Giant Views from ISF 2013 International World Seed Congress
Anton van Doornmalen speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Anton is the outgoing Chairman of the advisory board of ISF Vegetable and Ornamental Division, as well as the Chairman of the advisory board and co-owner of Rijk Zwaan Group.
Erin Armstrong speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Erin is the Director of Research and Product Development for Canterra Seeds who’s mission is to generate mutual success through strategic partnerships that create the opportunities required to produce and sell top quality crop seed.
Herco van Liere speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Herco is the Vice President of Business Development for KeyGene, who aim to provide its partners and customers in the plant breeding industry with contract research, partnerships and molecular genetic services.
Jan Willem Hoopman speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Jan is the Founder and President of the Hoopman Group. The Hoopman Group of Companies today comprises, apart from its core farm implement business, of a diverse Ag Input Group of business units and JV’s.
Justin Rakatoarisaona speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Justin is the Secretary General of the African Seed Trade Association. AFSTA arose out of a need to have a regional representative body for the seed industry, which could also serve to promote the development of private seed enterprises.
Karsten Neuffer speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Karsten is the Global Head of Seed Care for Syngenta Crop Protection AG. Syngenta’s world leading seed care technology helps plants in their critical growth stage to develop strong roots — the basis for a healthy crop and high yields.
Lloyd Dyck speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Lloyd is the Chairman at Brett Young. With multiple processing and distribution facilities in Western Canada and in various sales territories across North America.
Marcel Bruins speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Marcel is the Secretary General of the International Seed Federation representing the interests of the mainstream of the seed industry at a global level through interaction and dialogue with public and private institutions that have an impact on international seed trade.
Tim Johnson speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Tim is the President of the Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc. and President of the International Seed Federation. Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. (IFSI) is a leading research, product development, licensing and production company serving the seed industry.
Truels Damsgaard speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Truels is the CEO of DLF-TRIFOLIUM A/S, which is the world’s biggest seed company within the breeding, production, sales and marketing of cool season clover and grass seed species.
Jean-Christophe Gouache speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. JC is the Vice President for the Vegetable Seeds Division of Limagrain and the Chairman of the ISF Breeders Committee.
Garlich von Essen speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Garlich is the Secretary General for the European Seed Association. ESA is the voice of the European seed industry, representing the interests of those active in research, breeding, production and marketing of seeds of agricultural, horticultural and ornamental plant species.
Dr. Lukeshni Chetty speaks to Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Media, at the 2013 ISF World Seed Congress in Athens, Greece. Lukeshni is the General Manager of the South African National Seed Association (SANSOR) which represents the South African seed industry as an association of all interested role players.
