Dr Dominik Klauser is a Senior Program Officer at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) which supports resource-poor small farmers in developing countries. Dr Klauser works on identifying and scaling solutions that benefit the sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems, such as new crop varieties, seed technologies and sustainable agronomic practices. Dr Mike Robinson is Chief Science Advisor the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA). He was formerly a Senior Technology Analyst for the Syngenta Corporate Strategy and Technology Group and has extensive experience of managing global collaborative research projects between the public and private sectors in bioscience. Dr Dominik Klauser is a Senior Program Officer at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) which supports resource-poor small farmers in developing countries. Dr Klauser works on identifying and scaling solutions that benefit the sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems, such as new crop varieties, seed technologies and sustainable agronomic practices. Professor John Derera is the Head of Breeding at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). He was formerly Global Head of R&D at Seed Co Group and Professor of Plant Breeding, at the African Centre for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa. He has researched extensively on crop stress tolerance, weevil and aflatoxin resistance, bio-fortification, seed systems and germplasm enhancement. His achievements include numerous publications, graduated many PhD & MSc students, and a recipient of Africa’s 20 Most Influential Plant Breeders Award by SAPBA. Joyce Gikera is the Supply Chain and Operations Manager at Qualibasic Seed Company. She has over 10 years of experience in seed and agrochemical supply chain, project management, process improvement and quality management with vast knowledge of business trade across East and Southern Africa.