CONFERENCE DAY 1, 01 OCTOBER 2009 (Thursday)

AM Plenary Sessions

Registration

Opening Program
Welcome and Keynote Address

Morning Break

THEME 1: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Status and Trends in Knowledge Management for Science and Technology in Asian Developing Countries

Knowledge, Technology Transfer and Global Adoption of Crop Biotechnology

Open Forum

Issues and Challenges in Policy and Trade related to Agricultural Biotechnology: Implications to KM

Approaches in Harnessing and Mobilizing Knowledge for Bioenterprise

Open Forum

Lunch

PM Plenary Sessions

THEME 2: KM PLATFORMS ON BIOSAFETY POLICIES GOVERNING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Regulating the Products of Agricultural Biotechnology: The Philippine Experience

National Biotechnology and Biosafety Framework and Regulations in Thailand

Open Forum

KM and Agri-biotechnology Products Regulation: The OGTR Experience

KM Platforms on Biosafety: Policy Issues and Priorities in the SEA Region

Open Forum

Afternoon Break

THEME 3: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Competencies and Capacity Building Needs in Knowledge Management in Agricultural Biotechnology: The Taiwan Experience

Competencies and Capacity Building Needs in Knowledge Management: Experiences in India

Open Forum

North-South and South-South Partnerships: Experience of USAID’s ABSP II Technology Transfer Initiatives

Collaborative KM Initiatives in Building Capacity on Biotechnology

Open Forum

AM Plenary Sessions

THEME 4: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND NETWORKING

Public-Private Sectors Collaboration: Experiences in Thailand

Public-Private Partnerships: Technology Transfer, Knowledge Creation and Sharing Approaches

Private Sector Collaboration on Knowledge Sharing, Dissemination and Technology Access

Communicating Agri-biotechnology

Open Forum

Morning Break

Farmer’s Perspectives to Agri-biotechnology Outreach:
The ASFARNET Experience

Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology: Facilitating the Social Process of KM

Open Forum

Workshop: Towards a Regional Collaborative Initiative on KM in Agricultural Biotechnology

Lunch

PM Workshop

Workshop/Small Group Discussions (continuation)

Presentation of Group Outputs

Synthesis

Closing Program