Dr. Mònica García-Alonso is an independent consultant and director at Estel Consult Ltd. She is an international expert in the area of risk assessment of genetically modified crops and international regulatory affairs with more than 25 years of experience. Mònica has a degree in biology from the University of Barcelona, with speciality in zoology and entomology. A masters in insect physiology and ecology from the University of Barcelona and a PhD in neurobiology from the University of Reading. Prior to setting her own business thirteen years ago, she worked for Syngenta for 19 years as a senior regulatory manager and environmental risk assessment specialist. She now supports private and public research activities aimed at developing biotechnology crop solutions and provides training on environmental and food and feed risk assessments to regulators and developers around the world.