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Amihilda J. Sangcopan

Amihilda J. Sangcopan

Undersecretary
Department of Agrarian Reform
Mira El Ghaziri

Mira El Ghaziri

Managing Director
HealthyPath
Alessio D’antino

Alessio D’antino

CEO
Forward Fooding
Phil Lempert

Phil Lempert

Founder, CEO and Editor
SupermarketGuru & Food Industry Analyst, US
Cécile Béliot

Cécile Béliot

CEO
Groupe Bel, Fr
Dato’ (Dr) Fouad Hayel Saeed Anam

Dato’ (Dr) Fouad Hayel Saeed Anam

Chairman & Group CEO
Pacific Inter-Link Sdn Bhd (PIL), MY
Tolga Gündüz

Tolga Gündüz

CEO
Banvit A.S, TU
Faranak Farahmand Pour

Faranak Farahmand Pour

Director, Global Strategic Initiatives
Google, AE
Dhruv Kohli

Dhruv Kohli

Founder
Boba Bhai, IN
Bertrand Favre

Bertrand Favre

Vice President and Managing Director UAE, Oman and Qatar
Arla Foods, AE
Nazli Berberoglu

Nazli Berberoglu

Country Manager – UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar
The Coca-Cola Company, AE
Mohamed Althaf

Mohamed Althaf

Group Director, Global Operations & CSO
Lulu Group International, AE
Daniel Bennett

Daniel Bennett

Global Head of Behavioural Science
Ogilvy, UK
Ben Leyka

Ben Leyka

Chief Executive Officer
Africa Agri Council, SA
Thomas Ullram

Thomas Ullram

Global Marketing Director Taste & Wellbeing
Givaudan, CH
Mindy Yang

Mindy Yang

Co-Founder & CEO
World Taste & Smell Association, US
Bruce Woolner

Bruce Woolner

Director
Kai Gourmet Foodstuff Supply LLC, AE
Athar Hussain Khokhar

Athar Hussain Khokhar

Director General Agri Division
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), PK
Martin Hablesreiter

Martin Hablesreiter

Architect and Food Design Pioneer
honey & bunny, AU
Balki Radhakrishnan

Balki Radhakrishnan

Vice President, Global Emerging Markets
General Mills, AE
Naveed Dowlatshahi

Naveed Dowlatshahi

Chief Operating Officer
Gastronomica ME, KW
Mohamad Itani

Mohamad Itani

CEO
United Foods Company (PJSC)
Jingang Shi

Jingang Shi

Chief Technology Officer
EPC Flavoring, SG
Dhruv Shanker

Dhruv Shanker

CEO
Kash Kounter
Daniel Khachab

Daniel Khachab

Co-Founder & CEO
Choco
Erik Yang

Erik Yang

Founder & CEO
Digitaste
Hesham Yehia Abd El Hakim

Hesham Yehia Abd El Hakim

Acting CEO
Emirates Industry for Camel Milk and Products
Ahmer Ashraf

Ahmer Ashraf

Co-founder
SavFood
Leandro Buchmann

Leandro Buchmann

Head of Bioprocessing
Bühler AG
Ghadeer Makki

Ghadeer Makki

Director, Research and Development
fairlife
K B Balmurali

K B Balmurali

Chief Operating Officer
transworld
Graham Style

Graham Style

Lead EMEA Protein Price Analyst, S&P Global Energy
S&P Global Energy, Platts
Hassan Naja

Hassan Naja

Director Regional Commercial Excellence MENA
Arla Foods, AE
Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah

Chief Marketing Officer
Microsoft UAE
Jana Majzoub

Jana Majzoub

Founder
Behind My Meals
Sidi Ragi

Sidi Ragi

New Vertical Solution Director
Centric Software
Matthew Cutts

Matthew Cutts

R&D VP Europe, India, Middle East and Africa
Griffith Foods
Roger Franz Wilfinger

