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Upcoming Webinar:
New Synthetic Crop Protection Formulations 2025-26
26 February 2026 | 10:00 a.m. (ET)
Even as companies increase biological product introduction into the market, the big player companies are still bringing synthetic chemicals to growers. Find out what they introduced in 2025 and what their plans are for 2026.
Our experts will discuss the following:
New formulations strategies for synthetics
Addressing regulatory constraints
Advancement of integrated management
Leonardo Bastos
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
FMC
Bastos leads FMC’s global marketing strategy, portfolio positioning and commercial excellence, partnering closely with executive leadership to guide enterprisewide decisions and support longterm growth. Before joining FMC, Bastos led global teams at Bayer Crop Science focused on developing and scaling farmercentric solutions, regenerative agriculture initiatives and advancing new market opportunities.
Dr. Marc Rist
Science to Solution Lead, Small Molecules
Bayer Crop Science
Rist has more than a decade in research and development of crop solutions for soil and seeds at Bayer. He holds a Ph.D. from University of Hohenheim in plant physiology. Before his current position, Rist was the Head of Science for Digitally Enabled Solutions for Bayer.
Dr. Darryl Ramoutar
Global Technical Director, Agriculture
gChem
Ramoutar has spent more than two decades directing the development of pesticide formulations for professional turf and ornamentals, public health, agriculture, and consumer pest management markets. Ramoutar holds a Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island in Environmental Science focused on insecticide resistance. He also received a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut in plant science focused on biological insect control and a master’s degree from Northwestern University in innovation management and product development.
Pamela Gonzalez
Global Head of Insect Control
Syngenta
Gonzalez oversees the strategy of Syngenta’s insect control business, working in close collaboration with regions and countries. Previous to this role, Gonzalez worked as Head of Asia Group for Syngenta Asia Pacific and was responsible for the business in seven countries within Asia.
Prior to that, she was Head of Crop Protection Marketing for Syngenta APAC. She has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture engineering from Universidad Catolica de Chile and a master’s degree in marketing and commercial management from the University of Barcelona, Spain.
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