Forward Look Conference, Royal Institution, London

09:00    Registration

09:15    Welcome by Professor Sir John Beringer

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

Mining Microbes

Chair: Professor Merv Bibb

09:45    Professor Sir David Hopwood, FRS

10:00    Professor Tony Maxwell

10:15    Dr Mark Banfield

10:30    Professor Martin Howard

10:45    Refreshment Break

Designing Plants
Chair: Professor Caroline Dean, OBE, FRS

11:15    Professor Rico Coen, CBE, FRS

11:30    Dr Phil Wigge

11:45    Dr Michael Lenhard

12:00    Dr Mary Byrne

Sustainable Nutrition
Chair: Professor Phil Poole (tbc)

12:15    Professor Ray Dixon, FRS 

12:30    Dr Giles Oldroyd

12:45    Dr Stan Kopriva

13:00    Dr Richard Morris

Combating Pests & Disease
Chair: Professor Andy Maule

14:00    Professor David Baulcombe, FRS

14:15    Professor Jonathan Jones, FRS

14:30    Dr Saskia Hogenhout

14:45    Dr Cyril Zipfel

15:00    Refreshment Break

Crops for the Future
Chair: Professor Graham Moore

15:30    Professor Mike Gale, FRS

15:45    Dr Kay Denyer

16:00    Dr Lars Ostergaard

16:15    Dr Simon Griffiths

17:00    Closing Remarks

             Genetics 100 Years On: Professor Liam Dolan

17:30    Reception

18:00    Toast to the Future of JIC
               
18:30    CLOSE