Experts' Workshop: Plantact! Plants for Climate Action – Growing a Resilient Society

This recording shows the introductory presentations held at the beginning of the 2-day experts’ workshop hosted by the University of Cologne New York Office with the UoC Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences CEPLAS and partners, promoting the new European initiative “PlantACT! Plants for Climate Action” in the U.S.

Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Eva Bosbach, Executive Director, University of Cologne New York Office

Presentations:

“PlantACT! Initiative – An Overview” by Prof. Dr. Heribert Hirt, Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Speaker PlantACT!

“CEPLAS – Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences – SMART Plants for Tomorrow’s Needs” by Prof. Dr. Stanislav Kopriva, Professor, University of Cologne and Deputy Speaker, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences CEPLAS .

This event and the public panel discussion which has a separate recording were organized in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, the German Consulate General New York, the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New York, and the German Research Foundation (DFG) North America. We thank our partners and the John Templeton Foundation for their generous support.