“Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Value of Hemp”

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kylie O’Brien
Director of Education
Director Integrative Chinese Medicine
(National Institute of Integrative Medicine, Australia)

“Production and Commercialization of Hemp: Downstream Applications

Mr. Phil Warner
Managing Director
(EcoLife Science, Australia)

“Man and Indigenous Plant”

Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Abdul Latiff Mohamad
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Email: pakteh48@yahoo.com

“Indigenous Plants of Sarawak: Utilisation and Potential”

Mdm. Runi Sylvester Pungga
Forestry Department of Sarawak

Email: runisp@sarawak.gov.my

“Utilisation of Indigenous Aquatic Plant”

Prof. Dr. Japar Sidik Bin Bujang
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Email: japar@upm.edu.my

“Ethnobotanical Studies in Sarawak”

Dr. Qammil Muzammil Abdullah
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Email: aqmuzzammil@unimas.my

“Genetic Improvement of Indigenous Tropical Fruits “

Prof. Dr. Abd. Rahman Milan
Universiti Malaysia Sabah Sandakan Campus

Email: abdrahmanmilan@gmail.com

“The Future of Indigenous and Underutilised Crops“

Prof. Syed Azam-Ali
Crop for Future (CFF), University Nottingham Malaysia

Email: sayed.azam-ali@cffresearch.org

“Bambangan (Mangifera pajang) an Underutilised Fruit of Borneo: Recent Development as Functional Food and Medicine”

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Fadzelly Abu Bakar
Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia

Email: fadzelly@uthm.edu.my

“Characteristics, Nutrients and Health Benefits of Dabai (Canarium odontophyllum)”

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azrina Azlan
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Email: azrinaaz@upm.edu.my

“Product Development of Sarawak's Indigenous Crops”

Dr. Chua Hun Pin
Malaysian Agriculture Research Institute, Kuching

Email: hpchua@mardi.gov.my

“The Quality of Fermented Indigenous Fruit (Bambangan)”

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chye Fook Yee
Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Email: ychye@ums.edu.my

“Indigenous Crops as Functional Food: A Prebiotic Candidate”

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shahrul Razid Sarbini
Universiti Putra Malaysia Sarawak Bintulu Campus

Email: shahrulrazid@upm.edu.my

“Food Security and Its Implications to Developing Economies”

Prof. Datuk Dr. Mad Nasir Samsudin
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Email: mns@upm.edu.my

“Conserving Agrobiodiversity: The Need for Recognizing Traditional Institutions and Mechanisms”

Assistant Prof. Dr. Merlin Francis Franco
Universiti Brunei Darussalam

Email: merlin.francis@ubd.edu.bn

“Postharvest Technology of Indigenous Fruits”

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phebe Ding
Universiti Putra Malaysia Sarawak Bintulu Campus

Email: phebe@upm.edu.my

“Orchids, the Malaysian Gems: Not Just a Specialty Crop Anymore!”

Prof. Dr. Rusea Go
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Email: rusea@upm.edu.my

“The Role of MARDI in Commercialization of Potential Indigenous Crops”

Dr. Mohd. Shukri Mad Ali
Malaysian Agriculture Research Institute, Serdang Selangor

Email: mshukri@mardi.gov.my

“Commercialization of Useful Plant from Local Communities in Sarawak: The Litsara® Project “

Mr. Tu Chu Lee
Sarawak Biodiversity Centre

Email: chulee@sbc.org.my; mnaming@sbc.org.my

“The Achievement, Challenges and Opportunities in Promoting Indigenous Plants of Sarawak”

Dr. Maclin Anak Dayod
Department of Agriculture Sarawak

E-mail: maclind@sarawak.gov.my

“The Pilot Plant Facility at Curtin Malaysia: A State Resource in the Commercialization of Indigenous Crops”

Prof. Dr. Clem Kuek
Curtin University Sarawak

Email: clem.kuek@curtin.edu.my