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  
                   
 
                  
 
                   
 
                   Say Kong Ng
 
                     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, ESB Business development lead, 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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                   Meizani Irmadhiany
 
                     Senior Vice President & Executive Chair of Konservasi Indonesia,  
                     CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, Indonesia  
                   
 
                  
 
                   
 
                   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.