

hortresearch

Institute for food and agricultural sciences, alberta

Manitoba science technology, energy and Mines

National science and technology Development agency

Phytowelt greentechnologies

Progress r&D magazine

romquest technologies

saskatchewan research Council

science alberta foundation

semBiosys genetics Inc.

stirling Products limited

the Western Producer

University of Calgary faculty of veterinary Medicine

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ABIC 2007September 23-26, 2007, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

aBIC 2007 PUBlIC forUM, sUNDay sePteMBer 23, 2007, eCkharDt-graMatte hall,

UNIversIty of Calgary12:00 – 1:00 pm Doors Open - Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, University of

Calgary1:00 – 1:15 pm Welcome Presentations Art Froehlich, Co-Chair, ABIC 2007 and Rick Smith,

Co-Chair, ABIC 2007, Calgary, AB, Canada1:15 – 1:45 pm topic: Hey! There are Cockroaches in my Chocolate

Ice Cream! speaker: Dr. Joe Schwarcz, McGill University,

Montreal, Canada1:50 – 2:20 pm topic: Challenges in the Adoption of Agbiotechnology

in Developing Countries speaker: Dr. Channapatna S. Prakash, Tuskegee

University, Tuskegee, AL, USA2:25 – 2:55 pm topic: Consumer Attitudes on Food Biotechnology speaker: Danielle Schor, Senior VP of Food Safety,

International Food Information Council, Washington, DC, USA

3:00 – 3:30 pm topic: Agri-Biotechnology and the Developing World with African Focus

speaker: Dr. Florence Wambugu, Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International (AHBFI), Nairobi, Kenya

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sUNDay, sePteMBer 23, 20073:00 pm – 10:00 pm Conference Registration, TELUS Conference Centre,

Calgary, AB, Canada6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Trade Show Exhibition, TELUS Conference Centre,

Calgary, AB, Canada7:00 pm Western Welcome Reception, TELUS Conference

Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada7:45 – 8:00 pm Opening Ceremonies - Art Froehlich, Co-Chair, ABIC

2007 and Rick Smith, Co-Chair, ABIC 2007, Calgary, AB, Canada

8:00 – 8:15pm sponsor comments: Dr. Peter Hackett, Alberta Ingenuity Fund, Edmonton, AB, Canada

MoNDay, sePteMBer 24, 2007global view of agriculture Biotechnology9:00 - 9:15 am Welcome presentations

Art Froehlich, Co-Chair, ABIC 2007 and Rick Smith, Co-Chair, ABIC 2007, Calgary, AB, Canada

9:15 – 9:35 am topic: Agriculture - Tomorrow’s Solutions Today speaker: John Oliver, Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts,

Oshawa, ON, Canada9:40 - 10:00 am topic: A Global Perspective of Biotech: Genetically

Modified Crops and Their Future Prospects speaker: Dr. Clive James, ISAAA, Grand Cayman,

Cayman Islands10:00 - 10:30 am Coffee Break Trade Show and Exhibition10:35 - 10:55 am topic: It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Farm speaker: Howard Minigh, CropLife International,

Brussels, Belgium11:00 - 11:20 am topic: Challenges in the Adoption of Agbiotech in

Developing Countries speaker: Dr. Channapatna S. Prakash, Tuskegee

University, Tuskegee, AL, USA11:25 – 11:45 am topic: Environmentalism for the 21st Century.

Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, and Agriculture speaker: Dr. Patrick Moore, Chair and Chief Scientist

of Greenspirit Strategies, Vancouver, BC, Canada11:45 – 12:00 Question and Answer Period12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch Trade Show and Exhibition1:30 - 3:45 pm Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent session a: Bio-products: Biorefinery and Bioconversion1:35 – 1:55 pm topic: Genetic Engineered Vegetable Oils for Bio-

materials and Bio-fuels: What and When speaker: Prof. Sten Stymne, Swedish University of

Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden2:00 – 2:20 pm topic: Challenges of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Conversion speaker: Dr. Kevin Gray, Diversa Corporation, San

Diego, CA, USA2:25 – 2:40 pm Coffee Break

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2:45 – 3:05 pm topic: Seeds of Change: How Lipid Bioproducts are Transforming the Oilseeds Industry

speaker: Prof. Suresh Narine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

3:10 – 3:30 pm topic: A Portfolio of Products from Biorefineries speaker: Dr. Fernando Sanchez-Riera, Cargill,

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA3:30 – 3:45 pm Question and Answer Period3:45 – 5:30 pm Trade Show and Exhibition and Networking Reception Free Evening

Concurrent session B: animal health1:35 – 1:55 pm topic: Plant-Cell Produced Newcastle Disease

Vaccine for Poultry: A Successful Industry-University Collaboration

speaker: Dr. Steve Webb, Head of Animal Health Discovery Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN, USA

2:00 – 2:20 pm topic: Vaccines and Human and Animal Health speaker: Dr. Lorne Babiuk, University of Alberta,

Edmonton AB, Canada2:25 – 2:40 pm Coffee Break2:45 – 3:05 pm topic: The Impact of Biotechnology on Vaccines for

Animal Health Speaker: Dr. Richard Harland, Novartis Animal Health,

Calgary, AB, Canada3:10 – 3:30 pm topic: Advanced Techniques for the Detection,

Characterization and Mitigation of Pathogens in Beef Cattle

speaker: Dr. Tim A. McAllister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada

3:30 – 3:45 pm Question and Answer Period3:45 – 5:30 pm Trade Show and Exhibition and Networking Reception Free Evening

Concurrent session C: Biotech solutions to Climate Change1:35 – 1:55 pm topic: How Plants will be efficiently used as

Renewable Resources in the Chemical Industry speaker: Dr. Peter Welters, Phytowelt Green

Technologies GmbH, Nettetal, Germany2:00 – 2:20 pm topic: Biological and biotechnology solutions to

climate change speaker: Dr. David Layzell, BIOCAP Canada

Foundation, Kingston, ON, Canada2:25 – 2:40 pm Coffee Break2:45 – 3:05 pm topic: Canola is Going “Green” – Environmental

Benefits of Ag Biotechnology speaker: JoAnne Buth, Canola Council of Canada,

Winnipeg, MB, Canada3:10 – 3:30 pm topic: Harvesting the Sun: BioFuel Crops speaker: Dr. Peter Matthewman, Performance Plants

Inc., Kingston, ON, Canada3:30 – 3:45 pm Question and Answer Period3:45 – 5:30 pm Trade Show and Exhibition and Networking Reception Free Evening

tUesDay, sePteMBer 25, 2007agricultural Biotechnology opportunities and solutions7:30 am – 5:30 pm registration8:00 – 8:30 am Trade Show and Exhibition8:35 – 9:05 am topic: Novel Plant-based Solutions for Agriculture,

Nutrition Health and Biomaterials... Consumer Driven and Farmer Focused.

speaker: James Iademarco, Bayer CropScience, NC, USA

9:10 – 9:40 am topic: Ag Biotechnology Opportunity in India speaker: Dr. Sharanagouda Ayyanagouda Patil,

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Delhi, India

9:40 – 10:15 am Coffee Break10:20 –10:50 am topic: High Tech Farming and Ranching: The Sky’s

the Limit. speaker: Dr. David M. Kohl, Virginia Tech University,

Blacksburg, VA, USA10:55 – 11:25 am topic: Health Care Opportunities for Agriculture speaker: Dr. Robert T. Fraley, Monsanto, St. Louis,

MO, USA11:45 – 12:00 noon Question and Answer Period12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch Trade Show and Exhibition1:30 – 4:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent session a: BioProducts1:35 – 1:55 pm topic: Engineered oilseeds for fuels, lubricants and

polymers speaker: Jack Grushcow, Linnaeus Plant Sciences

Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada2:00 – 2:20 pm topic: Automotive Interior Parts from Natural

