| 9:30 a.m. | Registration opens | |
| 10 a.m. | Welcome and remarks | Dean Helene Dillard |
| 10:15 a.m. | Opening Keynote | Don Cameron, President of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture |
| 10:30 a.m. | Innovations in action | - Frances Moore, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy
- Andrew Latimer, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences
- "Strengthening California Forests for the 21st Century"
- Pamela Ronald, Distinguished Professor, Department of Plant Pathology
- "Feeding the Future with Climate Resilient Crops"
- Agricultural Water Center
Isaya Kisekka, Professor, and Thomas Harter, Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources- "Innovations in Groundwater Demand Management for a Secure Water Future and Sustainable Food Systems"
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| 11:45 a.m. | Making Connections networking lunch with hosted discussion tables |
| | After Lunch Remarks | Ernie Farley, Partner, GoodFarms |
| 1:15 p.m. | Panel discussion
Preserving biodiversity for the future | Moderater: Fernanda S Valdovinos, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy - Justin Valliere, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences
- Rob Lusardi, Assistant Professor, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology
- Emily Meineke, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology
- Brett Milligan, Associate Professor, Department of Human Ecology
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| 2:05 p.m. | Panel discussion
Growing for the future | Moderator: M. Anne Visser, Professor, Department of Human Ecology - Mason Earles, Assistant Professor, Departments of Viticulture and Enology and Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Andre Daccache, Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Anna Denicol, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science
- Mitchell Feldmann, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences
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| 2:55 p.m. | Closing Keynote | - Ashley Boren, CEO, Sustainable Conservation
- Cannon Michael, President, Bowles Farming Company and recipient of the 2024 California Leopold Conservation Award
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| 3:30 p.m. | Event concludes |
