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Ignacio is a frequent public speaker who lectures on international law matters at conferences, congresses, and law schools, including Columbia University, Queen Mary University of London, New York University, American University, and Georgetown Law School, among others. He also writes and teaches extensively on international law and arbitration and has published one of the leading commentaries on the 2010 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Ignacio is fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.
Prior to joining Flagship, Ignacio was founding member and managing director of Syngenta Ventures, the pioneering corporate venture capital group of agricultural giant Syngenta International, the world’s largest agrochemical business. During his tenure at Syngenta, Ignacio was directly involved in corporate strategy and led multiple venture capital investments in agribusiness, biotechnology, and sustainability companies in Europe, North America, and Latin America. Ignacio served on the Board of Directors of Biognosys AG (Switzerland), Population Genetics (England), BoMill AB (Sweden), and Agrinos AS (Norway) among others. He also played a key role in Syngenta’s external corporate venture capital activities managing Syngenta’s relationship as a limited partner with Life Science Partners (LSP) BioVentures, a $100 million agribusiness fund, and Gilde European Food and Agribusiness, a €90 million fund.
