"Coming to the Table: Stakeholder Dialogue & Strategic Investments in Food Innovation"

Dr Karen Cronin has a background in environmental management, social research and communications. She joined the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) in 2008 after a career in local and central government, and working for an international NGO. She leads the Science, Technology and Society (STS) research cluster in the Integrative Research for Sustainability Group at ESR, and has been involved in the development of the Asia Pacific STS Network. Her areas of interest include:
• Science policy decision-making;
• Risk governance and risk communication;
• Public engagement, particularly through 'dialogue' methods;
• The social processes around technology development and transfer; and
• Public policy and social discourse around biotechnology, nanotechnology and future food technologies.