The International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research (ICABR)
and
the Center for International Studies on Economic Growth (CEIS)
of the University of Rome "Tor Vergata"
organize an international Conference on

• The Future Frontier on Agricultural Biotechnology Research
  Francesco SALAMINI
  Max Planck Institute, Köln, University of Milan

• Patent and Other Private Legal Rights for Biotechnology Inventions
  Donald D. EVENSON
  Evenson, Mc Keown, Edwards & Lenahan, P.L.L.C., Washington D.C.

• An Economic Definition of an 'Effective sui generis System' for Plant Variety Protection under Trips
  William LESSER
  Cornell University, Ithaca

• Agricultural Biotechnology, Intellectual Property Rights and Biodiversity
  David ZILBERMAN, Cherisa YARKIN
  University of California, Berkeley

• The Nature of Biotechnology Patents
  Daniel JOHNSON
  Wellesley College, Wellesley
  Vittorio SANTANIELLO
  University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

• General discussion

12.00 Lunch

• Issues in the Release of Transgenic Crops in Developing Countries
  M. Eric VAN DUSEN
  University of California, Davis

• The Role of Biotechnology Policies and Regulations in Technology Transfer to Developing Countries
  Josette LEWIS
  U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington D.C.
  Andrea JOHANSON
  Michigan State University, East Lansing

• The Importance of Policies and Regulations in the International Spread of Agricultural Biotechnology
  Carl E. PRAY, Ann COURTMANCHE,  Margaret BRENNAN
  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

• General discussion

15.00 Coffee break

• Consumer Acceptance of Agricultural Biotechnology: The Role of Labelling on Risk Perceptions and Food Demand
  Lydia ZEPEDA
  University of Wisconsin, Madison

• Market Access and Market Acceptance for Biotechnology Products
  Grant ISAAC
  London School of Economics, London
  Peter W.B. PHILLIPS
  University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

• Public Acceptance of Genetically Engineered Food in Developing Countries – The Case of Transgenic Rice in the Philippines
  Philipp AERNI, Peter RIEDER
  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich

• General discussion

• Intellectual Property and Market Structure in Agriculture
  Gordon RAUSSER, Suzanne SCOTCHMER and Leo SIMON
  University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley.

• Comparative Analysis of Market Structure, R & D Investment, and Gains from Innovation in the Agricultural Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries
  Anthony ARTUSO
  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

• Quality Product Development and the Organization of Agricultural Sectors
  Stéphane LEMARIE’
  INRA, Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble
  Jean-Michel DITNER, INRA, Université Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble

12.00 Lunch

• Lessons from rbST (Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin) for Applying Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture
  Lovell S. JARVIS
  University of California, Davis

• Collaborative Agreements in the Ag-Biotech Industry: The Importance of Transaction Costs and Investment Strategy
  Iñaki PENA
  ESTE University of Deusto
  Jay T. AKRIDGE, Michael BOEHLJE
  Purdue University, West Lafayette

• A Market for Genetically Coded Information as an Efficient Exchange Mechanism between the Biotechnology Industry and the Holders of genetic Resources: Some Conceptual Considerations
  Detlef VIRCHOW
  University of Bonn, Bonn

• General discussion

15.00 Coffee break

• Evaluating the Productivity Gains and the Distribution of Rents from Biotechnological Improvement: The Case of Kiwifruit in New Zealand
  Frank SCRIMGEOUR, Svetlana BOHOROVA
  University of Waikato Management School, Hamilton

• General discussion

Friday, June 18

• Analysis of Policy Options for Environmental Objectives through Management of Bt Cotton Adoption in the Southeastern US
  Michele MARRA
  North Carolina State University, Raleigh
  Bryan J. HUBELL
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, North Carolina
  Gerald A. CARLSON
  North Carolina State University, Raleigh

• Will Biotechnology Lead to a More Sustainable Agriculture?
  Sylvie BONNY
  Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA-ESR), Grignon

• Insect Resistant in Transgenic Crops and Evaluation of Related Risks
  Francesca DE LEO
  University of Bari, Bari

• An Evaluation Of Risk Analysis As Applied To Agricultural Biotechnology (With A Case Study Of Gmo Labeling)
  Julie A. CASWELL
  University of Massachussets, Amherst

• General discussion

12.15 Lunch

• Resource Indicators for Agricultural Biotechnology Research in LDCs
  Cesar A. FALCONI
  International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), The Hague

• Biotechnology Policies and Strategies for Emerging Research Systems
  Derek BYERLEE
  World Bank, Washington D.C.
  Karim MAREDIA, Mywish MAREDIA
  Michigan State University, East Lansing

• Facilitating Developing Country Farmer Access to Biotechnology Seed Technologies: The Effect of Seed Industry Cost Structure and the Role of National and International Plant Breeding Institutions
  Greg TRAXLER, Jose B. FALCK-ZEPEDA,
  Gustavo SAIN
  Auburn University, Alabama

• General discussion

• Modern Biotechnology for Small-Scale Farmers in Developing Countries: Contradiction or Promising Option?
  Matin QAIM
  University of Bonn, Bonn

• Public Research and the Biotechnology revolution: the Case of Rice
  Douglas GOLLIN
  Williams College, Williamstown

• Agricultural Biotechnology and the Rural Poor
  Alain DE JANVRY, Elisabeth SADOULET, David ZILBERMAN
  University of California, Berkeley

• General discussion

9.00 SESSION B: Economic Evaluation (2)
Chairman: William LESSER, Cornell University
Discussants: Yoav KISLEV, Hebrew University, Derek BYERLEE, the World Bank

• Trading Technology as well as Final Products: Roundup Ready Soyabeans and Welfare Effects in the Soyabean Complex
  Giancarlo MOSCHINI, Harvey LAPAN, Andrei SOBOLEVSKY
  Iowa State University, Ames

• Gains to Biotechnology Research and an Evolving Public Sector Role in the Canola Industry
  Richard GRAY, Stavroula MALLA, Peter W.B. PHILLIPS
  University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

• Evaluating Consumer Welfare Implications of Agricultural Standard Harmonization
  Lee Ann JACKSON
  University of Minnesota, St. Paul

• Do Public Universities Have a Role in Modifying Agricultural Supply Channels?
  Michael A. BOLAND
  Kansas State University, Manhattan

• Returns and Structure of Public-Private Knowledge Networks in Plant Biotechnology: An EU-US Comparison
  Irini THEODORAKOPOULOU, Nicholas KALAITZANDONAKES
  University of Missouri, Columbia

• Prospects for Public Plant Breeding in a Small Country
  Bob LINDNER
  University of Western Australia, Perth

13.30 SESSION B: Economic Evaluation Program (2)
Chairman: Dave WEATHERSPOON,Michigan State University
Discussants: Robbin SHOEMAKER, Economic Research Service USDA, Elisabeth SADOULET, University of California, Berkeley

• Incorporating the Strategic Component of Biotechnology into Public Sector Research Evaluation
  Thomas BRAUNSCHWEIG, Willem JANSSEN
  International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), The Hague

• The Effects of Advances in Biotechnology on the Optimality of Ex-Ante Evaluation of Genebank Material
  Bonwoo KOO, Brian D. WRIGHT
  University of California, Berkeley

• General discussion

• Global Implications form a North-South Trade Model: A Biotech Revolution
  Dave D. WEATHERSPOON, James F. OEHMKE, Christopher A. WOLF
  Michigan State University, East Lansing

• General discussion

Vittorio SANTANIELLO
University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

15.00 Round Table - Discussion of Policy Issues

Legal System - Contracting – Enforcement
William LESSER, Cornell University
Donald EVENSON, Evenson, Mc Keown, Edwards & Lenahan, P.L.L.C., Washington D.C.
David ZILBERMAN, University of California, Davis

Public research Issues (IARCs – NARS)
Nazimi ACIKGOZ, Ege Universitesi Ziraat Fakultesi, Turkey
Michael BOLAND, Kansas State University
Nikolaus GOTSCH, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Bob LINDNER, The University of Western Australia
Hannington ODAME, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague
Greg TRAXLER, Auburn University
Dave WEATHERSPOON, Michigan State University
Brian WRIGHT, University of California, Berkeley

Agricultural Product Issues
Duwayne EVENSON
Frank SCRIMGEOUR, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Robbin SHOEMAKER, USDA
Odette VAUGHAN, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Lydia ZEPEDA, University of Wisconsin