2026 Main Stage Speakers

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Grace Fu

MINISTER FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND MINISTER-IN-CHARGE OF TRADE RELATIONS, Singapore
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Fabiana Bianchi

President, Asia-Pacific, ADM, Singapore
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Ramesh Ramachandran

Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra Agri Solutions, MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA, India
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Unupom Kausik

Managing Director, NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE EXPORTS LIMITED, India
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Neelamani MuthuKumar

Group Chief Operating Officer, OLAM AGRI, Singapore
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David Appleton

Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, SD GUTHRIE, Malaysia
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Takeo Kojima

Head of Agri-Innovation Unit, SUMITOMO CORPORATION, Japan
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Remington Zhu

President, Asia Pacific, TATE & LYLE, China
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Anuj Maheshwari

Head, Agri‑food & Managing Director, Middle East & Africa, TEMASEK, Singapore
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Marie Cheong

Founding Partner, 100x100, Singapore
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Sebastian Maurer-Stroh

Executive Director at Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, Singapore
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Isabel Chatterton

Director General for Private Sector Operations, ADB, Philippines
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Jackie Surtani

Regional Director, ADB, Singapore
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Amanda Lim

Editor APAC, AG NAVIGATOR, Singapore
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John Friedman

Asia Director, AGFUNDER, Singapore
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Didier Toubia

Co-Founder & CEO, ALEPH FARMS, Isreal
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Ritu Verma

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, ANKUR CAPITAL, India
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Adam Anders

Managing Partner, ANTERRA CAPITAL, Netherlands
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Tim Heasley

Managing Partner, ARTESIAN, Singapore
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Andy Jarvis

Director of Future of Food, BEZOS EARTH FUND, USA
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Matilda Ho

Founder & Managing Director, BITS X BITES, China
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Srini Nagarajan

Managing Director and Head of Asia, BRITISH INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT, Singapore
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Gregory Banzon

EVP and Chief Operating Officer, CENTURY PACIFIC FOODS, Philippines
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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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Benjamin Horton

Dean and Chair Professor of Earth Science, CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, Hong Kong
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Eugene Cha-Navarro

Executive Advisor & Former SVP and Managing Director Oceania, CJ CHEILJEDANG, Australia
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Brendan Ahern

Regulatory and Stewardship Leader, APAC, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, Singapore
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Tom Greene

Sr. Director, Global Leader Corteva Catalystâ„¢, External Innovation Investment, CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE, USA
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Taimur Baig

Chief Economist and Managing Director, DBS BANK, Singapore
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Bastavee Barooah

Managing Director & Head of Food & Agribusiness Institutional Banking Group, DBS BANK, Singapore
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Nidhi Bhasin

CEO India, DIGITAL GREEN, India
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Jeannie Lim

Assistant Managing Director, Services & Growth Enterprises, ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE, Singapore
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Gabriel Wilson-Otto

Head of Sustainable Investing Strategy, FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL, Hong Kong
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Kumar Datta

Director – Marketing, Strategy & Growth, FMC, Singapore
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Pearly Neo

Editor, FOODNAVIGATOR-ASIA, Singapore
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Jess Spiring

Editor-in-chief, FOODNAVIGATOR, UK
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Ramine Tinati

Director and Head of APAC, GOOGLE DEEPMIND, Singapore
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Stephanie Sim

Regional Program Manager, APAC, GOOGLE.ORG, Singapore
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Beverley Postma

Executive Director, GROW ASIA, Singapore
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Ming Sheng Bensen Koh

Policy Director APAC, GSMA, Singapore
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Julius Barcelona

Chief Operating Officer, HARBEST AGRIBUSINESS CORPORATION, Philippines
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Reehana Rifat Raza

Regional Director APAC, IFAD, Italy
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Henrik Elschner Pedersen

Regional Industry Director Agribusiness and Forestry APAC, IFC, Thailand
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Belinda Wilson

Managing Director ANZ, IFPA, New Zealand
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Kiran Sanchit

