Speakers

THE BUSINESS OF FOOD SECURITY:

Profitability, sustainability and risk

10-12 August 2015

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SPEAKERS

Keynote and session speakers as well as panel chairs and facilitators at the 2015 conference are listed below, in alphabetical order.

Keynote Speakers

Chris Brett

Mr Chris Brett
Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Olam International

Biography and Abstract

 

The Hon Steven Ciobo MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Investment

Biography
Fowler

 

Dr Cary Fowler
Crop diversity advocate who oversaw the development of the Svalbard Global ‘doomsday’ Seed Vault

Biography and Abstract
h-pratt

Mr Anthony Pratt
Chairman and CEO of Pratt Industries and Global Chairman of Visy Industries

Biography and Abstract
Verburg

 

Her Excellency Gerda Verburg
Chair of the UN Committee on World Food Security and of the World Economic Forum Council on Food Security and Nutrition

Biography and Abstract


Session Speakers

Sameer Bhariok

Mr Sameer Bhariok
Regional Director (Market Access, APAC), Elanco Animal Health; a division of Eli Lilly and Company

Biography and Abstract
richard dickmann

 

Mr Richard Dickmann
Head of New Business Development, Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd

Biography and Abstract
Alison Eskesen

Ms Alison Eskesen
Director of Research and Accountability, Grow Asia – an initiative of the World Economic Forum (USA)

Biography and Abstract
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Dr Marco Ferroni
Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

Biography and Abstract
kropff

 

Dr Martin Kropff
Director General of International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) from June 2015

Biography and Abstract
lee

Dr Lim Jung Lee
President Director of PT Syngenta Indonesia and Founder/Board Member of PisAgro (Public-Private Partnership in Sustainable Agriculture)

Biography and Abstract
Matt Willson

 

Mr Matt Willson
National Manager – Corporate Partnerships, World Wildlife Fund – issues for the non-government sector

Biography and Abstract


ChairsDenis Blight

Dr Denis Blight AO
Chief Executive, Crawford Fund

Biography


Burdon JeremyDr Jeremy Burdon
GRDC Board member and CSIRO Honorary Fellow

Biography

Tim FischerThe Hon Tim Fischer AC
Former Deputy PM and chair of the Crawford Fund and current vice chair of the executive board of the Global Crop Diversity Trust

Biography
Gabrielle Persley

Dr Gabrielle Persley AM
Research Study Director, The Crawford Fund

Biography
Margaret-Reid

 

The Hon Margaret Reid AO
Board of Directors, Crawford Fund and former President, ACFID

Biography

Meryl Williams
Dr Meryl Williams
2015 Crawford Fund Medal Awardee

Biography

 


Facilitators

catherine mariott

Ms Catherine Marriott
ACIAR Commissioner and Managing Director of Influential Women

Biography
Jim Woodhill

 

 

Dr Jim Woodhill
Principal Sector Specialist, Food Security & Rural Development, DFAT

Biography