Program

The full program can be found below. It includes all symposium details, the presentation schedule, and abstracts.

• 39th PSGSS Program

Bryce Eger

Bryce Eger is the Vice President for Seeds R&D at Corteva Agriscience and leads innovation management and research and development strategy for seeds. In this role, Bryce has functional leadership for a team whose purpose is to develop and lead the investment decisions for the seeds pipeline from discovery through commercialization while maintaining balance for the purpose of enriching lives of those who produce and those who consume.

Prior to this role, Bryce led the Canadian business where he was responsible for the commercial strategy and business execution as well as the company governance. He joined Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited in 2009 as National Sales Manager, Canada. Over his Corteva career he has taken on additional roles as Business Director, Seed Production Director, and President for Pioneer Hi-Bred Canada. He came to Corteva after 13.5 years with Cargill Limited where he had diverse experiences in grain and crop input retail operations, grain merchandising, sales, marketing, sales leadership, and general management. Bryce was also on the Board of Directors for CropLife Canada for the last 8 years where he was a member of the executive committee as well as chair of the board.

Christian J. Willenborg, Ph.D.

Dr. Willenborg is a Professor and Head of the Plant Sciences Department at the University of Saskatchewan. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta. Dr. Willenborg is a weed ecologist whose research focuses on better understanding the ecology and management of weeds in the agroecosystem. His main interest is weed seed management and in particular, seed predators and their contribution to weed control. Over his year career, he has authored or coauthored of over 70 peer-reviewed research publications in various international journals and has supervised over 20 graduate students in various areas of weed science and ecology. Dr. Willenborg teaches multiple undergraduate and graduate courses in the discipline of weed science. He has served as an Associate Editor and as Editor-in-Chief for the Canadian Journal of Plant Science. He currently serves as Director of Publications for the Weed Science Society of America, managing their publishing portfolio which includes overseeing the activities of the three journals published by the society. He also currently sits on the WSSA Board of Directors and Executive of the society, as well as serving on multiple university committees.