E-Agriculture Solutions Forum 2018 - Agenda

E-agriculture Solutions Forum 2018

15-17 Nov, 2018 | Nanjing, China               

Day 0: 14 November 2018 (Wednesday)

Day 1: 15 November 2018 (Thursday)

Opening Ceremony of E-agriculture Solutions Forum 2018 [Conference Room 302]

Moderator: Prof. Sui Bin, CAAE

• Mr. Xie Jianmin, Director-General, Dept. of International Cooperation, MARA
• Mr. Tang Zicai, Dept. of International Cooperation, MIIT
• Mr. Vincent Martin, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Mr. Ashish Narayan, International Telecommunication Union  

Group photo session 

Keynote Presentation on Digital Agriculture Trends [Room 302] 

Moderator: Mr. Vincent Martin, FAO Representative for China  

• Mr. Gerard Sylvester, FAO Asia-Pacific & Mr. Ashish Narayan, ITU Asia-PacificSustainable ICTs for Agriculture and Global Trends 
• Prof. Zhao Chunjiang, CAE Academician, NERCITAReview of Digital Agriculture and Analysis of Different Digital Agriculture Models 
• Mr. Justin Gong, Co-founder & Vice President, XAGCultivating the Future: XAG Smart Agriculture Solutions for Sustainable Farming 

Welcome dinner at Xuan Lin Yuan Restaurant

Sponsored by: Digital Globe

Day 2: 16 November 2018 (Friday)

Session 1: The Need for Developing National E-agriculture Strategy [Room 302] 

Objective: FAO-ITU e-agriculture strategy framework is assisting countries in developing national e-agriculture strategies. This session will detail the approach and experiences from countries that have developed their national e-agriculture strategy based on this framework.  

Moderator: Gerard Sylvester, FAO Regional Office for Asia-Pacific 

Bhutan

• Mr. Tsheten, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests
• Mr. Dawa Tshering, Ministry of Information and Communication 

Sri LankaMr.

• RM Herath, Ministry of Agriculture
• Mr. Sudath Ekanayaka Wakista, Telecom Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka 

Papua New Guinea

• Mr. Stephen A. Mesa, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
• Mr. Veari Iru, National Information & Communications Technology Authority 

Philippines

• Ms. Darlene Yap Rontas, Department of Agriculture
• Ms. Jennifer Pacatang, Department of Information and Communication Technology 

Session 2: National Agriculture Goals and Challenges– Country Experiences [Room 302] 

Objective: To share national agriculture priorities and challenges faced by governments in meeting agriculture goals followed by discussions.  

Moderator: Ashish Narayan, ITU Regional Office for Asia-Pacific 

Mongolia

• Mr. Munkshsanchir Namsrai, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry 

Afghanistan

• Dr. Najibullah Malik, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock
• Mr. Abdul Mateen Samsor, Ministry of Communication and IT
• Mr. Sheraz Khan Katawazai, ATRA 

Fiji

Ms. Tavaita Tamani, Ministry of Agriculture 

Samoa

Ms. Sarai Faleupolu Tevita, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 

Pakistan

Mr. Bilal Abbasi, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication 

Session 3: E-agriculture Challenges, Opportunities & Solutions – Global Experiences [Room 302] 

Objective: To share initiatives on e-agriculture – the challenges and opportunities from public and private sector. 

Moderator:  Mr. Carlo Bravi, Senior Economist, FAO 

• Mr. Marco Silvestri, Programme Management Officer, Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificRegional cooperation for ICT-enabled agriculture mechanization 
• Mr. Shankar Tagad, Digital Farming Initiatives, Tata Consulting Services (TCS)TCS’s mKrishi 
• Ms. Li Liran, Shanghai Huawei Technology, Co, Ltd.NB-IoT Enables Digitization of Agriculture 
• Mr. Srinivasan Arunachalam, President, JMR InfotechTransforming & Connecting the Agricultural Ecosystem 

Session 4:  E-agriculture: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions - Global Experiences [Room 302] 

Objective: To share initiatives on e-agriculture – the challenges and opportunities from public and private sector. 

Moderator:  Dr. Shufeng Han, John Deere 

• Dr. Yan Jia, Policy and Program Officer, World Food ProgrammeStrengthening Joint Efforts to Promote Global Food Security and Nutrition through South-South Cooperation  
• Ms. Sumin Yip, Regional Sales Manager, CABICABI’s PestSmart Diagnostics  
• Dr. Kavinda Gunasekara, Senior Program Specialist, Geoinformatics Centre, Asian Institute of Technology
• Prof. Li Daoliang, China Agricultural UniversityUnmanned Technologies for Fishery Industry 4.0 and Prospects 
• Mr. Yu Baohong (presented by Prof. Wang Yingkuan), Beijing Viga UAV Technology, Co. LtdCloud Platform of Viga Intelligent Agriculture and Application of Agricultural UAVs 

Day 3: 17 November 2018 (Saturday)

Parallel Session 5 [Room 201] and 6 [Room 302]: E-agriculture in Action: Technologies and Solutions (Satellites, Drones, UAVs) 

Objective: To share solutions and services those bridge the challenges faced by farmers, livestock herders and small-scale fisheries that ensures improved livelihoods and sustainable food production.

