Highlighting the Informex Series of Breakfast Briefings will be two consecutive days focusing on the specialty chemical manufacturing’s current and future role in crop production. Over the course of the presentations, attendees will be enlightened with information that focuses on the positive use of agrochemicals in sustaining the global food supply. Regulatory agencies across the globe will discuss the environmental impact while industry experts determine the future R&D investment and how you can capitalize and protect your assets in this burgeoning specialty manufacturing sector.
Agrochemicals, Crop Production and Global Food Supply: Understanding the Issues
Wednesday, February, 17
7:30 – 9am
Chairman:
Jay Vroom, President & CEO, Croplife America
Keynote:
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture
Speakers:
John Holdren, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
David Marlin, Head, Formulation and Tolling NAFTA, Syngenta Crop Protection
Steve Owens, Assistant Administrator, Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
Jan Ramakers, Director, Fine Chemical Consulting Group
Mary-Ann Warmerdam, Director, California Department of Pesticide Regulation
