Time

Topics

Presenter

8:30-9:00

Registration & Reception

9:00-9:15

Opening Ceremony

9:15-10:00

Centers of Excellence in Biodiversity Research: Scientific, Industrial and Economical Benefits

Prof. Heinz Mehlhorn

Universitäts Düsseldorf, Germany

10:00-10:30

Coffee break

10:30-11:00

Biodiversity study at the NHM, London: Research and Public Engagement

Dr. Alan Warren

Natural History Museum, London, UK

11:00-11:30

Biodiversity of Protists: From Broad Cosmopolitanism to Regional Endemicity

Prof. Wilhelm Foissner Universität Salzburg, Austria

11:30-12:00

Climate Change and its Implication on Marine Biodiversity

Dr. Friedhelm Krupp

Senckenberg Research Institute & NHM, Germany

12:00-12:30

Tea Break

12:30-1:00

Biodiversity of Parasites and the Effects of Climae Change

Prof. Fathy Ghaffar

Cairo University, Egypt

1:00-1:30

Biodiversity Research in North China Seas

Prof. Weibo Song

Ocean University of China, China

1:30-2:00

Biodiversity Hotspots (IPA) in Arabian Peninsula

Dr. Tony Millar

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2:00-2:30

Panel Discussion

All Attendees

2:30-3:30

Lunch