Capacity Building and Networking Project to Support the UK –Turkey
Partnership in Agri-Tech Sector” Project
Roundtable Meeting, 17 November 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry,
Westminster, London
Workshop Programme:
13:30-14:30 Presentations of participants from Turkey
Prof. Gökhan Özertan,
Boğaziçi University, Center for Innovation and Competition-based Development Studies
Turkey’s Agricultural Sector
Prof. Arzu Tektaş,
Boğaziçi University, Center for Innovation and Competition-based Development Studies
Project Framework and SWOT Analysis of Turkey’s Agricultural Sector
Prof. Hijran Yavuzcan,
Ankara University: Aquaculture and disease control in aquaculture; precision farming,
Ankara University Agropark
Precision Agriculture in Turkey
Prof. Mehmet İnan,
Akdeniz University: Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology; Food Safety and Food analysis; GMOs,
Director, Center for Food Safety and Agricultural Research
Biotechnology in Turkey
Bülent Üner,
Boğaziçi University: General Manager, Technology Transfer Office
Technoparks and TTOs in Turkey
Tanzer Bilgen,
Doktar Consultancy
Digital Transformation in Turkish Agricultural Sector: Current Status and Opportunities
14:30-14:45 Coffee Break
14:45-15:45 Presentations of participants from the UK
Callum Harvey
Knowledge Transfer Network,
Knowledge Transfer Manager
The Knowledge Transfer Networks role in UK Agri-Tech
Dr. Bruce Grieve
University of Manchester, e-Agri Sensors Centre
Engineer, Director of e-Agri Sensors Centre
e-Agri: Integrating Sensors & Electronic Engineering to Deliver Smart Agri-Food Systems
Stephen Oyston
N8 AgriFood, Business Development Manager
Introduction to N8 Agrifood
Dr. Izhar Ul-Haq
Science and Technology Facilities Council ,
Business Development Manager at STFC assigned to Technology department
An overview of STFC
Geoff McBride
STFC GFS & Agri-tech Theme Leader
STFC’s relevance to Global Food Security and Agri-tech
Professor Habin Lee
Brunel Business School, Brunel University London
Managing Food Security through Waste Reduction
Prof Colin Moffat
Marine Scotland, Head of Science
UK Aquaculture industry
15:45-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 Exchange of ideas, suggestions