Teagasc 2030 - International Foresight Conference

Date: 30 May 2008

Venue: Dublin Castle, Dublin

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Session One - Learning from the Past: 50 Years of Agricultural and Food Research
Session Two - Teagasc 2030 Foresight: The Expectations of National Stakeholders
Session Three - Teagasc 2030 Foresight: The International Perspective
Session Four - Open Forum

09.00 - 10.30
- Chair: Dr. Tom O'Dwyer, Chairman, Teagasc
- Video Presentation on 50 Years of Research in Irish Agriculture and Food
- Official Opening Address
  Ms Mary Coughlan, TD, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Key Note Address - The Strategic Role of Agriculture and Food Research Institutes Past, Present and Future
  Dr Gale Buchanan, Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, USDA
10.30 - 11:00

Coffee and Video Presentation on Key Achievements in Teagasc Agriculture and Food Research 1958 -2008

11.00 - 13.00
- Moderator: Ms Olivia O’Leary, Broadcaster and Journalist
- Teagasc 2030
  Dr Lance O’Brien, Foresight Project Manager
  Prof Gerry Boyle, Director of Teagasc
- Responses from Key Stakeholder Representatives
  Mr Padraig Walshe, President, Irish Farmers’ Association.
  Mr Jackie Cahill, President, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association.
  Ms Catherine Buckley, National President, Macra na Feirme.
  Mr John Moloney, Group Managing Director, Glanbia plc.
  Mr Mike Feeney, Executive Director, Internationally Traded Business Sectors, Enterprise Ireland.
  Dr Hugh Brady, President, Irish Universities’ Association Council.
13.00 - 14:00

14.00 - 15.30
- Chair: Mr Tom Moran, Secretary-General, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Speakers:
  Hon. John Luxton, Chairman, DairyNZ, New Zealand
  Dr Hervé Guyomard, Scientifi c Director, Society, Economics and Decision-Making, INRA, France
  Dr Luis Vieira, Coordinator, Embrapa (Brazil) Labex Europe
  Mr. Elie Faroult, Foresight Unit, EU Commission, Brussels