Welcome words

Food and Agriculture Organization, Forestry Department,  Mr Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Assistant Director General
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands,  Ms Eva van Woersem, alternate Permanent Representative to the UN Organizations
 

Plenary presentations I Insect ecology and biology by region

1. Edible insect issues in the Asia Pacific Region / Prof. Louey Yen Alan,La Trobe University
2. Brazil / Prof. Eraldo Meideros Costa Neto, University of Feira de Santana 
3. Africa / Prof. Séverin Tchibozo,Centre de Recherche pour la Gestion de la Biodiversité

Plenary presentations II Farming aspects

1. Farming insects in developed countries (NL)
   Marian Peters, VENIK 
   Margot Calis, Kreca
2. Edible insect farming in Thailand / Prof. Yupa Hanboonsong, Khon Kaen University

Plenary presentations III Industrial scale mass production

1. Insect as feed (mass production/organic side streams) / Santos Rojo, University of Alicante
2. Industrial Mass Production of Insects – Considerations and Logistics / Mr Ernie Papadoyianis, Director Organic Nutrition 
3. Food Waste / Robert Van Otterdijk, Agro-Industry Officer, FAO, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department 

Plenary presentations IV  Nutrition, food processing and trade aspects

1. Quest for novel livestock feeds / Harinder Makkar, Animal Production Officer, FAO, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department
2. FAO Agriculture and consumer protection, nutrition / Diedelinde Persijn and Ruth Charrondiere, Nutrition officer, FAO, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department
3. Nutrition and food safety of edible insects / Prof. Nanna Roos, University of Copenhagen
4. Processing and Trade / Antoine Hubert, Director Ynsect

Plenary presentations V Food safety and communication

1. Codex Alimentarius / Tom Heilandt, Senior Food Standards Officer, FAO, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department
2. Food/feed safety considerations /  Tilemachos Goumperis, Emerging risk unit, EFSA
3. Communication, Attitudes, Intercultural Competency / Prof. Florence Dunkel, University of Wisconsin - Madison
4. Assuring Food Security: what does it mean? / Mark Smulders, Senior Economist, FAO, Economic and Social Development Department

Summary notes of the working groups