Speakers
Conference Invited Speakers
Name
Affiliation / Position
Maruthi Prasanna Boddupalli
Distinguished Scientist & Asia Regional Director, CIMMYT
Ashish Saxena
Global Maize Program Director, CIMMYT
Silvio Salvi
University of Bologna, Italy
Christos Tsadilas
Former Director, Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops, Greece
William S. Niebur
Global Advisor, Syngenta Group Co., Ltd.
Suriphat Thaitad
Thailand Field Crops Research Institute
Xing Wang Deng
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, USA; Peking University Institute of Modern Agriculture
Zhonghu He
Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Institute of Crop Science, CAAS
Lichun Wang
Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Caixia Gao
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xinhai Li
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Jinsheng Lai
China Agricultural University
Jianbing Yan
Huazhong Agricultural University
Haiyang Wang
Yazhouwan National Laboratory
Yonghong Liu
Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Topic 1: Utilization of Maize Genetic Diversity
Xingming Fan
Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Chunhui Li
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Qilin Tang
Sichuan Agricultural University
Pedro Augusto
Medeiros Barbosa
CIMMYT
Kularb Laosatit
Kasetsart University, Thailand
Hongjian Zheng
Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Chi Thanh Nguyen
Department of Science and International Cooperation, Vietnam Maize Research Institute
Leyla Hasanova
Azerbaijan Crop Production Research Institute
Xuecai Zhang
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Topic 2: Decoding Maize Genome
Xiaohong Yang
China Agricultural University
Hai Wang
China Agricultural University
Baobao Wang
Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Puji Lestari
National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
Jie Xu
Sichuan Agricultural University
Hongwei Zhang
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Wenbin Guo
Huazhi Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Topic 3: Biotechnology Innovation and Precision Germplasm Creation
Shaojiang Chen
China Agricultural University
Chunyi Zhang
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Ya'ou Shen
Sichuan Agricultural University
Jian Lv
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Yingjie Xiao
Huazhong Agricultural University
Tingting Guo
Huazhong Agricultural University
Haiming Zhao
China Agricultural University
Berhanu Tadesse Ertiro
CIMMYT
Jie Pang
Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Linjian Jiang
Qingdao Qingyuan Crop Science Group Co., Ltd.
Topic 4: Climate Resilience and Genetic Improvement
Yunbi Xu
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Feng Qin
China Agricultural University
Pervez Haider Zaidi
CIMMYT
Li Pu
Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Siviengkhek Phommalath
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, Laos
Guifeng Wang
Henan Agricultural University
Nguyen Xuan Thang
National Maize Research Institute, Vietnam
Hewei Du
Yangtze University
Tonette P. Laude
University of the Philippines
Topic 5: Nutritional Security and Quality Improvement
Yongrui Wu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Anindya Bandyopadhyay /
Easter Syombua David
CIMMYT
Rumei Chen
Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Wenhao Li
Sichuan Agricultural University
Sakchai Satienperakul
Maejo University, Thailand
Zhiqiang Zhou
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Tek Prasad Gotame
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Pengshuai Yan
Henan Agricultural University
Kun Li
Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Topic 6: Countermeasures for Emerging Transboundary Pests and Diseases
Manje Gowda Sosalagere Jogannagowda
CIMMYT
Zhenying Wang
Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Qi Wang
China Agricultural University
Zhihong Li
China Agricultural University
Wenzhu He
Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Xianming Yang
Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Bhupender Kumar
Maize Research Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Lei Wang
Yazhouwan National Laboratory
Zhiyan Cao
Hebei Agricultural University
Topic 7: Precision Cultivation and Smart Agriculture
Phebe Ding
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Jiwang Zhang
Shandong Agricultural University
Xiuliang Jin
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Juan Zhang
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Jarunya Pinsupa
Ministry of Agriculture, Thailand
Ashiq Parambilpeedika
CIMMYT
Zhongge Dong
Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Machinery Engineering Sciences
Tinglu Fan
Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Sutkhet Nakasathien
Kasetsart University, Thailand
Wilaiporn Nuto
Kasetsart University, Thailand
Topic 8: Construction of Climate-Resilient Farming Systems
Christos Tsadilas
Hellenic Agricultural Organization – DEMETER, Greece
Yantai Gan
Professor, Wenzhou University; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Zhenwei Song
Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Muhammad Farooq
Sultan Qaboos University
Md Mahfuz Bazzaz
Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute
Xin Zhao
China Agricultural University
Lingling Li
Gansu Agricultural University
Abduhakim Islamov
Kyrgyzstan Seed Association
Yalemtsehay Debebe Mammo
South Propagation Academy, CAAS
Hafiz Adewale Adio Salami
South Propagation Academy, CAAS
Topic 9&10: Value Chain Policy Framework and Economic Driving Mechanism
Maize Economic Market Dynamics and Agribusiness Innovation
Huanguang Qiu
Liaoning University
Hanuman Sahay Jat
Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Zhenbiao Gu
Jiangnan University
Changqing Mao
Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Dyutiman Choudhary
CIMMYT
Abdurahman Beshir Issa
CIMMYT
Mahendra Prasad Tripathi
National Maize Research Program, Nepal
Maria Alma B. Sanchez
University of the Philippines
Piya Kittipadakul
Thai Plant Breeding and Seed Association
Fuguo Xing
Institute of Agricultural Products Processing, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Topic 11: Modernization of Maize Production in Hilly and Mountainous Areas
Lichun Wang
Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Christos Tsadilas
Former Director, Institute of Industrial and Forage Crops, Greece
Tran Manh Ba
Vietnam Thai Binh Seed Group Joint Stock Company, Vietnam Seed Trade Association
Kularb Laosatit
Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Ram Chandra Adhikari
Nepal Agricultural Research Council
Win Khin Myo
Agricultural Research Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Myanmar
Lee Jang-Eun
Korea Food Research Institute
Shubo Wan
Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Songguo Sun
Taiwo Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Zhichao Hu
Nanjing Research Institute for Agricultural Mechanization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Chao Zhang
Industrial Crops Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Huaxia Jiang
Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Machinery Sciences
Ping Huang
Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Agriculture, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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