9.00am Welcome
Prof Jon Hickford, President NZIAHS
Session Chair – Prof Jon Hickford
9.05am Dr David Penman (Keynote)
Since the RSNZ Report – where we might go from here and how
9.30am Professor Emerita Paula Jameson
Before and after genetic engineering – perspectives from a plant biologist
9.55am Dr William Rolleston, Chair, Life Sciences Network
Can we pull gene editing from the GM quagmire? – Regulation and public debate
10.20am Morning Tea
Session Chair – Dr Jeanne Jacobs
10.45am Dr Andrea Byrom, Co-Director BioHeritage National Science Challenge
Ensuring a Treaty-based approach to investing in gene editing for pest control in Aotearoa
11.10am Prof Travis Glare, Director, Bio-Protection Research Centre
Modifying microbes to increase efficacy
11.35am Prof Peter Dearden, Researcher, University of Otago
Gene editing to control insect species
12.00am Dr Suzanne Rowe, Senior Scientist, AgResearch
Breeding ruminant livestock for lowered environmental impact
12.30pm Lunch
Session Chair – Dr Melanie Davidson
1.00pm Prof Andy Allan, Plant & Food Research
New breeding technologies for fruit trees
1.25pm Dr Linda Johnson, Senior Scientist, AgResearch
Gene editing of secondary metabolite pathways in Epichloë endophytes
1.50pm Dr Colin Eady, Science Manager, Barenbrug New Zealand
The future of gene editing in seeds
2.15pm Dr Tony Conner, AgResearch
Overview of where we have been and where we are going
2.40pm Panel Discussion
Chair: Dr Tony Conner