2019 Everson Global Seed Symposium
Iowa State University Seed Science Center invites you on a journey around the world to discover the grand collaboration between nature and humanity to feed, clothe, and beautify the world by attending the 2019 Leroy and Barbara Everson Global Seed Symposium. This event, held synergistic to the World Food Prize on October 14-15, 2019, will be a deep dive into the subjects covered by the six-part documentary film, Seeds! Diversity of Wonder.
Speakers:
A Day Without Seeds:
Thor Hanson
Award-Winning Author and Biologist
Let Seed Be Thy Medicine:
Howdy Bouis
2016 World Food Prize Laureate, Founder
HarvestPlus
The Seed Artist:
Robert Llewellyn
Photographer and Author of 'Seeing Seeds: A Journey Into the World of Seed Heads, Pods, and Fruit.'
Walker Lambert
Film Producer
Pierce Mill Media
The Seed Pioneers, The Next Generation:
Julie Borlaug
Vice President Communications and Public Relations
Inari
Sarada Krishnan
Director
Center for Global Initiatives at Denver Botanic Gardens
Maaike Groot
Manger Public Affairs
East West Seed
The Seed Bank:
Candy Gardner
ISU Plant Introduction Station
Philip Kauth
Assistant Curator
Seed Savers Exchange
The Seed Systems of India: Opportunities and Challenges
Jitendra Srivastava
Former Lead Agriculturist
World Bank
Alka Singh
Professor
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Seed Innovations
Ido Verhagen
Executive Director
Access to Seeds Index
Jack Bobo
CEO
Futurity
Closing Remarks:
Catherine Woteki
Former Under Secretary
USDA Research, Education, and Economics
Manjit Misra
Director
ISU Seed Science Center
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