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Stefano Bonaccini, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region
Giuseppe Sala, Commissioner of the Government of Italy for Expo Milano 2015
Maurizio Martina, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Italian Government
Richard Visser, Professor and Chair Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen University & Research Centre
Dietrich Knorr, President European Federation of Food Science & Technology, EFFoST
Hans Verhagen, Senior Scientific Advisor Nutrition and Food Safety, National Institute for Public Health and Environment, RIVM
Chair Roberto Ridolfi, Director for Sustainable Growth and Development , Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid , European Commission
Palma Costi, Minister for Productive activities, energy plan, green economy, Emilia-Romagna Region
Isabelle De Froidmont Goertz, Project Officer, DG Research & Innovation, F3 Agri Food Chain European Commission
Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International
Ladislau Martin Neto, Executive Director, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa
Michela Petronio, Vice President Global Discovery Center, Barilla G. & R. F.lli
Luigi Bodria, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan – President, CLUB of Bologna
Diana Battaggia, Head of Investment and Technology Promotion Office, United Nation of Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO
Roger Beachy, Executive Director, World Food Center, University of CA, Davis
Paolo De Castro, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of World Food Research & Innovation Forum International Steering Committee
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Representative, United Nations Expo Milano 2015
Giancarlo Caratti, Deputy Commissioner General for the EU participation in Expo 2015, European Commission
Ladislav Miko, Deputy Director General for the Food Chain – Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Ren Wang, Assistant Director General, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO
Michael R. Taylor, J.D, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA
Chair Alex Thomson, Journalist and Broadcaster
Simona Caselli, Minister for Agriculture, Hunting and Fishing, Emilia-Romagna Region
Tobin Robinson, Head of Scientific Committee and Emerging Risks Unit, European Food Safety Authority, EFSA
Kazuaki Miyagishima, Director, Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, World Health Organisation, WHO
Francesco Loreto, Director, Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Science, National Research Council of Italy, CNR
Anne Roulin, Vice President Nutrition, Health & Wellness & Sustainability, NESTLE’
Marta Dassù, Executive President WE – Women for Expo and Senior Director of European Affairs, Aspen Institute
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Diana Bracco, President Expo 2015 SpA and Commissioner General of Section for the Italian Pavilion
Luigi Nicolais, President of National Research Council of Italy, CNR
Fabio Fava, Professor, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna and Italian Representative for Bioeconomy in Horizon2020 committees, European Commission
Samuel Godefroy, Professor, Food Risk Analysis and Food Systems Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University Laval
Chair Christian Patermann, Former Director EU Commission and Advisor German Government for Bioeconomy
Patrizio Bianchi, Minister European political development, school, university, research and work, Emilia-Romagna Region
Aldo Longo, Director General, General aspects of rural development and research, Directorate – General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Paola Testori Coggi, Former Director General Health and Consumers, European Commission
Michael R. Taylor, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA
François Le Gall, Senior Advisor Food Safety and Livestock, Agriculture Practice, World Bank
Bev Postma, Executive Director Food Industry Asia, FIA
Bernhard Url, Executive Director European Food Safety Authority, EFSA
Paolo De Castro, Member of the European Parliament and Chairman of World Food Research & Innovation Forum International Steering Committee
Cristina Tajani, Councilor for Labour Policies, Economic Development, University and Research, Municipality of Milan – Milan Urban Food Policy Pact
Stefano Bonaccini, President of the Emilia-Romagna Region
Maurizio Martina, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Italian Government
Triulza West Entrance – Railway Station Rho Fiera EXPO
Regione Emilia-Romagna/Forum dedicated Entries A and B
9.30 – 11.30 am and 2 – 4 pm
Roserio East Entrance
Regione Emilia-Romagna/Forum dedicated Entry
9 -11.30 am and 2 – 4 pm
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