Tuesday 12th May

Time to Take Control: Ruminant Event

Productivity, Profitability & Emissions Reduction

Get to know our speakers

Get to know the inspiring individuals who will be sharing their stories and expertise

Georgina Thomas

 

 

 

Technical Sales Manager YAF, Trouw Nutrition ECA

Georgina is the Technical Sales Manager for Young Animal Feed for Europe and Central Asia, working for Trouw Nutrition. Georgina graduated from the University of Nottingham before entering the feed industry to work as a ruminant nutritionist. Georgina has developed a passion for early life nutrition and now has a focus on the development and formulation of milk replacers for young calves. Georgina works to translate cutting edge science and research into practical on farm solutions that help to elevate calf performance to the next level.

David Christianson

 

 

 

 

Dairy Farmer and Arla Board Member, Kingston Hill Farm

David runs Kingston Hill Farm Ltd, his family-owned farming company operating dairy and beef farming enterprises in the Thames Valley some 10 miles to the west of Oxford. Some 950 cows in two herds are milked and the business keeps circa another 1000 head of cattle. In addition to the farm, David has been on the Board of Representatives for Arla since 2012, has been involved in a similar capacity with the NFU Mutual since 2010 and was appointed to the board of Wynnstay PLC in April 2025.

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Daniel 

 

 


Researcher at Trouw Nutrition Global R&D Innovation Centre

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Daniel is originally from Bretagne (France), where he grew up in a dairy farm. Jean-Baptiste completed a double MSc study in Animal Sciences with the Agriculture University of Angers (France) and Wageningen University (the Netherlands). The last MSc thesis in 2012 was conducted within the Ruminant R&D team of Trouw Nutrition and marked a first step in his young scientific career. This gave him the opportunity to go on with a PhD with AgroParisTech-INRA and Trouw Nutrition. The PhD focused on the quantification of milk yield and composition responses to dietary change in dairy cows, a critical component for improving nutrient efficiency at farm level.