2026 Main Stage Speakers
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Ramesh Ramachandran
Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra Agri Solutions,
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA, India
Shenggen Fan
Former Director-General, IFPRI & Chair Professor and Dean, Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy,
CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, China
Benjamin Horton
Dean of School of Energy and Environment, Chair Professor of Earth Science,
CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Hong Kong
Eugene Cha-Navarro
Executive Advisor & Former SVP and Managing Director Oceania,
CJ CHEILJEDANG, Australia
Mark van Dyck
Formerly Group CEO, DOMINO’S PIZZA ENTERPRISES and Regional Managing Director,
COMPASS GROUP ASIA PACIFIC, Australia
Bastavee Barooah
Managing Director & Head of Food & Agribusiness Institutional Banking Group,
DBS BANK, Singapore
Jeannie Lim
Assistant Managing Director, Services & Growth Enterprises,
ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE, Singapore
Alue Dohong
Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia & The Pacific,
FAO, Thailand
Diedrah Kelly
Executive Director,
INDO-PACIFIC AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD OFFICE (IPAAO), Philippines
Darian McBain
Venture Partner, THE YIELD LAB ASIA-PACIFIC & Former CSO,
MONETARY AUTHORITY SINGAPORE, Singapore
Nishant Kumar
Managing Director, Asia Investment, GuarantCo and Head of Coverage (Asia),
PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GROUP (PIDG), Singapore
Becky (Jinan) Zhao
Head of International Cooperation,
SHANGHAI SYNBIO INNOVATION CENTER (SSIC), China
Ira Noviarti
Former CEO, UNILEVER INDONESIA & Independent Board Commissioner,
TELKOM INDONESIA, Indonesia
Mathias Müller
Sr. Director, Global Leader, External Innovation and Investment, Vylor Edge,
VYLOR, USA
Hajime Nagai
Executive Officer and Research Director at Institute for Science and Technology,
ZENSHO HOLDINGS, Japan
Breakout Speakers
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Susan van Boxtel
Foreign Direct Investment Advisor,
EAST NETHERLANDS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (INVEST-IN-HOLLAND)
Lucas Jiang
Agricultural Advisor,
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FOOD SECURITY AND NATURE (LVVN)
Ester Marjan Kruk
Counselor for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature of the Netherlands,
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FOOD SECURITY AND NATURE (LVVN)
Tamara Singh
Managing Director, Singapore & Senior Advisor, Regional Programmes,
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, Singapore
Roundtable Hosts
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Hajime Nagai
Executive Officer and Research Director at Institute for Science and Technology,
ZENSHO HOLDINGS, Japan
Innovation Stage
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Miho Tanaka
Co-Representative Director, Director of Business Development & Operation,
NOMY JAPAN, Japan
Speaking Opportunities
We welcome forward-thinking experts and visionary leaders who are driving positive agri-food development to build resilience and security in Asia-Pacific.
If you have insights that can inspire change, challenge current paradigms, or showcase transformative approaches to our food systems, we want to hear from you.