E-agriculture Solutions Forum
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29 AUGUST0800-0900: Registration 0900-1000: Opening Session Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Kundhavi Kadiresan, Assistant Director General & Regional Representative, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Songporn Komolsuradej,Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Thailand Theeraphat Prayurasiddh,Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand Group Photo Release of the FAO-ITU E-agriculture Strategy Guide and opening of the exhibition 1000-1030: Coffee break sponsored by TRUE Corporation Day 1 theme: E-agriculture: Status and need for national strategies 1030-1100: Session 1: The need for developing National E-agriculture Strategy Presenter(s): Gerard Sylvester, Knowledge and Information Management Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and Ashish Narayan,Programme Coordinator, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Download the presentation here 1100-1230: Session 2: National agriculture goals and challenges– Country experiences Moderator: Sumiter S Broca, Senior Policy Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Presenter(s): Representatives from Bhutan (Pelden Wangmo), Sri Lanka (W A G Sisira Kumara), Mongolia (Bilguun Enkhtungalag), Fiji (Sushma Chand), and Vanuatu (Hinton Nixon) 1330-1500: Session 3: E-agriculture challenges, opportunities & solutions – Global experiences Moderator: Rohan Samarajeeva, Founding Chair, LIRNEAsia Presenter(s): Pisuth Paiboonrat, Specialist, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center Atip Asvanund, Executive Director and Secretary General of the Telecommunications Association of Thailand Margaret Bernard, University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad Walter Mayers, CEO, PROGIS 1500-1530: Coffee break sponsored by TRUE Corporation 1530-1700: Session 4: E-agriculture challenges, opportunities & solutions – Country experiences Moderator: Sharbendu Banerjee, Director (Mobiles), CABI Southeast Asia Presenter(s): Andy Lohawatanakul, Head of Overseas Marketing, CP Merchandising Company Limited Satish Thampy, Managing Director (Thailand), OLAM Tetsuya Uchino, Fujitsu Kyushu Systems Limited, Japan Wu Yin, Senior Expert, China Communication Services International 1700-1800: Exhibition, networking & evening coffee |
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30 August Day 2 theme: E-agriculture in action: Technologies and solutions0900-1030: Session 5: E-agriculture solutions for agricultural extension and advisory services Moderator: Sophie Treinen, Knowledge and Information Management Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome Presenter(s): Srinivasu Pappula, Global Head, Digital Farming Initiatives, Tata Consulting Services (TCS) Noel Magor, Head, Impact Acceleration Unit, International Rice Research Institute (IRR) Khai Jones, Segment Leader, Agriculture, Intel Corporation (representing Grameen-Intel) Asma Parvin, Deputy Manager, Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) 1030-1100: Coffee break; visit the exhibition 1100-1200: Session 6: E-agriculture solutions for agricultural insurance, banking, market access and financial inclusion Objective: To share solutions and services those bring banking solutions to the rural communities in order to improve livelihoods. Moderator: Bandula Wickramaarachchi, Secretary, Ministry of Primary Industries, Sri Lanka Presenter(s): Nalin Rawal, Chief (Business Head) - Agri Business Solutions, Skymetweather. Signis Aliks, Project Manager, MicroBanker Project 1230-1400: Lunch break; visit the exhibition 1400-1500: Session 7: E-agriculture services for pest & disease, early warning systems and disaster management Objective: To share solutions and services that enhances preparedness and facilitates recovery. Moderator: Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova, Agricultural innovation systems and Knowledge sharing Officer, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia Presenter(s): Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Section, United Nations ESCAP Chan Fook Wing & Sharbendu Banerjee, CAB International YB Srinivasa, Managing Director, Tene Agricultural Solutions 1500-1530: Coffee break; visit the exhibition 1530-1730: Session 8: E-agriculture services for food safety and traceability Objective: To share solutions and services that ensures safe food and provides mechanisms to ensure food traceability. Moderator: Gerard Sylvester, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Presenter(s): Worapat Sasibut, Project Manager, OpsSmart Technologies (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. Bui Binh, Chief Executive Officer, TraceVerified Reshad Alam, Vice-President, SourceTrace Emmanuelle Bourgois, Founder & CEO, FairAgora Asia and VerifiK8 1730-1800: Exhibition, networking & evening coffee |
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31 August Day 3 theme: E-agriculture in action: Innovations and Ecosystems0900-1030: Session 9: Innovations and ecosystems required to sustain ICT solutions for agriculture Moderator: Hani Eskandar, ICT Applications, ITU Presenter(s): Santosh Ostwal, CEO & Founder Director, Ossian Agro Automation Pvt Ltd., Vinay Kumar, Regional Director: Asia & Global Initiatives, Digital Green Theo Cosmora, Founder & CEO, Social Eco 1000-1030: Coffee break; visit the exhibition 1030-1130: Session 10: Sustainable e-agriculture solutions: the way forward Objective: Panel discussion on ways forward to work together in implementing sustainable ICT solutions for agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region Moderator: Ashish Narayan, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Panelist: CABI, Intel, IRRI, ITU, FAO, representatives from member countries, private sector. 1130-1200: Conclusion session 1200-1400: Lunch break; visit the exhibition 1400-1800: Exhibition, networking and evening coffee Open to public participation |
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