Dr Mona Mehrez Aly opened the discussion with a 15 minute speech on the Biosecurity importance in Egypt. Dr Mehrez is the former Vice-Minister of Livestock, Fisheries, and Poultry Resources for Egypt. She is a world-renown leader in animal health, pathology, and food safety. Prior to her appointment, she served as Agriculture Minister-Counsellor and Head of Agriculture Office for the Embassy of Egypt in Washington DC and as Director of the Agricultural Research Center for Production in Egypt.

On the 19th of January 2020 at 5 pm (17:00) VIV MEA and MEAP organized the VIV MEA 2020 Preview reception and dinner in the INTERCONTINENTAL CAIRO SEMIRAMIS. During the event, Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dr Mona Mehrez, Mr Tony Freiji and Dr Nabil Darwish had a short talk about the biosecurity regulations and their application. At the end of the meeting VIV annouced The VIV MEA Show in Abu Dhabi and MEAP (Middle East Agrifood Publishers) annouced the FIRST POULTRY MARKETING ROUNDTABLE that will take place in ABU DHABI on the 10th of March. Around 45 CEOs from Egypt have participated in the Cairo’s event.