
Marisa Soares
SVP (Innovation & Impact), Africa & Asia,
YARA INTERNATIONAL, Singapore
As Yara’s senior vice president for Innovation and Impact, Marisa Soares Rebelo oversees sustainable agriculture business, strategic marketing and communications, social impact, and public affairs across Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Marisa and her teams are committed to creating sustainable solutions that impact food systems and improve the lives of farmers for generations, especially in regions where there is significant room for impact.
She is passionate about transformative innovation in business to unlock new opportunities, and shaping future leaders through strategic coaching. As an advocate for empowerment, Marisa is also focused on creating opportunities that foster the growth and success of female leaders. A purpose-driven changemaker, she is a part of Gravista Leaders, where a close-knit peer group of international female leaders addresses leadership challenges.
Marisa has more than 20 years of digital innovation, business transformation, strategy and marketing experience in the food and agriculture, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries across Africa and Asia Pacific.
She graduated from the University of Pretoria with a Bachelor of Arts in Design and Visual Communications.
She is passionate about transformative innovation in business to unlock new opportunities, and shaping future leaders through strategic coaching. As an advocate for empowerment, Marisa is also focused on creating opportunities that foster the growth and success of female leaders. A purpose-driven changemaker, she is a part of Gravista Leaders, where a close-knit peer group of international female leaders addresses leadership challenges.
Marisa has more than 20 years of digital innovation, business transformation, strategy and marketing experience in the food and agriculture, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries across Africa and Asia Pacific.
She graduated from the University of Pretoria with a Bachelor of Arts in Design and Visual Communications.
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06-Nov-2025Main Auditorium