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“Riddet Media Release: Agri-Food Summit 14 April in Wellington”

Agri-Food Summit
Positioning New Zealand's Research and Education Resources

Wednesday 14 April 2010

Massey University, The Museum Building, Buckle St, Wellington

How can New Zealand's intellectual resources in the agri-food sector be integrated? Will this give us more capacity for innovation? This summit meeting hosted by the Riddet Institute, a New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence, will explore these fundamental questions.

The summit brings together leaders and influencers from Government, industry and academia.
Speakers:

* Dr Aalt Dijkhuizen, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
* Hon David Carter
* Professor Sir Peter Gluckman
* Dr Andrew Cleland
* Dr Mike Boland
* Dr Russ Ballard
* Dr James Watson
* Mr Lain Jager
* Hon. Dr Wayne Mapp

Keynote speaker

Dr Aalt Dijkuizen is Chairman of Wageningen UR, a successful European model for research and development in agri-foods and a world leader in the agri-food sector.