Theme: Biosecurity

with high-level support of:

Monday, May 7, 2018: 09:00 – 13:00
During the World Veterinary Association Congress 2018
Room: 119

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09:00 – 09:10	Welcome and Opening Speaker: Johnson Chiang – WVA President
09:10 – 09:40	Biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine Speaker: Prof. Jeroen Dewulf – Gent University
09:40 – 10:00	How FAO Supports Veterinarians to Improve Global Biosecurity Speaker: Henk Jan Ormel – Chief Veterinary Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
10:00 – 10:20	Strengthening Global Biosecurity – perspectives from the World Organisation for Animal Health Speaker: Christine Uhlenhaut – Chargée de Mission, Biological Threat Reduction at the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
10:20 – 10:40	Health and Security Interface – the Role of World Health Organization Speakers: Eric Bertherat – Medical officer, Department of Infectious Hazards Management & Maurizio Barbeschi – Scientist lead, health and security interface at the World Health Organisation (WHO)
10:40 – 11:00	Case Studies from Nigeria Speakers: Gani Enahoro – WVA Councillor for Africa
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15	Panel Discussion Moderator: Maaike van den Berg – WVA Councillor for Europe
12:15 – 12:30	Conclusions and Recommendations Jan Vaarten – WVA Executive Director