TIME                           ACTIVITY

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8:00 – 8:30am              Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40am              Opening Remarks

8:40 – 10:10am            Dr. Geoff Graham (Pioneer Hi-Bred, Intl.)

            `                       “Scientific Breakthroughs Happen in Unusual Ways:
                                    Solving Plant Breeding Problems”

                                    Dr. Mark Cooper (Pioneer Hi-Bred, Intl.)

“Breeding for Drought Tolerance: Not Just a Public

Sector Concern”

10:10 – 10:30am          Morning Break

10:30 – 11:30am          Dr. Steve Knapp (University of Georgia, Athens)

“Enhancing the Performance of Sunflower as an Oilseed and Cellulosic Biofuel by Tapping Genetic Diversity in Drought-Tolerant Land Races and Desert-Adapted Wild Species”

11:30am – 12:30pm     Lunch

12:30 – 1:30pm            Dr. John Navazio (Organic Seed Alliance)

                                    “Breeding for Organic Production Systems”

1:30 – 2:30pm              Dr. Lewis Ziska (USDA-ARS, Beltsville)

“Plant Responses to Climate Change: Breeding Obstacles and Opportunities”

2:30 – 3:00pm              Afternoon Break

3:00 – 4:00pm              Dr. Jim Coors (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

“Agribusiness and Environmental Change: Plant Breeders Caught in the Middle”

4:00 – 5:00pm               Round Table and Closing Remarks

5:00 – 6:30pm              Closing Reception