Forward Look Conference, Royal Institution, London

09:00    Registration

09:15    Welcome by Professor John McCarthy, Chair of JIC Governing Council

09:20    Opening Address
           
            John Innes Centenary Genetics 100 Years On
            Professor Mike Bevan
            Acting Director, John Innes Centre

Mining Microbes

Chair: Professor Tony Maxwell

09:45    Professor Merv Bibb

10:05    Dr Michael McArthur

10:25    Unravelling dynamic cytoskeletal proteins through mathematicak modelling

Professor Martin Howard

10:45    Refreshment Break

Designing Plants
Chair: Professor Caroline Dean, OBE, FRS

11:15    Professor Rico Coen, CBE, FRS

11:35    Dr Phil Wigge

11:55    Dr Veronica Grieneisen

Sustainable Nutrition
Chair: Professor Ray Dixon FRS

12:15    Professor Giles Oldroyd

12:35    Dr Richard Morris

12:55    Professor Phil Poole

Combating Pests & Disease
Chair: Professor Andy Maule

14:00    Professor Jonathan Jones, FRS

14:20    Dr Saskia Hogenhout

14:40    Dr Cyril Zipfel

15:00    Refreshment Break

Crops for the Future
Chair: Professor Graham Moore

15:30   Overview

Professor John Snape

15:45    Dr Cristobal Uauy

16:05    Dr Lars Ostergaard

16:25    Dr Simon Griffiths

16:45    Professor Graham Moore

17:00   Closing Remarks

Professor Dale Sanders FRS, Director-Designate JIC

17:15    Evening reception and buffet

18:00    Toast to the Future of JIC

Professor John Beddington, Government Chief Scientist

18:30    CLOSE