Resources speaker: Dr. Eugen Proemper, Johnson Controls,

Grefrath, Germany2:25 – 2:45 pm Coffee Break2:50 – 3:10 pm topic: Green Genes and Bioplastics speaker: Dr. Kristi Snell, Metabolix Inc., Cambridge,

MA, USA3:15 – 3:35 pm topic: Plant Made Pharmaceuticals speaker: Dr. Maurice Moloney, SemBioSys Genetics,

Calgary, AB, Canada3:35 – 4:00 pm Question and Answer Period4:00 – 5:30 pm Trade Show and Exhibition and Networking Reception6:30 – 7:00 pm aBIC 2007 Calgary formal reception7:00 – 10:00 pm aBIC 2007 Calgary formal Banquet

Concurrent session B: human health1:35 – 1:55 pm topic: The journey from bench to bedside to better

living speaker: Dr. Grant Pierce, St. Boniface Hospital

Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada2:00 – 2:20 pm topic: Food in the ‘omics era: Towards personal

health and safety

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speaker: Dr. Bruce German, University of California, Davis, CA, USA

2:25 – 2:40 pm Coffee Break2:45 – 3:20 pm topic: Long Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Dietary

Management of Metabolic Syndrome: A Nutrigenomic Approach.

speaker: Dr. Peter J. Gillies, DuPont, Newark, DE, USA

3:25 – 3:45 pm Topic: Eating – Is There a Solution to the Confusion? speaker: Dr. Joe Schwarcz, McGill University,

Montreal, QC, Canada3:45 – 4:00 pm Question and Answer Period4:00 – 5:30 pm Trade Show and Exhibition and Networking Reception6:30 – 7:00 pm aBIC 2007 Calgary formal reception7:00 – 10:00 pm aBIC 2007 Calgary formal Banquet

Concurrent session C: Challenges for success – regulatory, trade and Investment1:35 – 1:55 pm topic: Ag Biotech is About to Move to the Center

Stage – Move over Medical Biotech speaker: Sano M. Shimoda, BioScience Securities,

Inc., Venice, CA, USA2:00 – 2:20 pm topic: Sustainable Intellectual Property Management:

Harvesting and Commercializing Technology in the AgBio Sector

speaker: Anita Nador, McCarthy Tetrualt, Toronto, ON Canada

2:25 – 2:45 pm Coffee Break2:50 – 3:10 pm topic: Are IPRs Opportunities or Constraints? speaker: Peter W.B. Phillips, University of

Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

3:15 – 3:35 pm topic: Consumer Attitudes on Food Biotechnology speaker: Danielle Schor, Senior VP of Food Safety

International Food Information Council, Washington, DC, USA

3:35 – 4:00 pm Question and Answer Period4:15 – 5:30 pm Trade Show and Exhibition and Networking Reception6:30 – 7:00 pm aBIC 2007 Calgary formal reception7:00 – 10:00 pm aBIC 2007 Calgary formal Banquet

WeDNesDay, sePteMBer 26, 20077:30 – 11:30 am registration8:00 – 11:30 am Trade Show and Exhibition9:05 – 9:35 am topic: A Multinational View of Global Future for Ag

Biotechnology speaker: Dr. Juergen Logemann, BASF Plant Science

GmbH, Lemburgerhof, Germany9:40 – 10:10 am topic: The Future of Ag Biotechnology in Australia

and S.E. Asia speaker: Prof. Ian B. Edwards, AusBiotech, Salter

Point, Western Australia, Australia10:15 – 10:45 am topic: Agri-Biotechnology and the Developing World

with African Focus speaker: Dr. Florence Wambugu, Africa Harvest

Biotech Foundation International (AHBFI), Nairobi, Kenya

10:45 – 11:15 am topic: Eating to Live speaker: Dave Dzisiak, Dow AgroSciences,

Indianapolis, IN, USA11:15 – 11:45 am topic: The Future of Agricultural Biotechnology speaker: John Oliver, Maple Leaf Bio-Concepts,

