Tues, Nov 16

1 hour (+45 minute Module Open Houses)

Global session: 7:00 CST / 14:00 CET / 16:00 EAT / 21:00 PHT. 

Global Session: Inspiring Implementation

• Welcome
• Six requests. EiB within One CGIAR Genetic Innovations: Michael Quinn, Barbara Wells 
• Module spotlight presentations: EiB module leads
• Module Open Houses #1: breakout rooms for discussion with module leads (45 mins)
• PowerPoints (PDF):
  • Michael Quinn
  • Barbara Wells

Wed, Nov 17

2.5 hour sessions in two time zones (select one)

Asia/AM Africa: 7:00 WAT / 9:00 EAT / 11:30 IST / 14:00 PHT / (00:00 CST).

Americas/PM Africa: 7:00 PST / 9:00 CST / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 WAT / 18:00 EAT. 

Regional Sessions: Driving Implementation

• Vision and learnings on barriers and successes in driving implementation: Michael Quinn, Jan Debaene
• Change management principles: Steffen Weber
• Implementation case studies: NARES modernization in Africa. Change management in CIP-NARS SweetGAINS. IRRI's unified rice breeding strategy
• Discussion
• Breakout groups to reflect and generate feedback for EiB. Report to plenary
• PowerPoints (PDF):
  • EiB
  • NARO Uganda case study
  • KALRO Kenya case study
  • IRRI case study
  • Change management with Steffen Weber
  • CIP case study

Thurs, Nov 18

1 hour (+45 minute Module Open Houses)

Global session: 7:00 CST / 14:00 CET / 16:00 EAT / 21:00 PHT. 

Global Session: Transforming for Impact

• Reflections from Day 2
• Transformation from the perspective of partners: donor, NARES
• EiB & One CGIAR initiatives (ABI, MIPP N4ETTS)
• Closing remarks 
• PowerPoints (PDF):
  • The Market Intelligence and Product Profiling Initiative (MIPPI)
  • Network for Enabling Tools, Technologies, and Services (N4ETTS)
  • The Accelerated Breeding Initiative (ABI)
  • CSIR-CRI

Tues, Nov 23 / Wed, Nov 24 

Watch Stories of Excellence videos: on EiB's Story of Excellence YouTube playlist

• Putting gender and social inclusion at the heart of plant breeding – RTB/CIP 
• Modernizing CIP's potato breeding program – CIP 
• Scalable management system for market-oriented variety development in Cassava – IITA/NaCRRI 
• Seven habits for a highly effective breeding program – IRRI’s continuous improvement approach – IRRI 
• Costing of breeding programs: Results and perspectives from NARES Rice Programs – ZARI/NARO/DR&SS 
• Progress in optimizing wheat breeding pipelines at CIMMYT – CIMMYT 
• Introducing the Breeding Informatics Network (BrIN) – EiB/Cornell University 
• Accelerating pre-breeding selection in rice through high-throughput genotyping – PhilRice/IRRI/EiB 
• Transition from targeted biofortification breeding to mainstreaming in CGIAR breeding programs – HarvestPlus/partners  
• Characterization of rice quality traits to improve breeding for Latin America and the Caribbean – FLAR/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

Webinars: Stories of Excellence from breeding partners

Presentations/discussion from CGIAR/NARES and other breeding partners on breeding innovations, program achievements and results - selected from top vote getters. 

Session 1: Asia/AM Africa:

• Scalable management system for market-oriented variety development in Cassava - IITA
• Costing of Breeding programs: Results and Perspectives from African NARES
• 7 Habits for a Highly Effective Breeding Program – IRRI’s Continuous Improvement Approach

Session 2: Americas/PM Africa: 

• Modernizing CIP’s potato breeding program
• Genetic Gains Analysis: Current baseline from African NARES programs 
• Putting gender and social inclusion at the heart of plant breeding