Time

Session

07.00 – 08.30

Registration

08.30 

All guests and participants be seated in the Hall

09.00 

Arrival of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

09.00 – 09.30

Inaugural Address by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

09.30 – 10.00

Keynote Speaker 1:

“North-South Collaboration on Biodiversity Research – Targeting Flora of Thailand”

  by Professor Dr. Henrik Balslev, Aarhus University and Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Flora of Thailand Project, Denmark 

10.00 – 10.30

Keynote Speaker 2:

“Contributions of the Singapore Botanic Gardens to Biodiversity Conservation”

  by Professor Dr. Puay Yok Tan, Group Director of Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board, Singapore

10.30 – 11.00

Keynote Speaker 3:

“Biodiversity Makes a Better Life for Thai people” 

  by Professor Dr. Sanit Aksornkoae, Board Member of the Sirindhorn International 

       Environmental Park and Chairman of the National Economic and Social Development Council, Thailand

11.00 – 11.30

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn proceeds to visit the Exhibitions

12.00-13.30

Lunch 

14.00 – 16.30

14.00 – 14.30

14.30 – 15.00

15.00 – 16.30

16.30 – 17.30

Session 1: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation and Services

– Invited Speaker 1:

  “Managing and Protecting Seagrass Resources in the Tropics in the Face of Climate 

    Change-Lessons from Research in Northern Australia”

    by Dr. Robert G Coles, James Cook University, Australia

– Invited Speaker 2: 

  “Importance of Squirrels as Pollinators in Asia” 

    by Dr. Shun Kobayashi, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

– Presentations (approx. 5 presentations, 15-20 minutes/presentation)

– Poster Presentation Session

17.30 – 19.30

Welcome Reception

Time

Session

08.00 – 09.00

Registration

09.00 – 11.30

09.00 – 09.30

09.30 – 11.30

Session 2: Biodiversity and Climate Change

– Invited Speaker:

  “Mangrove Plantation at Abandoned Shrimp Ponds and New Mud-Flat Areas for 

    Restoration of Biodiversity and Climate Change Countermeasure”

    by Professor Dr. Shigeru Kato, Seikei University, Japan 

– Presentations (approx. 6 presentations, 15-20 minutes/presentation)

11.30 – 13.00

Lunch 

13.00 – 15.30

13.00 – 13.30

13.30 – 14.00

14.00 – 14.30

14.30 – 15.30

Session 3: Biodiversity and BCG Economy Models

– Invited Speaker 1:

   Dr. Suvit Maesincee, Former Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand (TBC)

– Invited Speaker 2:

  “Sustainability in Action: Mangroves as Eco-engineers”

    by Professor Dr. Gordon S. Maxwell FRSB, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, 

         Hong Kong

– Invited Speaker 3:

   Professor Dr. Donald J. Macintosh, International Union for Conservation of Nature: 

   Mangroves for the Future (TBC) 

– Presentations (Approx. 3 presentations, 15-20 minutes/presentation) 

15.30 – 17.00

Session 4: Biodiversity and International Collaboration

– Plenary Discussion

   1. Professor Dr. Chen Lihong, Secretary General of Asian Apiculture Association, China

   2. Professor Dr. José Paulo Sampaio, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal  

   3. Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim, Executive Director of ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, 

       The Philippines 

   4. Dr. Wijarn Simachaya, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thailand Biodiversity-

       Based Economy Development Office, Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management 

       Organization and President of Thailand Environmental Institute

Moderator: Dr. Rapee Boonplueang, Chairman of Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand

17.00 – 17.30

Closing Ceremony