Thursday, December 1
12:30—13:00 Registration
13:00—13:15 Welcome
Ching-Cheng Chang, Co-Chair and APEC Research Center for Typhoon and Society
13:15-13:20 Group Photo
13:20—14:30 Global and Asia Pacific Food Price Instability
Moderator: Walter J. Armbruster, Chair,Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC
Impacts of the 2006-2008 Food Price Shock
David Dawe, Regional Office in Bangkok, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
The Food Price Crisis and Challenges for the Asia Pacific
Akmal Siddiq, Rural Development and Food Security, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Discussion
14:30—14:45 Coffee break
14:45—16:15 Policy Responses to Price Instability
Moderator: William T. Coyle, Senior Coordinator, Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC
The 2008 Rice Policy Reaction: Exacerbating the Problem
Salvador P. Catelo, University of Philippines Los Banos, The Philippines
Role of Grain Reserve Stocks in Long-Term Food Security
Funing Zhong, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Food Trade Distortions and Impacts
Signe Nelgen and Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide, Australia
Discussion
16:15—16:30 Coffee break
16:30—17:30 Climate Risk, Information Technology and Research Affect Competitiveness
Moderator: Mignonne Chan, Executive Director, Chinese Taipei APEC Study Center
Climate Risk and Information Technology Development for Food System
Ching-Cheng Chang, APEC Research Center for Typhoon and Society
Research and Development for Asia Pacific Agricultural Competitiveness
Walter J. Armbruster, Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC
Discussion
Friday, December 2
08:30—09:00 Registration
09:00—10:30 Challenges for the Regional Agro-Food Industry
Moderator: Samarendu Mohanty, International Rice Research Institute
The Potential Role of Latin American Food Trade in Asia
Adriana Roldán Pérez, Asia Pacific Studies Centre, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
Food Price Instability Impacts on Agri-Food Supply Chains and Supermarkets
Ronnie S. Natawidjaja, Center for Agricultural Policy and Agribusiness Studies, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
The Role of Biotechnology in Agriculture and Rural Development
Malcolm Wegener, University of Queensland, Australia
Discussion
10:30--10:45 Coffee break
10:45—12:15 Challenges for the Agricultural Products Market
Moderator: Malcolm Wegener, University of Queensland, Australia
Outlook for the Grain Markets in Asia Pacific
Terry Sheales, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), Australia
Role of Trade and Futures Markets in Asia Pacific
Samarendu Mohanty, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Global Biofuel Production and Food: Implications for Asia Pacific
William T. Coyle, Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC
Discussion
12:15—13:30 Lunch
13:30—14:30 Policy Implications for Future Food Security
Moderator: David Hong, Vice Chairman, CTPECC
TPP for Regional Agricultural Systems: A Threat, Problem or Opportunity?
Robert Scollay, New Zealand APEC Study Centre, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Moving Beyond Market Volatility towards Agri-Food System Resilience
Rick Barichello, University of British Columbia, Canada
Discussion
14:30-15:00 Closing Remarks
Walter J. Armbruster, Chair,Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC