Biosecurity in the new Bioeconomy: threats and opportunities

General Information

• About the symposium
• Funders
• Invited speakers
• Program 

About the symposium

The symposium, Biosecurity in the new Bioeconomy: threats and opportunities, will explore how research and policy can contribute to the development of new sustainable crops for new bioindustries that pose only easily manageable economic, social or environment threats.

This symposium will also explore the enormous opportunities new crops offer 21st century custom-built integrated pest management strategies to deliver sustainable profitability for these new industries.

CSIRO will host this event which brings together national and international scientists to discuss a range of topics including:

• the global bioeconomy
• benefits, environmental risks and biosecurity issues of biofuel crops
• research and development opportunities for bioindustries
• national and international agricultural biosecurity policy.

Funders

Funding for this symposium is supplied by:

• CSIRO (Office of the Chief Executive) Cutting Edge Science Symposium
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/Cooperative Research Programme/Biological resource management for sustainable agricultural systems.

Invited speakers

The symposium program brings together national and international scientists, and includes the following invited speakers:

• Dr Margaret Byrne - Senior Principal Research Scientist, Department of Environment and Conservation, Australia
• Dr Joanne Daly - CSIRO Group Executive - Agribusiness
• Dr Jean-Luc Dubois - Scientific Advisor, Catalysis and Processes Research and Development Division, Arkema, France
• Dr Mike Dunlop - CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
• Dr Keith Ferdinands - Department of Natural Resources, Environment & the Arts of the Northern Territory, Australia
• Dr Gary Fitt - OECD Cooperative Research Program Theme Leader, CSIRO
• Dr Piero Genovesi - ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research; Chair of IUCN ISSG
• Dr Iain Gillespie - Head, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry
• Dr Regis Goebel - Senior Researcher, BSES, France
• Dr Mikael Hirsch - Coordinator, CSIRO Biotechnology Strategy Group, CSIRO, Australia
• Prof Ary Hoffmann - Dept Genetics, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Prof Anthony Ives - University of Wisconsin, Department of Zoology, United States of America
• Dr Uffe Jørgensen - Senior Scientist, Danmarks JordbrugsForskning (DJF) / Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark
• Dr Mark Lonsdale - Chief, CSIRO Entomology, Australia
• Mr Tim Low - Director Invasive Species Council, Australia
• Dr Neil Parry - Biotech science area leader, United Kingdom
• Prof Dave Richardson - Deputy Director, Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa
• Dr Bill Roberts - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia
• Prof John Sadler - OECD Cooperative Research Program Theme Leader
• Dr Raghu Sathyamurthy - Regional Team Leader, Sustainable Plant Industries Arid Zone Research Institute, Australia
• Dr Armand Seguin - Natural Resources Canada, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Canada
• Dr Andy Sheppard - Chair of Conference Organising Committee, CSIRO
• Prof Alison Stewart - Director, National Centre for Advanced Bio-Protection Technologies, New Zealand
• Dr Alan Tasker - Program leader, Noxious Weed Program Manager USDA-APHIS, United States of America.

Program

The summary program is as follows:

Numbers are limited. Further information will be sent to you upon registration.

For full program details please see the Biosecurity in the new Bioeconomy: threats and opportunities symposium program.

Contact Information

Related Links

• The bioeconomy
• CSIRO Entomology
• CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
• The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda [external link]

• Australia in the emerging Bioeconomy and the Crop Biofactories Initiative
• Bioindustries in CSIRO Entomology
• The bioeconomy and its importance