Managing Director, Global Head of Food, Beverage & Agri, ING, Netherlands
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Sarah Mak

Managing Director, Head of Food, Beverage & Agribusiness APAC, ING, Singapore
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Yvonne Pinto

Director General, IRRI, Philippines
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Ben Scales

Co-Founder & CEO, KIWIFIBRE, New Zealand
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Ian Proudfoot

Global Head of Agribusiness, KPMG, New Zealand
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Isabelle Allen

Global Head of Consumer & Retail, KPMG, UK
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Colin Rigg

Head of Agriculture, MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT, Australia
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Uday Garg

Founder & Managing Partner, MANDALA CAPITAL, Singapore
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Chisa Ogura

Managing Director, MEROS CONSULTING, Japan
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Srikant Kadambi

Managing Director Energy & Resources Industry, MICROSOFT ASIA, Singapore
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Liong Yuen Ming

Chief Science & Technology Officer (CSTO) & Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO), MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (MSE), Singapore
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Darian McBain

Venture Partner, THE YIELD LAB ASIA-PACIFIC & Former CSO, MONETARY AUTHORITY SINGAPORE, Singapore
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Olivier Tichit

Chief Sustainability Officer, MUSIM MAS, Indonesia
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Duke Hipp

Managing Director, NARRAHARVEST ADVISORS, Singapore
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Yeoh She Shiang

Business Executive Officer, NESTLÉ, Malaysia
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Makoto Totsuka

Managing Director, Head of Food & Agri Dept., NOMURA SECURITIES, Japan
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Deepa Hingorani

Partner, Head of Planetary Health Investments, Asia, NOVO HOLDINGS, Singapore
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Xiaofeng Ye

Global VP for Planetary Health Biosolutions in Asia Pacific, NOVONESIS, Singapore
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Rachel Palumbo

Global General Manager, Seeds, NUFARM, Australia
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Sunny Verghese

Co-Founder and CEO, OLAM AGRI, Singapore
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Paul Nicholson

Head of Rice Research and Sustainability, OLAM AGRI, Singapore
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Abhilash Sethi

Partner, OMNIVORE, India
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Thomas van den Boezem

Partner, PEAKBRIDGE, Netherlands
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Colin Matthews

Head of Agronomy, PepsiCo & Representative, PEPSICO GREENHOUSE ACCELERATOR APAC, Australia
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Leyla Boumghar-Bourtchai

Vice President Consumer Science, APAC and India Foods, PEPSICO, China
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Nishant Kumar

Managing Director, Asia Investment, GuarantCo and Head of Coverage (Asia), PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GROUP (PIDG), Singapore
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Tai Lin

Managing Partner, PROTERRA INVESTMENT PARTNERS, China
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Gyanendra Shukla

Managing Director & CEO, RALLIS INDIA, India
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Jasper van Halder

Chief Innovation Officer , RAVENSDOWN & CEO, AGNITION VENTURES, New Zealand
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Reshmi Rajendran

Head of R&D, Greater Asia, ROQUETTE, Singapore
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Cyril Ebersweiler

General Partner, SOSV, Singapore
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Brian Golden

Chief Operating Officer of Global Supply Solutions, SUNTORY HOLDINGS, Singapore
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Gareth Edgecombe

CEO, T&G GLOBAL, New Zealand
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Ira Noviarti

Former CEO, UNILEVER INDONESIA & Independent Board Commissioner, TELKOM INDONESIA, Indonesia
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Boon Heong Ng

Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, TEMASEK FOUNDATION, Singapore
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Ryan Rakestraw

Director, Agri-Food, TEMASEK, Singapore
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Claire Pribula

Managing Director, THE YIELD LAB ASIA PACIFIC, Singapore
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Loh Niap Juan

Group Chief Corporate Officer, TSAO PAO CHEE (TPC) GROUP, Singapore
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Timothy Hui

Managing Partner, TUNDRA CAPITAL, Singapore
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Mathias Müller

Sr. Director, Global Leader, External Innovation and Investment, Vylor Edge, VYLOR, USA
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Meghan Milks Nicholas

