2025 Main Stage Speakers
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Atsushi Suginaka
Director-General, Export and International Affairs,
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES (MAFF), Japan
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Ng Say Kong
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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Zhou Weibiao
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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Shoumo Mitra
R&D Director APAC Crop Protection Discovery & Development,
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, Singapore
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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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Ramesh Ramachandran
Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra Agri Solutions,
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA, India
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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, ESG business development lead, Group Business Management Dept., 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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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
Roundtable Hosts
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Vish S. Viswanathan
Professor & Lead-Investigator, Proteins4Singapore,
TUM-CREATE & NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore
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Shoumo Mitra
R&D Director APAC Crop Protection Discovery & Development,
CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, 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.
