Event ID: 77 Title: Genomics for Conservation: Launching the BGI-UNESCO Partnership
Objectives: This Side Event will highlight the value of "Genomics for Conservation" and present BGI's global innovative educational strategies, genomics frontier technologies, as well as its latest achievements and new strategic action plans in biosphere conservation. It will also engage WCBR attendees in discussions on integrating genomics into biosphere reserve management, exploring how these efforts support the advancement of harmonious coexistence with nature.
| Preliminary Agenda | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Content | Speaker |
| 13:15-13:25 | Opening Remarks | |
| 13:25-13:45 | Introduction to BGI and its Global Strategy in Industry-Education-Science | Minfeng Xiao, PhD, Executive Dean of BGI-College |
| 13:45-14:00 | Frontiers in Omics Tools | Chentao Yang, Associate Researcher, Deputy Director of the Digital Earth Research Institute, BGI-Research |
| 14:00-14:15 | Genomics for Biodiversity | Qiye Li, PhD, Senior Researcher, Director of the Digital Earth Research Institute, BGI-Research |
| 14:15-14:30 | Global Collaboration for Plant Diversity Research and Conservation | Tong Wei, PhD, Senior Researcher , Chief Scientist of Plant Omics Center , BGI-Research |
| 14:30-14:40 | Designing Environmental DNA–Multi-Omics Labs for Biosphere Monitoring | Yue Tang, PhD, Director of New Business Development, MGI China |
