Cornell-in-India and Sathguru's Seed Industry Program 2009 Draws Global Participation
Date: 05-11-2009 02:35 PM
Source: Sathguru Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (Business Wire India)
Category: Business, Leisure
Location: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
The seed industry executive development program organized by the Center for Executive Education, Sathguru Management Consultants and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, was held from 26 to 30 October, 2009 at the The Marriott in Hyderabad, India. The primary focus of the program was to enhance the participants’ ability to develop strategic solutions to augment business through a deeper understanding of research management, technology access through licensing, regulatory compliance, market access factors and business restructuring.
Participants representing government bodies, academic and research institutions, and seed companies from India and abroad were addressed by distinguished faculty from both academia and industry. This year's program was marked by increased participation from abroad as roughly a third from countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas made their way to city of Hyderabad to learn and also share their expertise on the various aspects of the seed industry with their peers in India. The nations represented were Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, Denmark, Netherlands, Tajikistan, Zimbabwe the US and the UK.
Beginning with an inspiring presentation by Ronnie Coffman Director, International Programs at CALS, Cornell University in which he emphasized the importance of plant breeding in the improvement of human productivity and the maintenance of global competitiveness, the four day program provided participants with an intensive exposure to the various aspects related to the seed industry including:
-- Detailed case discussions on product development such as the Ring Spot Resistant Papaya, Fruit and Shoot Borer Resistant Brinjal, Rust Resistant Wheat and Seedless Fruits
-- Global trends and challenges in the seed sector, socio-economics of organic seed production and technology developments in the area of high yielding, disease resistant and durable seeds
-- Aspects in technology management such as licensing, patent and non-patent protection of intellectual assets and technology access
-- Perspectives on gaining strategic technology leadership, effective valuation principles and metrics for the seed industry, regulatory trends and principles for evaluating small food and feed crops
Increased participation from other countries and a good mix of representation from public and private sectors ensured greater depth in post presentation discussions as participants were able to share their myriad experiences and insights on various topics and thereby greatly increase individual awareness of the immense potential for growth in the industry.
Other Press Releases SVP Group Launches Spacious Gulmohur Residency in Indrapuram Rolls-Royce Ghost Debuts in India Debutant Author Akash Verma’s “It Happened That Night” Launched ANNOVA Technologies is the WINNER of the Red Herring Top 100 Asia Award TERI Launches GREEN India 2047 Report 3rd International GCA India Conference for PR & Communication Professionals to Begin on 26 November 2009 in Bangalore STAR Cricket Salutes the Living Legend Sachin Tendulkar Alok Bharadwaj Conferred the CMO of the Year 2009 Award Simplay Labs CEC ExplorerTM Recommended as Official Test Tool for HDMI® Compliance Test Specification Version 1.4 HDMI Licensing, LLC Releases Updated Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines PRTM Global Executive Innovation Survey: Senior Executives Embrace Innovation Despite Recession; Execution is Top Concern Gemalto Establishes a Sponsored ADR Program BOKU Enables Mobile Payments for over 200 Million Gamers with 12 New Partners Wells Fargo Supports Clean Technologies with New Commercial Banking Group JohnsonDiversey Announces Pricing of Private Placement of Senior Notes Premier Electronics Named “Engineer’s Favourite Distributor” for 2009 by EDN China Cybercriminals Use Fear and Anxiety to Convince Users to Buy Rogue Security Software Aptara Announces eGen™ Platform for Rapid, Low-Cost eBook Production
|
