SIR JOHN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL ADDRESS AND NETWORKING DINNER
MONDAY, 13 AUGUST 2018
Ballroom, QT Canberra Hotel, Canberra
6.00pm – 9.00pm
This year’s Sir John Crawford Memorial Address, Food, Climate Change and National Security, was presented by Ms Frances Adamson, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The Vote of Thanks was given by Professor Andrew Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, ACIAR.
Announcement of the Crawford Fund 2018 Food Security Journalism Award
Announcement of the 2018 Crawford Fund Medal
PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
TUESDAY, 14 AUGUST 2018
Theatrette and Mural Hall, Parliament House
8.30 am – 4.30pm
Here is a printed version of the one day event in Parliament House,
Presentations can be found by clicking on the title of the presentations with the speakers’ names.
0830 REGISTRATION
0900 OPENING SESSION
Welcome
The Hon John Anderson AO, Chair, Crawford Fund
0915 SESSION 1: MORNING KEYNOTE
FEEDING A GROWING GLOBAL POPULATION WITH HEALTHY FOOD FROM A HEALTHY PLANET
Dr Alessandro Demaio, Chief Executive Officer, EAT Foundation
0935 SESSION 2: CHALLENGES AND IMPACTS OF POOR NUTRITION
Chair: Dr Mario Herrero, Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO Agriculture and Food
Overview: Dr Jessica Fanzo, Co-chair of the Global Nutrition Report; Senior Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, UN FAO; and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
0950 MODERATED Q&A: MORNING SPEAKERS
1020 MORNING TEA – MURAL HALL
1110 SESSION 3: HOW DOES AGRICULTURE RESPOND TO THE NUTRITION CHALLENGE?
Chair: Professor Maggie Gill, Chair of the Independent Science & Partnership Council, CGIAR
Overview: Professor Andrew Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, ACIAR
1125 Case Studies:
Recognising the role of the livestock sector in human health and nutrition
Dr Anna Okello, Associate Research Programme Manager, Livestock Systems, ACIAR
Smart Food – good for you, the planet and the farmer
Joanna Kane-Potaka, Assistant Director General, External Relations, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), and Executive Director, Smart Food
Tapping the nutritional power of vegetables
Dr Marco Wopereis, Director General, World Vegetable Center
1200 MODERATED Q&A: SESSION 3 SPEAKERS
1230 LUNCH – MURAL HALL
1335 SESSION 4: DELIVERING RESULTS – POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR CHANGE
Chair: Dr Sarah Pearson, Chief Innovation Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Overview: Professor Glenn Denning, Professor of Professional Practice, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and Earth Institute
1350 Case Studies:
Behavioural change for better nutrition in PNG
Tania Paul, Horticulture Team Leader and Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University and Crawford Fund NT Committee Coordinator
Philmah Seta Waken, Agronomist, National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Papua New Guinea
Nutrition sensitive agriculture programming: addressing demand and supply side factors in Timor-Leste
Annie Major, Senior Manager, Adam Smith International, Asia Pacific
Small fish, big impact: nutrition-sensitive fish agri-food systems in Bangladesh
Dr Jessica Bogard, Nutrition Systems Scientist, CSIRO
Dr Shamia Chowdhury, Nutrition Specialist, WorldFish
Iron biofortified cereals to reduce hidden hunger in Africa
Associate Professor Alex Johnson, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
1435 MODERATED Q&A: SESSION 4 SPEAKERS
1500 SESSION 5: PRIVATE SECTOR KEYNOTE – ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE IMPACT – WIN WIN SOLUTIONS
Chair: Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Overview: Rebecca Boustead, Head of Corporate Communications, Government Relations and Public Affairs, Kellogg Asia Pacific
1525 MODERATED Q&A: BOTH KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
1600 MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
Introduction by The Hon John Anderson AO, Chair, The Crawford Fund
The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs
1610 CONFERENCE SYNTHESIS
What are the best ways for agriculture and the food industry to help promote healthier diets taking into account the opportunities and constraints discussed above? Can it be achieved, what behaviours have to change and what policy levers are needed to assist?
Professor Robyn Alders, AO, Crawford Fund medal awardee and Professor of Food and Nutrition, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney University
1625 THANKS AND CLOSING
Dr Colin Chartres, Chief Executive Officer, The Crawford Fund
1630 CLOSE