SVP of Food Sourcing, WALMART, USA
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Gary Scattergood

Managing Director, Agriculture & Regional Director Asia, WILLIAM REED, Singapore
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Lesly Goh

Scientist, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS & Former CTO, WORLD BANK GROUP, Indonesia
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Roozbeh Ravansari

Co-Founder & CEO, X-CENTRIC SCIENCES, Australia
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Amro Ni

Director of International Business, XAG, China
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Hajime Nagai

Executive Officer and Research Director at Institute for Science and Technology, ZENSHO HOLDINGS, Japan

    Breakout Speakers

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    Speaker profile image for Fabiana Bianchi

    Fabiana Bianchi

    President, Asia-Pacific, ADM, Singapore
    Speaker profile image for Amanda Lim

    Amanda Lim

    Editor APAC, AG NAVIGATOR, Singapore
    Speaker profile image for Balathandautham Tam

    Balathandautham Tam

    Director of Sustainability, ALIYAH RIZQ FARM, Singapore
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    Jeremy Lim

    CEO & Co-Founder, AMILI, Singapore
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    Alexander Leufgen

    Director & Head of Asia-Pacific, ARLA FOOD INGREDIENTS, Singapore
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    Cornelius Streit

    Vice President, Ecosystem Services APAC, BAYER CROPSCIENCE, USA
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    Peen Ern Goh

    Senior Manager of Nutrition Communication APAC, BENEO, Singapore
    Speaker profile image for Michal Klar

    Michal Klar

    Founding Partner, BETTER BITE VENTURES, Singapore
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    Andrew D. Ive

    Founder and Managing General Partner, BIG IDEA VENTURES, USA
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    Masae Nakano

    Chief Technology Officer, CALBEE, Japan
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    Nalinee Robinson

    Head of R&D, CHAROEN POKPHAND FOODS, Thailand
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    James Miller

    CEO, EVERGREEN, Singapore
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    Pearly Neo

    Editor, FOODNAVIGATOR-ASIA, Singapore
    Speaker profile image for Atthawi Watcharapongchai

    Atthawi Watcharapongchai

    Head of InS Regen Hub Asia 7, GIZ, Thailand
    Speaker profile image for Julius Barcelona

    Julius Barcelona

    Chief Operating Officer, HARBEST AGRIBUSINESS CORPORATION, Philippines
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    Yvonne Pinto

    Director General, IRRI, Philippines
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    Michael Horan

    Global S&T Platform Leader Material Science, MARS PETCARE, USA
    Speaker profile image for Aline Mor

    Aline Mor

    Head of R&D Singapore, NESTLÉ, Singapore
    Speaker profile image for Tingmin Koe

    Tingmin Koe

    Editor, NUTRAINGREDIENTS-ASIA, Singapore
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    Adam Lyle

    Executive Chairman, PADANG & CO, Singapore
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    Thomas van den Boezem

    Partner, PEAKBRIDGE, Netherlands
    Speaker profile image for Dhruv Sawhney

    Dhruv Sawhney

    Founder and CEO, RIZE FARM, India
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    Reshmi Rajendran

    Head of R&D, Greater Asia, ROQUETTE, Singapore
    Speaker profile image for Gareth Edgecombe

    Gareth Edgecombe

    CEO, T&G GLOBAL, New Zealand
    Speaker profile image for Su-E Yap

    Su-E Yap

    Global Lead Foodscape Accelerator, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, Singapore
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    Tamara Singh

    Managing Director, Singapore & Senior Advisor, Regional Programmes, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, Singapore
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    Benson Teo

    Managing Director, TIONG LIAN FOOD, Singapore
    Speaker profile image for Ravin Trapshah Ismail

    Ravin Trapshah Ismail

    Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement, WILLMAR INTERNATIONAL, Malaysia
    Speaker profile image for Lesly Goh

    Lesly Goh

    Scientist, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS & Former CTO, WORLD BANK GROUP, Indonesia

