Wednesday, October 12, 2005
THE BOARD OF INTERNATIONAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT -- OPEN FORUM
"Agriculture and Nutrition: Roles and Links to Countering HIV/AIDS"
Hon. M. Peter McPherson
Chair BIFAD
Founding Co-Chair
Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Panel I: Roles and Links to Countering HIV/AIDS
Mr. Stewart Iverson (Moderator)
Iowa Senate Majority Leader
BIFAD Board Member
Dr. Mary Shawa
Principal Secretary for
Nutrition, HIV/AIDS
Office of the President and Cabinet
Malawi Government
Ms. Boitshepo Giyose
Senior Nutrition Advisor
African Union's New Partnership
for Africa's Development (NEPAD
1:45-2:45
Panel II: Cereal, Pulses and Animal Source Foods in Human Nutrition
Dr. Tag Demment (Moderator)
Director, Global Livestock Collaborative
Research Program
Professor, University of California-Davis
Dr. Maurice Bennink
Professor
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
Dr. Lindsay Allen
Director, USDA/ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Professor, University of California-Davis
Dr. Timothy D. Phillips
Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health
College of Veterinary Medicine
Texas A&M University
3:15-4:30
Panel III: Biotechnology – Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Josette Lewis (Moderator)
Senior Biotechnology Advisor
Office of Environmental and Science Policy
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Dr. Florence Wambugu
CEO
Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International
Mr. Jack Bobo
Trade Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of State
Dr. Manjit Misra
Director, Seed Science Center
Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Iowa State University
Thursday, October 13, 2005
8:00 am - 8:45 a.m.
OPENING CERMONY
Tom Vilsack
Governor
State of Iowa
Dr. Mary Mincer Hansen
Director
Iowa Department of Public Health
8:45 a.m. - Noon
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
U.N. Standing Committee On Nutrition
Isatou Jallow
Executive Director
National Nutrition Agency
The Gambia (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Dr. Patrick Webb
Dean of Academic Affairs
Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy
Tufts University (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Dr. John Hoddinott
Senior Research Fellow
Food Consumption and Nutrition Division International
Food Policy Research Institute (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Louise Sserunjogi
Nutrition Coordinator
Child Health and
Development Center
Makerere University (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Ms. Boitshepo Giyose
Senior Nutrition Advisor
African Union's New Partnership
for Africa's Development (NEPAD) (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
International Experts
Dr. Pedro Sanchez
Director of Tropical Agriculture
The Earth Institute
Columbia University
2002 World Food Prize Laureate (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Dr. Howarth Bouis
Director
HarvestPlus
CGIAR Biofortification
Challenge Program (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Hon. M. Peter McPherson
Chair BIFAD
Founding Co-Chair
Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
Hon. Abdoulaye Diop
Ambassador of Mali to the United States (TRANSCRIPT)
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
SYMPOSIUM LUNCHEON
Hon. Julio Frenk
Minister of Health
Mexico
*Due to weather, Minister Frenk was unable to attend the luncheon. A transcript of Minister Frenk's planned speach has been provided. Lunchtime remarks were instead given by Hon. M. Peter McPherson.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
THE ROLE OF AGRIBUSINESS IN ENHANCED NUTRITION
Cynthia Milligan
Dean
School of Business Administration
University of Nebraska
Warren Staley
Chairman and CEO
Cargill (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
J. Erik Fyrwald
Group Vice President
DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Dr. Chris Nelson
President
Kemin Industries (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Dr. Robert Fraley
Executive Vice President and CTO
Monsanto (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
THE STANLEY FOUNDATION LECTURE: NUTRITION IN NORTH KOREA
Dr. Randall Ireson
DPRK Development Assistance Coordinator
American Friends Service Committee (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Friday
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM BREAKFAST
Hon. Mike Huckabee
Governor
State of Arkansas (TRANSCRIPT)
9:00 a.m. - Noon
THE CHALLENGE OF OVERNUTRITION AND OBESITY
Dr. William Dietz
Director, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDr. James Levine
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Dr. Mortimer Neufville
Vice President, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Dr. David Ludwig
Director, Obesity Program
Children's Hospital Boston
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Dr. Walter Willett
Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition
Harvard School of Public Health
Professor, Harvard Medical School (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
LAUREATE LUNCHEON: BRINGING THE BLUE REVOLUTION TO THE POOR
Dr. Modadugu Gupta
Aquaculture Scientist
2005 World Food Prize Laureate (TRANSCRIPT)
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE LAUREATES' RESPONSE
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug
1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Founder, The World Food Prize (TRANSCRIPT)
Dr. Nevin Scrimshaw
1991 World Food Prize Laureate (TRANSCRIPT) (POWERPOINT PRESENTATION)
Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen
2001 World Food Prize Laureate (TRANSCRIPT)