Parallel Session 5 [Room 201]. Moderator: Ms Inna Punda, Economist, FAO 

• Mr. Abhineet Jain, Global Director, Digital Globe
• Prof. Wu Binfang, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences   CropWatch Cloud for Agronomic Information Ownership 
• Dr Liu Yanghua, Beijing Piesat Information Technology  E-agriculture Solution of PIE-Landscape Based on Intelligent Planting Decision-making Support 
• Dr. Wei Xiaoming, Institute of Facility Agriculture, CAAEIntelligent Technology and Equipment for Greenhouse Production

Parallel Session 6 [Room 302]. Moderator:  Prof. Wang Xiaochan, Nanjing Agriculture University 

• Dr. He Xiongkui, China Agricultural University, Smart Plant Protection Equipment and Pesticide Application Technologies
• Dr. Yin Wu, Shenzhen Wissea Electronic Technology Co., LtdAgriculture products traceability management  based  on IOT 
• Dr. Wu Caicong, China Agricultural University,  Application of Digital Agriculture Technologies in Cotton Plantation and Management in Xinjiang, China 
• Dr. Huang Jiayi, Prof. Meng Xiangbao, Guangzhou Joinken Network Technology Development Co., Ltd. Guangdong Institute of Modern Agricultural EquipmentAg Language “Big data + Cloud Platform + Terminal Equipment” Helps Guangdong Develop Smart Agriculture 

Parallel Session 7 [Room 201] and 8 [Room 302]: E-agriculture in Action: Technologies and Solutions (Precision Agriculture Technologies) 

Objective: To share solutions and services those bridge the challenges faced by farmers, livestock herders and small-scale fisheries that ensures improved livelihoods and sustainable food production. 

Parallel Session 7 [Room 201], Moderator: Yuki Hirano, ITU 

• Mr. Fulco Wijdooge, RidderThe Future of Farming 
• Mr. Kazuhito Hayami, OPTiM, Japan, Approach to Smart Agriculture Utilizing Drones, Sensors and AI 
• Mr. Kenji Nakamura, Daiwa, JapanICT-applied Farming Method for Producing Muskmelon by an IT Company 
• Yan Xiaoqian, Jiangsu Beidou Satellite Application Institute, BeiDou Helps Informatization in Agricultural Machinery Operation

Parallel Session 8 [Room 302], Moderator: Prof. Guo Ya, Jiangnan University

• Mr. Hiroshi Uehara, Agricultural Data Collaboration Platform,Consortium, Vice President, Agricultural Data Collaboration Platform - Japanese Big Data Platform for Agriculture 
• Zhu Yan, Prof. Cheng Tao, Nanjing Agricultural University, Development & Application of Precision Farming Technology and Equipment 
• Dr. You Jiong, General Station of Agricultural Resources Monitoring of MARA, CAAE, Application of Remote Sensing in Agricultural Management and Decision-Making
• Dr. Wei Jiantao, BeneAg Electronics LLC, Naperville, IL, USA, Adoption and Application of Typical Precision Farming Technologies in USA and China 

Session 9: E-agriculture in action: Technologies and solutions (Food Traceability/Food Safety) [Room 302] 

Objective: To share solutions and services those bridge the challenges faced by farmers, livestock herders and small-scale fisheries that ensures safe food and provides mechanisms to ensure food traceability. 

Moderator:  Prof. Wang Yingkuan, CAAE 

• Mr. Warwick Powell, BeefLedger Limited AustraliaA Blockchain Platform for the Australian Beef Supply Chain – Design and Implementation Challenges and Early Stage Experiences 
• Dr. YB Srinivasa, Tene Agriculture Systems One Nation, Multiple Stakeholders and One Platform for Crop Health Management 
• Mrs. Li Wei, President, Beijing Guoke Agriculture Machinery Co. LtdConstruction and Application of Cloud Platform for Intelligent Herbivorous Animal Husbandry 
• Prof. Viktor Fersht, Moscow State UniversityE-agriculture Solution for Chinese-Russian Exchange of Organic and Healthy Agricultural and Food Products 
• Mr. Xu Zhenyu, CEO, Longcom GroupRural Revitalization and Longcom’s Practice of Internet-Based Agriculture Town 
• Prof. Liu Pingzeng, College of Information and Computer, Shandong Agricultural UniversityApplication of Whole-process Traceability System for Fresh Ginger Production Chain  

Session 10: Developing sustainable e-agriculture solutions for agriculture – The Way Forward [Room 302] 

Objective: A panel discussion to identify way forward for countries to sustainable identify, implement and mainstream e-agriculture solutions and services. 

Moderator: Gerard Sylvester, FAO and Ashish Narayan, ITUParticipants from countries, private sector and academia. No presentations. 

 Closing session of E-agriculture Solutions Forum 2018 [Room 302] 

Moderator:  Prof. Wang Yingkuan, CAAE 

• Mr. Ashish Narayan, ITU Regional Office for Asia Pacific
• Mr. Gerard Sylvester, FAO Regional Office for Asia Pacific
• Prof. Jia Lianqi, CAAE 

 Farewell dinner & Social networking together with video show for digital agriculture solutions by company

Hosted by: CAAE at Xuan Lin Yuan Restaurant