Speaker Bios: Dr. Zakaria Kehel is a genetic resources scientist and senior biometrician who leads gene bank accession mining and implementation of ICARDA’s Focused Identification of the Germplasm Strategy. He also conducts biometrics research, statistical genetics, and breeding data management. Previously, he was a senior biometrician at Bayer Crop Science in Belgium and a biometrician…

Speaker Bios: Dr. Richard Broadbent has worked in the UK malting industry since 2002 working for Bairds Malt in a variety of roles. He currently holds the role of Vice President of United Malt and General Manager for UK. Richard Is a Master Maltster and is a committee member of the AHDB Barley Oats and Other…

Speaker Bios: Prof. Dr. Maria von Korff Schmising comes from Germany and her major research interest focuses on unravelling the genetic underpinnings of plant adaptation to environmental challenges. After completing her PhD at the University of Bonn in 2005, she has since continued her research at the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry…