Partners in Agriculture - Global Food Security Symposium

Program

Welcome
8:30 - 8:35	Thomas Dorr / U.S. Grains Council
Welcome
8:35 - 8:40	Ambassador John Roos / Embassy of the United States of America, Japan
Welcome
8:40 - 8:45	The Honorable Koichi Takemasa / State Secretary, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Keynote Address: U.S.-Japan Leadership in Improving Global Food Security
8:45 - 9:15	The Honorable Tom Vilsack / Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture
A Daunting Task: Projections of the Challenge Ahead
9:15 - 10:00	Robert Thompson / University of Illinois
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:15
Panel A: Feeding A Growing World
10:15 - 12:15	Gebisa Ejeta / Purdue University Masaru Iwanaga / National Institute of Crop Research Rattan Lal / The Ohio State University Jason Pyle / Sapphire Energy Moderated by Rick Fruth / Fruth Farms
Japan's Contribution to Global Food Security
12:15 -12:45	The Honorable Hirotaka Akamatsu / Minister, Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00
Policy Matters
2:00 - 2:45	Will Martin / The World Bank
Panel B: Development Collaboration for Food Security
2:45 - 4:30	Masayoshi Honma / Tokyo University Tom Reardon / Michigan State University Izumi Takashima / Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) John Beed / United States Agency for International Development Moderated by Kenneth Quinn / World Food Prize Foundation
Closing Address
4:30 - 4:55	Kenneth Quinn / World Food Prize Foundation
Closing Remarks
4:55 - 5:00	Thomas Dorr / U.S. Grains Council