Marcus De Goffau

Dr Lesley Hoyles

Boaz Inbal

Graeme Taylor

Graeme Taylor has been Director of Public Affairs at the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) since September 2015, and is responsible for leading the organisation’s communication and advocacy efforts, as well as being the industry spokesperson in Europe.  After studying politics, Graeme spent 12 years working as a civil servant and diplomat for the UK Government, and as a communication adviser for the European Commission.  With a personal passion for food – including an appearance on the UK television show Masterchef - he is a firm believer in the fact that social purpose and business are not mutually exclusive.  A husband and father of two – as well as an avid runner & triathlete - Graeme’s philosophy when it comes to engagement is that we cannot progress as a society unless we are able to openly and honestly have the difficult debates.

Euros Jones

Dr Kathryn Knight

Chris Hartfield

Chris Hartfield’s career within the farming industry started in research, where he spent six years working on the biocontrol of pest insects. He then spent four years working with farmers to deliver UK Government agri-environment schemes, before joining the National Farmers’ Union in 2004. Most of his NFU career has been spent on horticultural policy, heading-up that team for two years. In 2017 Chris joined a new NFU plant health unit as senior regulatory affairs adviser, and also headed-up the NFU’s science and regulatory affairs team for a short while.

His work focusses on the regulatory process and its implications for availability and use of crop protection products, and the relationship with UK regulatory authorities, EU institutions and international regimes. Chris is the NFU policy lead on Brexit implications for pesticides. For the last ten years he’s also led the NFU’s work on bee health and insect pollinators.