Raised on a family farm in Herefordshire and with advanced degrees in Animal Behaviour / Welfare and Animal Breeding / Genetics. Graduating with a PhD from The Roslin Institute / University of Edinburgh and after undertaking a research position in Australia, Dr. Lewis is currently overseeing Genetic Dissemination for Genus PIC in the EMEAR region working with pig producers from developing farmers in Africa to multinational integrated food businesses. Additionally Dr. Lewis is the current chair of the steering committee for the European Forum for Farm Animal Breeders (EFFAB). Dr. Lewis has multiple published research articles and has spoken globally on practical animal breeding. Dr. Lewis is a strong advocate of science based decision making along the food chain with a focus on the use of new tools and methods being effectively taken from research to implementation to tackle changing societal demands and deliver ethical, nutritious, sustainable, and enjoyable animal protein.      

Ashie Norris is the senior scientist responsible for R&D in Mowi Genetics, the salmon farming and breeding company.  She is also responsible for the genetics program in Mowi Ireland and Scotland.  She has worked for Mowi for over 20 years and is also on the steering committee of EFFAB representing the Aquaculture sector.

Dr. Roland Aumüller has more than 4 decades of experience as a specialist veterinary surgeon in the field of livestock reproduction, artificial insemination, biotechnology, and quality assurance.

His involvement with the pig and cattle breeding started from the beginning of his professional career. He had multiple positions as CEO of artificial insemination centers for cattle and pigs, breeding companies and research institutes.

At EFFAB he is member of from the early days and a long-term member of the steering committee plus its treasurer.

Dr. Aumüller is an independent senior veterinary consultant and lives in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany.

Dr. Mark Fife is an Honorary Fellow at The Pirbright Institute and Head of Biotechnology at Aviagen. He is a complex-disease geneticist with extensive experience in complex trait analysis (QTL and association studies), candidate gene mapping and molecular biology techniques. He has produced over 60 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in this area.

Dr. Fife has extensive expertise in coordinating multidisciplinary and multi-site projects.  He is an active STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ambassador which creates opportunities to inspire young people and develop their creativity, problem-solving and employability skills for the UK's future competitiveness.

Clotilde PATRY is in charge of the “Phenotype and Genetics” department at ELIANCE, the umbrella organization for breeding, reproduction, and data recording in ruminants, with members in France and Wallonia. With a phD in Animal Breeding, Clotilde PATRY’s areas of expertises are many : i) implementation of genomic selection in cattle, sheep and goat (asVALOGENE operational manager) ; ii) fostering international collaborations based on dataand practice exchanges (Interbull and EuroGenomics projects) ; iii) connecting the needs of