2^nd International conference on Food Security and Sustainability June 26-27, 2017 San Diego, USA

Dr. Griffiths G. Atungulu is an Assistant Professor of Grain Process Engineering in the Food Science Department at the University Of Arkansas Division Of Agriculture. Griffiths’ education has been in agricultural engineering with research specialization in grains process engineering. He holds Bachelors of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Iwate University, Japan. Following his graduation, he worked as a research engineer at Kyushu University in Japan on a Japanese Society of Promotion of Sciences fellowship. He has conducted post-doctorate research at both Iwate University in Japan and at the University of CA at Davis, where he also held the position as a Project Engineer on the faculty there before joining the University Of Arkansas Division Of Agriculture as an Assistant Professor. Griffiths has worked in various aspects of grain processing in the past. At present, his program is focused on engineering effective strategies to maintain grain quality and prevent mycotoxin development. These researches include development of novel techniques for detection, decontamination and detoxification of harmful grain molds and mycotoxin, study of kinetics of grain quality degradation and mold/mycotoxin development during on-farm in-bin drying/storage, mathematical modeling and optimization of grain drying /storage systems, and grain processing byproduct utilization

grains process engineering,grains process engineering.

Huada Daniel Ruan, Dual PhD, Professor and Founding Head of the Department of Environmental Science, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC). Prof. Ruan earned his first PhD in Mineralogy from The University of Western Australia, and second PhD in Chemistry from Queensland University of Technology. He has a background in chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science, and biological science with more than 25 years of experience in teaching and research in Australia, the U.S., Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, and published more than 110 articles. Prof. Ruan is the pioneer researcher established non-point water pollution index in Australia, found and confirmed that 0.02 ppm of phosphorus is the critical value of water eutrophication. His research achievement also include mineral chemistry at Queensland University of Technology, Australia that contributed to a significant increase (2-5%) in the extraction of alumina from bauxite; the bio-chemical remediation of contaminated soils at Purdue University U.S.A. had contributed to the stabilization of heavy metals Cr and Pb biologically and chemically; participation in air pollution monitoring, indoor air quality, food safety and labeling, electronic waste treatment and certification in Hong Kong. He has been invited to be the Adjunct Professor, Griffith University, Australia, Visiting Professor, South China Agricultural University, Visiting Research Professor, Research Institute of Ecology and Soil Science, Guangdong Academy of Science, Honorary Consultant, Hong Kong Institute of Environmentalist, Vice Chairman of the Environmental Subcommittee, Hong Kong Association of Testing, Inspection and Certification， Jury Member of Court, Queensland, Australia， Zhuhai City Committee Member of Emergency Management. He is a Certified Auditor of ISO9001 and ISO14001, editor/reviewer of a number of international journals and an active member of a number of international professional associations.

water pollution index,stabilization of heavy metals,pollution monitoring, indoor air quality, food safety and labeling, electronic waste treatment.

Christopher Bryant received his doctorate in 1970 from the London School of Economics and Political Science when he was 24 years old. His research has been focused on: periurban agriculture and its relationships with cities for almost 50 years; the adaptation of agriculture to climate change and variability (25 years); and local and community development (30 years), with extensive publications and communications in all three domains.. He has been a professor at the University of Waterloo and the University of Montreal, and is currently Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Montreal and Guelph.

food quality,Food security etc.

Christopher Bryant received his doctorate in 1970 from the London School of Economics and Political Science when he was 24 years old. His research has been focused on: periurban agriculture and its relationships with cities for almost 50 years; the adaptation of agriculture to climate change and variability (25 years); and local and community development (30 years), with extensive publications and communications in all three domains.. He has been a professor at the University of Waterloo and the University of Montreal, and is currently Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Montreal and Guelph.

food quality,Food security etc.

