09:00-12:00 Friday, April 20, 2018
Plenary Session
Venue: China People's Palace Hotel
9:00-12:00 Opening Ceremony and Launching of China Agricultural Outlook
1. Welcome Remarks by Officials from CAAS
2. Remarks by Officials from Ministries
3. Remarks by Vincent Martin, FAO Representative in China and DPR Korea, Jan Adams, Australian Ambassador to China, Robert Johansson, Chief Economist of US Department of Agriculture, Provincial Agricultural Officials and Entrepreneur Representatives
4. Keynote Speech by Officials from Ministries
5. Keynote Speech by Alan William Wolff, Deputy Director General, WTO
6.Launching of China Agricultural Outlook (2018-2027)
7. Technical Report of China Agricultural Outlook
13:30-17:30 Friday, April 20, 2018 Session A (three paralleled sessions)
Venue: 3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
13:30-15:00 Session 1: Rice Outlook
Cheng Shihua, Director General, China National Rice Research Institute/ Chief Scientist, National Rice Industry Technology System
Robert Johannson, Chief Economist, US Department of Agriculture
Peng Chao, Associate Research Fellow, Research Center for Rural Economy, MARA
15:30-17:00 Session 2: Wheat Outlook
He Zhonghu, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Crop Science, CAAS / Director, National Wheat Improvement Center
Zheng Guoqing, Director General, Agricultural Economics and Information Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Meng Li, Associate Research Fellow, Information Center, MARA
13:30-17:30 Friday, April 20, 2018 Session B (three paralleled sessions)
Venue: 3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
13:30-15:00 Session 3:International Trade Outlook
Cheng Guoqiang, Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
Zhang Lubiao, Director General, Agricultural Trade Promotion Center, MARA
Expert from US Department of Agriculture
15:30-17:00 Session 4: Agricultural Investment Outlook
Feng Yong, Deputy Director, Foreign Economic Cooperation Center, MARA
Wu Laping, Member of Market Early Warning Expert Committee, MA/ Professor, School of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
Yang Jun, Professor, University of International Business and Economics
13:30-17:30 Friday, April 20, 2018 Session C (three paralleled sessions)
Venue: 3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
13:30-15:00 Session 5:Rural Revitalization Strategy
Feng Haifa, Well-known National Agricultural Policy and Economic Expert
Zhang Hongyu, Director General, Department of Rural Economic System and Management, MARA
15:30-17:00 Session 6: Rural Revitalization Strategy
Zhang Yuxi, President, Beijing Xinfadi Agricultural Products Co Ltd
Silvia Sorescu, Policy Analyst Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
Li Xiao, Director, Rural Revitalization Research Center, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences
08:30-12:00 Saturday, April 20, 2018 Session A (three paralleled sessions)
Venue:3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
8:30-10:00 Session 7: Corn Outlook
Liu Dongzhu, DeputyDirector General, China National Grain and Oils Information Center
Sergio René Araujo Enciso, Economist, Markets and Trade Division, FAO
Xu Weiping, Director, Information Center, MARA
Expert from Dalian Commodity Exchange
10:30-12:00 Session 8: Cotton and Sugar Outlook
Li Fuguang, Director General, Institute of Cotton Research, CAAS/ Director, National Cotton Industry Alliance
Deng Yi, Director General, Yunnan Sugar Association
Yuan Ruiling, Ph.D, Research Center for Rural Economy, MARA
Ma Kai, Ph.D, Research Center for Rural Economy, MARA
08:30-12:00 Saturday, April 20, 2018 Session B (three paralleled sessions)
Venue: 3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
8:30-10:00 Session 9: Pork, Beef and Mutton Outlook
Wang Junxun, Deputy Director General, Department of Livestock Production, MARA
Koen Mondelaers, Policy Analyst, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Zhu Zengyong, Associate Research Fellow, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
Zhu Cong, Ph.D, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
10:30-12:00 Session 10: Egg and Dairy Outlook
Li Shengli, Professor, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University/ Chief Scientist,Dairy Cattle Industry System
Expert from New Zealand
Zhang Chao, Assistant Research Fellow, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
Wang Dongjie, Ph.D, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
08:30-12:00 Saturday, April 20, 2018 Session C (three paralleled sessions)
Venue: 3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
8:30-10:00 Session 11: Big Data and Agriculture Monitoring and Early-warning
Wen Fujiang, Honorary President, Shandong Agricultural University/ Director General, Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance of Agricultural Big Data
Xu Shiwei, Sectary General of Market Early Warning Expert Committee, MARA/ Chief Scientist of Agricultural Monitoring and Early Warning Team, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
10:30-12:00 Session 12: Smart Agriculture Outlook
Zhao Chunjiang, Director, National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture/ Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Wang Xiaobing, Director General, Information Center, MARA
He Yong, Dean, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University
13:30-17:30 Saturday, April 20, 2018 Session A (three paralleled sessions)
Venue: 3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
13:30-15:00 Session 13: Oilseeds Outlook
Zhang Haiyang, Director General, Sesame research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/ Chief Scientist, Special oil Industry System
Stephan Hubertus Gay, Senior Agricultural Policy Analyst Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD
Yin Ruifeng, Associate Research Fellow, Information Center, MARA
Zhang Wenli, Associate Research Fellow, Research Center for Rural Economy, MARA
15:30-17:00 Session 14: Vegetable and Fruit Outlook
Liu Enping, Director General, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences
Zhang Jing, Assistant Research Fellow, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
Zhao Junye, Senior Research Fellow, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
13:30-17:30 Saturday, April 20, 2018 Session B (three paralleled sessions)
Venue: 3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
13:30-15:00 Session 15: Aquatic Product and Poultry Meat Outlook
Jia Jiansan, Former Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO
Atsuyuki Uebayashi, Senior Economist, Policy Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Government of Japan
Shen Chen, Ph.D, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
Zhu Haibo, Ph.D, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
15:30-17:00 Session 16: Feed and Potato Outlook
Lu Xiaoping, Director, CIP-China Center for Asia Pacific
Tang Hao, Vice President, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Tao Sha, Assistant Research Fellow, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
Zhou Xiangyang, Ph.D, Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS
13:30-17:30 Saturday, April 20, 2018 Session C (three paralleled sessions)
Venue: 3rd Floor Lobby of Building C, China People's Palace Hotel
13:30-15:00 Session 17: Frontier Agricultural Technologies
Wan Jianmin, Vice President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences/Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Jia Jingdun, China Rural Technology Development Center, Ministry of Science and Technology
15:30-17:00 Session 18: Resources and Environment Outlook
Guang Defu, Director General, Bureau of Quality and Safety Supervision for Agro-products, MARA
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