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Programme


Programme

The format of the 2022 symposium will be finalised in early 2022 and is likely to host a number of  special focus sessions addressing contemporary issues and technical methods.

The 2022 symposium is online and all registered participants will be sent session links prior to the symposium.

The programme will become available during August 2022. Keynote speakers will be announced here leading up to the event.

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2022 Keynote Speakers
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Professor Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso, University of Göttingen (Germany) and University Jaume I in Castellón (Spain).
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Opening Keynote Presentation: Food chain strategies to achieve zero GHG by 2050

Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso is a Professor in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Göttingen (Germany) and the University Jaume I in Castellón (Spain). She is board member of the International Network for Economic Research (INFER) and the Centre for Global Migration Studies (CEMIG). She has advised the OECD and the Word Bank, authored two books and more than 100 articles in the fields of international, development and environmental economics, including the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Development Economics and Environmental and Resource Economics.

Prof. Martínez-Zarzoso is our Keynote presenter for our INFER Special Session on Sustainable Futures


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Professor David Bullock, University of Illinois (USA).
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Keynote Presentation: Economics and Adoption of Precision Agriculture 

David S. Bullock is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois.  He studies the economics of agricultural technology and information and has published research on precision agriculture technology since 1998.  He is the Principal Investigator of the seven-year USDA-sponsored “Data-Intensive Farm Management” project, which uses precision agriculture technology to conduct large-scale, on farm agronomic experiments which generate data to aid farmers’ management of nitrogen fertilizer and other inputs.   He teaches graduate courses in microeconomic theory.  He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago in 1989.  

Prof. Bullock is our Keynote presenter for our ISPA Economics Community Special Session on 'Economics and Adoption of Precision Agriculture'


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Professor David Rose, Cranfield University (UK).
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Keynote Presentation: Readiness for robotics: adoption, ethics, regulation 

David is Professor of Sustainable Agricultural Systems at Cranfield University. He runs the Change in Agriculture group, which explores how changes in policy, innovation, and technology are affecting people, production, and the planet. The group researchers aspects of agricultural transitions, including adoption of technology, farmer behaviour change, responsible innovation, policy co-design, and farming mental health.

Prof. Rose is our Keynote presenter for our CEIA Special Session on 'Robotics and AI: replacing humans in agriculture?'



Anders Wijkman -Honorary President of the Club of Rome, Chairman Climate-KIC

Keynote Presentation: “The circular economy is a priority but no panacea!"

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Anders Wijkman is an opinionmaker and author. Anders is a former member of the European Parliament, honorary president of the Club of Rome, member of the IRP (International Resource Panel) - a UN expert- body ”to build and share the knowledge needed to improve the use of our resources worldwide”. He is, as well, chair of Circular Sweden, a platform for producers, retailers and recycling companies to advance the Circular Economy. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the World Academy of Art and Science and the World Future Council.
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