      Roundtable Hosts

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      Speaker profile image for Marie Cheong

      Marie Cheong

      Founding Partner, 100x100, Singapore
      Speaker profile image for Arima Akito

      Arima Akito

      Executive Officer and Partner, BEYOND NEXT VENTURES, Japan
      Speaker profile image for Andy Jarvis

      Andy Jarvis

      Director of Future of Food, BEZOS EARTH FUND, USA
      Speaker profile image for Nalinee Robinson

      Nalinee Robinson

      Head of R&D, CHAROEN POKPHAND FOODS, Thailand
      Speaker profile image for Siang Hee Tan

      Siang Hee Tan

      Executive Director, CROPLIFE ASIA, Singapore
      Speaker profile image for Deepa Hingorani

      Deepa Hingorani

      Partner, Head of Planetary Health Investments, Asia, NOVO HOLDINGS, Singapore
      Speaker profile image for Alihan Tjohjono

      Alihan Tjohjono

      CEO, PRIMA AGRO TECH, Indonesia
      Speaker profile image for Rinka Banerjee

      Rinka Banerjee

      Founder & Managing Partner, THINKING FORKS, Singapore
      Speaker profile image for Lian Wee Ler

      Lian Wee Ler

      Head of APAC Technical Field Marketing, UNCOUNTABLE, Singapore
      Speaker profile image for Ravin Trapshah Ismail

      Ravin Trapshah Ismail

      Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement, WILLMAR INTERNATIONAL, Malaysia
      Speaker profile image for Hajime Nagai

      Hajime Nagai

      Executive Officer and Research Director at Institute for Science and Technology, ZENSHO HOLDINGS, Japan

        Innovation Stage

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        Speaker profile image for Vaibhav Nagpal

        Vaibhav Nagpal

        CEO, APTIMMUNE BIOLOGICS, USA
        Speaker profile image for Adi Goldman

        Adi Goldman

        CEO & Co-Founder, BIOTIC, Israel
        Speaker profile image for Rogeliano Cenita

        Rogeliano Cenita

        Founder & CEO, BLUECRUST PROCESSED FOOD MANUFACTURING, Philippines
        Speaker profile image for Kai Hashizume

        Kai Hashizume

        CEO, BOON INC., Japan
        Speaker profile image for Cherrie May Ferrer

        Cherrie May Ferrer

        Owner & CEO, CHER CACAO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, Philippines
        Speaker profile image for Atty. Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra

        Atty. Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra

        Assistant Secretary, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Philippines
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        Kazuki Kawabe

        CFO, DIGZYME INC., Japan
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        Thomas Brutnell

        CEO & Co-Founder, DNA HARVEST PARTNERS, USA
        Speaker profile image for Chinmay Soman

        Chinmay Soman

        Co-Founder & CEO, EARTHSENSE, USA
        Speaker profile image for Anthony Swain

        Anthony Swain

        Global Business Development Manager, FERMELANTA, Japan
        Speaker profile image for Sol Maraiah Into

        Sol Maraiah Into

        Founder, JC AELIUS WELLNESS PRODUCT TRADING, Philippines
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        Kristine Angela Yap

        Founder & Owner, L'REINVENTE, Philippines
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        Miho Tanaka

        Co-Representative Director, Director of Business Development & Operation, NOMY JAPAN, Japan
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        Alex Hutgalung

        CEO, PYRONE, USA
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        May Sweet

        Senior R&D Scientist & Manager, QUANTUM FLOWERS & FOODS CO., Japan
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        Ryo Kubota

        CEO, SUNSHIKI CO., Japan
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        Hayao Matsui

        Project Manager, Global Business Development Department, TOWING CO., Japan
        Speaker profile image for Nozomi Taniguchi

        Nozomi Taniguchi

        Global Sales, TOYMEDICAL, Japan
        Speaker profile image for Venjie V. Mencias

        Venjie V. Mencias

        Founder & CEO, Y'NUT FOOD PRODUCTS, Philippines

          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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