Luis Carlos Alonso started as a plant breeder at Koipesol Semillas in 1976 to become general manager in 1993. He joined Syngenta in 1999 and has been global Oilseed Expert and Business Development Lead till 2022; He has supported the introduction of HO sunflowers in most countries building IP supply chains along with different oil industries. Luis Carlos studied agronomy and biology in the University Columbia (Missouri, USA) and Sevilla (Spain, EU). Presently, he is leading his own consulting company, Bioalazor Innovaciones S.L.
Jean-Luc Dubois, retired from R&D positions in the chemical industry (Trinseo, Arkema), now works as a consultant on sustainable processes. He began his career in the oil and gas industry and later focuses on several catalytic processes to create sustainable products using alternative feedstocks, including biobased, recycled or carbon sources. Jean Luc has authored or co-authored over 150 scientific publications and 190 patent families.
Jeong-Dong Lee is prominent Professor in the School of Applied Biosciences at Kyungpook National University (KNU) in Daegu, South Korea, since 2013. He is also leading T-Agros, an emerging South Korean agricultural technology and seed production startup, since 2021. His whole scientific career has been devoted to the breeding of soybean, focusing on abiotic stresses, genome mapping and combining genes towards new applications.
Marina Sidak is a market analytics and forecasting expert with 15 years of experience across the agro-industrial, chemical, and petrochemical sectors. Previously, Marina led the analytics department at Sucden Russia as well as Rusagro Group and served as Executive Director of the Industry Expertise Department at Rosselkhozbank. Her core expertise lies in building forecasting models and market balances, pricing strategy, and the automation of analytical products.
Fabrice Turon has over 30 years’ experience in the oils & fats. He began his career with Danone group. Later at Bertin, Fabrice managed the lipid products portfolio development. As oil trait lead for Syngenta Seeds Company, Fabrice investigated various quality oil projects and he assembled a strategic output traits portfolio for oilseeds. Since 2010, he is leading the Research activities at FAT & Associés, the specialized consultancy for the lipids, oils and fats industry.
With a strong educational background in food technology, vegetable oil refining, and banking, Oybek Zufarov has over 15 years of leadership experience in the oil and fat industry. As Chairman of the Association of the Oil and Fat Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan, he has driven significant growth and development, expanding the industry from 40 enterprises to 400, while enhancing production efficiency and implementing international quality standards.