Re-opening panel // Inside the supply chain: How to improve traceability and food resilience

27 Oct 2026
Main Auditorium
Main Stage
As market‑access regulation tightens and Scope 3 reporting rises in importance ahead of 2030 climate targets, food supply chains are facing growing pressure. What’s holding back progress in building reliable data pipelines and measurement standards across complex, multi‑tier systems? And how can CPGs and agribusinesses scale new technologies and farmer support programmes to deliver traceability, compliance, and real accountability?
Host
Chisa Ogura
Chisa Ogura, Managing Director - MEROS CONSULTING, Japan
Speakers
David Appleton
David Appleton, Chief Innovation and Research Officer - SD GUTHRIE, Malaysia
Unupom Kausik
Unupom Kausik, Managing Director - NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE EXPORTS LIMITED, India
Gareth Edgecombe
Gareth Edgecombe, CEO - T&G GLOBAL, New Zealand