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Date & Time:
27 Oct 2022 (Thurs) 9:00am – 6:00pm
Venue:
Sands Expo Level 3 – Begonia Junior Ballroom
The Global Agri-food Scientific Symposium is organized by Singapore Food Agency as part of the Singapore International Agri-food Week 2022. This flagship scientific event aims to showcase cutting edge research innovations for urban cities and establish a collaborative and knowledge sharing platform for local and international Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) and Research Institutes (RIs) to foster R&D partnership, develop innovation capabilities, and build transformational market solutions.
Programme Agenda
Opening Address by Dr Koh Poh Koon,
Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and The Environment and Manpower
Science and Technology Roadmap Towards a Food Resilient Future by Dr Ngin Hoon Tong,
Senior Director, Science & Technology Division, SFA
Theme 1:
Resilient and Sustainable Urban Food Systems
Keynote topics
New knowledge on the ecosystem role of bacteria to make intensive aquaculture more sustainable
– Prof Patrick Sorgeloos, Emeritus Professor of Aquaculture
The power of plant genetics technologies to build sustainable and efficient urban food production systems
– Dr Nitza Kardish, CEO Trendlines Pte Ltd
Technical Presentations
Genetic Improvement of Indoor Farming Crops
– Prof Yu Hao, NUS
Vertical Farming – The sky is the limit?
– Prof Leo Marcelis, WUR
Formulating Functional Fish Feeds Through Microencapsulation Technologies
– Prof Joachim Loo, NTU
How microorganisms contribute to a resilient aquaculture environment?
– Prof He Jianzhong, NUS
Panel Discussion
Sustainable Use of Planet’s Resources to Deliver Nutrient-dense Food:
What is the role of technology in crops/fish improvement and farming system efficiency?
- Prof Hong Luo, Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University
- Prof. Leo Marcelis, Head of chair group Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen University (WUR)
- Prof Roberto Parra, Research Professor at Tec Monterrey
- Prof Yu Hao, Provost Chair Professor & Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Moderator: Dr Azlinda Anwar, Director (Grants & IP Administration) & Coordinating Director, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Theme 2:
Transformation of Future Food System
Keynote topics
Supercharging the Global Food Bowl with Alternative Protein Solutions
– Dr Maryann Augustin, Chief Research Scientist from CSIRO
Asia’s sustainable food policy strategy and the role of alternative protein science
– Ms Doris Lee, CEO of GFI Consultancy
Technical Presentations
The state of art in global cultivated meat research
– Dr Deepak Choudhury, BTI, A*STAR
Development of Cultivated Adipocytes from Fish Species as Alternative Fats
– Dr Shigeki Sugii, IMCB, A*STAR
Alternative Protein Development Platform (APDP): For lab to pilot scale
– Dr Melanie Weingarten, SIFBI, A*STAR
Highly Efficient Microbial Methane Conversion for Single Cell Protein Production using Pressurized Bioreactor
– Dr Jamie Hinks, NTU
Effects of microbial transglutaminase on the functional and structural properties of brown rice and pea protein isolate blends
– Dr Juan Du, SIT
Panel Discussion
Building an effective scientific innovation ecosystem for future food:
When it comes to future food systems in the Asia Pacific, how can international scientific collaboration be best supported and utilized?
What types of partnerships needs to be formed, what are the major barriers currently, and where are the biggest potential wins?
- Dr Iris Haberkorn, Senior Scientist at Singapore-ETH Centre
- Mr Mathys Boeren, CEO of Asia Sustainable Food Platform
- Prof Michelle Colgrave: Head of the Future Proteins Mission at Australia’s CSIRO
- Dr Raffael Osen, Group Leader, Food Process Engineering at A*STAR’s Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
Moderator: A/Prof Susanna Leong: Vice President (Applied Research), Singapore Institute of Technology
| PROGRAMME AGENDA | |
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
(30 min) |
REGISTRATION |
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9:00 AM - 9:10 AM (10 min) |
Opening Address by Dr Koh Poh Koon Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and The Environment and Manpower |
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9:10 AM - 9:25 AM (15 min) |
Science and Technology Roadmap Towards a Food Resilient Future Dr Ngin Hoon Tong, Senior Director of Science & Technology Division and Chief Technology Officer, Singapore Food Agency |
| THEME 1: RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS | |
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9:25 AM - 9:50 AM (25 min) |
Keynote 1) New knowledge on the ecosystem role of bacteria to make intensive aquaculture more sustainable Prof Patrick Sorgeloos, Emeritus Professor of Aquaculture at Ghent University |
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9:50 AM - 10:15 AM (25 min) |
Keynote
2) The power of plant genetics technologies to build sustainable and efficient urban food production systems Dr Nitza Kardish, CEO Trendlines Pte Ltd |
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10:15 AM - 10:40AM (25 min) |
TEA BREAK |
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10:40 AM - 11:00 AM (20 min) |
Technical Presentation 1) Genetic Improvement of Indoor Farming Crops Prof Yu Hao, Provost Chair Professor & Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore (NUS) |
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11:00 AM - 11:20 AM (20 min) |
Technical Presentation
2) Vertical Farming – The sky is the limit? Prof Leo Marcelis, Head of the Chair Group Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen University (WUR) |
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11:20 AM - 11:40 AM (20 min) |
Technical Presentation 3) The Role of Encapsulation & Delivery Systems in Advancing Singapore Aquaculture Plan Prof Joachim Loo, Associate Professor in School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
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11:40 AM - 12:00 PM (20 min) |