Oshawa, ON Canada11:45 – 12:00 Question and Answer Period Closing ceremonies

PreseNter PreseNter affIlIatIoN CoUNtry Poster tItle

Prem L. Bhalla The University of Melbourne AustraliaMolecular Control of Flowering in Soybean (Glycine max): Floral Transition Process and Shoot Apical Meristem

Trevor W. AlexanderAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Centre

Canada A Multiplex PCR for the Identification of Mannheimia haemolytica

Dr. Sateesh Kagale University of Western Ontario Canada Higher Seed Yield and Increased Stress Tolerance Through Manipulation of Brassinosteroid LevelsKathy Swords Simplot Plant Sciences USA Intragenic Options for Specialty Crop Improvement: High Health and Quality Without Foreign DNAChuthamat Atnaseo University of Guelph Canada Expression of the Porcine �-defensin-1 (pbd-1) Gene in PlantsDr. Roger P. Hellens HortResearch New Zealand Translational Genomics in Perennial Fruit CropsVictor Das University of Saskatchewan Canada Implementing the Global Introduction of Plant-Derived Vaccines

Osman P. MewettAustralian Government Bureau of Rural Sciences

Australia Genetically Modified Oilseed Crops and the Australian Oilseed Industry

Dr. Thiriloshani Padayachee

Durban University of Technology South Africa Enzymatic Processing of Maize Meal using Alpha Amylase from Thermomyces

Dr. Vern M. Bowles The University of Melbourne Australia Development of a Novel Ovicide Against Plutella Xylostella in Cruciferous VegetablesSakchai Wattanasrirungkul

National Centre for Biotechnol-ogy and Genetic Engineering

Thailand Integration of Agricultural Biotechnology into Local Communities for Means of Food Security

Dr. Pattama SirithunyaRajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Lampang Campus

ThailandFrom Genetic Diversity to Large-Scale Utilisations: A Case Study of Native Rice Originates in Nan, Thailand

Mr. Aninda DasDepartment of Industrial Bio-technology, Dr. M.G.R. University

IndiaStudy on the Changes in Absorption Spectra withRelative Changes in the Extraction Solvent for Estima-tion of Total Carotenoids

Dr. Jörg GeistingerGreen Gate Gatersleben, Array-On GmbH

GermanyExtra-Long Sequence Tags From Whole Transcriptome Profiling for Expression Microarrays And Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Discovery and Detection

Mr. Krishnaraj Tiwari University of Guelph CanadaClongin and Expression of a C2-GFP Chimera Protein to Study Membrane-binding Characteristics of Phospholipase D

Dhillon Puneet Studies on the Immunomodulatory Potentialof Aqueous Oat Extracts

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aBIC traDeshoW & eXhIBIts• Lunch• Coffee Breaks• Receptions

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2007 aBIC CoNfereNCe sPoNsorsour sponsors welcome you to aBIC 2007 and we thank them for their support

and participation in making this conference a success. PartNer sPoNsors

The Alberta Agriculture Research Institute was established by the Government of Alberta to strategically lead and catalyze funding for development of agriculture innovation research in partnership with government, industry, academia, and stakeholders in the funding compendium.

aarI’s strategic Priorities are: Industrial biorefining and bioproducts. The new bioeconomy revolves around the innovation and commercialization of bioenergy, biofibres, biochemical, and bioproducts.

sustainable agriculture Production. Sustainable production reflects the immediate needs of the agriculture sector - from novel approaches to production diseases to value-added processes to the meat and crop industry.

food for health. Food for health reflects the growing need and desire of consumers to eat better and reduce the burden of health care costs through prevention of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity in Alberta’s ageing population and in healthier options for children.

www.aari.ab.ca

BioAlberta is the central voice and the organizing hub for the bioindustry in Alberta.

