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Learn from a Leader: Jess Christiansen, Sustainability, Bayer Crop Science
October 31, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
About Our Speaker: Jess Christiansen
Jess Christiansen is VP of Sustainability and Business Stewardship for Bayer Crop Science, responsible for creating sustainable agriculture solutions that generate value for the firm’s customers and other stakeholders while protecting the environment and positively impacting society.
Jess has worked in the AgriFoodTech sector for over a dozen years, and has held a variety of positions in her career including research scientist, regulatory affairs, and product management, leading to her current role as Head of Sustainability, which she’s held for the past year and a half. Jess’ background includes a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Environmental Sciences & Land Resources. Jess resides in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and two sons.
About Bayer Crop Science
Bayer Crop Science is a division of Bayer, a global leader in healthcare and agriculture, with a vision of ‘Health for all, hunger for none’. Bayer believes a growing and aging world population and the increasing strain on nature’s ecosystems are among the major challenges facing humanity. As one of the world’s leading companies in the fields of agriculture, nutrition and health, Bayer can play a key role in devising solutions to tackle these challenges and driving adoption at a global scale.
Bayer Crop Science is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and has facilities in innovation hubs around the world. Bayer has a significant Greater Sacramento region presence with a focus on vegetable seed breeding research and biological crop protection solutions.
About The Series: Learn From a Leader
Learn from a Leader is an occasional speaker series, hosted by AgStart, a non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurs advancing innovation in agriculture, food, and health. The goal is to offer a space to connect with local individuals and learn from leaders in our AgriFoodTech domain on topics relevant to our AgStart community. All events will take place in our AgStart Event Center: 1100 Main St., Suite 170, Woodland, CA 95695. An approximate event agenda is detailed above.
Learn more at www.agstart.org