Program
09:00 - 10:30
Registration and Scientific Poster Exhibition
10:30 - 11:30
Official Conference Opening Ceremony
11:30 - 12:00
Prayer Time
12:00 - 01:00
Opening session: Challenges and Opportunities in the Food Security and Environmental Sustainability System
Dr. Abdulaziz Almalik (Deputy Minister for Research and Innovation in Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture)
Dr. Khaled Al-Abdul Qadir (President of the National Center for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertification in Saudi Arabia)
Dr. Mohammed Al-Amri (Deputy Governor for Regulatory Affairs at the Public Authority for Food Security)
Dr. Pierre Broun (Director of Climate-Resilient Agriculture at NEOM)
01:00 - 01:40
First section: Sustainability and Innovation in Food Security
Food of the Future (What the World Will Eat?)
Dr. Jack Babo
Environment Friendly Foods
Dr. Daniel Commane (Professor at Food and Nutrition Research Group at Northumbria University, United Kingdom)
Open discussion
01:50 - 02:35
Second section: Next-Generation Technologies in Food Security
Artificial Intelligence in The Development of food Production
Dr. Bandar Al-Saqhan (Director general of the General Department of Agricultural Research and Extension at Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture)
Saudi Future foods
Dr. Mark Tester (Professor of plant science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Associate Director of the Center for Desert Agriculture)
New Farmers and Future Farms
Prof. Salah Al-Eid (Department of Agriculture and food science in King Faisal University)
Open discussion
02:35 - 03:00
Prayer and break Lunch
03:00 - 03:45
Third section: Sustainable Development and The Challenges of Climate Change
Plans and Mechanisms to Achieve Net-Zero Emission in the Kingdom
Dr. Olivier Durand-Lasserve (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC))
Sustainable Cities
Eng. Halima Mrabti (Project Management Officer at United Nations Human Settlement Programme)
Smart Agriculture to Address Climate Change
Dr. Kakoli Ghosh (Chief Technical Adviser, Sustainable Rural Agricultural Development Programme)
The Role of Renewable Energy in Mitigating Climate Change
Eng. Ahmad Alamoudi (Director of Renewable Energy Executive Planning, Renewable Energy Deputyship at Ministry of Energy)
Open discussion
03:55 - 04:40
Fourth section: Protection and Development of Natural Resources and Biodiversity
A roadmap for adopting advanced technologies to achieve water security
Dr. Motaz Alsolaim (General Manager- Innovation and modern Technology in the Minister the of Environment, Water and Agriculture)
Biodiversity Protection: Solutions and Governance
Dr. Samir Alhujaili (Assistant Professor of Physiology specializes College of Veterinary Medicine King Faisal University)
Natural Reserves in the Kingdom as a Model for Achieving Environmental Balance
Dr. Ahmad Almalki (Director General of the Environmental Conservation Sector at King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority)
Open discussion
04:40 - 05:00
Final Recommendation of the conference & winners of The Scientific Posters
Workshops
08:00 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 11:00
Waste management and converted to added value
Farm waste in Saudi Arabia: challenges and solutions
Prof. Mahmood Hameed (Academic Consultant and Project Manager for an international research Project “GREEN BOND2”)
Plastic waste management systems – Transformation to benefit output
Prof. M. Jamal Hajjar (King Faisal University)
Hazardous waste management and impact reduction
Dr. Andrea Volpato (International Expert in management of hazardous waste chemicals and obsolete pesticides in agriculture. FAO, Rome)
Dr. Mamdouh Fallatah (Chemical safety expert at the National Center for Monitoring Environmental Compliance KSA)
Open discussion
11:00 - 12:00
Break and Poster session
12:00 - 02:00
Strengthening Sustainability Systems in Food Security
Geographical indications for agricultural products
Dr. Ahmad Mukhtar (Senior Economist and head of the Strategy and Policy at the Regional Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Sustainable food systems to reduce food loss and waste
Dr. Mohamad Al-Fuzan (Deputy Governor of the Saudi Food Security Authority)
Enhancing the sustainability and resilience of food systems (legislation and governance)
Mr. Faisal Ben Sanaid (Director of Health Food Administration Food and Drug Authority)
Open discussion
02:00 - 02:30
Concluding the workshops and reading the recommendations
09:15 Am - 12:00 Pm
Visiting the Conference Exhibition at the Deanship of Student Affair
