Crop Innovation & Business

L. (Lorène) Andriot

Limagrain

Data Management Coordinator
- France -

Prof. H.A. (Henrik) Aronsson

OlsAro Crop Biotech AB

Technology Development Director
- Sweden -

D. (Dominique) Audenaert

VIB – VIB Technologies

Core Facility Head
- BELGIE -

Dr. M. (Maarten) Bekaert

Protealis

Data Scientist
- Belgium -

S. (Saïd) Belhassan

C.I.V. Superunie B.A.

Chief Procurement Officer
- Netherlands -

R. (Rafael) Benicio

HIPHEN

Chief Operating Officer
- France -

G. (Giulia) Bonciani

Illumina

Executive Sales Specialist
- Netherlands -

M. (Michiel) Bontinck

VIB

Business Development Manager
- Belgium -

Dr. P. (Petra) Bracht

CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences

- Germany -

H.J. (André) Brand

Barenbrug

Director
- Netherlands -

W. (Wim) Broothaerts

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

- Belgium -

C. (Clive) Brown

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

CTO
- United Kingdom -

M. (Mario) Caccamo

NIAB

CEO & Director, NIAB
- CB3 0LE -

P. (Peter) Ceulemans

Integrated DNA Technologies

Sales Manager Flanders & Netherlands
- Belgium -

Dr. J. (Jan) Chojecki

PBL Technology

Managing Director
- United Kingdom -

S. (Sofie) Coelus

VIB

Business Development Manager
- Belgium -

A. (Andrea) Colpo

CIV

- Italy -

A. (Alexis) Comar, PhD

HIPHEN

Founder & CEO
- France -

I. (Inge) Corino

Keygene N.V.

Community Manager
- Netherlands -

Dr. I. (Issa) Coulibaly

BASF Agricultural Solutions

Sr. Scientist
- United States -

Sz. (Szonja) Csörgõ

Agricultural Crop Licensing Platform

- Belgium -

Prof.dr. H. (Hans) De Steur

Ghent University

Assistant Professor (Docent)
- Belgium -

L. (Lore) De Valck

Biotope by VIB

- Belgium -

S. (Stijn) De Vries

Integrated DNA Technologies

District Sales Manager Western Europe
- Belgium -

J.P.C. (Jack) De Wit

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel

Licensing & Contract Research Manager
- Netherlands -

J. (Jürgen) Decloedt

VITO Remote Sensing

International Business Development
- Belgium -

L.A. (Kathleen) Denoodt

KDEnoodt Interntaional Consult

Managing Director
- Belgium -

S. (Stijn) Dhondt

VIB

Head of VIB Agro-Incubator
- Belgium -

A. (Alessandra) Di Serafino

Illumina

AgriGenomics Sales Specialist, Europe - Med
- Netherlands -

Y. (Yiliang) Ding

RNAshield

Group leader
- United kingdom -

S.A. (Shital) Dixit

Keygene N.V.

Director Business Development
- Netherlands -

C. (Cian) Duggan

Resurrect Bio

CEO/Co-founder
- United Kingdom -

K.C. (Katherine) Dutmer

GC Legal Services B.V.

General Counsel | Business IP Data Lawyer
- Netherlands -

B.E.E. (Birger) Eriksen

Sejet Plant Breeding

Managing Director
- Denmark -

C. (Carolina) Escobar-Ochoa

Simplot

Pathology Scientist
- United States -

D. (David) Eyland

SesVanderHave

Project Manager Abiotic Stress
- Belgium -

Dr. X. (Xiaodong) Fang - 方晓东

BGI

Deputy Dean
- China -

G. (Geert) Goeminne

VIB – VIB Technologies

Head of VIB Metabolomics Core Ghent
- BELGIE -

B. (Benoît) Gorguet

Limagrain

Pre-Breeding and Traits Coordinator
- France -

T. (Tom) Greene

Corteva Agriscience

Sr. Director, External Innovation Investment
- United States -

G. (Guido) Grossmann

Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf

Professor
- Germany -

S. (Sameer) Hassan

OlsAro

- Sweden -

Dr. B. (William (BJ) Haun

Tropic Biosciences

Head of Business Development - Technologies
- United Kingdom -

M. (Marc) Heijde PhD

VIB-UGent International Plant Biotechnology Outreach

Program Manager
- Belgium -

T. (Tieme) Helderman

Takii Europe B.V.

