DAY 1 -TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 - COMMENTS FROM NAPPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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Canada

Greg Wolff,
CFIA

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Mexico

Javier Trujillo Arriaga,
SENASICA

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USA

Osama El-Lissy,
USDA PPQ

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NAPPO

Stephanie Bloem,
NAPPO

KNOWLEDGE TOPIC 1

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International Regulatory Framework for Plant Health

Marina Zlotina,
USDA APHIS PPQ

DAY 3 -THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 - INNOVATIONS IN PEST RISK MANAGEMENT

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Report from IPPC and introductory words concerning the importance of Pest Risk Management to the IPPC

Kyu-Ock YIM,
Chairperson for the International Plant Protection Convention Commission on Phytosanitary Measures
IPPC CPM
Republic of Korea 

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(A) Setting the stage for the Symposium

Stephanie Bloem,
NAPPO Executive Director, USA

SECTION 1 – FOUNDATIONAL LECTURES

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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Risk Management - the latest, the greatest and the most interesting innovations and approaches from other fields – what can we learn for plant protection?

Charles Yoe,
Professor of Economics,
Notre Dame of Maryland University,
USA

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The SPS Agreement is all about risk management – principles, issues and examples from human, animal and plant Health

Christina Devorshak,
Entomologist,
USDA APHIS PPQ,
Science and Technology,
USA

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RSPM 40 – the NAPPO concept standard of pest risk management

Ana Lilia Montealegre Lara,
Chief,
Department of International Plant Protection Organizations,
Plant Health General Directorate,
Mexico

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Economic impact models and pest risk management

Mark Burgman,
Managing Director,
Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis,
University of Melbourne,
Australia

SECTION 2 – CASE STUDIES BY COUNTRY

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Mexico – Irradiation as a phytosanitary measure

Guillermo Santiago,
Director,
Phytosanitary Regulations, Phytosanitary Regulation Directorate,
Plant Health General Directorate,
Mexico,

César Moreno Garza
Irradiation Specialist, Mexican Association of Irradiated Food Packers,
A. C. (ASEFIMEX)

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Canada –The Canadian Heat Treatment Wood Products Certification Program - An industry and government perspective

Shane Sela,
Policy and Program leader,
Forest Products, Canadian Food Inspection Agency,
Canada

Barry Ford,
General Manager, Canada Wood Group,
Canada

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United States – National Clean Plant Network

David Prokrym,
USDA APHIS PPQ,
USA

Mr. Nate Nourse,
Vice-Chair, NCPN-Berries,
Sales Director,
Nourse Farms Inc.,
USA