Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 9/17/14

The NC Biotechnology Center’s AgBiotech Initiative and NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are collaborating on this two-day conference involving the agriculture and biotechnology communities at the interface of ag biotech to showcase research, industry, business, technology commercialization, regulation and other challenges determining much of our future.

The NC AgBiotech Initiative, NCBiotech Center
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 5:00 PM (EST)
Raleigh, North Carolina

Keynote Speakers:
Sonny Ramaswamy: "Can Plants Do Everything?"
Director, National Institute of Food & Agriculture, USDA

Joel Bourne: "The End of Plenty"
Contributing Writer, National Geographic

Steve Savage, Ph.D.: "Global Market Trends for Plant Biotech"
Independent Communicator and Consultant, Savage & Associates

MeeCee Baker, Ph.D.: "Advancing the Cause: Our Roles as Advocates for Agriculture and Life Science" President and Chief Executive Officer, Versant Strategies

Session Topics:
• GMO Labeling: a Nightmare or a Boon?
• Technology Solutions for our Future
• Do We Have a Food/Technology Dilemma?
• Inform and Empower the Public
• NC: Global Engine for Food Production, Innovation and Enterprise
• Dinner Dialogues:The Future of Food 

Early bird registration ends Oct. 10. To register go to http://www.eventbrite.com/e/nc-agriculture-biotechnology-summit-2014-tickets-12779023403