Phytopathologist
- Nederland -

Dr. R.W. (Ross) Hendron

Wild Bioscience Ltd

CEO & Co-Founder
- United Kingdom -

H. (Hanneke) Hermans

Wageningen University & Research, Plant Science Group

Projectmanagers
- Netherlands -

M. (Magnus) Hertzberg PhD

SweTree Technologies AB

CTO and Business Area Manager
- Sweden -

Dr. A.I. (Apolonio) Huerta

2Blades

Business Development Manager
- Switzerland -

E.G. (Elif Gamze) Ince

Takii Europe

Breeder
- Netherlands -

K. (Kim) Jansen

Keygene N.V.

Account Manager BioSeeds
- Netherlands -

A. (Alexis) Janson

Alteia

Product Manager
- France -

A. (Akihito) Kano

Takii & Co., Ltd.

Pre-breeder
- France -

Y. (Yoori) Kim

ToolGen Co., Ltd.

Chief Legal Officer, Executive VP
- Republic of Korea -

V. (Vanessa) King

Unilever France S.A.

Senior R&D Manager, Senior R&D Manager, Plant Science and Sustainability
- France -

S. (Stephen) Knight

Standard BioTools

Applications / Systems Engineer
- The Netherlands -

Y. (Hyun) Koo

ToolGen

BD Director
- Republic of Korea -

J.A. (Joost) Kos

Van Zanten Breeding BV

Global Head R&D
- Netherlands -

H.K.L. (Lutz) Krafft

Lutz Krafft

Consultant
- Germany -

R. (Rajendra) Kumar Chauhan

Standard BioTools

Sales Manager
- The Netherlands -

K. (Soon Il) Kwon

ToolGen, Inc

Research Director
- South KOREA -

J.J.M. (Joep) Lambalk

Enza Zaden Research & Development BV

CSO
- the Netherlands -

J.W. (Wilco) Ligterink

Keygene N.V.

Program Scientist / Team Leader
- Netherlands -

M. (Miriam) Long

JR Simplot Company

- United States -

Prof. Dr. Ir. S. (Steven) Maere

VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology

Group leader
- Belgium -

Managing Director
- Netherlands -

L.S. (Leo) Melchers

Melchers Biotech Consulting

Dr. A. (An) Michiels

AgKnowledge Partnering

Director
- Belgium -

K. (Kathy) Munkvold PhD

Corteva Agriscience

Leader, Open Innovation
- United States -

Dr. M.L. (Mathias) Müller

Corteva Agriscience

- United States -

E.M. (Hilde) Nelissen

VIB/Ugent

Group Leader
- Belgium -

Dr. K. (Kerstin) Neumann

IPK-Gatersleben

- Germany -

P. (Pernille) Ollendorff Hede

Healthycrop.world ApS

CEO
- Denmark -

Y. (Yadira) Olvera Carrillo

VIB

Business Development Manager
- BELGIE -

J. (Jack) Peart

Tropic

CBO
- United Kingdom -

M.A. (Mathieu) Pel

Enza Zaden

Senior researcher
- Netherlands -

F. (Francisco) Pereira

VITO

R&D Climate Services for Agriculture
- Belgium -

Dr. M.L.P. (Mendel) Perkins

AgGene Inc.

Lead Scientist
- Canada -

C. (Carrol) Plummer

Vivent SA

CEO and co-founder
- Switzerland -

Prof. Dr. H. (Holger) Puchta

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Head of Institute and Chair Molecular Biology
- Germany -

D. (Dries) Raymaekers

VITO

- Belgium -

I. (Irina) Reisacher-Vitorovic

Computomics GmbH

Sales Professional
- Germany -

C.M. (Craig) Richael

Simplot Plant Sciences

Director of R&D
- USA -

Dr. D. (Diana) Rigola

KeyGene

Scientist
- Netherlands -

T.F.M. (Dick) Roelofs

Keygene N.V.

Program Scientist DNA Innovations
- Netherlands -

Dr. P. (Patrick) Rose

SPRIND - Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation

Innovation Manager
- Germany -

Dr. J. (Jeroen) Rouppe van der Voort Ph.D.

Enza Zaden Research & Development B.V.

