Philip Shaw is a columnist, blogger and a commentator on Agricultural and Technological Issues in North America. He is the President of Philip Shaw Inc. – an agricultural enterprise in Ontario Canada. Philip Shaw writes regularly on agricultural issues and is a freelance public speaker in Canada. weblink
David Butcher is a former New Zealand Minister of Energy, Minister of Commerce, and Deputy Minister of Finance. Since his retirement from politics in 1990, Mr Butcher has worked as a consultant, advising clients in over 24 different countries, where his expertise in strategic business planning, corporate governance, privatisation, corporatisation, and regulation of network utilities, such as telecommunications companies and electricity, is often solicited. Mr Butcher is highly experienced in institutional development and state agencies reform, particularly in transport, electricity and telecommunications. As the minister, he oversaw the deregulation of New Zealand’s telecommunications sector and the privatization of several key industries. weblink
Pranab Mukhapadhay PhD is currently the Head of Economics at the Goa University. He is the current President of the Indian Society for Ecological Economists (INSEE). He is also involved with the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE). weblink
Vincent Amanor-Boadu PhD is currently at the Kensas State University. He has been a brilliant academic and an entrepreneur. He received his PhD from Guelph (Canada) in 1992. His primary research interest is in the fields of entrepreneurship development in agriculture and food industry, small town and rural development strategy, business and marketing strategy and on bio-based economy with a focus on firm strategy. weblink
Andrew Pan MSc. has a degree from the University of Guelph in Canada focusing on Computer Assisted Instruction in Extension Education and a BSc. in Computer Science from China. He is an expert in database performance, cyber security, and service engineering.
Over the past 10 years, Andrew has focused his attention on health optimization and precision nutrition. He received nutritional science training from Stanford University. He received further training from Harvard University on biochemistry, pharmacology, genetics, and immunology. weblink1 weblink2
Andrew’s approach to health is based on the fact that we are the products of millions of years of evolution. Human genetics records the optimized code for adapting and thriving under various environmental conditions. Understanding our genetic code as well as the underlying biochemical processes plays a key role in achieving optimal health outcomes and improved quality of life.