Speakers and chairmen's profiles & abstracts

• David Baulcombe Harnessing modern biology in sustainable and sufficient food crop production
• Massimiano Bucchi Safety and Innovation on the Table: Trends in Public Perception of GMOs and Food Related Issues , Innovations that are changing our life
• Political and economic challenges of precision medicine Chair
• Andrea Cuomo Sanitizing water at minimal costs
• Hannelore Daniel On the other end: the strive for personalized nutrition
• Roberto Defez Italy needs GM maize
• Maria Benedetta Donati The mediterranean diet at a time of economic crisis: messages from the Moli-sani study
• Giovanni Fattore Hunger and Economics
• Giulio Giorello Nutrition and Ethics
• Arif Husain Ending hunger and attaining global food security: the need for collective action to support small holder farmers
• Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Chair
• Cathie Martin Addressing Food Security Through Nutritional Enhancement of Food
• Antonio Moschetta Obesity and Cancer: linking nutrients, hormones, genes and metabolism
• Shivaji Pandey Access to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and its relevance to eradication of hunger
• Katia Petroni Nutrigenomics: how food influences health
• Telmo Pievani The co-evolution between human beings and nutrition
• Livia Pomodoro Chair
• Ingo Potrykus Golden Rice: status and perspectives
• Gabriella Pravettoni MIND THE FOOD: Mind traps and the importance of facts
• Anne Roulin Sustainable Nutrition and the Eradication of Hunger
• Ulrich Schurr Improving root systems for crop efficiency
• Andrea Segrè Food Wastage: the Hidden Costs
• Stella Thomas The Global Water Scenario: Human & Socio-Economic Impacts & Solutions
• Chiara Tonelli Water more precious than gold: improving plant water efficiency