Priya is a seasoned executive in Agritech, specializing in strategy, marketing, product management, and business turnaround. An INSEAD MBA, Priya has over 15 years’ experience with leading agricultural input providers - Bayer CropScience, Monsanto and Syngenta. After 5 years in product management, Priya recently embarked on a new role as Better Life Farming Special Projects Lead to strengthen the agri ecosystem in underserved rural communities in Indonesia.
Priya graduated with a BSc (1st Class Hons) and Masters from NUS/IMCB in 2000. Her passion for the life sciences continued with stints in Singapore’s nascent biotech scene, patent firms and the technology transfer arm of A*STAR, facilitating intellectual property protection and technology transfer.
In the last decade, Priya is most proud of launching GM corn technology in ASEAN and improving the lives of smallholder farmers, particularly female farmers.
Wednesday Session 11 - Panel Discussion