{"id":2674,"date":"2020-02-11T13:15:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T09:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.152.168.11\/~globalwomens\/speakers_2020\/dr-michael-okoroafor\/"},"modified":"2020-02-18T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:14:03","slug":"dr-michael-okoroafor","status":"publish","type":"speakers_2020","link":"https:\/\/globalwomensforumdubai.com\/2020\/speakers_2020\/dr-michael-okoroafor\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Michael Okoroafor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Michael Okoroafor is the Vice President, Global Sustainability and Packaging Innovation for McCormick. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic direction, policies, development and execution of agricultural, ingredient, product and packaging sustainability, as well as packaging innovation capabilities globally.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Dr. Okoroafor was inducted into the Packaging and Processing Hall of Fame at PACK EXPO International. 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