Opening Ceremony  13:00-13:45(KST) 

Opening Address

(Director General of MFDS)

Welcoming Address

(Minister of MFDS)

Congratulatory Speech

Tom Heilandt (Video)

(Secretary, Codex)

[Keynote Speech]

Efforts to Reduce AMR in Animal, Human and Food 

Yong-ho Park

(Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University)

Session 1: Efforts of International Organizations to Reduce AMR in the One Health Approach  13:45-15:40(KST)

Chair : Sang-ryoel Ryu (Professor, Seoul National University) 

Why Food Matters in Efforts to Control AMR

Markus Lipp

(Senior Food Safety Officer, FAO)

Supranational Networks for Surveillance of Human Multi-Resistant Pathogens

Jorge Matheu Alvarez

(Team Lead, WHO)

The WOAH Strategy on AMR and Responsible Use for AMU

Nahoko Ieda

(AMR Regional Project Officer, WOAH)

Break

Session 2: Current Status and Future Prospects of AMR Mitigation in Food, Human and Environment   15:40-17:45(KST) 

Chair : Seok-hoon Jeong (Professor, Yonsei University)

AMR – Science to Policy

Shabbir Simjee (Online)

(Chief Medical Officer, Elanco Global)

Ernesto Liebana

(Team Leader Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority)

Korea Foodborne AMR Action Strategies

Sung-il Kim

(Director of Livestock Products Safety Policy Division, MFDS)

Discussion and Summary (including Q&A)

Chair and Speakers

Closing of Day 1

(MFDS)

Session 3: Latest Technologies for Reduction and Surveillance of AMR  13:00-15:05(KST)

Chair : Soon-han Kim (Director of Food Microbiology Division, NIFDS) 

Intro of Day 2

(MFDS)

Application of Whole Genome Sequencing for AMR Surveillance

Shaohua Zhao (Online)

(Senior Biomedical Research Scientist, FDA)

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: An Overview of Bacteriophage Therapy

Sang-ryoel Ryu

(Professor, Seoul National University)

New Technologies for AMR Surveillance

Rene Hendriksen

(Professor, Technical University of Denmark)

Session 4: ACT(AMR CODEX Texts) Project by FAO  15:05-17:45(KST) 

Chair : Yong-ho Park (Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University)

Progress and Challenges of the ACT(Action to Support Implementation of Codex AMR Texts) Project

Myoeng-sin Choi

(Food Standard Officer, FAO)

The International FAO Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring (InFARM) System and IT Platform, Supporting Integrated Surveillance in Food and Agriculture Sectors

Alejandro DoradoGarcia

(Animal Health Officer, FAO)

Supporting the Implementation of Codex Standards through Legislation

Carmen Bullon

(Legal Officer, FAO)

Practical Approaches to Eliminate Antimicrobial Use for Growth Promotion and Improve Animal Health through Feeding Practices

Jeffrey Lejeune

(Food Safety Officer, FAO)

ACT Project in Latin America and the Caribbean

Peter Flanagan (Online)

(Regional Project Coordinator, FAO)

Maria Gatica (Online)

(AMR Project Coordinator, FAO)

Summary, Discussion and the Way Forward (including Q&A)

Chair and Speakers

Closing

MFDS