Program

There will be three categories of papers: Keynote, invited papers to stimulate critical thinking and to encourage research into issues impacting the agribusiness worldwide; contributed papers, and poster papers to be presented and discussed in parallel sessions. One of the parallel sessions will be organized by the Chinese Economic Society.

Keynote speakers:

Professor Alois Heißenhuber, Technische Universität München, Germany; Institute of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management

Professor Spencer J. Henson, University of Guelph, Canada; Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics

Professor Prabhu Pingali, Head of the Agricultural Policy and Statistics Division, Agricultural Development Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; former Director of the Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the FAO, former President of the IAAE

Professor Cees P. Veerman, Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands; former Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for the Netherlands, former President of the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers

The conference will start on Wednesday morning and finish on Friday evening. It will be held at IAMO’s conference facilities. Based on our previous experiences we expect to attract approximately 150 researchers from about 30 countries. On the first conference day, scientific exchange will be central, whereas on the second day the dialogue between scientists and political and other decision-makers in Agribusiness shall be fostered as well.

Conference language will be English (with simultaneous German translation on the second day). On the third day, the IAMO Forum will be concluded by a one-day excursion. We plan a trip to a bio-energy plant and visits to nice sites in Saxony-Anhalt. For accompanying persons several activities will be offered, such as a day sightseeing tours in Halle, Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Weimar or a shopping tour.