Dr Sam Adamson

Director – Strategic Development (Australia & New Zealand), Harvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO)

Neil Ellis

Acting Gene Technology Regulator, Office of the Gene Technology Regulator

Michael Leader

Head of Regulatory Scientific Affairs, APAC, Bayer CropScience

Building Trust in Science and Technology

Trust and optimism in scientific advancements are essential for their successful adoption and implementation.

Leaps by Bayer (our company’s impact investment arm) and BCG, together with leading market access agency Ipsos, recently published the How Society Feels About Breakthrough Science report, one of the largest surveys on global public sentiment towards four transformative technologies of our time, including new genomic techniques.

Ruth Leary

Head of Strategy & Engagement, AgriZeroNZ

Jack Bobo

Executive Director, UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies

Programme Highlight: Dr Kate Rubins

NASA astronaut and renowned scientist Dr. Kate Rubins will open Day Two of the Summit with her keynote:”The Convergence of Biology and Technology Powering Scientific Breakthroughs.”

Dr. Rubins has had an extraordinary career at the intersection of science and space exploration.

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