Conference Program
SIR JOHN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL ADDRESS AND NETWORKING DINNER
Monday 4 September 2023
6:00pm-9:00pm
QT Hotel Ballroom
Dr Éliane Ubalijoro, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Director General of World Agroforestry (ICRAF).
“Food and Nutrition Security: the Climate, Food Systems, Agroforestry and Forestry Nexus”
The Vote of Thanks will be presented by Dr Wendy Craik, Member of Crawford Fund Board.
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CONFERENCE
Tuesday 5 September 2023
QT Hotel Ballroom
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09.00 OPENING SESSION
The Hon John Anderson AC, Chair, The Crawford Fund
MINISTERIAL OPENING MESSAGE
Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs
09.30 SESSION 1:
Chair: Dr Beth Woods, Member of Australia’s Commission for International Agricultural Research
CREATING GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY: A VISION OF ADAPTED CROPS AND SOILS
Dr Cary Fowler, U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security
09.55 MODERATED Q&A
10.15 SESSION 2
Chair: Nicola Hinder, Deputy Secretary of the Agricultural Trade Group, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
ON-FARM RISKS FOR RESILIENT FOOD AND NUTRITION SYSTEMS
Professor Wendy Umberger, Chief Executive Officer, ACIAR
10.30 Q&A SESSION 2
10.45 MORNING TEA
11.20 SESSION 3
Chair: Dr Cate Rogers, Assistant Secretary, Climate Financing and Programming Branch, Climate Change and Sustainability Division at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
ADDRESSING OFF-FARM IMPEDIMENTS TO GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
Emeritus Professor Kym Anderson AC, Crawford Fund Medalist
11.45 Q&A SESSION 3
12.00 SESSION 4: PART 1
Chair: Dr Terence Farrell, Head of Economics, Grains Research and Development Corporation
SOLUTIONS FOR RESILIENT FOOD AND NUTRITION SYSTEMS ON-FARM
Three key topics showing on-farm solutions:
Sustainable Intensification: Decoupling Resource Use from Socio-Economic Benefits: Prof Jamie Pittock, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU
Future Smart Crops: The key to improving dietary diversity and fighting hunger and malnutrition: Professor Kadambot Siddique, The UWA Institute of Agriculture and Hackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and Director
Biofertilisers and Enhanced Efficiency Fertilisers – Solutions for the Future: Dr Roya Khalil, Director of Research and Development, Incitec Pivot Fertilisers
12.35 MODERATED Q&A
12.50 LUNCH
14.00 SESSION 4: PART 2
Chair: Larelle McMillan, Research Director – Sustainability, CSIRO Agriculture & Food
SOLUTIONS FOR RESILIENT FOOD AND NUTRITION SYSTEMS OFF-FARM
Three key topics showing off-farm solutions:
Supply Chains in a Modern Geopolitical Environment: Ben Fargher, Environmental Markets Lead, Cargill Asia Pacific
Climate Solutions for Healthy Diets, Nutrition and Health: Dr Warren T K Lee, Senior Nutrition & Food Systems Officer, UN FAO
Insect Farming: A Circular Economy Solution to Create Value for Food Loss and Waste: Dr Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, Senior Scientist, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
14.35 MODERATED Q&A
14.50 AFTERNOON TEA
15.30 SESSION 5
CONVERSATION ON POLICY SETTINGS FOR RISK AND RESILIENCE
Moderator: The Hon John Anderson AC, Chair, The Crawford Fund
• Dr Cary Fowler, U.S. Special Envoy for Global Food Security
• Professor Wendy Umberger, Chief Executive Officer, ACIAR
• Emeritus Professor Kym Anderson AC, Sir John Crawford Medal Awardee
• Dr Éliane Ubalijoro, Sir John Crawford Address Presenter
16.10 MODERATED Q&A
16.25 SUMMING UP AND THE WAY FORWARD
Dr Colin Chartres, Chief Executive Officer, The Crawford Fund
16.35 CLOSE