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