Opening panel // Supply chains under pressure: Can global food systems handle the next shock?

27 Oct 2026
Main Auditorium
Main Stage

Volatility is becoming a permanent operating condition. Leveraging learnings from past challenges, which strategies are reshaping supply chains to manage risk, control cost, and maintain food security? What does “resilience‑first thinking” look like in practice?

Host
Anuj Maheshwari
Anuj Maheshwari, Head, Agri‑food & Managing Director, Middle East & Africa - TEMASEK, Singapore
Speakers
Isabel Chatterton
Isabel Chatterton, Director General for Private Sector Operations - ADB, Philippines
Ramesh Ramachandran
Ramesh Ramachandran, Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra Agri Solutions - MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA, India