Committee

Host

Organizers

• Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAAS)
• Sichuan Agricultural University (SAU)
• Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS (ICS-CAAS)

Science & Technical Partner

• CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center)

Co-organizers

• Sichuan Crop Society
• Sichuan Modern Seed Industry Research Institute
• China Agricultural University
• Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Beidahuang Kenfeng Seed Co., Ltd.
• Yuan Longping High-tech Agriculture Co., Ltd.
• Liaoning Dongya Seed Co., Ltd.
• Huazhi Bio-tech Co., Ltd.
• The National Center of Technology Innovation for Maize

Core Organizing Committee

Chair:

• SUN Tan, Vice President of CAAS

Members:

• B.M. Prasanna, CIMMYT Distinguished Scientist & Regional Director for Asia
• Ashish Saxena, Director of Global Maize Program, CIMMYT
• QIAN Yu, Deputy Director of the Bureau of International Cooperation, CAAS
• ZHOU Wenbin, Director of Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
• ZHANG Xiong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• LU Yanli, Vice President, Sichuan Agricultural University
• ZHANG Wenhao, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Jianyang City, Sichuan Province
• Maria Alma Sanchez, Maize Breeder and Coordinator, Institute of Plant Breeding, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)
• Md. Mahfuz Bazzaz, Director General, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute (BWMRI)
• Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director, National Maize Research Institute (NMRI), Vietnam
• Sharat Kumar Pradhan, Assistant Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
• Shireen Assem, Vice President for Research Affairs, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt
• Tirtha Raj Rijal, Director, National Maize Research Program (NMRP), Nepal

Technical Program Committee

Mentors:

• DAI Jingrui, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of China Agricultural University
• RONG Tingzhao, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Sichuan Agricultural University
• HE Zhonghu, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
• WANG Lichun, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Chair:

• LI Xinhai, Chief Scientist of National Corn Industry Technology System, Director of the Science and Technology Management Bureau, CAAS
• Ashish Saxena, Director of CIMMYT Global Maize Program, CIMMYT

Members:

• CHEN Zehui, Professor, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• FAN Xingming, Professor, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• LAI Jinsheng, Professor, China Agricultural University
• LIU Wende, Research Professor, Institute of Plant Protection, CAAS
• LIU Wenguo, Research Professor, Jilin Academy of Agriculture Sciences
• LIU Yonghong, Research Professor and Vice President, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• LU Yanli, Professor and Vice President, Sichuan Agricultural University
• TANG Jihua, Professor and Vice President, Henan Agricultural University
• WANG Haiyang, Chief Maize Scientist, Yazhou Bay National Laboratory
• WANG Tianyu, Research Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
• WANG Zhenhua, Professor, Northeast Agricultural University
• WU Yongrui, Research Professor, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, CAS
• XU Yunbi, Research Professor, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
• YAN Jianbing, Professor and President, Huazhong Agricultural University
• ZHANG Jiwang, Professor, Shandong Agricultural University
• ZHANG Shukuan, Research Professor, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• ZHAO Jiuran, Research Professor, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
• ZHENG Hongjian, Research Professor, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Thanda Dhliwayo, Maize Breeder, CIMMYT
• Anindya Bandyopadhyay, Head of Biotechnology and Precision Genetics, CIMMYT
• Manje Gowda, Maize Molecular Breeder, CIMMYT
• P.H. Zaidi, Principal Scientist, CIMMYT
• B.M. Prasanna, CIMMYT Distinguished Scientist & Regional Director for Asia
• Powell Mponela, Agroecologist, CIMMYT
• Mahesh Gathala, Systems Agronomist and Country Representative for India, CIMMYT
• Dyutiman Choudhary, Senior Scientist (Market Development) and Country Representative for Nepal, CIMMYT
• Sunil Gangurde, Scientist - Maize Molecular Geneticist, CIMMYT China

Organizing Secretaries

• LI Liang, Research Professor, Director of the Crop Genetic Breeding Center, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
• FANG Wei, Research Professor, Director of the Scientific Research Management Office, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS
• LIU Yonghong, Research Professor and Vice President, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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