Vonnie Estes is Vice President of Innovation at the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), where she drives technology adoption across the produce supply chain, including plant breeding, crop inputs through retail shelf. She brings leadership experience across global agriculture companies and startups, hosts IFPA’s Fresh Takes on Tech podcast, and leads the Packaging Innovation Program Accelerator. Estes holds a BS in Horticulture from New Mexico State University and an MS in Plant Pathology from UC Davis, and received the 2017 Rosalind Franklin Award from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization.