conference SPeaKERS

The speakers who presented at A3 Scotland 2022

speaker profiles - a3 scotland 2022

DR SIMON DOHERTY

PAST PRESIDENT, British Veterinary Association 
Senior Lecturer (Education), Institute of Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast

IVAN MCKEE

MINISTER for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
Scottish Government

DAVID FARQUHAR

 CEO
INTELLIGENT GROWTH SolutionS

Professor Jacqui Matthews

photo of Professor Jacqui Matthews, Chief Technology Officer, Roslin Technologies
Chief Technology Officer
roslin technologies


PROFESSOR PETER MATHIESON

PRINCIPAL 
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH 

Professor Bruce Whitelaw

Professor Bruce Whitelaw - University of Edinburgh The Roslin Institute
DIRECTOR and Chair of Animal Biotechnology 
Roslin Institute 

PROFESSOR geoff simm

DIRECTOR 
GLOBAL ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

DAVE ROSS

Dave Ross, CEO, AgriEPI Centre
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
AGRI-EPI CENTRE 


Professor Jamie Newbold

Professor Jamie Newbold - SRUC
Academic Director 
Scotland's Rural college (SRUC)  

Dr Tim Byrne

Dr Tim Byrne, Managing Director, AbacusBio International Limited - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
Managing Director 
AbacusBio International Limited

Amanda Burkardt

 CEO and founder
Nutripeutics 

DR GRAEME DEAR

Partner 
AquaTerra consulting


RORY ARCHIBALD

Rory Archibald, Visit Scotland Business Events - A3 Scotland Speaker
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, ASSOCIATIONS & SECTORS 
visit scotland 

DR WILLIAM CLARK

photo of Dr William Clark, Bioeconomy Policy Analyst, Zero Waste Scotland - A3 Scotland Speaker
BIOECONOMY POLICY ANALYST
Zero Waste Scotland

LESLEY TORRANCE

photo of Lesley Torrance, Executive Director of Science James Hutton Institute and Professor of Biology at the University of St Andrews - A3 Scotland Speaker
 Executive Director of Science
 JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE

Professor Appolinaire Djikeng

 DIRECTOR
Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH)


Dr Hannah Rudman

Dr Hannah Rudman, Co-director, Natural Capital Challenge Centre, SRUC - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 Co-director
THRIVING Natural Capital Challenge Centre, SRUC

Professor Andy Peters

 DIRECTOR
SEBI-Livestock, Centre for Supporting Evidence Based Interventions in Livestock

Thomas Farrugia

 CEO and founder
beta bugs ltd

Professor Isaac Odeyemi

Isaac Odeyemi, Senior Director and Head of Outcomes Research, Zoetis International Operations - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 Senior Director and Head of Outcomes Research
Zoetis International Operations


Professor Bob Rees

Professor Bob Rees Head of the SRUC Carbon Management Centre - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 HEAD
SRUC Carbon Management Centre

Professor Joyce Tait

Professor Joyce Tait, Co Director Innogen Institute - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 co-DIRECTOR
Innogen Institute, University of Edinburgh 

Patricia Barclay

Patricia Barclay, BonAccord - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 life science lawyer AND DIRECTOr
BONACCORD 

Dr Jenna Bowen

Patricia Barclay, BonAccord - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 Research Associate
Beef & Sheep Research Centre, SRUC
 

Professor Colin Campbell

Professor Colin Campbell, CEO of James Hutton Institute - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 chief executive
James Hutton Institute

LYNDSAY CHAPMAN

Lyndsay Chapman, Chief Executive, Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 Chief Executive
Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL)

Brigitte Othmar-Vielitz

Brigitte Othmar-Vielitz, KLIFOVET - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 Regulatory Affairs Manager
KLIFOVET

Birgir Örn Smárason

Birgir Örn Smárason  Research Group Leader in Sustainability & Aquaculture Matís - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 Research Group Leader in Sustainability & Aquaculture
MATÍS
 

Jayne Brookman

Jayne Brookman Director of EIT Food North West - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 DIRECTOR
EIT Food, North West

Mercedes Groba

Mercedes Groba Innovation Programme Manager EIT Food - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 INNOVATION PROGRAMME MANAGER 
EIT Food

Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown Global Innovation Manager AquaPharma Group - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 Innovation Manager
AQUAPHARMA GROUP

Sarah Riddle

Sarah Riddle Director of Innovation & Engagement Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) - A3 Scotland 2022 Speaker
 DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION & ENGAGEMENT
Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC)
 

Dr Toby Parkes

Toby Parkes  Founder and CEO at Rhizocore Technologies - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 CEO and Director
Rhizocore Technologies

Dr Peter Orrell

Peter Orrell  Founder and CEO at MycoNourish - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 CEO and Founder
MycoNourish

Remi Gratacap

Remi Gratacap, Aquanzo - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 CO-Founder and CEO
Aquanzo

Ewen Wardman

Ewen Wardman, iLivestock - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 CO-Founder and ceo
ilivestock


Kevin Quillien

Jayne Brookman Director of EIT Food North West - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 Co-founder and CTO
R3-IoT

Alex MacInnes

Peter Orrell  Founder and CEO at MycoNourish - A3 Scotland 2022 speaker
 director
Organic Sea Harvest