Research Manager IP & External Projects
- Netherlands -

P. (Juan) Sanchez Tamburrino

22nd Century Group

Vice President R&D
- USA -

Dr. Y. (Younousse) Saïdi

BASF

Public & Governmental Affairs Manager - Agricultural Solutions
- Belgium -

F. (Felix) Seifert

BISC Global

Principal Bioinformatician
- Belgium -

A. (Alexandre) Serero

MEIOGENIX

Innovation Project Manager
- France -

M. (Melvin) Siliakus

Eurofins Genomics Europe Genotyping A/S

Business Development Manager - Agrigenomics
- Denmark -

B. (Bernadett) Simon

University of Cologne

Head of Transfer Department
- Germany -

Dr. L.B. (Basten) Snoek

Utrecht University / NPEC

Assistant Professor / PI
- Netherlands -

J. (Jurgen) Sonneborn

Oost NL / Invest in Holland

Senior Advisor Agri & Food
- Netherlands -

W. (Günter) Strittmatter

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Head of Technology Transfer and Cooperation Management CEPLAS
- Deutschland -

Dr. J. (Jeroen) Stuurman

KeyGene

Distinguished Scientist
- Netherlands -

V. (Vesna) Tabakovic

Computomics GmbH

- Germany -

Prof.dr. K.H.W.J. (Kirsten) ten Tusscher

Utrecht University

Chair Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics
- Netherlands -

H.A.J.M. (Erik) Toussaint

Keygene N.V.

Sr. Communication Officer
- Netherlands -

H.T. (Lily) Truong

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel

Licensing & Contract Research Manager
- The Netherlands -

Prof. Dr. B. (Björn) Usadel

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Director
- Germany -

N.A.M. (Nikkie) van Bers

Genetwister Technologies B.V.

Head of Innovation & Application
- Nederland -

J. (Jérôme) van Biervliet

VIB

Managing Director
- Belgium -

H.A. (Harrold) van den Burg

Keygene N.V.

VP Innovation for Crops
- mzi@keygene.com -

E.A. (Erik) Van der Biezen

BASF Agricultural Solutions

Strategic Partnering
- Belgium -

B.J.H. (Berno) van der Geest

Agri Information Partners

Business Consultant
- Nederland -

I. (Iris) van der Sluis

Takii Europe BV

Team Leader Molecular Genetics
- Netherlands -

E.A.G. (Edwin) van der Vossen

Solynta

R&D Director
- The Netherlands -

T. (Thea) van der Wijk

Keygene N.V.

VP IP & LA
- Netherlands -

Dr. A.D.J. (Aalt-Jan) van Dijk

Wageningen University & Research Center

Associate Professor Plant Systems Biology
- Netherlands -

B. (Bas) van Eerdt

PhenoKey

CEO
- The Netherlands -

F. (Fred) Van Ex

Inari Agriculture NV.

Vice President R&D
- Belgium -

Prof. Dr. R.C.H.J. (Roeland) van Ham

KeyGene

Vice President Crop Data Science
- Netherlands -

H. (Herco) van Liere

Keygene N.V.

VP Business Development
- Netherlands -

C.W.J. (Cindy) van Rijswick

RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness

Global Strategist Fresh Produce
- Netherlands -

Dr. L. (Louise) van Schaik

Clingendael Institute

Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs/Senior Research Fellow
- Netherlands -

R. (Robert) van Tuil

Keygene N.V.

Teamleader Marketing & Business Development
- Netherlands -

A.J. (Arjen) van Tunen

Keygene N.V.

CEO
- Netherlands -

M.C. (Marcel) van Verk

Keygene N.V.

Program Scientist / Team Leader Crop Data Science
- Netherlands -

F.P.A. (Frank) van Woesik

Bejo zaden

Project manager
- Netherlands -

Dr. M. (Maarten) Vanderstukken

Iristick

Business Development manager Agro-biotech
- Belgium -

E. (Elisabeth) Veeckman

BISC Global

Senior Bioinformatician
- Belgium -

A. (Annick) Verween

biotope by VIB

biotope manager
- Belgium -

T. (Tom) Viaene

VIB

Manager New Ventures
- Belgium -

Prof. Dr. A. (Andreas) Weber

Heinrich-Heine-Universität

Professor of Plant Biochemistry
- Germany -

Dr. (Jens) Weyen

PlanBhoch2

Consultant
- Germany -

J. (Johannes) Wolff

phenoLytics

Co-Founder
- Germany -

R.H.M (Roland) Wouters

John Innes Centre

Postdoctoral Researcher
- United Kingdom -

R. (Renate) Wünsche

Syngenta

Global Lead Physiology & Phenotyping
- Nederland -

T.R. (Tianran) Yan

Foley & Lardner LLP

Intellectual Property Lawyer, Partner
- U.S. -

J.Y. (Jia) Yu

MPIPZ

- Germany -

M. (Milan) Župunski

Heinrich Heine University

Postdoc
- Germany -

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