Dr. Gamal Fouad Mohamed , Researcher Professor at department of Food industries, division of the food industry and nutrition at the National Research Center. Graduation (1978) , faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. Master's degree in Food Science (1991) and Ph. D. in Food Science (1997). Co-principal investigator in three research projects funded by the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research, Egypt. Participation in other seven research projects in the field of food technology, participate in ten international and local scientific conferences. Participation in seven scientific seminars and workshops. Giving twelve training courses to assess the quality of the food at National Research Center, Egypt. Attend three training courses in the field of food microbiological analysis in (Instituto del frio), of the Supreme Council for Scientific Research in Madrid, Spain and the use of scanning technology by the computer to assess the quality of food. Get three times the award for the best scientific research of the scientific society for Food Industries. Give training courses in the field of quality and safety of food products for workers in many food factories in Egypt. Reviewer a number of international journals in the field of food science. A member of the Food Science and Technology Association. A member of the scientific society for Food Industries, faculty of agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt. Scientific missions to Spain (6), China (1) and Syria (1) and Turkey (1). Published (36) research papers in international journals in the field of food science and Technology.

Food quality and development, Food safety, good manufacturing practices, Food science and nutrition, food products processing, Food security and risk assessment, Bio-active compounds (antioxidants and antimicrobials), Food chemistry and Food preservation .

Zengqi Peng, PhD, a professor in Nanjing Agricultural University and National Center of Meat Quality and Safety Control, majors in meat science. He devotes himself to the green manufacture technology (GMT) for processed meat in recent years. He hosts and attends more than 10 projects including National Key Technology Support Program, National High-tech R&D Program (863 Program), National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Key Technology R&D Program since 2003. He is the laureate of the National Award for Science and Technology Progress in 2013, the award of the Chinese Association of Animal Products Processing in 2014, the award of the China Industry-University-Research Institute Collaboration Association in 2015, which are about GMT and its application of traditional processed meat.

Meat processing and quality control; food safety control; meat science; storage and processing of Aquatic; green manufacture technology; protein gelation and emulsion.

Xia Ying, is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Agricultural Economics, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS) by training, received her Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economy and Management (1985) from Agricultural Economy Department of JiLin Agricultural University, China, her MS degree in Agricultural Economy and Management (1988) from Graduation Department of Heilongjiang Academy of Social Science, China and her PhD in Agricultural Economy and Management (1998) from Graduation school of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Employment Record: Research Fellow(1989-1996) Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development (IAED),CAAS Associate Professor(1996-2004) Vice Director IAED,CAAS, Director of Division of Industrial and Enterprise Economics(2001-2009) Senior Research Fellow(2005-present) Director the Cooperative Guidance Experts(2009 to Now) IAED,CAAS, Director of Division of Poverty and Development(2009-2010) Director of Division of Rural Development(2011) Rrural Work Committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Government The Engineering Construction Project Evaluation Experts Ministry of Agriculture

cooperative economy, agricultural enterprises, poverty alleviation and development , rural finance and the agricultural insurance and so on

Xia Ying, is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Agricultural Economics, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS) by training, received her Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economy and Management (1985) from Agricultural Economy Department of JiLin Agricultural University, China, her MS degree in Agricultural Economy and Management (1988) from Graduation Department of Heilongjiang Academy of Social Science, China and her PhD in Agricultural Economy and Management (1998) from Graduation school of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Employment Record Research Fellow(1989-1996) Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development (IAED),CAAS Associate Professor(1996-2004) Vice Director IAED,CAAS, Director of Division of Industrial and Enterprise Economics(2001-2009) Senior Research Fellow(2005-present) Director the Cooperative Guidance Experts(2009 to Now) IAED,CAAS, Director of Division of Poverty and Development(2009-2010) Director of Division of Rural Development(2011) Rrural Work Committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Government The Engineering Construction Project Evaluation Experts Ministry of Agriculture

cooperative economy, agricultural enterprises, poverty alleviation and development , rural finance and the agricultural insurance and so on

Christopher Bryant received his doctorate in 1970 from the London School of Economics and Political Science when he was 24 years old. His research has been focused on: periurban agriculture and its relationships with cities for almost 50 years; the adaptation of agriculture to climate change and variability (25 years); and local and community development (30 years), with extensive publications and communications in all three domains.. He has been a professor at the University of Waterloo and the University of Montreal, and is currently Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Montreal and Guelph.

food quality,Food security etc.

Moses Adjei is an MPhil candidate at the university of Bergen, Norway. He was awarded the Norwegian government Quota scholarship in 2015 after his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Ghana-legon, where he obtained first class honours. He has keen interest in natural resource governance, particularly fisheries governance as well as food security issues.

