Patrons
Dr M K Bhan
Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Dr T Ramasami
Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Dr Mangala Rai
Secretary, Department of Agriculture Research and Education, Government of India, and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India
Prof. S K Brahmachari
Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, and Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India
Dr R K Pachauri
Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute, India; and Chairperson, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Organizing Secretary
Dr Seema Wahab
Adviser, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India; and General Secretary, Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides.

Convener
Dr Nutan Kaushik
The Energy and Resources Institute, India

Scientific Advisory Committee
Prof. Dr Mir S Mulla
(Chair), USA
Prof. Dr Siriwat Wongsiri
(Vice Chair), Thailand
Dr Seema Wahab
India
Mr Christian Borgemeister
Kenya
Dr Major S Dhillon
USA
Dr Angelika Hilbeck
Switzerland
Prof. Dr Murray Isman
Canada
Dr Suey-Shen Kao
Taiwan
Prof. Dr Robert J Novak
USA
Prof. John Pickett
UK
Dr Dr Subbiah Poopathi
India
Prof. Dr T Santosa
Indonesia
Prof. Dr Ian Spellenberg
New Zealand
Prof. Dr John T Trumble
USA
Dr Zhiming Yuan
China
Dr B A H Zainal-Abidin
Malaysia
Prof. Dr Myron Zalucki
Australia

International Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr Mir S Mulla
(Chair), USA
Dr Seema Wahab
(Vice Chair), India
Prof. Dr Kyung-Saeng Boo
Korea
Dr Travis R Glare
New Zealand
Dr Errol Hassan
Australia
Dr Ahmed Hassanali
Kenya
Dr Jae Su Kim
Korea
Dr David Moore
UK
Dr Jittawadee Murphy
USA
Prof. Dr Tram T H Nguyn
Vietnam
Prof. Dr Angela Ploomi
Estonia
Dr R Promsattha
Thailand
Dr G N Qazi
India
Mr Vivek Singhal
India
Dr Sivapragsam
Malaysia
Dr Narasimhan Srinivasan
India
Prof. Dr Farid A Talukdar
Oman
Dr Apiwat Tawatsin
Thailand

National Steering Committee
Dr R G Aggarwal
Chairman, Dhanuka
Dr S P S Ahlawat
Director, Indian Veterinary
Research Institute, ICAR
Dr P S Ahuja
Director, Institute of Himalayan
Bioresource Technology
Dr Bejar Barua
Deputy Director General,
Animal Sciences, ICAR
Dr P S Chandurkar
Adviser, Plant Protection,
Government of India
Prof. V L Chopra
Member, Planning Commission, Government of India
Dr P K Das
Director, Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry
Dr Vibha Dhawan
Executive Director, The Energy and Resources Institute
Dr O P Dubey
former Assistant Director
General, Plant Protection, ICAR
Dr P L Gautam
Deputy Director General, CS, ICAR
Dr M C Gopinath
EID Parry Ltd
Dr K P Jayanth
Vice-president, Bio Control Research Laboratory
Dr (Mrs) Sandhya Kulshrestha
Secretary, Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, Government of India
Dr Anil Kush
Director, Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation
Dr Mahadevappa
former Chairman, Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board
Dr C D Mayee
Chairman, Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board
Dr S Nagarajan
Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Right
Dr R S Paroda
Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultrual Sciences
Dr S N Puri
Vice Chancellor, Central Agricultural University
Dr T P Rajendran
Assistant Director General, Plant Protection, ICAR
Dr S Ramachandran
former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Dr Shivlal
Special DG (PH), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Dr Raju D Shroff
Chairperson, United Phosphorus Ltd
Dr N B Singh
Agriculture Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
Dr Panjab Singh
former Vice Chancellor, Banaras Hindu University
Prof. R K Singh
Secretary, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Dr J S Yadav
Director, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

Local Organizing Committee
Dr S S Ali
Indian Institute of Pulses Research
Prof. D K Arora
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms
Dr O P Bombawale
Director, National Centre for Integrated Pest Management
Dr M V Deshpande
National Chemical Laboratory
Dr (Ms) Prem Dureja
Head, Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Dr H S Gaur
Dean, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Dr R D Gautam
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Dr H N Gour
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology
Dr S S Hussaini
Project Directorate of Biological Control
Dr Opender Koul
Director, Institute of Biotechnology and Research Centre
Dr Jitandra Kumar
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Dr T M Manjunath
former Director, Monsanto
Dr M Nagesh
Project Directorate of Biological Control
Dr S R Niranjana
University of Mysore
Dr B S Parmar
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Dr B Paul
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Dr R J Rabindra
Project Directorate of Biological Control
Dr Y R Sarma
former Director, Indian Institute of Spices Research
Dr N A Shakil
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Dr Anil Kumar Sharma
Gobind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
Dr A U Siddiqui
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology
Dr D Singh
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Dr U S Singh
International Rice Research Institute
Dr T P Trivedi
Project Director & Asstt Director General (ARIS), Directorate of Information & Publication ICAR
Dr Suresh Walia
Indian Agricultural Research Institute