GLOBAL TRENDS AND LOCAL PROSPECTS ON LIVESTOCK BIOTECHNOLOGY
November 27, 2008; 9:00am – 12:00nn
Room 304 ISSI Bldg., UP Diliman, Quezon City

Program


9:00am – 9:15 Introductory Remarks
by Dr. Nina G. Gloriani
President and CEO, Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines


Introduction of Keynote Speaker
by Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora,br> Executive Director, Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development
9:15 – 9:45 Biotech and Other Technologies at the Philippine Carabao Center
by Dr Annabelle S. Sarabia
Center Director and Coordinator for R&D and Operations, Philippine Carabao Center
9:45 - 10:15 40 Years of Biotechnology in the Philippines
by Dr. Evelyn Mae Tecson-Mendoza
Secretary, National Academy of Science and Technology
10:15 - 10:30 Biotech Industry in the Philippines
by Mr. Godfrey P. Ramon
S&T Policy Specialist, BCP
10:30 – 10:45 Open Forum
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:30 Ensuring Biosafety of Modern Biotechnology
by Dr. Saturnina C. Halos
Chairperson, Department of Agriculture Biotechnology Advisory Team
11:30 – 12:00nn Consumer Perceptions of Food Biotechnology in Asia and the Philippines: 2008 Consumer Survey
by Kathlijn Linster
Deputy Director, Asian Food Information Centre
12:00 – 12:20pm Open Forum
12:20 – 12:30 Closing Remarks
by Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora
12:30 Lunch