Special Interest Group for Field Crops



Plant Variety Protection (PVP): 
Awareness Raising to Protect Illegal Practice for Field Crops

Time Agenda
09.00 – 09.05 Opening Remarks
Dr Frisco M Malabanan
, Chair, APSA Special Interest Group for Field Crops
09.05 – 09.30 General information on IP in Field Crops and infringement challenges (25 mins)
Mr Marc Cool, APSA SIG Field Crops Member and Global Seed Policy Lead, Corteva Agriscience   
09.30 – 09.40 Q&A Session (10 mins)
09.40 – 10.05 Seeds End to End Security (25 mins)
Mr Surya Rao Rongali, APSA SC IPR & Biodiversity/ SC International Trade & Quarantine members and Lead - Seed Regulatory, India of Syngenta India Private Limited
10.05 – 10.15 Q&A Session (10 mins)
10.15 – 10.40 China's new PVP Regulation amendment and the IP enforcement (25 mins)
Dr Cui Yehan, Chief Agronomist, Development Center of Science and Technology, MARA; Secretary General of Plant Variety Protection Committee, CSA; Vice President of UPOV Council
10.40 – 10.50 Q&A Session (10 mins)
10.50 – 11.00 Closing Remarks
Dr. Chua Kim Aik, Co–Chair, APSA Special Interest Group for Field Crops