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Global Agri-Food
Scientific Symposium
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Date & Time:
21 November 2024 (Thurs) 9:00am – 5:30pm
22 November 2024 (Fri) 9:00am-5:30pm
Venue:
Level 3 Jasmine Ballroom at Sands Expo & Convention Centre
The event aims to bring together researchers, scientists and technology providers to encourage the exchange of knowledge and catalyse scientific discussions amongst those with an interest in the food ecosystem. This platform serves to advance cutting edge science, technology and innovation, and foster collaboration to build agri-food capabilities for climate-resilient and sustainable food ecosystems.
GLOBAL AGRI-FOOD SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM 2023 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Programme Agenda DAY 1 (1 November 2023)
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9:00am - 9:30am
(30 min) |
Registration |
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9:30am - 9:40am (10 min) |
Opening Address
Dr Koh Poh Koon Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment |
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9:40am - 10:10am (30 min) |
Keynote State of Science in Cultivated Meat Professor Mark Post Maastricht University, Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder of Mosa Meat |
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10:10am - 10:30am (20 min) |
Sharing by The Liveability Challenge (TLC) 2023 Food And Nutrition Track Winner Infectious disease management using advances in bioinformatics and synthetic biology Dr Rishita Changede CEO and Founder of TeOra |
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10:30am - 11:00am (30 min) |
Tea Break | ||
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TRACK 1: FUTURE FOOD-TECH |
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11:00am - 11:30am (30 min) |
Keynote
Integrating alternative proteins with the broader bioeconomy Dr Liz Specht Vice President of Science & Technology, The Good Food Institute |
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11:30am – 11:50am
(15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
1) Emerging Food Production for more Sustainable Urban Food Systems Professor Alexander Mathys, Professor, Dep. of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich |
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11:50am – 12:10pm
(15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
2) Pushing the boundaries in methane-to-protein conversion Professor Sanjay Swarup Associate Professor at Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore |
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12:10pm – 12:30pm
(15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
3) Advancing alternative protein development from lab to pilot scale Dr Raffael Osen Group Leader at Food Processing Engineering, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR |
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12:30pm – 2:00pm
(90 min) |
Lunch & Networking (Research Poster Exhibition) | ||
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TRACK 2: NUTRITION AND SAFETY |
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2:00pm - 2:30pm (30 min) |
Keynote
1) Food The New Medicine: The Contribution of Nutrition to Public Health Professor Christiani Jeyakumar Henry Senior Advisor, Biomedical Research Council (BMRC), A*STAR |
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2:30pm - 3:00pm (30 min) |
Keynote
2) A simple way to achieve sustainability: Up-valuing agrifood byproducts for future foods and nutraceuticals Professor Huang Dejian Professor and Deputy Head of Department of Food Science & Technology, National University of Singapore (NUS) |
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3:00pm – 3:20pm
(15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
1) Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems Transformation for Food Security and Nutrition in the Urbanizing Asia Pacific Region Dr Warren Lee Senior Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO) |
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3:20pm – 3:40pm
(15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
2) Constructing plant-based foods and ingredients with nutritional advantages Dr Shaun Sim Senior Research Fellow at Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR |
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3:40pm – 4:00pm
(15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
3) Future Nutrition – Exploring Innovation, Sustainability and Personalised Health Dr Verena Tan Associate Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) |
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4:00pm - 4:40 pm (40 Min) |
Tea Break | ||
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4:40pm - 5:30pm (50 min) |
Scientific Roundtable Discussion
Rethinking product formulation to drive adoption of alternative proteins Panelists: 1) Mr James Jackson General Council & CCO, Next Gen Foods 2) Ms Carrie Chan Co-founder and CEO of Avant Meats 3) Mr Alex Pestalozzi Chief Finance Officer of Turtletree Labs 4) Ms Carolyn Stephen Lead Nutritionist at Food Innovation and Resource Centre (FIRC), Singapore Polytechnic Moderator: Dr Christian Carrilo Head of Technology for SEA and Oceania, Bühler |
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Programme Agenda DAY 2 (2 nOVEMBER 2023)
| TIME | PROGRAMME AGENDA | ||
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TRACK 3: AGRI - TECH |
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9:30am - 10:00am (30 min) |
Keynote
1) Challenges and opportunities in breeding future proof and sustainable crops Professor Richard Visser Chair & Head of Plant Breeding at Department of Plant Science, Wageningen University |
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10:00 am - 10:30 am (30 min) |
Keynote
2) Genome-based crop breeding for sustainable agriculture in China Professor Xing Wang Deng Professor and Director of the Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences |
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10:30am - 11:00am (30 min) |
Tea Break | ||
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11:00am - 11:20am (15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
1) Singapore's Seed Innovation Hub – Unlocking opportunities for urban farms through seeds Professor Chew Fook Tim Associate Professor at Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore |
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11:20am – 11:40am
(15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
1) Synthetic Engineering For Future Agrifood Resilience Professor Miao Yan Song Associate Professor at School of Biological Science, Nanyang Technological University |
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11:40am – 12:00pm
(15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
3) Crop Quality: Why It Matters and How Can Controlled Environmental Agriculture Achieve it? Dr Ritu Bhalla Assistant Director at Agriculture Research and Innovation Centre, Republic Polytechnic |
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12:00pm – 12:20pm
(20 min) |
Technical presentations
4) Micro, Nano and Optical technologies for Precision Agriculture and Plant Science Dr Urano Daisuke Principal Investigator, Temasek Life Science Laboratory (TLL) |
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12:20pm – 2:00pm
(100 min) |
Lunch & Networking (Research Poster Exhibition) | ||
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TRACK 4: AQUA - TECH |
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2:00pm - 2:30pm (30 min) |
Keynote
1) Sustainable Aquaculture Feeds for Sustainable Urban Food Systems Dr Albert Tacon Founder and Technical Director at AquaHana |
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2.30pm – 3:00pm (30 min) |
Keynote
2) From Fish to Chips: Harnessing Futuristic Tech for Sustainable Aquaculture Professor Dean Jerry Professor and Director of Tropical Future Institute, James Cook University Singapore |
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3:00pm – 3:20pm (15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
1) Empowering Shrimp Aquaculture: From Disease Control to Breeding Suitable P.monodon Broodstock for a Sustainable Future Professor Han-Ching Wang Professor at Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Science, National Cheng Kung University |
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3:20pm - 3:40pm (15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
2) Technology Trends for Urban Aquaculture Dr Lee Chee Wee Centre Director for Aquaculture Innovation Centre and Technology Advisor for Temasek Polytechnic |
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3:40pm - 4:00pm (15 min each, 5 min Q&A) |
Technical presentations
3) Genetic Improvement of Fish for Food Dr Yue Gen Hua Senior Principal Investigator, Temasek Life Science Laboratory (TLL) |
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4:00pm – 4:30pm
(30 min) |
Tea Break | ||
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4:30pm – 5:20pm
(50 min) |
Scientific Roundtable Discussion
Future-Proof the Urban Food System: Drivers and Challenges for innovation Panelists: 1) Dr Bao Shengjie CEO and co-founder, Singrow 2) Mr Vivek Jadhav Founder and CEO, Precede 3) Dr Lai Chengyu Founder and CEO, Inong Agriculture 4) Mr Kit Yong CEO, Forte Biotech 5) Ms Rachelle Jensen CEO, Luminis Water Technologies 6) Mr Ang Ting Cheong CEO, AquaEasy Moderator: Professor Yusuf Ali Associate Professor, Metabolic Disease and Assistant Dean (External Affairs) of Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University. |
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5:20pm – 5:30pm
(10 min) |
Closing address by IHL organizing chair
Professor Prakash Kumar Professor at Department of Biological Science and Director of Research Centre on Sustainable Urban Farming, National University of Singapore (NUS) |
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5:30pm – 7:00pm
(90 min) |
Networking Cocktail | ||
Speaker 2023 Lineup
Dr Koh Poh Koon
Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment
Mark Post
Professor, Maastricht University
Chief Scientific Officer and Co-founder of Mosa Meat
Rishita Changede
CEO and founder of TeOra Pte. ltd, Singapore
Liz Specht
Vice President of Science and Technology, The Good Food Institute
Alexander Mathys
Professor, Dep. of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich
Sanjay Swarup
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Raffael Osen
Group Leader, Food Process Engineering, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR
Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Senior Advisor, Biomedical Research Council (BMRC), A*STAR
Huang Dejian
Professor, Deputy Head of Department, Department of Food Science & Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Warren Lee
Senior Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, Food Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
Shaun Sim
Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR
Verena Tan
Associate Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
James Jackson
General Council & CCO, Next Gen Foods
Alex Pestalozzi
Chief Finance Officer of Turtletree Labs
Carrie Chan
CEO & Co-Founder, Avant
Carolyn Stephen
Lead Nutritionist, Food Innovation and Resource Centre , Singapore Polytechnic
Richard Visser
Professor, Department of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University
Xing Wang Deng
Professor and Director of the Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences
Chew Fook Tim
Associate Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Miao Yansong
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Ritu Bhalla
Assistant Director, Agriculture Research and Innovation Centre, Republic Polytechnic
Urano Daisuke
Principal Investigator, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory
Albert Tacon
Founder and Technical Director, AquaHana LLC
Dean Jerry
Professor and Director of Tropical Future Institute, James Cook University Singapore
Han-Ching Wang
Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University
Lee Chee Wee
Centre Director, Aquaculture Innovation Centre & Technology Advisor, Temasek Polytechnic
Yue Gen Hua
Senior Principal Investigator, Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory
Bao Shengjie
CEO and Co-Founder of Singrow
Vivek Jadhav
Founder/CEO, Precede
Lai Chengyu
Founder/CEO, Inong Agriculture
Kit Yong
Founder, Forte Biotech
Rachelle Jensen
CEO, Luminis Water Technologies
Ang Ting Cheong
CEO of AquaEasy
Dr Christian Carrillo
Founder, Head of Technology for SEA and Oceania, Bühler
Associate Professor Yusuf Ali
Metabolic Disease and Assistant Dean (External Relations), Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
*Agenda, speakers and panelists are subjected to changes
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