Jinhua Zhao, Ph.D., is the David J. Nolan Dean of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. His appointment began July 1, 2021, after eight years as Professor of Economics and director of Michigan State University’s Environmental Science and Policy Program. Dr. Zhao’s research focuses on environmental and resource economics, with special interests in global climate change, renewable energies, water, and technology adoption. His work has been published in the Economic Journal, International Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Dr. Zhao’s research projects have been funded by the USDA, the EPA, and the NSF; and he has served as co-editor of JEEM; a member of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee of the EPA’s Science Advisory board; and on the EPA’s Air, Climate, and Energy Committee of its Board of Scientific Counselors. Dr. Zhao holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley (1997); a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Guelph, Canada (1992); and a Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing.
Opportunities in the New Paradigm
Event Overview
In this webinar, we’ll learn how these technologies are disrupting agricultural supply chains for the benefit of all players. Our panel will be moderated by Jinhua Zhao, Ph.D., the David J. Nolan Dean of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and will feature Lourdes Casanova of the Cornell SC Johnson School of Business Emerging Markets Institute and Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck, MBA ’15, CEO and co-founder of agriculture fintech leader ProducePay. Together, they’ll explore how technology innovators are connecting EM suppliers directly to international markets, providing access to the data and financing they need to succeed.
What You'll Learn
- How companies in emerging markets are rapidly evolving from imitators to leaders in innovation
- What drives successful innovation in emerging food markets
- Which innovations in technology, practice, and purpose are expanding the capabilities of food producers
Speakers
Lourdes Casanova is the Gail and Roberto Cañizares Director of the Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets and a Senior Lecturer at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Formerly of the strategy department at INSEAD, Dr. Casanova specializes in international business with a focus on Latin America and multinationals from emerging markets.
In 2014 and 2015, Dr. Casanova was named one of the 50 most influential Iberoamerican intellectuals by Esglobal. She is a member of the board of directors of Boyce Thompson Institute.
Dr. Casanova is a Fulbright Scholar who holds a Ph.D. from Universidad de Barcelona and an M.A. from the University of Southern California.
Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck is co-founder and chief executive officer of ProducePay, a new financing technology solution designed for fresh produce growers to gain immediate access to liquidity for enhanced cash flow. Mr. Schwarzbeck is the fourth generation involved in his family’s farming business in Mexico, Campos Borquez, a leading organic produce grower and distributor. He founded ProducePay in 2015 after earning his MBA in Managerial Finance from the Cornell SC Johnson Graduate School of Business.
Jinhua Zhao, Ph.D., is the David J. Nolan Dean of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. His appointment began July 1, 2021, after eight years as Professor of Economics and director of Michigan State University’s Environmental Science and Policy Program. Dr. Zhao’s research focuses on environmental and resource economics, with special interests in global climate change, renewable energies, water, and technology adoption. His work has been published in the Economic Journal, International Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Dr. Zhao’s research projects have been funded by the USDA, the EPA, and the NSF; and he has served as co-editor of JEEM; a member of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee of the EPA’s Science Advisory board; and on the EPA’s Air, Climate, and Energy Committee of its Board of Scientific Counselors. Dr. Zhao holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley (1997); a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Guelph, Canada (1992); and a Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing.
Lourdes Casanova is the Gail and Roberto Cañizares Director of the Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets and a Senior Lecturer at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Formerly of the strategy department at INSEAD, Dr. Casanova specializes in international business with a focus on Latin America and multinationals from emerging markets.
In 2014 and 2015, Dr. Casanova was named one of the 50 most influential Iberoamerican intellectuals by Esglobal. She is a member of the board of directors of Boyce Thompson Institute.
Dr. Casanova is a Fulbright Scholar who holds a Ph.D. from Universidad de Barcelona and an M.A. from the University of Southern California.
Pablo Borquez Schwarzbeck is co-founder and chief executive officer of ProducePay, a new financing technology solution designed for fresh produce growers to gain immediate access to liquidity for enhanced cash flow. Mr. Schwarzbeck is the fourth generation involved in his family’s farming business in Mexico, Campos Borquez, a leading organic produce grower and distributor. He founded ProducePay in 2015 after earning his MBA in Managerial Finance from the Cornell SC Johnson Graduate School of Business.
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