Speakers

Global Biosecurity 2010: safeguarding agriculture and the environment is an international conference bringing together a broad range of expertise to discuss practical and effective biosecurity practices.

Keynote Speakers

(listed in alphabetical order)

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Ms Rebecca Bech

Deputy Administrator, Plant Protection and Quarantine

USDA, APHIS

TOPIC: The biosecurity drivers for agriculture in the USA

Dr Angus Cameron

AusVet Animal Health Services

TOPIC: Animal disease surveillance systems

Professor Mick Clout

Associate Professor in Conservation Biology

The University of Auckland

TOPIC: Biodiversity impacts of invasive animal species

 

Mr Rob Delane

Director General

Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

TOPIC: Reshaping agricultural biosecurity for Australia

Mr Bob Griffin

Director Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

United States Department of Agriculture

TOPIC: Risk analysis to safeguard agriculture and natural biological systems

Mr Johann van Der Merwe

Quarantine Manager

Gorgon HES, Chevron Australia

TOPIC: Biosecurity issues for a large multi-national industry