Persatuan Genetik Malaysia :: 3rd International Plant Breeding Conference - Strengthening Plant Breeding and Future Perspectives

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3rd International Plant Breeding Conference: Strengthening Plant Breeding and Future Perspectives

Keynote Speakers

YBhg. Prof. Tan Sri Dr. Zakri Abdul Hamid

Science Advisor to the Prime Minister Malaysia

 

Mr. Alain Rival

Resident Regional Director (South East Asean), CIRAD

Invited Speakers

Dr. Ahmad Kushairi Din

Acting Director General, Malaysian

Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

Oil Palm Breeding & Genetics

Dr. David Ross Appleton

Sime Darby Research Sdn. Bhd.

Molecular Breeding in Oil Palm

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Jalani Sukaimi

Faculty of Science & Technology

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)

Plant Breeding Education

Prof. Dr. Peerasak Srivines

Kasetsart University, Thailand

Jatropha Breeding & Genetics

Dr. Ghani Hussin

Herbwalk Consultancy

Langkawi

Herbal and Medicinal Plants

Dr. Craig Meisner (TBC)

Country Director for Bangladesh at

WorldFish, formerly with ACIAR, IRRI, CIMMYT and IFDC

Capacity Building for Plant Breeding

Dr. Bui Chi Buu

Institute of Agricultural Science for

Southern Vietnam

Rice Breeding & Genomics

Dr. Napawan Lekawipat

Director, Nong Khai Rubber Research Center

Rubber Research Institute of Thailand

Rubber Breeding & Genetics

Mr. Chua Kim Aik

CEO, Green World Genetics Sdn. Bhd.

Horticultural Seed Industry

Mr. Haya Ramba

Director of Cocoa Upstream Technology

Division, Malaysian Cocoa Board

Cocoa

Dr. Dewi Indriyani Roslim

Universitas Riau, Indonesia

Improvement of Syzygium sp.

Dr. Ainnie Hj Kuntom

Fellow, Malaysian Palm Oil Board

MSPO in Relation to Biodiversity

Dr. Frederic Perefarres

Enza Zaden Sdn. Bhd., Sauk, Perak

Tomato breeding

Dr. Abd. Rasip Ab Ghani

c/o Department of Agriculture, Malaysia

Protection of New Plant Varieties

Dr. Golam Faruq

Bangladesh Agricultural Research

Institute, Dhaka

Haploid Breeding in Wheat

Datuk Dr. Mohd. Akbar Md. Said

Director General, Malaysian Rubber

Board (TBC)

Rubber Improvement

Mr. Joep Van Balen

Enza Zaden , Netherlands

Vegetable Breeding Programmes

Prof. Dr. Ghizan Saleh

UPM / National Professors Council

Re-orienting Plant Breeding to Meet Challenges of Climate Change

Dr Umi Kalsom Abu Bakar

Deputy Director-General, Malaysian Agricultural

Research and Development Institute (MARDI)

Rice Biotechnology and Breeding

Prof. Dr. Ir. Sobir

Dept of Agronomy and Horticulture

Bogor Agricultural University

Fruits

Prof. Dr. Kamol Lertrat

Khon Khaen University, Thailand

Advances and trends in planting breeding for society’s well-being

Dr. Romulo L. Cena

Director, Agricultural Research Centre

University of Southern Mindanao

Philippines

Cocoa Improvement

Mdm. Nurunnuha Datuk Hj. Nawawi

Lead Consultant

Nurunnuha Sdn. Bhd.

IPRs vis-a-vis TPP

Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. A. Deodhar

V. G. Vaze College

Mumbai, India

Improvement of Garcinia indica

Mr. Wan Zaki Wan Mamat

Plant and Soil Science Reserch Centre,

MARDI

Herbs programme

Dr. Phi Hong Hai

Vietnamese Academy of Forest

Science, Hanoi

Genetic Improvement of Acacia

Mdm. Irma Munirah Alias

SIRIM Berhad

Agricultural produce standards

Ms. Leao Ling Jiun

FGV Research & Development Sdn.

Bhd.

Oil Palm Biotechnology

Mr. Mohaimi Mohamed

Sime Darby Plantation R&D Centre

Banting, Selangor

Plant breeding capacity building

Mr. Mohd. Fadzhel Mohd. Nasir (TBC)

Malaysian Kenaf & Tobacco Board

Kenaf Improvement