| 08:30 | Coffee/Rolls |
| 09:15 | Welcome
Opening remarks Walter Fust Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation [Site] |
| Heinz Imhof, Chairman, Syngenta Foundation Board; Chairman, Board of Directors of Syngenta [Site] |
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| Setting the Stage: Benefit Sharing in the Age of Globalisation Moderator: Therese St. Peter Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture [Site] |
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| 09:30 | International Treaty and its Benefit Sharing Provision Alwin Kopše Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture [Site] [Bio] |
| 09:50 | Sharing under The Convention on Biological Diversity François Pythoud Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape [Site] [Bio] |
| 10:10 | Balancing Interests Geoff Tansey Consultant, Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva, Switzerland [Site] [Bio] |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:50 | Perspectives
NGO Viewpoint Bernhard Herold Declaration of Bern, Switzerland [Site] [Bio] |
| 11:10 | Perspectives The Private Sector Eric J. Mathur VP Scientific Affairs & Molecular Diversity, Diversa Corporation, USA [Site] |
| 11:30 | Panel, with Open Microphone Morning presenters |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| Practical Profiles: Benefit Sharing in the Age of the Entrepreneur Moderator: Susan Bragdon Senior Scientist, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute [Site] |
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| 13:15 | The Global Crop Diversity Trust: Purpose, Priorities and Governance Geoffrey Hawtin Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust, Italy [Bio] |
| 13:35 | Diversity and protectionism Use of International Seed Banks: Trends and Interpretations Cary Fowler Agricultural University of Norway; Senior Advisor to IPGRI Director General [Site] [Bio] |
| 13:55 | Case study No. 1 Experiences from Pharma Harnessing Cacti for Medicine Petro Terblanche Lead negotiator for CSIR in benefit sharing agreement with San Community, South Africa [Site] [Bio] |
| 14:15 | Break |
| 14:35 | Case study No. 2 In Situ Conservation of Andean Roots and Tubers Pamela K. Anderson Deputy Director General for Research, International Potato Center, Peru [Site] [Bio] |
| 14:55 | Case study No. 3 Opportunities for Indigenous Inventors in India Anil K. Gupta Indian Institute of Management [Site] [Bio] |
| 15:15 | Panel, with Open Microphone Afternoon presenters |
| 16:15 | Summation Andrew Bennett Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Switzerland [Site] [Bio] |