DAY 1: 9 April 2018 Session topics/veins A: Accelerating progress in advanced breeding for improved crop adaptation to climate risks. B: Improving productivity and increasing profitability to expand opportunities across global markets. C: Enhancing resilience in the face of biotic and abiotic challenges. D: Tackling key issues in food security and farming systems for improved livelihoods for the smallholder farmer. E: Exploring the future of the value-added: Nutrition, biofuels and feedstuffs for evolving consumer demands. Time HALL A HALL B HALL C HALL D ROOM 8 & 9 ROOM 11 FOYER 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 Welcome Keynote - Mark Cooper Welcome Keynote - Mark Cooper Registration/check-in 10:30 Break Break Break Break Break Break Break 11:00 Plenary 1: Setting 11:30 the Stage - Tim Dalton 12:00 Plenary 2: Gebisa Ejeta (C) 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 A.1 Plenary 1: Setting the Stage - Tim Dalton Plenary 2: Gebisa Ejeta (C) C.1 B.1 E.1 Symposium #1 Productivity and food security for
the smallholder farmer 15:30 Break Break Break Break Break Break Break 16:00 16:30 17:00 A.2 C.2 B.2 E.2 Symposium #1 Productivity and food security for the smallholder farmer 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 3MT Competition Welcome reception Welcome reception Welcome reception
DAY 2: 10 April 2018 Session topics/veins A: Accelerating progress in advanced breeding for improved crop adaptation to climate risks. B: Improving productivity and increasing profitability to expand opportunities across global markets. C: Enhancing resilience in the face of biotic and abiotic challenges. D: Tackling key issues in food security and farming systems for improved livelihoods for the smallholder farmer. E: Exploring the future of the value-added: Nutrition, biofuels and feedstuffs for evolving consumer demands. Time HALL A HALL B HALL C HALL D ROOM 8 & 9 ROOM 11 FOYER 08:00 08:30 Plenary 3: David 09:00 Jordan (A) Plenary 4: Alvaro 09:30 Cordero (B) Plenary 3: David Jordan (A) Plenary 4: Alvaro Cordero (B) 10:00 Break Break Break Break Break Break Break 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 A.3 A.4 Symposium #2 A driver for change: Sorghum's role in global markets Symposium #2 A driver for change: Sorghum's role in global markets D.3 D.4 C.3 C.4 E.3 E.4 15:30 Break Break Break Break Break Break Break 16:00
16:30 17:00 A.5 Technical Session B.5 D.5 C.5 E.5 17:30 Mentorship reception: 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 Commercial showcase session (Refreshments served) Students and established scientists
DAY 3: 11 April 2018 Session topics/veins A: Accelerating progress in advanced breeding for improved crop adaptation to climate risks. B: Improving productivity and increasing profitability to expand opportunities across global markets. C: Enhancing resilience in the face of biotic and abiotic challenges. D: Tackling key issues in food security and farming systems for improved livelihoods for the smallholder farmer. E: Exploring the future of the value-added: Nutrition, biofuels and feedstuffs for evolving consumer demands. Time HALL A HALL B HALL C HALL D ROOM 8 & 9 ROOM 11 FOYER 08:00 08:30 Plenary 5: Joseph 09:00 Awika (E) Plenary 6: Bettina 09:30 Haussmann (D) Plenary 5: Joseph Awika (E) Plenary 6: Bettina Haussmann (D) 10:00 Break Break Break Break Break Break Break 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 C.6 14:00 Special Session: 14:30 Regional issues: Sorghum in 15:00 Southern Africa A.6 Panel: Funder priorities B.6 D.6 E.6 Side meetings 15:30 Break Break 16:00 Side meetings Field visits
16:30 Special Session: Regional issues: 17:00 Sorghum in Southern Africa
DAY 4: 12 April 2018 Session topics/veins A: Accelerating progress in advanced breeding for improved crop adaptation to climate risks. B: Improving productivity and increasing profitability to expand opportunities across global markets. C: Enhancing resilience in the face of biotic and abiotic challenges. D: Tackling key issues in food security and farming systems for improved livelihoods for the smallholder farmer. E: Exploring the future of the value-added: Nutrition, biofuels and feedstuffs for evolving consumer demands. Time HALL A HALL B HALL C HALL D FOYER 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 Symposium #3 Bringing Ancient Grains to the World's Dinner Tables Technical Session A.7 Technical Session C.7 Technical Session D.7 10:00 Break Break Break Break Break 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 Symposium #3 Bringing Ancient Grains to the World's Dinner Tables Technical Session A.8 Technical Session C.8 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 Symposium #3 Bringing Ancient Grains to the World's Dinner Tables Technical Session A.9 Technical Session C.9 Technical Session D.8 Technical Session D.9
15:30 Break Break Break Break Break 16:00 Plenary: Conference closing 16:30 Closing keynote? Plenary: Conference closing Closing keynote?