
Kendra Gittus
R&D Open Innovation Lead,
SYNGENTA
Kendra is R&D Open Innovation Lead for Syngenta. With over 25 years in Food and Agriculture, Kendra has led and driven open innovation in both the private sector and academic environments. She leads Shoots by Syngenta, a global innovation initiative developed to create collaborative partnerships to solve some of the most complex challenges in food and agriculture. Through Shoots by Syngenta we bring together academics, research institutes, start-ups, and cross-industry sectors across the world to collaborate with our in-house network of 6,000+ scientists.