Global Food Security Conference – 2018
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Can’t make it to Saskatoon for three days of biotechnology discussion focused on building a sustainable and secure food environment for the planet?
We can help. You can view it live here.
The Emerging Technologies for Global Food Security conference in Saskatoon brings together some of the most interesting and influential people working in food and agricultural biotechnology today. With speakers from our own universities and research institutes to those from across the globe, the event creates opportunities to get to know the people behind the issues and the issues that shape the people.
Built on a successful program in 2016, this year’s conference will once again see a live debate of biotechnology moderated by our own Rex Murphy.
The IQ2 Debate: Agriculture and Forestry Hold the Solution to Mitigating Atmospheric CO2 and Climate Change
Moderator: Rex Murphy, Commentator, CBC’s The National, and Columnist, The National Post
Debaters:
Stuart Smyth, University of Saskatchewan
Hanna Tuomisto, University of Helsinki
Merritt Turetsky, University of Guelph
Richard Flavell, Formally of Ceres, Inc.
Check out the times, all times are Mountain, and events for the stream here.
Videos from the 2016 Global Food Security Conference in Saskatoon can be found here.
