Monday, November 25th, 2013 |
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7:00 |
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9:00 |
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Registration |
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Jade Ballroom |
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9:00 |
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10:00 |
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Opening |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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10:00 |
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11:00 |
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Plenary lecture “The power of genomics: Transforming life, business and the global economy"
Gerardo Jiménez-Sánchez, MD, PhD
President & CEO, GBC Group
Harvard School of Public Health
Human Genome Organization
Genómica y Bioeconomía
Mexico |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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11:00 |
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11:30 |
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Coffee Break and commercial exhibition |
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Foyer Obsidiana Ballroom and Amatista Ballroom |
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11:30 |
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12:30 |
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Plenary lecture
“Human Genomics a decade after the Human Genome Project: Opportunities and challenges"
Eric D. Green MD, PhD.
Director
National Human Genome Research Institute
United states |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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12:30 |
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13:30 |
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Plenary lecture “From genome variation to personalized medicine" Prof. Stylianos Antonarakis, MD DSc
President, Human Genome Organization
University of Geneva
Switzerland |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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13:30 |
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15:00 |
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Lunch Break
Lunch with the experts
"Financing mechanisms for agroinnovation"
Carlos Alberto Treviño Rivera
Director General, Financiera Rural
Mexico
Request your invitation at the Financiera Rural booth (limited to 100) |
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Sponsored by
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15:00 |
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16:00 |
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Plenary lecture
“Pharmacogenomics: Personalizing drug therapy"
Prof. Howard McLeod, PharmD
Medical Director, Personalized Medicine Institute
Senior Member, Division of Population Sciences
Moffitt Cancer Center
United States |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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16:00 |
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17:00 |
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Plenary lecture
“Marker-assisted selection for precision plant breeding: The case of submergence-tolerant rice"
Prof. David Mackill
Department of Plant Pathology
University of California
United States |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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17:00 |
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19:00 |
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Dr. Robert Wells, Chairman
Healthymagination
Advisor to General Electric
United States

Ing. Javier Delgado, Chairman
Director General
The Capitalization and Investment Fund for the Rural Sector
Mexico
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Obsidiana Ballroom
Onix Ballroom |
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Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 |
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9:00 |
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10:00 |
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Plenary lecture “Genomic medicine and public health"
Prof. David Hunter, MBBS, MPH, ScD
Dean for Academic Affairs
Vincent L Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention
Harvard School of Public Health
Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital &
Harvard Medical School
Associate Member, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
United States
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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10:00 |
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12:00 |
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Dr. David Bailey, Chairman
President & CEO
Genome Alberta
Canada

Dr. Pedro Aspe, Chairman
President
Evercore Partners
México.
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Obsidiana Ballroom
Onix Ballroom |
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12:00 |
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12:30 |
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Coffee Break and commercial exhibition |
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Foyer Obsidiana Ballroom and Amatista Ballroom |
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12:30 |
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12:45 |
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Book Presentation
"The impact of genomic applications in the economy"
Beatriz Pagés
Director,  |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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12:45 |
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13:45 |
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Plenary lecture “Applications of genomics to the fishing industry"
Prof. Gary Carvalho
Professor of Molecular Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
University of Wales, Bangor
United Kingdom |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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13:45 |
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15:30 |
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Lunch Break
Lunch with the experts
"Use of genomic selection and systems biology to gain insights into milk and meat production"
Dr. James Reecy
Iowa State University
United States
Request your invitation at the Affimetrix booth (limited to 100) |
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Sponsored by
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15:30 |
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16:30 |
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Plenary lecture
“The pivotal role of synthetic biology in the bioeconomy"
Richard Johnson
CEO, Global Helix LLC
Chairman, OECD BIAC Technology Committee
National Academy of Sciences Board on Life Sciences
United States |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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16:30 |
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17:00 |
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Coffee Break and commercial exhibition |
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Foyer Obsidiana Ballroom and Amatista Ballroom |
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17:00 |
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18:00 |
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Plenary lecture “Production of sustainable fuels and chemicals using synthetic biology applications"
Andreas Schirmer, PhD.
Director of Microbial & Cellular Engineering
LS9 Inc.
United States |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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18:00 |
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19:00 |
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Plenary lecture
"From science to business: Turning basic science into commercial success.
Yaacov Michlin
President & CEO, Yissum
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israel |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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19:00 |
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Networking Cocktail and Casino Night |

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Onix Ballroom |
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Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 |
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9:00 |
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10:00 |
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Plenary lecture “Genomics and the global beef cattle industry"
Dr. E. John Pollak
Director
U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Clay Center, NE
United States |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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10:00 |
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11:00 |
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Plenary lecture
“Innovation, ethics and policy for the bioeconomy"
Prof. David Castle
Chair of Innovation in the Life Sciences
Director, MSc BIG Programme
ESRC Innogen Centre
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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11:00 |
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11:30 |
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Coffee Break and commercial exhibition |
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Foyer Obsidiana Ballroom and Amatista Ballroom |
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11:30 |
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13:30 |
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Dr. Francisco Gurría, Chairman
General Coordinator of Livestock
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food
Mexico

Dr. Guillermo Soberón, Chairman
Emeritus President
Mexican Health Foundation
Mexico
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Obsidiana Ballroom
Onix Ballroom |
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13:30 |
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15:30 |
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Lunch 
Open to registered participants |
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Onix Ballroom |
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15:30 |
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16:30 |
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Plenary lecture
“Genomic selection of high economic value traits in tilapia and other commercial fish species"
Prof. Brendan J. McAndrew
Professor of Aquaculture Genetics
Institute of Aquaculture
University of Stirling
United Kingdom |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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16:30 |
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17:00 |
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Coffee Break and commercial exhibition |
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Foyer Obsidiana Ballroom and Amatista Ballroom |
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17:00 |
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18:00 |
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Plenary lecture
“Genomics innovation for the cattle industry"
Dr. José Fernando Garcia
Leader researcher of cebuine genome project
Universidad Estatal de Sao Paulo (UNESP)
Araçatuba
Brazil |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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18:00 |
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19:00 |
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Plenary lecture “Genomics innovation to produce drought and heat tolerant crops for food and bioenergy markets"
Dr. Yafan Huang
President & Chief Scientific Officer
Performance Plants Inc.
Canada
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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19:00 |
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Closure |
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Obsidiana Ballroom |
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Program Subject to Changes |