Filipe Matias is the Lead in Phenomics and Enviromics at Syngenta Seeds LATAM. He utilizes drones to study how spectral reflectance information can be used to improve genetic gains in plant breeding and agricultural research. He has successfully evaluated thousands of field plots using his software FIELDimageR (https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/FIELDimageR) with experience working on corn, tropical grasses, […]

Agro-industrial engineer from the University of Nariño in Colombia. Master’s Degree in Rural Development from the Pontifical Javeriana University of Colombia. PhD Candidate in Natural Sciences for DOCINADE Development of Costa Rica. Master Researcher of the Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research – AGROSAVIA. Knowledge and experience in the application of the innovation component in: added- […]

Dr. María Teresa Pino, she is agronomist (UFRO, Chile). In 2006, she received a PhD  in Horticulture (Biotechnology and plant physiology) in Oregon State University (USA). In 2022, Diploma in Business and Management of Innovative Companies (U. de Los Andes). Actually, she is the Officer for International Cooperation in INIA Chile. She has focused her […]

David Ramírez is an ecologist who leads the Crop Ecophysiology and Modeling Laboratory of the International Potato Center (CIP). His research consists of identifying and measuring key functional processes at the leaf, plant and ecosystem scales, with the aim of improving crop intensification through better water management for adaptation to climate change. David has authored […]

I have started my own business (Tayyebat s.a.r.l.) in producing French fries on 2008. With small budget and lack of experience but high ambitions and insistence the dream became true. Now, after 15 years from starting, we built a recognized company that has the capability to match international quality and safety standards. During my position, […]

He has a degree in philosophy from the University of the Republic (Uruguay) and is the director of Celinco S.A, a company dedicated for more than 30 years to the international trade of seed potatoes. Celinco S.A  is the official agent for Visser Produce (Canada) in Latin America, and HZPC in Uruguay. Franco has more […]

Since the beginning of 2019 I am an independent advisor and currently work on project basis for several international companies active in the potato processing industry. My principals include both companies that design and manufacture food processing equipment, as well as agro-food companies. I have worked with well-known engineering companies such as Kiremko (Netherlands), Tolsma-Grisnich […]

He has more than 30 years of international experience in multinational companies and CGIAR in multiple countries in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the United States and the United Kingdom, mainly leading multidisciplinary international genetic improvement programs in various crops (sugarcane, corn, soybeans, canola, potatoes, sweet potatoes and wheat). He also has extensive private experience […]

He has over 25 years’ experience in research and teaching. He actively works with a diverse range of plant diseases including those caused by viruses, bacteria, protozoa and fungi with a focus on those that induce significant disease in potato. He has a passion for the realisation and application of quality research by industry and […]

After her Diploma in horticulture she obtained her PhD on wine quality and conducted her Post-doctoral research at the University of Göttingen, Germany, were she also teached classes in the field of Quality of Plant Products. At the MRI, she is responsible for pilot plants for potato processing such as french fries and crisps, which […]