I am a PhD agronomist working for Action Contre la Faim (ACF, www.actioncontrelafaim.org) as a Sustainable Agriculture Senior Advisor.
Dr. Hans-Jörg Lutzeyer, studied agricultural sciences at the University of Hohenheim, Germany, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1991. From 1993 to 1997 he worked at the Council of Tropical and Sub-tropical agricultural research in Bonn, Germany. From 1997 to 1998 he was at the EU-office of the German Science Ministry (BMBF). From 1999 to 2001 he was seconded to the European Commission as Executive Secretary of the European Initiative of Agricultural Research for Development.
I am fully capable to perform various following activities under various IP laws and laws related to Agriculture.
Dr Bramel is currently the Assistant Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. Previously she has been Deputy Director General, Research for Development at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
Glasshouse Partnership is working with Enrica Porcari on the media relations for the conference.
Dr. V. Bruce J. Tolentino
Deputy Director General for Partnerships and Communications
Current work
As Deputy Director General for Partnerships and Communications at IRRI Dr. V. Bruce J. Tolentino has responsibility for a portfolio of operating units at IRRI and is the lead point of liaison between the Philippine government and IRRI.
Recently appointed Head of Partnerships and Development with the CRP 3.7 (More meat, milk and fish by and for the poor) at ILRI, I work to build multi stakeholder partner relationships in Uganda, Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mali, India, Honduras, Nicaragua and Vietnam around meat, dairy, and fish. I seek to engage the interest of producers, processors, service providers, policy makers and researchers in unlocking new potential through collaboration. I have spent 25 years running agriculture and livestock development initiatives around the world, mainly with NGO groups.