SPEAKERS
UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center
Director Seed Biotechnology
Dr. Allen Van Deynze is the Director of the Seed Biotechnology Center and Associate Director of the ...(read more)
California Advocates
President
Dennis Albiani President, has over 26 years of experience in advocacy and public policy. Mr. Albiani...(read more)
Taylor Fresh Foods
Vice President Business Development
Leonard Batti is the Vice President for Business Development at Taylor Fresh Foods.
Leonard joine...(read more)
University of Florida IFAS
Associate Professor
Ozgur Batuman is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Pathology at the Southw...(read more)
USDA-APHIS
Senior Risk Manager / Seed Health Coordinator
Scott Blackwood is a Senior Risk Manager and the Seed Health Coordinator on the APHIS-PPQ Plants for...(read more)
Glean Ag
CEO
Erica Bliss is the CEO of Glean Ag, a software company applying AI to advance agriculture research g...(read more)
Ag Inspirations LLC
Owner
Kim Bremmer is a mother of two who grew up on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin. She studied rumina...(read more)
Western Growers
Environment and Climate Director
Jeana Cadby is the Environment and Climate Director for Western Growers, a non-profit agricultural t...(read more)
USDA APHIS
Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist
Marla is a Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist for Plant Protection and Quarantine and works on many...(read more)
Seeds Canada
Director of Policy
Lauren Comin is the Director of Policy at Seeds Canada, the national seed industry association in Ca...(read more)
Seed IP Education & Enforcement Program d/b/a Seed Innovation & Protection Alliance
Executive Director
Eloy R Corona is the current Executive Director for the Seed Innovation & Protection Alliance (SIPA)...(read more)
USDA APHIS
Trade Director
John Crowe serves as Trade Director for USDA-APHIS-PPQ, where he leads trade policy and market acces...(read more)
American Seed Trade Association
Sr. Director, International Programs and Policy
Samuel Crowell joined ASTA in 2022. Prior to ASTA, Sam served in the U.S. government for seven years...(read more)
Gowan SeedTech
General Manager
Alex Deckey was born and raised in Yuma, Arizona. He graduated from Duke University. In 2020, he joi...(read more)
Sprouts Farmers Markets
Senior Director- Sourcing and Innovation
Meghan Diaz is a dynamic leader in the produce industry with 15 years of experience in strategic sou...(read more)
Western Growers
Director, Marketing and Communications
Ann Donahue serves as Director, Marketing and Communications for Western Growers, where she is respo...(read more)
USDA-AMS
Deputy Administrator
Dr. Ruihong Guo is the deputy administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, Science & Technol...(read more)
USPTO
Patent Attorney
Chris Hannon is an experienced patent attorney with over a decade of experience at the United States...(read more)
Iowa State University Seed Science Center
Director of the ISU Seed Science Center
Dr. Scott Heuchelin is Director of the Iowa State University Seed Science Center and Administrator o...(read more)
California department of Food and Agriculture
State Seed Control Official
Nicole Hostert has a long-standing career in the seed industry and currently holds the position of S...(read more)
Accelerari Consulting, LLC
President
Dr. Tina Huff has spent her career focused on helping people be successful at work in leadership rol...(read more)
Pairwise
Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Dan Jenkins has 30 years of experience working in the food and agriculture industry and serves as th...(read more)
USDA ARS
Research Molecular Biologist
Dr. Klosterman is a research molecular biologist with USDA-ARS in Salinas, California. His research ...(read more)
AMSAC
ASTA Representative
Born and raised in a farming family in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, Juan grew up surrounded by wheat...(read more)
Biotechnology and Regulatory Services
Deputy Administrator
Dr. Donna Lalli was appointed Deputy Administrator of Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) in Jul...(read more)
GreenGene, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
Jungeun Joanna Lee has dedicated more than 25 years to advancing biotechnology and shaping strategy ...(read more)
Kendal Floral Supply / Florexpo
CEO
AnnaRose Lopez holds the position of CEO for Kendal Floral Supply / Florexpo, a leading grower, supp...(read more)
Lark Seeds International
Director of Seed Technology
Dr. Yao Luo leads the Technology Program at Lark Seeds International. Dr. Luo has developed a propri...(read more)
Scope Biosciences B.V.
Chief Business Officer
Sanne is an established non-executive director with strong track record in growing business in inter...(read more)
Branch Chief, EPA
Mike Mendelsohn is the Branch Chief, of the Emerging Technologies Branch within the U.S. Environment...(read more)
ASTA Honorary Member
Communications Consultant
Pat Morrow is a retired marketing and communications professional. During her career, she has worke...(read more)
USDA APHIS
Accreditation and Certification National Program Manager
Sarika Negi serves as the Accreditation and Certification Policy Manager for USDA APHIS Plant Protec...(read more)
USDA APHIS
Senior Export Specialist
Mike Perry serves as a Senior Export Specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and...(read more)
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Research Geneticist
Kelley Richardson is a Research Geneticist in lettuce breeding and genetics with the USDA Agricultur...(read more)
University of Tennessee
Assistant Professor
Alicia joined the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee –...(read more)
Golden Sun Insights
Co-Owner
Riley started his career in produce 25 years ago, getting his bearings at the retail level as a prod...(read more)
Simplot Plant Sciences
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Gary Rudgers is Director of Regulatory Affairs at Simplot Plant Sciences with over 25 years of e...(read more)
University of California-Irvine
Graduate Student Researcher
Jason Saathoff is a PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine....(read more)
Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance, Ltd.
Executive Director
Francine Sayoc is Executive Director of the Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA), where she leads t...(read more)
Envision Partners
Owner
Building on his industry and academic experiences, Jonathan Shaver founded Envision Partners to deve...(read more)
Enza Zaden North America, Inc.
Trade Compliance Manager
Dominique Sinopoli joined Enza Zaden vegetable seeds in 2018 and now works as Global Manager Seed Re...(read more)
Bayer
External Engagement Strategy Lead
Samantha Thomas earned a MS and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from The Ohio State University. Her first ...(read more)
Bayer CropScience
Science Engagement Lead
Dr. Erin Whitteck is the Science Engagement Lead in Regulatory Policy and Stakeholder Engagement at ...(read more)
USDA-ARS
Research Plant Pathologist
Dr. Wintermantel is a research plant pathologist and virologist with USDA-ARS in Salinas, California...(read more)
AgCultured Consulting LLC
Consultant
Karen Withers, owner of AgCultured Consulting, brings over 20 years of experience in agriculture, in...(read more)