APSA Technical Session 1: "Our Business Landscape Today and Tomorrow"

18 Nov 2025 13:00 15:00

Lotus Ballroom 1

Time	Session

13:00 13:05	Opening Remarks Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Technical Advisor, Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)
13:05 13:10	Our shared responsibility: A collective call to action for sustainability Ms. Sucheta Ramprakash, Global Head, Sustainability, East-west Seed
13:10 13:35	Indian Seed Business – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Dr. KV Subbarao, Partner, AgVaya
13:35 13:55	Trends in the Global Seed Market: Role of Scientific Innovations in Value Chain Dr. Bharti Malhotra, Research Manager, S&P Global
13:55 14:15	Trends in Value Chain – How Digitization is Helping Agriculture Mr. Sanjiv Rangrass, Former Director, ITC and current Board Member of Bayer India
14:15 14:40	Preparing for Future: Climate Resilient Rice Dr. C. N. Neeraja, Principal Scientist and Head (Biotechnology), ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad
14:40 15:00	Vegetables for Nutritional Security in the face of Climate Change: Way Forward Dr. Surinder K Tikoo, Director, Advanced Training in Plant Breeding (ATPBR)
15:00 15:05	Conclusion and Close Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Technical Advisor, Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)