The Global Synthetic Biology Conference is an innovation network that brings together individuals who share a passion for biological engineering and sustainability.
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Cassandra Padbury
Associate director, technology strategy and World Economic Forum Fellow
Cassandra identifies opportunities and realises the value of ideas. With over 20 years in R&D and deep tech consulting, she delivers impact by foreseeing change and navigating emerging technology.
Working across FMCG, healthcare, energy and industrial sectors she leads projects to enable her clients to meet their strategic ambitions, increasingly in how to leverage engineering biology. As a Fellow on the World Economic Forum’s flagship initiative to accelerate the global transition to a bio-based economy she works with leaders from government, business, academia, research organizations and civil society to align on collective actions to embrace engineering biology as a key commercial technology. Coauthor of a policy framework paper to be published end of May with the World Economic Forum titled: Bringing National Strategies to Life – Actionable Recommendations for a Commercial Bioeconomy.
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