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Sino – German
Agribusiness Conference 2021
2 – 3 June 2021
Nanjing Dongjiao State Guesthouse,
Zhongshan Hall, Nanjing
1
AGENDA
Wednesday, 2 June 2021
The specified times refer to Beijing time, with CEST in brackets.
08:00 – 08:30
Registration
(02:00 – 02:30)
Opening Session
Chairperson: Zhang Lubiao, Director General,
Foreign Economic Cooperation Center (FECC) of MARA
Xu Huizhong, First-Class
08:30 – 08:40 Opening Speech by Jiangsu Provincial Counsel, Department of
(02:30 – 02:40) Government Agriculture and Rural Affairs of
Jiangsu Province
Hans-Joachim Fuchtel,
08:40 – 08:50 Opening Speech by BMEL (video Parliamentary State Secretary,
(02:40 – 02:50) message) German Federal Ministry of
Food and Agriculture (BMEL)
Sui Pengfei, Director General,
Department of International
08:50 – 09:00
Opening Speech by MARA Cooperation, Ministry of
(02:50 – 03:00)
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
(MARA), PR China
Keynote Speeches: Approaches to Modern and Sustainable Agriculture
Chairperson: Zhang Lubiao, Director General,
Foreign Economic Cooperation Center (FECC) of MARA
Xin Guochang, Deputy
09:00 – 09:20 The Policy Trends of Animal Husbandry Director General, Animal
(03:00 – 03:20) Modernization in China Husbandry and Veterinary
Bureau, MARA
Ye Xingqing, Director General,
Rural Economy Research
09:20 – 09:40 The Goal and Tasks of Modernization of
Department, Development
Agriculture and Rural Areas in China
(03:20 – 03:40) Research Centre of the State
Council
Damien Plan, Counsellor for
09:40 – 10:00 EU Farm to Fork Strategy Agriculture, European Union
(03:40 – 04:00) Delegation to China, Beijing
10:00 – 10:15
Tea Break
(04:00 – 04:15)
1
AGENDA
Chairperson: Hu Yan’an, Deputy Director General,
Foreign Economic Cooperation Center (FECC) of MARA
Wen Tiejun, Professor &
Executive Director, New Rural
10:15 – 10:35 Some Thoughts on the Road of Chinese Development Research
(04:15 – 04:35) Agricultural Modernization Institute, Fujian Agriculture and
Forestry University
10:35 – 10:55 The Development Direction of Modern Zhang Jinwang, CEO Sales &
(04:35 – 04:55) Agricultural Machinery Service CLAAS China
Alfonso Alba, Country Division
Head for Bayer Crop Science
10:55 – 11:15 Bayer’s Approaches to Modern
Greater China
(04:55 – 05:15) Agriculture
China Chairman of German
Agribusiness Alliance
Mei Yonghong, Vice President,
11:15 – 11:30 Challenges and Opportunities in Country Garden Group &
(05:15 – 05:30) Agriculture Chairman, Country Garden
Agricultural Group
EU-Approaches to Modern and
11:30 – 11:50 Prof. Dr. Harald von Witzke,
Sustainable Agriculture - the Global
(05:30 – 05:50) Humboldt University Berlin
Dimension
Sun Xiang, Jiangsu Provincial
11:50 – 12:05 Development of Modern Agricultural
Department of Agriculture and
(05:50 – 06:05) Industry in Jiangsu Province
Rural Affairs, Division Director
12:05 – 13:30
Lunch
(06:05 – 07:30)
Session 1: Modernization of Animal Husbandry
Chairperson: Dr. Jürgen Ritter & Tang Zhishao
Managing Directors, Sino-German Agricultural Centre (DCZ)
Dr. Martin Schneider,
13:30 – 13:50
Sustainability in Agriculture Managing Director, IAK Agrar
(07:30 – 07:50)
Consulting GmbH
Xue Tingwu, General Manager,
13:50 – 14:10 Leading the Animal Husbandry Industry China Animal Husbandry
(07:50 – 08:10) to Serve a Healthy Life Group
Hou Jie, Director of Customer
14:10 – 14:30
Digitization of Poultry and Pig Farming Solutions, Big Dutchman
(08:10 – 08:30)
China
Zhao Zukai, Chairman of the
Board & General Manager of
14:30 – 14:50
Modern Pig Industry Animal Husbandry, Shenzhen
(08:30 – 08:50)
KINGSINO Technology Co.,
Ltd.
