Breeding Better Ingredients: Accelerating AI-Powered R&D for Regional Crops

04 Nov 2025
Main Auditorium
Agri-Tech , Food-Tech , Tasting / Live Demo
  • How is AI-driven R&D in gene editing and breeding accelerating breakthroughs in key regional crops such as rice, oil palm, fresh produce, and specialty varieties?
  • How is the innovation ecosystem navigating regulatory headwinds across key regional crops from rice to fresh produce?
  • Join us for an interactive discussion with live tasting, exploring the regulatory, commercial and investment strategies needed to bring next-generation ingredients to market and strengthen food and nutrition security across the region.
Chairperson
Teck Wah Koh
Teck Wah Koh, President - ASIA PACIFIC SEED ALLIANCE, Singapore
Speakers
Julius Barcelona
Julius Barcelona, Chief Operating Officer - HARBEST AGRIBUSINESS CORPORATION, Philippines
Shimpei Takeshita
Shimpei Takeshita, Representative Director-President - SANATECH SEED CO., LTD. Japan
Henry Tao
Henry Tao, Director of Investment - UNTROD CAPITAL, Japan
Dan Kurdys
Dan Kurdys, Executive Vice President - PAIRWISE, USA
Shilpa Divekar Nirula
Shilpa Divekar Nirula, Founding Partner - AGVAYA, India