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Programme

Expert Event on New Genomic Techniques – Regulation, Risk assessment, Sustainability and Challenges for the Food Chain

Moderation: Helmut Gaugitsch & Andreas Heissenberger (both: Environment Agency Austria)

 

from 09:30 AM

Registration

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Welcome and Setting the Scene

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Opening

Helmut Gaugitsch (Environment Agency Austria)

10:10 AM - 10:35 AM

Welcome addresses by

  • Leonore Gewessler, Austrian Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy,
    Mobility, Innovation and Technology
  • Johannes Rauch, Austrian Minister of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer
    Protection
10:35 AM - 10:55 AM

Update on Activities regarding a legislative proposal concerning certain New Genomic Techniques

Irene Sacristán Sanchez (European Commission)

10:55 AM - 11:05 AM

New Regulation of certain New Genomic Techniques – Aspects related to Consumer Protection

Dietmar Vybiral (Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection)

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM

New Regulation of certain New Genomic Techniques – Aspects related to Risk assessment and Sustainability

Andreas Heissenberger (Environment Agency Austria)

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

SESSION 1: Risk assessment and the proposal of the EC

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

EFSA opinions on Risk Assessment of New Genomic Techniques

Ana Afonso (EFSA)

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Critical reflections on the EC`s proposal regarding risks and risk assessment

Ricarda Steinbrecher (ENSSER/Econexus))

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Discussion (speakers + audience)

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

Lunch break

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

SESSION 2: Impacts on organic and GM-free production

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM

Input by Panel members

  • Tanja Dietrich-Hübner (REWE International AG)
  • Garlich von Essen (European Seed Association)
  • Eric Gall (IFOAM Organics Europe)
  • Alexander Hissting (Verband Lebensmittel ohne Gentechnik e.V., VLOG)
  • Iris Strutzmann (Chamber of Labour Vienna)
02:00 PM - 03:15 PM

Panel discussion, Questions from the audience

03:15 PM - 04:00 PM

Coffee break

04:00 PM - 05:45 PM

SESSION 3: The link to the goals of the European Green Deal

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM

Input by Panel members

  • Angelika Hilbeck (ETH Zürich)
  • Petros Maragkoudakis (European Commission)
  • Mute Schimpf (Friends of the Earth Europe)
  • Michael Sulzner (Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection)
  • Ralf Wilhelm (Julius Kühn Institut)
04:30 PM - 05:45 PM

Panel discussion, Questions from the audience

05:45 PM - 06:00 PM

Closing remarks

Andreas Heissenberger (Environment Agency Austria)

06:00 PM

End