“Biotechnologies in the agrofood sector”

Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Cairo and the European Centre of Excellence J.Monnet

Organized by:

Sunday 7 May 2006

Time:

Conference Hall, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Shobra El Khaima, Cairo, Egypt.

Venue:

Time

Lecturer

Topic

8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 – 10:00

Opening Session

Opening Session

 

 

Welcoming address

 

Ing. Marino

Scientific Attache,

Dr. Nicoletta Bombardiere

Commercial Office

Italian Embassy in Cairo

Italian Embassy

 

Prof. Dr. Ayman Abou Hadid

Director, Arid Lands Agricultural services and Research Centre (ALARC), Faculty of Agriculture.

Arid Lands Center , Ain Shams University

 

Prof Dr. Abdel Ghany El Gindy

Dean of Faculty , Ain Shams University

Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University

 

Prof.Maria Pia Ragionieri

European Centre of Excellence J.Monnet

European Centre of Excellence J.Monnet

 

Prof.Stefano Grego

Vice President, University of Tuscia

University of Tuscia-Viterbo

 

Prof. Dr. Aly Ahmad El Abd

President, Ain Shams University

Ain Shams University

Welcome Address

 

H.E. Amin Abaza

Minister of agriculture and Land Reclamation

Inauguration of the meeting

 

Award offering ceremony

European Centre J.Monnet and University of Tuscia

Award offering ceremony

10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

 

10:30 – 15:30

Working sessions

 

 

10:30 – 10:45

Prof.Stefano Grego

Vice President, University of Tuscia

Biotechnology agriculture

10:45 – 11:00

Prof. Haneya El Etrebi

Vice president, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt

Biotechnology in agro-Food sector in Egypt.

11:00 – 11:15

Prof. Alberto Germanòò

Professor of Agrarian and Comparative Law

University of Rome " La Sapienza"

The European Regulation of Genetically Modified Crops

11:15 – 11:30

Prof. Aly Z A Abdelsalam

Dean, Faculty of Bio Technology, Misr University for Science and Technology, Egypt

Institutions related to bio-technology in Egypt.

11:30 – 11:45

Prof. Maria Pia Ragionieri

European Centre of Excellence J.Monnet and Department of Juridical Science – University of Tuscia - Viterbo

The role of the European Food Safety Authority

11:45 – 12:00

Prof. Hamdy Abdel Aziz, Persedent of the Board of Governors, ICGEB.

The situation of bio-safety in Egypt

12:00 – 12:15

Prof. Massimo Mazzini

Director of the Department of Environmental Science University of Tuscia – Viterbo

The animals biotechnologies 

12:15 – 12:30

Prof. Salah Galal and Prof. Essam Tharwat, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Animal Biotechnologies in Egypt.

12:30 – 12:45

Dr. Nino Michele Maroli

Director of the Department of parassitology of the Health Institute

Food safety and the use of Biotechnologies and GMO.

12:45 – 13:30

Coffee Break

 

13:30 – 13:45

Prof. Eva Rook Basile

Director of the Department of Juridical Science University of Siena

GMO and the patent system.

13:45 – 14:00

Dr. Akila S Hamza, Central Laboratory for Food Safety, ARC, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt

Food safety regulations and institutions in Egypt.

14:00 – 14:15

Dr…….

Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Mipaf)

GMO and Consumer protection.

14:15 – 14:30

Dr. Teresa Babuscio

Food Safety, University of Tuscia - Viterbo and “La Sapienza” of Rome

European regulation on labeling of GMO foodstuff.

14:30 – 14:45

Prof. Osama M. El Tayeb, consultant for the Minister of Environment.

Egyptian regulations for GMO’s

14:45 – 15:00

Prof. Marco Valletta

Professor of International Biotechnology Law - University of Tuscia – Viterbo

GMO in the international market.

15:00 – 15:15

Dr Remo Ciucciomei

IMC President