2
AGENDA
Global Vision, Win-win Cooperation:
14:50 – 15:10 International Development of Modern Wang Lianzeng, Chairman,
(08:50 – 09:10) Laying Hens Huayu Group
15:10 – 15:30
Tea Break
(09:10 – 09:30)
15:30 – 15:50 Dr. Isabella Lorenzini, Project
Digitization of Dairy Farming
(09:30 – 09:50) Manager, DigiMilch
Ke Bingsheng, Professor &
15:50 – 16:20 China's Agricultural Modernization: Goals,
Former President, China
(09:50 – 10:20) Challenges and Paths
Agricultural University
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Ke Bingsheng, Professor & Former President, China Agricultural University
Panelists:
Xue Tingwu
Zhang Jinwang
16:20 – 17:30 Topic: Modernization in Agriculture
(10:20 – 11:30) Alfonso Alba
Dr. Isabella Lorenzini (online)
Dr. Martin Schneider (online)
17:30 – 19:00 Dinner
3
AGENDA
Thursday, 3 June 2021
The specified times refer to Beijing time, with CEST in brackets.
Session 2: Modernization of Crop Farming
Chairperson: Hu Yan’an, Deputy Director General, FECC
Dr. Jürgen Ritter, Managing Director, Sino-German Agricultural Centre (DCZ)
Zhang Weijian, Senior
Climate Smart Agriculture, a New
08:30 – 08:50 Researcher, Institute of Crop
Approach of Modern Crop Production to
Science, Chinese Academy of
(02:30 – 02:50) Address Climate Change
Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Richard Zhou, Country
08:50 – 09:10 Digital Field Phenotyping Manager, Beijing KWS
(02:50 – 03:10) Agriculture Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Chen Peihong, Vice President,
09:10 – 09:30 Agricultural Modernization: the Solution of Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural
(03:10 – 03:30) SKIAD Reclamation and Development
Corporation (SKIAD)
09:30 – 09:50 Alibaba’s Digital Agricultural Solutions
Han Qiwei, Alibaba Group
(03:30 – 03:50) and Progress
Shi Yuelin, Deputy Director
Internationalization of Modern Agriculture General, Qingdao Municipal
09:50 – 10:10
in Qingdao, the "International Showroom" Bureau of Agriculture and
(03:50 – 04:10)
Rural Affairs, Shandong
Province
10:10 – 10:25
Tea Break
(04:10 – 04:25)
10:25 – 10:40 Digital Agriculture of the Company Peng Nanfeng, Vice President,
(04:20 – 04:40) Yimutian Yimutian Co., Ltd.
10:40 – 11:00 Peter Kögler, Project Manager,
Compact Harvest Technology
(04:40 – 05:00) Kluge GmbH
Dr. Ren Yanjun, Senior
11:00 – 11:20 Overview on Food Loss and Waste: a Researcher, Leibniz Institute of
(05:00 – 05:20) Sustainable Approach Agricultural Development in
Transition Economies (IAMO)
4
AGENDA
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Li Yumei, China Agricultural University &
Advisor Agribusiness Dialogue, DCZ
Panelists:
Zhang Weijian
Richard Zhou
Chen Peihong
11:20 – 11:50 Topic: Modernization of Crop Farming Dr. Ren Yanjun
(05:20 – 05:50)
Hao Hanjie
Alejandro Figueroa (Sino-
German Crop Production and
Agricultural Technology
Demonstration Park)
Zhang Lubiao, Director
11:50 – 12:00 General, Foreign Economic
Conclusion
(05:50 – 06:00) Cooperation Center (FECC) of
MARA
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 17:30 Visit to Modern Agriculture Sites in Jiangsu Province:
Nanjing National Agricultural High-Tech Industry Demonstration Zone,
Baima Town, Lishui District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
17:30 – 19:00 Dinner
5
SPEAKERS
SUI Pengfei
Director-General, Department of International Cooperation,
MARA
Hans-Joachim FUCHTEL
Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry
of Food and Agriculture
6
SPEAKERS
ZHANG Lubiao
He is currently the Director-General, Researcher Fellow and
Doctoral Supervisor at the Foreign Economic Cooperation
Center (FECC) of China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs (MARA).
