Program

24 October 2025

08:00 - 8:30

Registration

Welcome and check-in for all participants.
Please have your QR code ready for a faster check-in. (Committee members and invited speakers excluded.)

08:30 - 9:00

Opening Ceremony

Collaboration between Hub of Rice and Veg-SeedHub

National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Kasetsart University (KU)

09:00 - 9:30

Dr. Yvonne Pinto
Director General of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

09:30 - 10:00

Sustainable Seed Conservation

Ms. Delphine Larrousse
Director - Global Engagement
Regional Director - East and Southeast Asia (ESEA) of WorldVeg

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break & Photo Session

11:00 - 11:45

Safeguarding the Future of Food: The Importance and Role of Biodiversity in Agriculture

Dr Janny van Beem
Global Genebank Partnership Coordinator, Crop Trust

11:45 - 12:30

- TBC -

Mr. Yubak Dhoj GC
Senior Agriculture Officer and Leader of Plant Production and Protection Module, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

Concurrent Sessions

Choose your track: Rice or Vegetable

Rice Session

13:30 - 14:05

- TBC -

Prof. Dr. Takeshi Izawa
University of Tokyo

14:05 - 14:30

- TBC -

Prof. Dr. Apichart Vanavichit
Rice Science Center

14:30 - 14:55

- TBC -

Prof. Dr. Chanakan Prom-u-thai
Lanna Rice Research Center

14:55 - 15:15

Coffee Break

15:15 - 15:50

- TBC -

Mr. Jens Soth
Executive Director of The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)

15:50 - 16:15

- TBC -

Mr. Tobias Breunig
Advisor Agricultural Finance Thailand Agriculture & Food Cluster - GIZ

16:15 - 16:40

- TBC -

Dr. Bjoern Ole Sander
IRRI

16:40 - 17:05

- TBC -

Dr. Chinucha Buddhaboon
Deputy Director General of Thailand's Rice Department

17:05 - 17:30

Closing Remarks

Rice session wrap-up

Vegetable Session

13:30 - 14:15

Advance Analytics in Vegetables

Johan Van Asbrouck
Managing director, Rhino Research

14:15 - 14:35

Diversity to discovery, developing a pan-genome for marker development in vegetable breeding

Dr. Ya-ping Lin
WorldVeg

14:35 - 14:55

- TBC -

Dr. Shin-ichi Yamamoto
Genetic Resources Center (Genebank, NGRC), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)

14:55 - 15:15

Coffee Break

15:15 - 16:00

Innovation in postharvest technology to maintain quality, extend shelf-life, and increase market value of fresh vegetables

Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Colelli
Università degli studi di Foggia

16:00 - 16:20

From Nitrogen to Stress Responses: Building Plant Resilience

Asst. Prof. Dr. Kulaporn Boonyaves
Mahidol University

16:45 - 17:00

Closing Remarks

Vegetable session wrap-up

17:00 - 18:30

Relax - Free Time

Personal time for networking and exploration

25 October 2025 (Optional Activities)

Morning Activities

Visit Thai market and floating market

Afternoon Activities

Visit Tropical Vegetable Research Center and Rice Science Center

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