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Student program
Exclusively for Seed Central member companies
Meal with
seed industry executives
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DINNER |
WITH A SEED INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE |
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April 2017 |
Cyril Gulassa,
Mengyuan Xiao and Xin Li dine with:
- Mark Evans, Economist, The Morning
Star Company
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March 2016 |
Miguel Macias,
Julia Kingsolving and Nestor Kippes dine with:
- Randy Berka, Research Fellow,
Novozymes Inc. |
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July 2015 |
Chad
Jorgensen, Tim Butterfield and Erin Wilkus
had dinner with Enza USA executives:
- Marc Clark
- Jit Baral
- Vicki Avina |
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March 2015 |
Nicolas Cobo,
Gitanshu Munjal and Mara Bjornson dined with
Gerard Denny, U.S. IPR Manager
Vegetables/Ornamentals,
INCOTEC
Gitanshu
Munjal writes: "Earlier this month, I had
dinner with Gerard Denny from INCOTEC and
peers from my graduate group. Going in to
our casual dinner, I did not know what to
expect. I had never been to such an "event"
before and knew very little about seed
technology beyond a breeding program. Coming
out of our meeting with Gerard, I have a
keen interest in and a better appreciation
of the field of seed treatments. Gerard was
very friendly and we talked about things
ranging from being a student (he attended
UCD too, Go Ags!) to working and living in
Salinas (where he currently resides), India
(my home), Chile (Nico's home), and the
United States (Marta and Gerard's home) to
seed treatments and how breeding work gains
value from them to the joy of traveling to
"dust" (literally dust, we had an insightful
conversation about dust). It was a great
setting to meet an industry executive in and
I hope I win again soon!"
Marta
Bjornson writes: "We talked about a wide
variety of topics, including Gerard Denny's
personal path, the complexities of the seed
coating business, and what sort of career
paths are available in industry in general.
The conversation was easy and the food was
of course delicious. It was very nice for me
in particular to have a sort of "captive
audience" as an alternative to the more
free-flowing networking events before Seed
Central talks, because I got a chance at a
more in-depth conversation. I am really
grateful for the opportunity, and I think
it's a great thing for Seed Central to do
for UC students." |
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November 2014 |
Belle Smith,
Brian Chau and Gena Hoffman dined with
Syngenta Seeds executives:
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James Brusca, Cucurbits R&D Co
Lead/Watermelon Breeder
- Felix Serquen, Tomato Breeder
- Brandon Hurr, Trait Project Lead |
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March 2014 |
Thomas Giang,
Belle Smith and Brian Chau dined with:
- John
Miziko, General Manager, Eurofins STA Labs |
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October 2013 |
Mohan Niroula,
Randi Jimenez and Rafael Pedroso dined with:
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Marlin Edwards, Global Vegetable
Technology Lead, Monsanto Company
- Tim Conner, General Manager
and Davis Site Lead, Monsanto Woodland and
Davis Chemistry Technology |
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April 2013 |
Gena Hoffman,
Mohan Niroula and Jorge Berny dined with:
- Roger Muren,
Global Head, Cell Biology, Bayer
CropSciences Vegetables / Nunhems USA |
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December 2012 |
Cuong Tran,
Randi Jimenez and Natasha Worden
dined with two HM Clause executives:
- Mark Stowers, Vice President and Head,
Global Research and Breeding
- Cécile Deixonne, Vice-President of Human
Resources
Randi Jimenez writes: "Two other UC Davis
students and I met with Mark Stowers and
Cecile Deixonne from HM Clause for dinner on
December 4, 2012 at, which was set up
through Seed Central. The meeting featured
dinner at The Mustard Seed in Davis, CA,
which was certainly a hit with everyone. We
all introduced ourselves one-by-one and
explained what we were all interested in,
and what I found to be really neat was how
people from such different backgrounds are
all brought together in the seed industry.
Mark and Cecile were definitely a wealth of
information, and the casual setting was most
certainly conducive to discussion and
information exchange. What I took away was
that passion and flexibility are two must
haves to thrive in this industry." |
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