He used to be the Deputy Director-General at the Institute of
Agricultural Economics and development (IAED) of the
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), the
Director-General at the Department of International
Cooperation, CAAS, the Director-General at China Agriculture
for Trade and Economy (ATPC), MARA. （He also served as
the Secretary-General of the Agricultural Industry Branch of the
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
and the Secretary-General of the Agricultural Industry Branch
of the China Chamber of International Commerce (ICC). ）
He got a doctor’s degree in agricultural economics from
Nanjing Agricultural University in 1992 and served as a doctoral
supervisor in agricultural economics at CAAS in 2002. He has
guided and cultivated nearly a hundred masters, doctors, post-
doctoral professionals, and academic leaders at home and
abroad. He is invited to act as a distinguished professor at the
United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) and an expert
consultant for many international organizations such as the
World Bank, African Development Bank, and World Food
Programme. He has rich work experience in international
organizations and government departments.
XU Huizhong
First-Class Counsel, Department of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs of Jiangsu Province
7
SPEAKERS
HU Yan’an
Deputy Director-General, Foreign Economic Cooperation
Center (FECC)，MARA
XIN Guochang
Second-Class Counsel, Bureau of Animal Husbandry and
Veterinary Services, MARA
8
SPEAKERS
YE Xingqing
Director-General, Rural Economy Research Department,
Development Research Centre of the State Council. Mr. YE
Xingqing started his career in 1986 and received a Ph.D.
degree in 1995. Presently, Mr. YE is Director General and
Research Fellow, Research Department of Rural Economy,
Development Research Centre of the State Council (DRC);
Member of the Expert Committee on Rural Revitalization, the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Member of the
Academic Committee, Institute for China Rural Studies,
Tsinghua University; Research Fellow, National Academy of
Agricultural and Rural Development, China Agricultural
University. Mr. YE has conducted studies on policies for
agricultural and rural development at the State Council’s
Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation, State Council’s
Research Office and DRC in succession. He has published
academic books like Economic Growth in China’s Edge Zones,
Modernization and Rural-Urban Migration, and over 300
academic papers on newspapers and journals. In addition,
since 1993, Mr. YE was the keyperson annually to draft the
policy documents, including No.1 Documents issued by the
CPC Central Committee from 2004 to 2017. He has received
many awards for excellent investigation reports and papers
from Ministry of Agriculture, State Council’s Research Office
and DRC.
9SPEAKERS
Damien PLAN
Counsellor for Agriculture European Union Delegation to
China, Beijing. Damien Plan is an agronomist engineer,
graduated from the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Agronomie
de Montpellier” (ENSAM) in France. Damien Plan joined the
European Commission in 2009. He initially worked at the
European Commission Joint Research Centre. In 2014 he
joined the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural
Development where he worked successively as team leader
for commodity crops markets (Cereals, Rice, Oilseeds and
Protein Crops) and as International Relations Officer for South-
East Asia (ASEAN countries). Damien Plan is Counsellor for
Agriculture at the EU Delegation to China in Beijing since
September 2019.Prior to joining the European Commission,
Damien Plan worked for fifteen years in the private sector,
more specifically in the agri-food sector (animal feed industry,
starch industry, seeds industry), where he held various
manager positions in regulatory affairs, public affairs and
business development, both in Europe (Brussels) and in South
East Asia (Singapore).
WEN Tiejun
Professor WEN Tiejun is Director, Centre of Rural
Revitalization, Peking University; Executive Dean of the
Institute of Rural Reconstruction of China, Southwest
University; and Executive Dean of the Institute of Rural
Reconstruction of the Straits, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry
University, China. He is a leading scholar on macro-economics
and agrarian issues in China and has served in many
capacities including Independent Non-Executive Director of
Postal Savings Bank of China and of Agricultural Bank of
China, Chief Editor of China Reform, and policy advisor to the
State Council and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of
China.
