USYD-CUHK SDGs Workshop “Partnership for Zero Hunger and Response to Climate Change”

Hosts:

• Prof. Brent Kaiser, Director, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, USYD
• Prof. Hon Ming Lam, Director, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK)
• Dr. Sonia Liu, Senior Lecturer in Poultry Nutrition, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, USYD

Speakers:

1. Prof. Ting -Fung Chan, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, CUHK

“From Soybean to Orphan Legumes: Agricultural Genomics for Food Security in a Changing Climate”

2. Prof. Richard Trethowan, Director, The Plant Breeding Institute, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, USYD

“More Heat Tolerant Wheat Varieties Faster: A Genomic Approach”

3. Prof. Jack Wong, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, CUHK

“Cardiovascular Benefits of Legumes”

4. Prof. Brent Kaiser, Director, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, USYD

“Finding the Pulse to Sustainable Protein Foods”

5. Prof. Fariba Dehghani, Director, Centre for Advanced Food Engineering, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, USYD

“Recovery of High Value Compounds with Health Benefits from Agricultural Resources”

6. Prof. Amos Tai, Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, CUHK

“Sustainable Farming Methods & Dietary Choices: Implications for the Carbon-Nitrogen-Water Cycles & Environmental-Health Co-Benefits”

7. Prof. Thomas Bishop, Academic Director, Sydney Informatics Hub, USYD

“Digital Agriculture for Improved Management of Landscapes”

8. Prof. Jerome Hui, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, CUHK

“Genomics of Macrofauna in Soil Biodiversity”

9. Prof. Budiman Minasny, Professor in Soil-Landscape Modelling, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, USYD

“Soil Carbon in Balancing the Multifunctionality of Soils”