AIARD's 50th Annual Meeting
Presentations and Important Conference Links
Conference Materials:
Program and Presentations:
Monday, June 2
8:30 a.m. Welcome and President’s address; Mike McGirr, AIARD President
8:45 a.m. Introduction of the Future Leaders Forum Scholars; Robert Haggerty, University of Idaho, AIARD Past President
9:00 a.m. Welcoming keynote address; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland
10:15 a.m. Session 1: Celebrating the past 50 years: Lessons for the Future; Tag Demment, APLU, AIARD Past President (Moderator)
11:45 a.m. Session 2: Current and emerging issues; Margaret Zeigler, Global Harvest Initiative, AIARD Director (Moderator)
1:00 p.m. Lunch , Discovery II; Roger Thurow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, author of ENOUGH: Why the world’s poorest starve in the age of plenty and The Last Hunger Season
2:30 p.m. Session 3: Panel on regional issues; Corinne Valdivia, University of Missouri, AIARD Director (Moderator)
4:15 p.m. Session 4: Motivating the membership; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland
5:30 p.m. President’s reception with music by Trio Caliente, Discovery II
6:30 p.m. President’s awards dinner sponsored by Elanco, Discovery II; Mike McGirr, AIARD President
Tuesday, June 3
8:30 a.m. Motivating the membership reprise, Columbia Ballroom; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland
9:00 a.m. Session 5: Creative models for the future; Jean Gilson, DAI (Moderator)
10:45 a.m. Roundtable discussion
11:30 a.m. Reflections from Future Leader Forum participants
12:00 p.m. Conference Summary; Dick Rortvedt, AIARD Vice-President
1:15 p.m. Business Meeting; Mike McGirr, AIARD President
- Conference Program
- Conference Summary
- AIARD History Document
- AIARD Awards Program
- USAID's Legacy in Agricultural Development
- Photo Gallery
Program and Presentations:
Monday, June 2
8:30 a.m. Welcome and President’s address; Mike McGirr, AIARD President
8:45 a.m. Introduction of the Future Leaders Forum Scholars; Robert Haggerty, University of Idaho, AIARD Past President
9:00 a.m. Welcoming keynote address; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland
10:15 a.m. Session 1: Celebrating the past 50 years: Lessons for the Future; Tag Demment, APLU, AIARD Past President (Moderator)
- Deborah Rubin, Cultural Practice, LLC
- Dave Hansen, APLU and The Ohio State University, AIARD Past President
- Rob Bertram, USAID
11:45 a.m. Session 2: Current and emerging issues; Margaret Zeigler, Global Harvest Initiative, AIARD Director (Moderator)
1:00 p.m. Lunch , Discovery II; Roger Thurow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, author of ENOUGH: Why the world’s poorest starve in the age of plenty and The Last Hunger Season
2:30 p.m. Session 3: Panel on regional issues; Corinne Valdivia, University of Missouri, AIARD Director (Moderator)
- Africa: Trade, Value Chains and Policy and Regulatory Harmonization; Katrin Kuhlmann, New Markets Lab
- South Asia: Gender and Protein-Dairy Demand; Giselle Aris, Land 'O Lakes International Development
- Central Asia/Caucasus: Food security and rural development; Kateryna Schroeder, University of Missouri, former AIARD Future Leader
4:15 p.m. Session 4: Motivating the membership; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland
5:30 p.m. President’s reception with music by Trio Caliente, Discovery II
6:30 p.m. President’s awards dinner sponsored by Elanco, Discovery II; Mike McGirr, AIARD President
- Ambassador Tony Hall, The Alliance to End Hunger
- Albert Ayeni, Rutgers University, AIARD Awards Committee Chair
Tuesday, June 3
8:30 a.m. Motivating the membership reprise, Columbia Ballroom; Liam Downey, National University of Ireland
9:00 a.m. Session 5: Creative models for the future; Jean Gilson, DAI (Moderator)
- Bob Rabatsky, USAID-funded Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation
- Jeffery Haeni, USAID
- Ku McMahan, USAID
10:45 a.m. Roundtable discussion
11:30 a.m. Reflections from Future Leader Forum participants
12:00 p.m. Conference Summary; Dick Rortvedt, AIARD Vice-President
1:15 p.m. Business Meeting; Mike McGirr, AIARD President
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