Dr. G. Radhakrishnan is President of the Life Science Advisory Group at Sathguru Management Consultants, leading the Agri Input advisory practice focusing on business and innovation. With 21 years of experience in the seed industry, he specializes in phytopathology, breeding, and trait research, served in diverse global R&D leadership, management, and strategic positions at Nunhems, formerly affiliated with Bayer and now part of BASF. He steered global R&D teams, programs, and centers in APAC, EMEA and Americas for developing vegetable hybrids with value added traits and resistance to devastating pathogens and insects for global customers. He served as both member and chairman of multiple steering committees at Bayer and BASF Vegetable Seeds, overseeing global integrated breeding projects, sustainability initiatives, IP protection, and institutional biosafety. Additionally, he contributed as a member to the ICAR-APSA Joint Working Group, the Seed Health Experts Committee under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, the APSA R&D Advisory Group, and the Dutch Delegation for the Agri-Food Innovation Mission to India 2020 focusing on Climate Smart Agriculture. He holds a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, research internship from the World Vegetable Center, Taiwan and executive education from INSEAD and Harvard Business School. Dr. Radhakrishnan has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, recognitions, and fellowships in the realm of agriculture and life science research, including the notable ICAR Jawaharlal Nehru Award and the Indian Virological Society Young Scientist Award.