Natural resource governance,fisheries governance ,food security

Laura Kahn is pursuing her master’s in Data Science from Indiana University with a passion for using data to reduce hunger and poverty using technology. She has volunteered with various local hunger alleviation nonprofit groups.

Food Security, Machine Learning, Data Mining.

Steve Worth is Associate Professor: Extension and Rural Resource Management and Academic Leader: Teaching and Learning in the School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa. He is also the Director of the African Centre for Food Security at UKZN. Whether in the classroom, the field or the boardroom, Steve brings two things to the table: engaging creativity; and nearly 40 years' experience as a practitioner, trainer, facilitator and academic in Africa. For 13 years he worked in rural development amongst the Batswana in the rural areas of the now North West province of South Africa. There he was engaged in agricultural economics, agricultural extension, community development and rural enterprise development. For over 15 years he has consulted with international agencies including the FAO of the United Nations and the Spirit of Africa Institute, and with South African agencies including the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Institute of Natural Resources, the Farmer Support Group, the University of Mpumalanga, the South African Bahá’í Office of Social and Economic Development, and National and Provincial Departments of Agriculture and Land Affairs on various aspects of human capacity development, policy development, wealth creation, rural development, agricultural extension, agricultural education and rural enterprise development. This work has taken him to Botswana, DR Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe as well as all over South Africa. Since 2001, he has been serving fulltime as an academic involved in teaching, research and community in agricultural extension and resource management, curriculum development, community development, rural wealth creation and sustainable livelihoods. Using an experiential learning framework for his lectures and workshops, Steven, will tell his ‘students’ two things up front: He does not believe in solving problems; and he will not take responsibility for your learning. The result: Classes that are hugely popular and highly transformative. More recently he has been involved in governance of teaching and learning and in developing programmes in Food Security. Over the years Steven has developed and presented numerous training programmes for agricultural, rural and community development and personal transformation. He has co-authored and edited training manuals and books with the FAO. He has been the principal author of several agricultural-related policies and strategies – particularly in agricultural extension and agricultural education. He is an experienced facilitator, employing creative methods to engage participants, manage potential conflict and elicit practical outcomes from workshops.

Food Security, Environmental science,Agriculture

Dr. Hampson has broad experience as a scientist and professor. With a B.S. in Genetics and Human Development, a M.S. in Aquatic Biology and a doctorate degree in Food Science/Microbiology he has worked as a scientist for the USDA Agriculture Research Service and McCormick Corporation. As a Professor of Food Science, Dr. Hampson taught subjects such as food quality assurance, food safety, food product development, food processing, wine and fermented foods, and food biotechnology. During his tenure he received research funding from entities such as the USDA, the State of California, Air Liquide, BOC Gases, Coca Cola, and others. Early in life he worked his way through school employed in the retail food industry. Currently, Dr. Hampson is retired from teaching and is involved in craft distillation and Spirulina food production. It is the latter topic on which he plans to speak.

Food Science, food quality assurance, food safety, food product development, food processing, wine and fermented foods, and food biotechnology

Dr. Goodman is a Research Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, in the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program at the University of Nebraska Lincoln in August, 2004. His PhD was earned in Dairy Science at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH in 1990. He trained in Immunology at Cornell University as a Postdoc and the University of Michigan in Pulmonary. He was an Allergen Program Manager at Monsanto from 1997-2004. He manages the www.AllergenOnline.org database for risk assessment of novel food proteins and is Chair of the WHO/IUIS Allergen Nomenclature Subcommittee. (16 August, 2016).

food Allergy, Food Science and Technology

I'm a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a PhD in Agricultural Economics and a Master's degree in Economics from Western Illinois University. I have conducted research on Development Economics specifically on issues regarding Food Security in Developing Countries. My professional experience includes research positions for Oxfam America and Oklahoma City Water Utility.

Agriculture, Food Science etc.

El-Sayed El-Tanboly has completed his PhD in Food Science in 1991 from the Academy of Sciences, Poland. He is currently a Professor and Consultant for development of projects and product quality food industries, the Division of Food and Nutrition at the National Center for Research in Cairo. He was an Executive Director for many research projects and development and quality of food products in Egyptian industries and published more than 50 scientific papers in the food industries in the journals.

Food Quality, Food Science,Food Security