10SPEAKERS
ZHANG Jinwang
With effect from January 1st 2021, Dr.Jinwang Zhang as
Managing Director (CEO) will assume the sole responsibility
and leadership of CLAAS Agricultural Machinery Trading
(Beijing) Co., Ltd. and steer the reorientation of the CLAAS and
CHUNYU's sales and service activities in line with the China
strategy. Dr. Jinwang Zhang has been with the CLAAS Group
since 2014. Prior to his current position as COO of CLAAS
Shandong, he held various management positions
accumulating a rich range of experience, including 4 years as
Managing Director of OTTO-Fuchs Technology in Shenyang in
Northern China and before that, 5 years as CEO of Putzmeister
Machinery in Shanghai.
Alfonso ALBA
Country Division Head for Crop Science Greater China, China
Chairman of German Agribusiness Alliance
Effective July 1, 2020, Alfonso Alba takes over the
responsibility as Country Division Head for Crop Science
Greater China and becomes a member of Bayer Greater China
Country Leadership Team. Prior to this, Alfonso was the Head
of Crop Strategy Soybeans for the Crop Science division,
based in America. Alfonso joined Bayer in 2010, based in
Brazil, heading the Global Corn and Soybean Seed business.
He became the Head of the PACA region (a collection of
countries as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and all
countries in Central America) for the Crop Science division,
based in Colombia in 2015.
Alfonso comes with over 35 years of experience in the
agriculture industry, with focus on strategy development, crop
protection, seeds and traits, marketing, finance, and mergers
and acquisitions. After beginning his career as a breeder and
product development role in seed industry in Spain, Alfonso
joined Cargill Seed Division managing their Seed businesses
in Spain, Argentina and Brazil. After Monsanto acquired Cargill
Seed Business, Alfonso worked 12 years in Monsanto leading
its business in the Mediterranean region, Argentina, Brazil and
Western Europe and took a variety of general managing
roles.Alfonso has an MBA from IMD Business School,
Switzerland and a university degree as “Agricultural Engineer”
from University of Cordoba, Spain.
Alfonso was born in a rural area South of Spain into a family of
farmers who cultivate olive plantation.
11SPEAKERS
MEI Yonghong
He graduated from the Department of Agriculture, Huazhong
Agricultural University (HZAU) in 1987, and worked
successively in China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). He was
once the Deputy Director-General of the General Office and
Director-General of the Research Office, and Director-General
of the Department of Policy, Regulation, and Innovation
System, MOST. In October 2010, he was transferred to be the
Deputy Secretary of CPC Jining Municipal Committee and the
Mayor of Jining, Shandong. In September 2015, he resigned
and joined Shenzhen Huada Gene Technology Co. Ltd. He was
once the Director-General of China National GeneBank
(CNGB). He is currently the CEO of Country Garden
Agriculture and the Chairman of BGI Agriculture.
Harald VON WITZKE
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Harald von Witzke is emeritus of Humboldt
University of Berlin. He received his academic credentials from
Göttingen University. From 1983 to 1994 he served on the
faculty of the Department of Agricultural and Applied
Economics at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA. In
1994, he joined Humboldt University where he chaired the unit
of International Agricultural Trade and Development. For
almost two decades his work has focused on issues related to
sustainable world food security. He has just finished a book
manuscript entitled “Ökodämmerung der Landwirtschaft?
Hunger, Climate Protection and Sustainability.” Presently he is
preparing an English language version with the working title:
„Twilight of Organic Agriculture: Hunger, Climate Protection
and Sustainability.“
12SPEAKERS
Jürgen RITTER
Dr. Jürgen Ritter is the German Managing Director of the Sino-
German Agricultural Centre (DCZ) since April 2018.
Graduated in Chinese Studies and Political Sciences from the
University of Tübingen.