BioAlberta is a private, not-for-profit industry association, representing Alberta’s growing bioindustry. BioAlberta currently lists over 130 members, including producers, users and supporters of biotechnology activities in Alberta.

BioAlberta activities are focused in the following areas:• Government advocacy• Industry promotion• Increasing industry access to financing• Facilitating access to human resources• Business development and networking

opportunitiesAlberta’s bioindustry is a broad field of endeavour encompassing biotechnology, environmental science, medical technology, industrial bioproducts, agriculture biotechnology, bio-informatics and natural health products.

www.bioalberta.com

PlatINUM sPoNsors

The Government of Alberta and the Department of Agriculture and Food are proud sponsors of the 2007 Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference. The province of Alberta is experiencing remarkable growth opportunities in agricultural biotechnology and this conference offers a tremendous platform to showcase our growing life sciences industries. We are pleased to welcome world-renowned scientists, investors, industry leaders and policy makers from around the world to the beautiful city of Calgary. Enjoy the conference and your stay in Alberta.

www.agric.gov.ab.ca

ACIDF is an independent, not-for-profit company operating under the direction of the crop industry. We fund and support selected crop relatedindustry development activities, which include market development, research, and extension.

www.acidf.ca

The Western Producer is the leading agricultural publication targeted for Western Canadian farmers and ranchers and has been a staple in the agricultural industry since 1923. Each week The Producer covers the latest developments in agricultural news, production, technology, markets, finance, livestock and rural lifestyles. Commercial producers are the focus with a weekly technical section branded Production/Farming. News bureaus in Calgary, Camrose, Saskatoon, Regina, Brandon, Winnipeg and Ottawa and an international freelance network ensure comprehensive coverage. Additional supplements inside The Producer provide specialized coverage of the seed industry, canola and pulse industry and farm equipment. The Producer also publishes and distributes show guides for major agricultural trade shows. Producer.com offers a variety of valuable information to the online farmer and rancher.

www.producer.com

Country Guide is Canada’s oldest farm magazine, distributed to progressive farmers across Canada. The focus is on business, technology, production and family, the audience is large scale farm operators who consider information an important business asset. Country Guide is part of a family of ten publications published by Farm Business Communications, including Grainews, Canadian Cattlemen and Manitoba Co-operator.

www.agcanada.com

golD sPoNsors

Dow AgroSciences is committed to enhancing the quality of life by developing innovative technology for, efficient production of an abundant, nutritious food supply and the use of renewable agriculture resources for industrial applications. Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. is a research based, agricultural sciences company with a diverse product portfolio including weed, insect and disease management for agricultural/horticultural crops, forestry and industrial vegetation management. The company has developed a plant genetics and biotechnology platform in canola and corn. This investment is focused on production traits and value-added quality traits. Dow AgroSciences has capabilities across western and eastern Canada including a plant breeding and cell biology group based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and a breeding station in St Mary’s, Ontario. Its operating style is based on strategic alliances and industry partnerships. The company has developed several significant research and commercial development alliances in Canada including SemBioSys Genetics Inc. of Calgary, the National Research Council and with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada across Canada. Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. is an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences LLC, a $3.4-billion global company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dow AgroSciences is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company.

www.dowagro.ca

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AVAC Ltd. is an Alberta-based, private, not-for-profit company that invests in research initiatives and early stage commercial businesses that expand Alberta’s value-added industry, with particular emphasis on the agri-business, renewable resource, ICT, life sciences and other industrial technology sectors. Created in 1997, AVAC aids its clients by providing early stage investment, insight and focus to build viable commercial value-added opportunities in Alberta.

www.avacltd.com

sIlver sPoNsors

Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is a provincial crown corporation with a private sector Board of Directors that provides farmers, agribusinesses and other small businesses loans, crop insurance and farm income disaster assistance.

www.afsc.ca

Bayer CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of about EUR 5.7 billion (2006), is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer Crop Science has a global workforce of about 17,900 and is represented in more than 120 countries.

