2025 Main Stage Speakers
 
                
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                   Ramesh Ramachandran
 
                     Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra Agri Solutions,  
                     MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA, India  
                   
 
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                   Atsushi Suginaka
 
                     Director-General, Export and International Affairs,  
                     MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES (MAFF), Japan  
                   
 
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                   Say Kong Ng
 
                     Senior Principal Scientist (Animal Cell Bioprocessing), Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI),  
                     A*STAR, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Raffael Osen
 
                     Principal Scientist (Food Sensory Science), Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI),  
                     A*STAR, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Prasun Kumar Das
 
                     Secretary General,  
                     ASIA-PACIFIC RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION, Thailand  
                   
 
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                   Pranav Sethaputra
 
                     Business Sustainability Lead, Asia Pacific,  
                     BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Yingying Li
 
                     Vice Chief Engineer, CHINA MEAT RESEARCH CENTER & Department Head of Future Foods,  
                     BEIJING ACADEMY OF FOOD SCIENCES (BAFS), China  
                   
 
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                   Jean-Christophe Coubat
 
                     Group Senior Vice President and Chief Asia Officer, Group Executive Committee Member ,  
                     BEL GROUP, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Weibiao Zhou
 
                     Professor and Head, Department of Food Science and Technology, NUS & Acting Director,  
                     BEZOS CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN AT NUS, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Kok Wei Beh
 
                     Head of R&D, Food Southeast Asia & ANZ and Asia Pacific Indulgence Category R&D Lead,  
                     CARGILL, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Shenggen Fan
 
                     Former Director-General, IFPRI & Chair Professor and Dean, Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy,  
                     CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, China  
                   
 
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                   Xiangdong Hu
 
                     Director General, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development (IAED),  
                     CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (CAAS), China  
                   
 
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                   Jeannie Lim
 
                     Assistant Managing Director, Services & Growth Enterprises,  
                     ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Diedrah Kelly
 
                     Executive Director,  
                     INDO-PACIFIC AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD OFFICE (IPAAO), Philippines  
                   
 
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                   Belinda Wilson
 
                     Managing Director,  
                     INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (IFPA ANZ), Australia  
                   
 
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                   Diana Reaich
 
                     Associate Deputy Director General (ADDG), Trade and International Relations,  
                     MINISTRY OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, New Zealand  
                   
 
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                   Tommy Sekiguchi
 
                     Senior Project Manager, ESB Business development lead, Food Business Unit,  
                     MITSUI & CO., Japan  
                   
 
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                   Kamesh Ellajosyula
 
                     President & Chief Innovation and Quality Officer,  
                     OLAM FOOD INGREDIENTS (OFI), India  
                   
 
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                   Tamara Singh
 
                     Managing Director, Singapore & Senior Advisor, Regional Programmes,  
                     THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Vish S. Viswanathan
 
                     Professor & Lead-Investigator, Proteins4Singapore,  
                     TUM-CREATE & NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Tomi Haryadi
 
                     Director for Food, Land and Water (FLW) Programme,  
                     WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE (WRI), Indonesia  
                   
 
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                   Hilman Simanjuntak
 
                     President Director PT Zurich General Takaful Indonesia,  
                     ZURICH INSURANCE, Indonesia  
                   
 
                  Breakout Hosts
 
                
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                   Meizani Irmadhiany
 
                     SVP and Executive Chair Konservasi Indonesia,  
                     CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, Indonesia  
                   
 
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                   Sheela Reuben
 
                     Assistant Director & Programme Manager,  
                     SINGAPORE NATIONAL BIOFILM CONSORTIUM (SNBC), Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Ritu Bhalla
 
                     Assistant Director, Agriculture Research and Innovation Centre,  
                     REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC (RP), Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Michael Horan
 
                     Global S&T Material Science Leader, New/Novel Ingredients for Mars Pet Nutrition,  
                     MARS PETCARE, USA  
                   
 
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                   Madiepetsane Charlotte Lobe
 
                     HIGH COMMISSIONER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA IN SINGAPORE, Singapore  
                   
 
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                   Minoru Oishi
 
                     General Manager & Head of Strategic Investments, Food and Agri Business,  
                     NORINCHUKIN BANK, Japan  
                   
 
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                   Vish S. Viswanathan
 
                     Professor & Lead-Investigator, Proteins4Singapore,  
                     TUM-CREATE & NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore  
                   
 
                  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.
 
 
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