Worked as lecturer at the Institute of Chinese Studies of the
University of Tübingen for nine years. Since 2001 Jürgen Ritter
has been involved in the implementation of several cooperation
projects between the European Union and China, mainly in the
fields of Village Governance and EU-China Policy Dialogue.
Martin SCHNEIDER
Born in 1981
Studies of agricultural economics at Martin-Luther-University of
Halle-Wittenberg (2000-2005)
Member at the Chair of Agricultural Economics at Martin-Luther-
University Halle Wittenberg, working in the project: „preagro II“–
joint research project around the topic of Precision Farming
(2005-2007)
Doctoral thesis: „The econonmic potential of Precison Farming
with respect to risk aspects“
2008 – 2019: Working at Agricon GmbH – medium sized
company, provider and developer of smart farming technology –
as head of product manager. During this time initiating and
management of lots of research projects with Universities and
SMEs
Since beginning of 2020: consultant and deputy director at IAK
Agrar Consulting GmbH
Since April 2021: managing director at IAK Agrar Consulting
GmbH
13SPEAKERS
XUE Tingwu
President and Director of China Animal Husbandry Group (the
largest Chinese SOE in Animal Husbandry and the major
shareholder of Mataura Valley Milk, BODCO Limited). Chairman
of Mataura Valley Milk, BODCO Limited and Nouriz. Mr. Xue has
spent over 30 years in China’s animal husbandry industry and
health/nutrition industry, demonstrated strong leadership,
management skills and in-depth knowledge of markets. Mr. Xue
obtained his EMBA from University of International Business
and Economics and a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Science
from Nanjing Agricultural University.
HOU Jie
Mr. Hou Jie joined Big Dutchman for about 10 years as the
Director of Customer Solutions, providing solutions to
customers' specific needs and actual situations. He participated
in the design, construction and operation of many large-scale
livestock farms in China.
Mr. Hou Jie has rich experience in poultry and livestock
equipment, farm design and management. He has profound
knowledge of the digitization of livestock and poultry breeding
industry chain and related equipment.
ZHAO Zukai
He is the Chairman and General Manager of Wuhan Tianzhong
Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., which is a subsidiary company of
Shenzhen Jinxinnong Technology Co., Ltd., Vice Chairman of
China Animal Husbandry Association, Vice Chairman of Hubei
Leading Enterprises in Agricultural Industrialization Association,
and Vice Chairman of Wuhan Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
Association. He was once the Deputy to the Fifth People’s
Congress of Huangpi District, Wuhan. With nearly 30 years of
management experience in the pig industry, he has a keen
insight into the pig industry and its development trends as well
as unique management concepts. He graduated from the
College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University
with a bachelor’s degree in animal science.
14SPEAKERS
WANG Lianzeng
Born in Handan, Hebei Province, he is a Senior Animal
Husbandry Expert. He graduated from Peking University with a
master’s degree in economics and management. He is currently
the Chairman of Huayu Agricultural Science and Technology
Co., Ltd., Vice Chairman of China Animal Husbandry
Association, Chairman of National Poultry Industry Association,
which is a branch of China Animal Husbandry Association, a
member of China Association of Agricultural Leading
Enterprises (CAALE), Vice Chairman of Hebei Association of
Agricultural Leading Enterprises, Vice Chairman of Hebei
Animal Husbandry Association，a part-time professor and
guest professor at Renmin University of China.
He has been engaged in poultry breeding and incubation
marketing for 39 years and has rich professional knowledge and
practical experience. He focuses on adopting domestic
advanced science and technology, introducing first-class
equipment and talents, and enabling the company to be at the
forefront of the industry with cost, scale, and technical
advantages.
He has successively won numerous awards, such as the
“Special Contribution Award for the Top Ten Leaders in
Achieving Prosperity in Rural China”, “Advanced Worker in
China’s Animal Husbandry Industry”, “Figure of the Year in
China’s Laying Hen Industry”，“Outstanding Chinese Private
Entrepreneur”, “Advanced Worker of the 6th Advanced Workers
Conference of China Animal Husbandry Industry”, “New
Confucian Businessmen of China’s Three Rural Issues for Rural
Revitalization”，“2020 Hero of Poverty Alleviation in Animal
Husbandry Industry.” He was elected as the Deputy to the 13th
National People’s Congress in January 2018.
