2025 EXPERT SPEAKERS

Aaron Hummel

Aaron Hummel

Vice President, Technology & Pipeline Strategy

Pairwise

Anindya Bandyopadhyay

Anindya Bandyopadhyay

Principal Scientist and Head Biotechnology

CIMMYT

Balaji Vasudevan

Balaji Vasudevan

Venture Partner at 16 VC & Agrifoodtech Consultant

UM6P Ventures

Carl Jones

Carl Jones

Director, Plant Sciences

Mars

Christine Shyu

Christine Shyu

Regulatory Science Genome Editing Enablement Lead

Bayer Crop Science

Connor Thorpe

Graduate Research Assistant

Iowa State University

Dhyan Palanichamy

Dhyan Palanichamy

Plant Breeder & Data Scientist

Ingredion

Gaganpreet Sidhu

Gaganpreet Sidhu

Chief Technology Officer

Meiogenix

Jamie Saxon

Jamie Saxon

Senior Director, Sustainability & External Innovation

Inari

Jennifer Hubert

Jennifer Hubert

Executive Director, Plant Biotechnology

CropLife Canada

Limor Davidson Mund

VP Business Development

PlantArcBio

Lucas Lieber

Lucas Lieber

Chief Executive Officer

BioHeuris

Markita Landry

Markita Landry

Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

University of California, Berkeley

Martin Slayne

Vice President - Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

Ingredion

Mathias Muller

Mathias Muller

Senior Director, External Innovation

Corteva

Nicolas Kral

Nicolas Kral

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Phytoform Labs

Piero Barone

Piero Barone

Capability Leader, Genome Editing

Corteva Agriscience

Pushpak Mehta

Pushpak J Mehta

Corn Breeder

Ingredion

Ratan Chopra

Ratan Chopra

Vice President, Research

CoverCress

Shai Lawit

Shai Lawit

Director - Trait Strategy & Testing

Pairwise

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Shan Jiang

Associate Professor

Iowa State University

Shira Corem

Shira Corem

Vice President, R&D

BetterSeeds

Stephanie Gamez

Stephanie Gamez

Director of R&D

Agragene

Stuart Harrison

Stuart Harrison

Head of R&D Partnerships & Open Innovation

Syngenta

Tal Sherman

Tal Sherman

Chief Innovation & Technology Officer

BetterSeeds

Vishnutej Ellur

Vishnutej Ellur

Regulatory Scientist, Protein & Analytical Seeds Biochemist

Syngenta

Yianni Lagos

Yianni Lagos

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Soilcea

Yiping Qi

Yiping Qi

Professor

University of Maryland

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