SPEAKERS
Keynote and session speakers as well as panel chairs and facilitators at the 2015 conference are listed below, in alphabetical order.
Keynote Speakers
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
Dr Cary Fowler
Crop diversity advocate who oversaw the development of the Svalbard Global ‘doomsday’ Seed Vault
Biography and Abstract
Mr Anthony Pratt
Chairman and CEO of Pratt Industries and Global Chairman of Visy Industries
Biography and Abstract
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
Mr Sameer Bhariok
Regional Director (Market Access, APAC), Elanco Animal Health; a division of Eli Lilly and Company
Biography and Abstract
Mr Richard Dickmann
Head of New Business Development, Bayer CropScience Pty Ltd
Biography and Abstract
Ms Alison Eskesen
Director of Research and Accountability, Grow Asia – an initiative of the World Economic Forum (USA)
Biography and Abstract
Dr Marco Ferroni
Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
Biography and Abstract
Dr Martin Kropff
Director General of International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) from June 2015
Biography and Abstract
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
Mr Matt Willson
National Manager – Corporate Partnerships, World Wildlife Fund – issues for the non-government sector
Biography and Abstract
Chairs
Dr Denis Blight AO
Chief Executive, Crawford Fund
Biography
 Dr Jeremy Burdon
GRDC Board member and CSIRO Honorary Fellow
Biography
 The 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
Dr Gabrielle Persley AM
Research Study Director, The Crawford Fund
Biography
The Hon Margaret Reid AO
Board of Directors, Crawford Fund and former President, ACFID
Biography
Dr Meryl Williams
2015 Crawford Fund Medal Awardee
Biography
Facilitators
Ms Catherine Marriott
ACIAR Commissioner and Managing Director of Influential Women
Biography
Dr Jim Woodhill
Principal Sector Specialist, Food Security & Rural Development, DFAT
Biography |