Isabella LORENZINI
Dr. Isabella Lorenzini was born in Bolzano, Italy. In 2010 she
moved to Munich to study veterinary medicine at Ludwig-
Maximilian University. After her graduation in 2016, she
conducted her PhD research on automised detection of
lameness in dairy cows at the Institute for agricultural
engineering and animal husbandry of the Bavarian State
Research Centre for Agriculture. Since November 2019, she is
project manager of the experimental field DigiMilch, which is
funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture and
which has a focus on digitalisation in the entire process chain of
milk production.
15SPEAKERS
ZHOU Qiren
Qiren Zhou is Boya Chair Professor of Peking University, and
Senior Professor of Economics at National School of
Development, Peking University. He’s a member of the Expert
Committee of National Development Planning for the 13th -14th
Five Year Plan, Member of Shanghai Decision-making Advisory
Committee, and Member of Entrepreneur Advisory Meeting of
Hainan Provincial Government. He was former Dean of National
School of Development at Peking University, Member of the
Monetary Policy Committee of the People’s Bank of China, and
Member of the State Council Health Reform Advisory
Commission. In the early days, he served and was committed in
investigation and research for national rural development at the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the State Council,
after graduation from Renmin University of China. He received
his Ph.D. degree from the University of California Los Angeles
(UCLA). In January 1996, he joined China Centre for Economic
Research (CCER), the precursor of National School of
Development at Peking University. His research fields focus on
Property Rights and Contracts, Institutional Change and
Economic Development, Monetary and Land System, and
Innovation Incentives and Behavior.
For decades, he has been deeply engaged in observation and
research of China’s reform and development. He advocates
Real-world Economics and explores the truth behind the
phenomena. He obtained Sun Yefang Award in economics.
KE Bingsheng
Dr. Bingsheng Ke，Professor of Agricultural Economics at
China Agricultural University. He has a long record of research
accomplishments on issues related to agricultural economics
and rural development. He is also a senior agricultural policy
adviser to top policy makers in China. He earned his B.S. degree
in 1982 from Peking University, his M.S. degree in Economics in
1984 from Beijing Agricultural University (now China Agricultural
University), and his Ph.D degree in Agronomy in 1989 from the
University of Hohenheim in Germany. He served as the
President of China Agricultural University during 2008-2017.
16SPEAKERS
ZHANG Weijian
Chief Scientist of Farming System and Agroecology, Chinese
Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Climate
Smart Agriculture Expert/Consultant, the World Bank, and FAO;
Director, Institute of Applied Ecology, Nanjing Agricultural
University, Nanjing, China;
Research Interests
• Agro-ecosystem Response and Adaptation to Climate
Change: Crop physiological and ecological responses to
climatic warming and elevated CO2, Soil biotic and abiotic
responses to climatic warming and elevated CO2;
• Agronomic Practice Impacts on Soil C/N Cycling: Impacts of
cropping system on soil C/N cycling and GHG emissions,
Effects of conservational farming system (crop straw
incorporation, manure application, cover crop, less tillage,
crop rotation, etc.) on soil physical and biological processes;
• Crop Production and Resource Use Efficiency: Grain
production with high yield; Water and N use with high
efficiency; Techniques of cropping system for environmental
and climatic health; Technique assessment and selection for
regional agricultural development.
Richard ZHOU
Education:
Master degree, Guanghua Management School, Peking
University; Bachelor degree of Science, Dalian University of
Technology
Working Experience:
Head of Sales and Marketing in FMCG (Uniliver,
Danone,Fonterra) 1994-2004
National Marketing Head and Denghai-Pioneer JV GM (Dupont
Pioneer) 2005-2010
CEO of Xinjiang Condy Agri-Science Co.,ltd. 2010-2012
GM of Denghai-TG JV, 2013-2019
GM of Syngenta Sanbei JV, 2019-2020
Country Manager of KWS China, 2020-now.