Technical Presentation 4) How microorganisms contribute to a resilient aquaculture environment? Prof He Jianzhong, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) |
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (1 hour) |
Panel Discussion Sustainable Use of Planet’s Resources to Deliver Nutrient-dense Food – What is the role of technology in crops/fish improvement and farming system efficiency? 1) Prof Hong Luo Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University 2) Prof Leo Marcelis Head of Chair Group Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen University (WUR) 3) Prof Roberto Parra Research Professor at Tec Monterrey 4) Prof Yu Hao Provost Chair Professor & Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore Moderator: Dr Azlinda Anwar Director (Grants & IP Administration) and Coordinating Director, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) |
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1:00 PM - 2:10 PM (1 hour 10 min) |
Lunch & Networking |
| THEME 2: TRANSFORMATION OF FOOD FUTURE SYSTEM | |
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2:10 PM - 2:35 PM (25 min) |
Keynote 1) Supercharging the Global Food Bowl with Alternative Protein Solutions Dr Maryann Augustin, Chief Research Scientist from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) |
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2:35 PM - 3:00 PM (25 min) |
Keynote 2) Asia’s sustainable food policy strategy and the role of alternative protein science Ms Doris Lee, CEO of GFI Consultancy (GFIC) |
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3:00 PM - 3:20 PM (20 min) |
Technical Presentation 1) Alternative Protein Development Platform (APDP): From lab to pilot scale Dr Melanie Weingarten, Director of Biotransformation Department at the Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR |
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3:20 PM - 3:40 PM (20 min) |
Technical Presentation 2) Effects of microbial transglutaminase on the functional and structural properties of brown rice and pea protein isolate blends Dr Du Juan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Technology, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) |
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3:40 PM - 4:10 PM (30 min) |
Tea Break |
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4:10 PM - 4:30 PM (20 min) |
Technical Presentation 4) The state of art in global cultivated meat research Dr Deepak Choudhury, Research Scientist & Group Leader of Biomanufacturing Technology at BTI, A*STAR |
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4:30 PM - 4:50 PM (20 min) |
Technical Presentation 5) Development of Cultivated Adipocytes from Fish Species as Alternative Fat Dr Shigeki Sugii, Principal Investigator at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR |
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4:50 PM - 5:50 PM (1 hour) |
Panel Discussion Building an effective scientific innovation ecosystem for future food: - When it comes to future food systems in the Asia Pacific, how can international scientific collaboration be best supported and utilized? - What types of partnerships needs to be formed, what are the major barriers currently, and where are the biggest potential wins? 1) Dr Iris Haberkorn Senior Scientist at Singapore-ETH Centre 2) Mr Mathys Boeren CEO of Nurasa 3) Prof Michelle Colgrave Head of the Future Proteins Mission at Australia’s CSIRO 4) Dr Raffael Osen Group Leader Food Process Engineering at SIFBI, A*STAR Moderator: Dr Susanna Leong Vice President (Applied Research) at Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) |
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5:50 PM - 6:00 PM (10 min) |
Closing Address by Prof William Chen
The Michael Fam Chair Professor in Food Science and Technology, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Director of Singapore Agri-food Innovation Lab (SAIL) |
Closing address by
Prof William Chen, Director, NTU Food Science and Technology Programme
Speaker Lineup
Dr Koh Poh Koon
Senior Minister of State,
Ministry of Sustainability and The Environment
and Manpower
Dr Ngin Hoon Tong
Senior Director
Science & Technology Division, Singapore Food Agency
Prof Patrick Sorgeloos
Emeritus Professor Aquaculture Ghent University, Belgium
Dr Nitza Kardish,
CEO
Trendlines Agrifood Funds Pte Ltd
Prof Yu Hao
Provost Chair Professor & Head of the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Prof. Leo Marcelis
Head of chair group Horticulture and Product Physiology at Wageningen University (WUR)
Prof Joachim Loo
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Prof He Jianzhong
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
National University of Singapore
Dr Maryann Augustin
Chief Research Scientist from CSIRO
Ms Doris Lee
CEO
GFI Consultancy
Dr Deepak Choudhury
Senior Scientist
Bioprocessing Technology Institute
A*STAR
Dr Shigeki Sugii
Principal Investigator
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
A*STAR
Dr Melanie Weingarten
Director, Biotransformation
Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
A*STAR
Dr Jamie Hinks
Senior Principal Scientist, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Science Engineering
Dr Juan Du
Assistant Professor in Food Technology
Singapore Institute of Technology
Prof Hong Luo
Professor of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University
Dr. Azlinda Anwar
Director (Grants & IP Administration) & Coordinating Director
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
Prof Roberto Parra
Research Professor Tec Monterrey Mexico
Dr Iris Haberkorn
Senior Scientist
Singapore-ETH Centre
Mr Mathys Boeren
CEO
Asia Sustainable Food Platform
Prof Michelle Colgrave
Head
Future Proteins Mission CSIRO Australia
Dr Raffael Osen
Group Leader, Food Process Engineering
Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
A*STAR
A/Prof Susanna Leong
Vice President (Applied Research) Singapore Institute of Technology
Prof William Chen
Director
Food Science and Technology Programme
Nanyang Technological University
*Agenda, speakers and panelists are subjected to changes
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