APSA Technical Session 2: "Accelerating and Safeguarding Innovation"

19 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 13:30	Safeguarding Innovation Through Variety Protection in India
13:30 13:50	Intellectual Property Rights in Seed Innovation and Illegal Seed Practices Dr. Rajani Jaiswal, Executive Director, Seed Innovation & Protection Initiative Asia Pacific Limited (SIPI)
13:50 14:10	Genome Editing as a Tool to Accelerate Innovation Dr. Ashwani Pareek, Executive Director, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali
14:10 14:35	Accessing Genetic Resources in India Dr. B Balaji, Member Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India
14:35 15:00	Challenges Faced by the Seed Sector in Variety Protection and Accessing Genetic Resources Mr. Marc Cool, Global Seed Policy Lead, Corteva AgriScience
15:00 15:05	Concluding Remarks Dr. Shivendra Bajaj, Technical Advisor, Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)