THU SEPT. 25 - WATER FOR LIFE
Science and technology for improvement
| Food, water, energy: old problems, new opportunities |
Vaclav Smil, Faculty of Environment, University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Ending Hunger and Malnutrition |
John Lupien, Former Director, Food and Nutrition Division, FAO; Professor of Nutrition, Pennsylvania State University |
| Climate, water, and public health in Africa |
Elfatih Eltahir, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT |
| Innovations bringing safe drinking water to 1 Billion People at the Bottom of the Pyramid |
Susan Murcott, Senior Lecturer, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, MIT |
| Creating Shared Value: The Food Industry’s Commitment to Sustainable Water Use |
Claus Conzelmann, Vice President - Safety, Health & Environment, Nestlé Group |
| Water prices in agriculture: impacts on efficiency and equity |
Isha Ray, Professor Energy and Resources Group, Berkeley |
| Crops coping with water scarcity |
Chiara Tonelli, Professor of Genetics, University of Milan |
| Partnership for Water Use Efficiency in Maize: an Imperative for Africa |
Mpoko Bokanga |
| The Sahara Forest – a new source of fresh water, food and energy |
Charlie Paton, Managing Director Seawater Greenhouse, UK |
| Agricultural expansion and environmental sustainability |
David Tilman, Professor Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota |
| Panel Discussion |
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Round Table
chaired by Paolo Costantino, Professor of Molecular Biology, University of Roma La Sapienza
Chris Bowler, Department of Biology Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris
Timothy Hall, Director of Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food, European Commission
Karin Metzlaff, Executive Director EPSO, Belgium
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