Dr Sonja Egan (IRL) is Head of
Breeding, Innovation & Development at Horse Sport
Ireland, leading genomic testing and SNP-based
parentage/DNA verification initiatives that underpin
data-driven breeding and welfare. She serves on the
WBFSH Scientific Advisory Committee and now joins
the WBFSH Executive as Director of the Department of
Scientific Collaboration. Her recent work includes
advancing next-generation parentage verification and
genomics research to support breeders and
veterinarians.