www.bayer.ca

Since 1855, McCarthy Tétrault has been the Canadian business law firm clients trust to help them achieve their goals. Through our strong focus on client success and service, our teams deliver integrated legal solutions to complex Canadian and international business issues.With seven offices in Canada and the U.K. and close to 700 lawyers, we have established our position as a leading full-service firm by delivering customized value to our clients across diverse and complex sectors, including the dynamic agricultural

biotechnology industry.McCarthy Tétrault warmly welcomes ABIC 2007 and attendees to Calgary, Alberta

www.mccarthy.ca

Monsanto is an agricultural company. We apply innovation and technology to help farmers around the world be successful, produce healthier foods, better animal feeds and more fiber, while also reducing agriculture’s impact on our environment. When farmers succeed, we succeed. So, we take our cue from our farmer customers. We use the tools of modern biology to support our commitment to agriculture and to support the farmers that feed, clothe and fuel our growing world. We invest more than $1.5 million a day to look for, and bring to market, innovative technologies that address our customers’ need. Our efforts use many tools in combination, including genomics, breeding, crop analytics, chemistry and biotechnology. Monsanto is a global company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, employing 17,000 people at 500 locations worldwide.

www.monsanto.com

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The convergence of industrial technology and life sciences is creating a new generation of companies who are meeting the needs of tomorrow’s health, wellness and environmental challenges. Avrio Ventures is a venture capital firm that supports the development of Canadian commercialization and growth stage industrial bioproducts, nutraceutical ingredients and food technology companies into world-class organizations.

www.avrioventures.com

BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company’s development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets.

BDC Venture Capital has been involved

in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 companies involved in the areas of Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Advanced Technologies.

www.bdc.ca

Genome Prairie is the leading organization for support and management of large-scale genomics and proteomics research projects in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. With its partners, Genome Prairie has supported more than $120M of research activity in plant, animal and human genomics, bioinformatics, instrumentation development and bioethics since 2000.

Genome Prairie works collaboratively with all levels of government, universities and industry as well as Genome Canada, a not-for-profit organization implementing a national strategy in genomics and proteomics research to benefit all Canadians.

To learn more about Genome Prairie and how genomics research is solving big issues, please visit our website.

www.genomeprairie.ca

Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited (DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition) is a leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics to Canadian farmers, processors and other end-use customers. Established in 1946 and based in Chatham, Ontario, Pioneer seeks to increase the productivity, profitability and sustainability of Canadian agriculture with innovative field crop seed solutions. In addition to a broad range of agronomic and defensive traits, Pioneer plant breeders are focused on the next wave of biotech seed products that will deliver nutritional advantages to consumers and capitalize on the growing biofuels market opportunity.

www.pioneer.com

www.sembriosys.com

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sessIoN sPoNsors

www.adfarmonline.com

www.bioalberta.com

www.genomealberta.ca

www.gowlings.com

www.ifasa.afhe.ualberta.ca

www.oaft.org

www.swp.com

WelCoMe reCePtIoN sPoNsors

www.albertaingenuity.ca

www.calgarystampede.com

Pre-BaNqUet reCePtIoN sPoNsor

www.calgarystampede.com

BaNqUet sPoNsor

www.bayer.ca

afterNooN Coffee Break sPoNsors

www.genomebc.ca

www.dowagro.ca

www.elanco.com

Water statIoN sPoNsor

Poster sessIoN sPoNsor

www.genomecanada.ca

MeDIa sPoNsors

www.producer.com

www.adcanada.com

regIstratIoN satChel sPoNsor

www.aari.ab.ca

laNyarD sPoNsor

www.abic.ca

sPeaker sPoNsor

www.rbc.caDaIly NeWsletter sPoNsor

DaIly NeWsletter sPoNsor

www.arc.ab.ca

www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

www.syngenta.ca

PoCket PrograM sPoNsor

www.agwest.sk.ca

statIoNery sPoNsor

www.biotech.ca

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