17SPEAKERS
CHEN Peihong
He is the Vice President of Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural
Reclamation and Development Corporation Co.,Ltd (SKIAD).
As an agricultural extension researcher, he has been engaged
in agricultural technology extension and management for many
years. He was once the Deputy Head of the Jiangsu Linhai
Farm Co.,Ltd., the Deputy Director of the Department of
Agricultural Development, Jiangsu Nongken Group Co., Ltd.,
the General Manager of the Planting Management Center,
SKIAD, the Director of Jiangsu Association of Agricultural
Science Societies (JAASS), and the Executive Director of
Jiangsu Society for Plant Pathology (JSSPP).
SHI Yuelin
He was born in August 1964. He holds a PhD in agronomy from
Southwest Agricultural University (SWAU). He is currently the
Second-Class Counsel at Qingdao Bureau of Agriculture and
Rural Affairs. He has once a teacher at Jilin Agricultural
University, the General Manager of Qingdao Wanshida
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery Co., Ltd, the
Assistant Director of Qingdao Chengyang District Vegetable
Service Center, the Vice Chairman of Qingdao Association for
Science and Technology in Chengyang District, the Chief
Agronomist at Qingdao Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,
the Deputy Director-General of Qingdao Agriculture
Committee, the Director-General of Qingdao Municipal
Agricultural Machinery Administration, and the Deputy Director-
General at Qingdao Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
PENG Nanfeng
He is the Vice President of Beijing Yimutian Xinnong Network
Technology Co., Ltd. He graduated from the College of Foreign
Languages and Cultures (CFLC) at Xiamen University (XMU)
with a bachelor’s degree. After graduation in 1994, he entered
China’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
(now the Ministry of Commerce, MOC) and was responsible for
Chinese enterprises’ “going global” affairs. He once served as
a diplomat in the Economic and Commercial Office of the
Chinese Embassies in Turkmenistan and Estonia. In 2014, he
joined Yimutian in charge of public affairs. Since 2018, he has
worked as the Vice Chairman of China E-commerce Poverty
Alleviation Alliance.
18SPEAKERS
Peter KÖGLER
• born 1965
• Education:
mechanical engineering (ING I DE)
business administration (MBA I US)
corporate governance (PhD I CZ)
• Work experience:
DE, IRL, PL, UK
Industry: operations manager, consultant
Academic: lecturer, corporate management
• Since 2014:
Kluge GmbH, project manager
research & market entry, agriculture engineering,
University of Applied Science Dresden, lecturer
corporate management
• China experience:
presentations & cooperations Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan,
Shanghai, Shaoxing
REN Yanjun
Dr. Yanjun Ren is a senior researcher at Leibniz Institute of
Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO). He
received PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of
Kiel. His research interests include food economics, consumer
behaviours, and development economics, with emphasis on
the food value chain and nutrition-related health issues in
China. He has published over thirty journal articles and policy
briefs, and leads or participates in a number of German or Sino-
German cooperating projects.
19SPEAKERS
LI Yumei (Moderator)
Dr. Li Yumei, Associate Professor, Department of Law, College
of Humanities and Development, China Agricultural University,
Exeutive director of Agricultural and Rural Legal System
Research Center. Her research focuses primarily on the legal
issues around agricultural law, land law, environmental law and
Sino-German comparative law. Since 2021, she works at the
DCZ as an Advisor for the Agribusiness Dialogue.
Alejandro FIGUEROA
Alejandro Figueroa, better known as Alex, is originally from
Chile, but came to Europe in 1988. He has a basic training in
agriculture within the German dual system and studied
agricultural sciences at the University of Paderborn.
Already during his studies he gained practical work
experiences as a tractorist. Furthermore, he worked in Czech
Republic and Slovakia for several international enterprises.
Since 2012, he shifted his focus from conventional farming to
sustainable agricultural practices.
Since 2016, Figueroa works as an independent consultant in
the fields of sustainable agriculture with a specialisation in no-
till and strip tillage practices and cover crops. Since 2019 he is
the team leader of the Sino German Crop Production and
Agrotechnology Demonstration Park (DCALDP) project.
2021
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