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Crop Protection Industry Under Duress

2019 Ag Chairs Summit
July 15, 2019
9:15 am to 10:30 am
Stephen AB

Extra, Extra, Read All About It | Dr. Liza Dunn, Bayer
Dunn-Extra, Extra, Read All About It Presentation

Chlorpyrifos | Elisha Kemp, Corteva

Regulatory Challenges | Pierre Petelle, Croplife Canada

A Growers Perspective | Dr. Rebecca Lee, Canadian Horticulture Council

Speakers(s): 

Elisha Modisett Kemp

State Gov't & Industry Affairs Leader
Corteva AgriScience

Modisett Kemp became the first legislative liaison for the Indiana State Department of Agriculture in 2005. Currently she serves as a State Government and Public Affairs Manager for Corteva. [node:read-more:link]

Pierre Petelle

President & CEO
Croplife Canada

Mr. Pierre Petelle has been Chief Executive Officer and President of CropLife Canada since 2017. He joined CropLife Canada in 2008 as the Director of regulatory affairs and non-ag uses. Previously, he worked with Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency and in the structural pest control industry. [node:read-more:link]

Dr. Rebecca Lee

Executive Director
Canadian Horticultural Council

Rebecca has been the Executive Director of the Canadian Horticultural Council since 2016. Prior to that she spent six years as Technical Director of the North American Plant Protection Organization working very closely with government, research and industry representatives from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. Dr. Lee holds a PhD in Social Science and Ecological Agriculture from Wageningen University in The Netherlands. [node:read-more:link]

Dr. Eliza Dunn (Halcomb)

Medical Science Lead
Bayer Crop Science

Eliza Halcomb is the Medical Sciences and Outreach Lead for Bayer. She is an Emergency Medicine physician and Medical Toxicologist with a long-standing interest in Global Health. After completing her Toxicology Fellowship at NYU in 2006, Dr. Dunn returned to Washington University in St. Louis and started an ACGME accredited fellowship in Medical Toxicology. [node:read-more:link]

Moderator: 

Jeff Case

Senior Director, Govt Affairs
CropLife America

Jeff Case has served as Senior Director, Government Affairs for Crop Life America since 2006. [node:read-more:link]