Roger Franz Wilfinger

COO & Co-Founder
KA-EX
Pascal Ruzius

Pascal Ruzius

Managing Partner
Cibus Nexum
Awais Malik

Awais Malik

General Manager, Regional Head of Cloud Kitchen
Talabat
Seda Solmaz

Seda Solmaz

CEO & Founder
Idea Atelier
Teddie Levenfiche

Teddie Levenfiche

Co-Founder
PerfectTed
Hasan Salah

Hasan Salah

Supply Chain & Procurement Director
Sunbulah Group
Sophie Chogovadze

Sophie Chogovadze

Head of Marketing ME
The Wendy's Company
Sharoon Saleem

Sharoon Saleem

Co-Founder
Salesflo
Javier Duque

Javier Duque

Corporate R&D Startup Lead – Open Innovation Team
Nestlé
Lucio Cicerelli

Lucio Cicerelli

Director of Open Innovation & Technical Excellence
pladis Global
Baranidharan Pacha

Baranidharan Pacha

CEO
Transgreen Agro & Logix
Bodie Lazar

Bodie Lazar

Managing Director
BODIE’z Protein Water
Arij Baidas

Arij Baidas

Founder
Yufeed
Andrés Ponce Olías

Andrés Ponce Olías

Managing Director
Tilda International (Ebro Foods)
Victor Aigbogun

Victor Aigbogun

Technical Director
Camelicious
Yasir Memon

Yasir Memon

Co-founder
Salesflo
Sophie Attwood

Sophie Attwood

Behavioral Scientist
Behavior Global
Ebru Tuygun

Ebru Tuygun

CEO
GVGL Marketing Management
Karin Miller

Karin Miller

CEO
Bon Vegan
Ramzi Stephan

Ramzi Stephan

Senior Franchise Director Gulf
PepsiCo
Dan Ghadimi

Dan Ghadimi

Founder
Bowimi
Nadav Berger

Nadav Berger

Founder & Managing Partner
Peakbridge VC
Eric Dartige du Fornet

Eric Dartige du Fornet

Head of Commercial - New Business
Pernod Ricard Middle East
Rod Solaimani

Rod Solaimani

MENA Partnership & Policy Lead
OpenAI
Rami Habbal

Rami Habbal

CEO
GS1 UAE
Daniel Siebert

Daniel Siebert

CEO
Plantsalt
Thomas Neuburger

Thomas Neuburger

Managing Director & Owner
Neuburger Fleischlos
Erika Doyle

Erika Doyle

Founder & MD
Drink Dry
Younjae Jung

Younjae Jung

Chief Business Strategist
Unione
Beatriz Jacoste Lozano

Beatriz Jacoste Lozano

CEO
KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub
Katie Chambers

Katie Chambers

International MC and Broadcast Journalist
Media
Alena Kavalchuk

Alena Kavalchuk

Supply Chain Director
MAIR Group
Hassan Halawy

Hassan Halawy

CEO
Elite Argo Projects
Mohamed Shaji

Mohamed Shaji

Aquaculture Expert & Former Joint Director
The Marine Products Export Development Authority - MPEDA (Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India)
Siddik Turhalli

Siddik Turhalli

Co-Founder
Cravies
Kalyn Rozanski

Kalyn Rozanski

Founder & CEO
Hypersights Lab
Jad Haj Chahine

Jad Haj Chahine

Senior Consultant
Frost & Sullivan
Vera Carvalho

Vera Carvalho

Business Development Director
PFx Biotech
Saeed Ahmed Hama

Saeed Ahmed Hama

Head of Food Safety Organization Kurdistan Region
Food Safety Organization
Jason Spaziante

Jason Spaziante

Managing Editor
SPG Global
Rory Paterson

Rory Paterson

Co-Founder and CEO
XOXO Soda
Olivier Leblan

Olivier Leblan

Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Ghassan Aboud Holding
Dirhem Abdo Saeed

Dirhem Abdo Saeed

Group Chairman
HSA Group
Zain Shamsi

Zain Shamsi

Chief Commercial Officer
Salesflo
Rana Sengupta

Rana Sengupta

CEO
Al Kabeer - Group Savola
Luigi Tozzi

Luigi Tozzi

Deputy Director
SAFE - Safe Food Advocacy Europe
Jackson Engunda Essandja

Jackson Engunda Essandja

Managing Director
Boma Nzala
Jake Berber

Jake Berber

Co-Founder & CEO
Prefer
Floriana Cimmarusti

Floriana Cimmarusti

Secretary General
SAFE - Safe Food Advocacy Europe
Dr. Saaed Ahmed Hama

Dr. Saaed Ahmed Hama

Head
Food Safety Organization
Passant El-Ghannam

Passant El-Ghannam

Marketing Director MEA
KraftHeinz