Dr. André Leu is a founder and the International Director of Regeneration International, which promotes food, farming, and land-use systems that regenerate and stabilize climate systems and the planet's and people's health. Regeneration International has 500 partners in 70 countries and is the organization that started the international regenerative agriculture movement. André has spent over 50 years as an organic farmer specialising in tropical fruits. He was the longest-serving President of IFOAM-Organics International, the global umbrella and change agent for the organic sector and has published three books entitled ‘Growing Life,’ ‘Poisoning Our Children’ and the ‘Myths of Safe Pesticides’. Andre has a Doctorate of Science in agricultural and environmental systems and teaches at universities and speaks at conferences and United Nations events on every continent. He meets with governments, United Nations bodies, industry, farmers, consumers, and NGOs on the multi-functional benefits of regenerative agriculture. André and his wife Julia live on their organic tropical fruit farm in Daintree, Australia.