This is the Oxford Martin Programme On The Future Of Food Lecture 2014 with Plants for the 21st Century Institute, an Oxford Martin School Institute

The talk is entitled: “Technophobia vs. technophilia: The polarized debate about our food” and is the second in the series of Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food Lectures, following our inaugural lecture by Professor Susan Jebb on “Diet, Health And The Environment: Towards A More Sustainable Diet” in November 2013.

Speaker: Michael Mack, CEO Syngenta

About the speaker

Michael Mack was Chief Operating Officer of Seeds (2004–2007) and Head of Crop Protection, NAFTA Region (2002–2004) for Syngenta. Prior to this, he was President of the Global Paper Division of Imerys SA, a French mining and pigments concern, from the time of its merger in 1999 with English China Clays Ltd., where he was Executive Vice President, Americas and Pacific Region, in addition to being an executive Director of the Board. From 1987 to 1996, he held various roles with Mead Corporation. Michael Mack was Chairman and President of the Board of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce from 2009 to 2012, and is currently a member of the Board.

Michael Mack has a degree in Economics from Kalamazoo College in Michigan, studied at the University of Strasbourg, and has an MBA from Harvard University.