Programme

 

12.00-13.00      Registration and networking lunch

13.00-14.45      Plenary: 
                        - Welcome by Ernst van den Ende, Director of the Animal Sciences Group and Sipke Joost
                                      Hiemstra, Head of CGN (13.00-13.15)
                                   -  Keynote 1: Irene Hoffmann, Secretary of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food
                                      and Agriculture, FAO, Rome (13.15-13.45)
                                   -  Keynote 2: Rutger Groot, Board Chairman Knowledge Transfer Foundation, East West
                                      Seed (13.45-14.15)
                                   -  Keynote 3: Hank Bartelink, Director of Landschappen NL (14.15-14.45)
 

14.45-15.05     Coffee break

15.05-15.50     Workshop - Round 1   / 
                         1. How will omics technology impact the conservation and use of genetic resources?
                             Theo van Hintum & Richard Crooijmans 
                         2. Complementarity of nature conservation with genetic resources conservation: crop wild relatives
                             and autochthonous trees.
                             Rob van Treuren & Seppe de Mits 
                         3. How to support future use of traditional crop varieties and animal breeds?
                             Noor Bas & Mira Schoon  
                         4. Underutilised species for diversification of our diet and agriculture.
                             Eric Schranz, Martina Huber & Peter Bourke  

 

15.55-16.40     Workshop - Round 2    / 

                         1. PLANT: Expanding CGN crop gene bank collections and the impact of genomics
                             Theo van Hintum & Rik Lievers 
                         2. ANIMAL: Next steps for the development of CGN livestock gene bank
                             Annemieke Rattink & Julie Lamy 
                         3. FOREST: Improving ex situ and in situ conservation of trees and shrubs
                             Joukje Buiteveld & Paul Copini   
                          4. AQUA: Monitoring and conservation of aquatic genetic resources
                              Wout Abbink & John Bastiaansen
 

16.45-17.00     Wrap-up 
                                  by Sipke Joost Hiemstra, Head of CGN

17.00-18.00     Closure and Drinks