IAEA Scientific Forum 2024

17–18 September 2024
IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria

You find a recording of the entire event here. 

PROGRAMME

Moderator: Ms Christine Mhundwa

TUESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2024

9:30-11:00     Opening Session

Opening statement by Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, IAEA

Mr Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, President, OPEC Fund for International Development

HE Mr Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary (Prime Minister) and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Kenya

Mr Liu Jing, Vice Chairman, China Atomic Energy Authority, China

HE Mr Sidi Tiémoko Toure, Minister, Ministry of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Cote d'Ivoire

HE Ms Leila Benali, Minister, Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Kingdom of Morocco

HE Mr Fernando Mattos, Minister, Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Uruguay

Mr Giorgio Silli, Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy

11:00-11:30     Coffee break

Session 1: Addressing food insecurity and malnutrition by leveraging nuclear science and technologies in the achievement of relevant SDGs

 11:30–13:00     Session 1, first panel: Innovations for enhancing agricultural productivity

Mr Christoph Müller, Professor, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Mr Scott Chang, Professor, Forest Soils and Nutrient Dynamics, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Mr Liu Luxiang, Professor, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

Ms Miriam Kinyua, Professor of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, University of Eldoret, Kenya

Ms Farai Muchadeyi, Head, Animal Production and Health Section, Joint IAEA/FAO Center

 13:00–14:00 Lunch break

14:00–15:30     Session 1, second panel: Innovations for enhancing plant, animal and human health, and food safety

Ms Zaiton Ahmad, Senior Research Officer, Nuclear Agency of Malaysia, Malaysia

Ms Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui Bottein, Professor, University Côte d’Azur, France

Ms Ulyana Bliznyuk, Professor, Research Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov, Russian Federation

Ms María Angélica Larraín, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, Chile

Mr Victor Ochieng Owino, Nutrition Specialist, International Atomic Energy Agency

Ms Maritza Juárez Durán, Director of the National Fruit Fly Programme, Service for the National Health for Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA), Mexico

Mr Modibo Traore, Senior Consultant; Manager Bureau d'etudes Dia Conseils, Mali

15:30–16:00 Coffee break

16:00–17:30     Session 2:  Bolstering the interconnectedness of agricultural practices with environmental conservation and socioeconomic equity

Mr Michael Yao Osae, Director, Biotech and Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana

Ms Paloma Ellitson, General Manager for Testing and Inspection, Namibia Standards Institution, Namibia

Mr Andrew Peele, Professor, ANSTO, Australia

Mr Suresh Pillai, Professor, Center for Electron Beam Research, Texas A&M University, USA

Mr Zahid Mukhtar, Director General of Agriculture and Bio-Technology, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Pakistan

Ms Sonia da Costa, Director, Department of Social Technology, Solidarity Economy and Assistive Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology, Brazil

WEDNESDAY, 18 September 2024

9:30–11:00     Session 3: Fostering partnership building and mobilizing resources for increased and more sustainable impact

Mr Gunther Beger, Managing Director, Directorate for SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation, UNIDO

Mr Festus Akinnifesi, Head of the Unit for Multipartner Initiatives and Flexible Funding, FAO

Ms Huyam Ahmed Mohammed Elamin Salih, Director of African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources, African Union

Ms Sonya Sammut, National Ambassador for Organic and Sustainable Food; Director of Food Systems, Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Malta

Ms Charah T. Watson, Executive Director, Scientific Research Council, Jamaica

Mr Brian Wade, Head of Science and Solutions, Anglo-American

Mr Joel Avrunin, Vice President, Picarro

Mr Satyendra Gautam, Head,  Food Technology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India

11:00–11:30     Coffee break

11:30–13:00     Closing session: The way forward

Mr Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, IAEA

HE Mr Anxious Jongwe Masuka, Minister, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Zimbabwe

HE Mr Amadou Dicko, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources and Fisheries, Burkina Faso

Ms Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Manager, CGIAR

Mr Lloyd Day, Deputy Director General, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

Ms Kelley Cormier, Chief, Food Safety Division, Center for Nutrition, US Agency for International Development, USA

Mr Germán Guido Lavalle, President, National Commission on Atomic Energy, Argentina

Mr  Mr Prihasto Setyanto, Senior Executive Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia