The FAO Animal Production and Health Division (NSA) is pleased to invite you to the first webinar in a series leading up to the FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation in September 2025.

This inaugural webinar will explore cutting-edge technological innovations in livestock systems and their potential to enhance productivity, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability. Experts will discuss barriers to adoption and strategies for scaling up solutions worldwide.

Draft agenda (Moderator: Xiangyu Song, FAO LEAP Partnership Coordinator)

14:30-14:35	Welcoming Remarks – Thanawat Tiensin, FAO Assistant Director-General
14:35-15:05	Keynote Presentations Overview of Technological Innovations in the Livestock Sector across Asia, Europe, and Latin America
15:05-15:35	Panel Discussion  Leveraging Technological Innovations for Sustainable Livestock Transformation: Global Trends, Adoption Challenges, and Opportunities
15:35-15:40	Closing Remarks – Fabrizio Bresciani, Senior Technical Officer, FAO Office of Innovation

Presenters:

• Karen Marshall, Deputy Director, Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Food Systems, Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
• Ignacio Di Pascua, Innovation Project Manager, National Meat Institute (INAC), Uruguay 
• Chaoyuan Wang, Professor, Department of Agricultural Structure & Bioenvironmental Engineering, China Agricultural University, China
• Peter Groot Koerkamp, Professor/Chair Holder, Agrotechnology, Wageningen UR, Netherlands 

Panel Members:

• Peri Rosenstein, Senior Scientist for Livestock Systems, Environmental Defense Fund
• María Sánchez Mainar, Science and Standards Programme Manager, International Dairy Federation

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Upcoming webinars of this series

18 April: Strengthening Institutions for a Sustainable Livestock Future 

16 May: Consumers as Catalysts for Sustainable Livestock and Food System Transformation

20 June: Community-Driven Innovations for Livestock Sustainability

18 July: Unlocking Financial and Socioeconomic Value in Livestock Systems

12 September: Advancing Animal Health and Welfare for Sustainable Livestock Systems

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