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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
First Annual Iowa Hunger Summit (find more information here)
Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Open Session
on Women in Science and Global Agriculture
Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)
National Open Forum
Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Iowa Biofuels Expo
Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium
Biofuels and Biofoods: The Global Implications of Emerging Technologies (Day One)
Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel
8:00 a.m - 8:45 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
Keynote Address by Hugh Grant
President, CEO and Chairman, Monsanto
8:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Session I: Global Perspectives
Corrado Clini, Roberto Rodrigues, Zhangliang Chen, Ibrahim Rehman, Lulama Xingwana
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Symposium Luncheon
Keynote Address by Chuck Conner
Acting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Session II: Industry, Policy, and Sustainability
Dan Sullivan, John Powell, Jim Greenwood, Chris Policinski
6:00 p.m.
The 2007 World Food Prize Laureate Award Ceremony
Iowa State Capitol
Friday, October 19, 2007
The Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium
Biofuels and Biofoods: The Global Implications of Emerging Technologies (Day Two)
Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Symposium Breakfast
Keynote Address by Charles Holliday
CEO, DuPont
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Session III: Realizing the Promise of Biofuels in Development
Melinda Kimble, Corrado Clini, Ibrahim Mayaki, Birgitte Kiær Ahring, Andrea Kutter
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Session IV: Future Challenges
Suzanne Hunt, Frank Rijsberman, David Molden, Cynthia Rosenzweig
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Laureate Luncheon
Keynote Address by Jeffrey Cox
President, NAFTA Seeds, Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Africa's Current Affairs: Agriculture, Science and Technology
African Ambassadors' Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Laureate Address
Dr. Philip E. Nelson, 2007 World Food Prize Laureate
Saturday, October 20, 2007
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
World Food Prize Global Youth Institute
Carver Center - Pioneer Hi-Bred International Campus
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