| 1. Professor Martin Parry | Jackson Environmental Institute, University of East Anglia. UK |
| 2. Professor M J Dilworth | Murdoch University Australia |
| 3. Professor Alan J Gray | Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK |
| 4. Dr Richard B Flavell (Chair) | Ceres Inc., USA |
| 5. Professor Sir John Beringer (Chair) | University of Bristol, UK |
| 6. Em. Prof. Marc Van Montagu (Pre-dinner speaker) | IPBO - Dept. Molecular Genetics - Ghent University |
| 7. Dr Julian Kinderlerer | Sheffield Institute for Biotechnolgy, Law and Ethics, UK |
| 8. Professor M Wolfe | Elm Farm Research Centre,UK |
| 9. Professor MS Swaminathan | MS Swaminathan Research Institute, India |
| 10. Dr Samuel Wakhusama | ISAAA AfriCentre, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 11. Dr Hei Leung | International Rice Research Institute, Philippines |
| 12. Dr Gurdev S Khush | International Rice Research Institute, Philippines |
| 13. Dr Barbara Mazur | DuPont Agricultural Products Research Station, USA |
| 14. Dr Luis Herrera-Estrella | CINVESTAV-IRAPUATO, Mexico |
| 15. Dr Idah Sithole-Niang | University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe |
| 16. Professor Jikun Huang | Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
| 17. Dr Julian Ma | UMDS Guy's Hospital, UK |
| 18. Dr Guy della-Cioppa | Large Scale Biology Corporation, USA |
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| Professor Usha Barwale-Zehr | Mahyco Life Sciences Research Center, India |
| Dr Ana Sittenfeld | University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica |
| Dr Dean DellaPenna | Michigan State University, USA |
| Mr Michael Paske | National Farmers Union UK |
| Dr Robin Simpson | National Consumer Council, UK |
| Professor Robin Grove-White | Lancaster University, UK |