Upcoming meeting of the Advisory Group

Date: Monday, 20 October 2025
Time: 16:00 CEST (Bonn time)

The meeting will be chaired by Sarada Krishnan, Crop Trust.

Invitations

• Vania Azevedo, Interim director, Genebank Accelerator, CGIAR
• Sarada Krishnan, Director of Programs, Crop Trust
• Maarten van Zonneveld, Head of Genetic Resources, World Vegetable Center
• César Tapia, Head of INIAP-DENAREF, Ecuador

Technical Teams

• Ana Oliveira, Coordinator, Genebank Information Management, CGIAR
• Matija Obreza, Head, Genebank Information Systems, Crop Trust
• Christelle Rabil, Genesys Assistant, Crop Trust

Draft agenda

1. Welcome and adoption of agenda
2. Discussion on role and rotation of the Chairperson
3. Action points from the previous meeting
   • Feedback on the governance pages
   • Updates to the Terms of Reference of the Advisory Group
   • Composition of the Group
4. Updates on GGCE implementation
   • Report from the Crop Trust
   • Report from the CGIAR genebanks
5. Planning for 2026 and beyond
   • Meeting frequency
   • Priority topics for the Advisory Group in 2026
6. Next meeting
   • Chairperson, date and agenda topics
7. Any other business