MEET THE 2026 SPEAKERS


The Rt. Hon John Gummer, The Lord Deben
Former Secretary of State for the Environment & Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food


Anup Jagwani
Global Director, Farming and Agribusiness
World Bank Group


David Laborde
Director of Agrifood Economics and Policy Division (ESA)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)


Teddy Esteve
Managing Director
ECOM Agroindustrial Corp


Tim Scharrer
COO and Regional Director Europe and North America
Volcafe


Olivier Laboulle
Global Head of Coffee Sustainability and Social Impact
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)


Dr. Sarah Tischer
Head of Group Compliance & Group Sustainability (Co-lead)
Neumann Gruppe GmbH (NKG)


Piet van Asten
SVP - Head Sustainable Production Systems
Olam Food Ingredients (ofi)


Mario Abreu
Group Vice President Sustainability
Ferrero


Malcolm Hett
Director of Sustainability
UCC Europe


Andre van den Beld
Chief Sustainability Officer
Export Trading Group (ETG)


Chrystel Monthean
Executive Vice President Americas; Group Executive Board member
Yara International


Marisa Drew
Chief Sustainability Officer
Standard Chartered


Peter Foster
World Trade Editor
Financial Times (FT)
.359be13a.jpg)

Prue Mackenzie
Director, Retail & CPG, Strategic Industries EMEA

.b247ba9a.png)
Jenny Davis-Peccoud
Partner, Founder, Global Sustainability & Responsibility Practice
Bain & Co.


Lena Schweighöfer
Head of Sustainable Coffee
Tchibo GmbH


Raymond Bob Katta
Executive Chairman
Produce Monitoring Board (PMB), Sierra Leone


Marcela Gaviria
Director of Alliances and Projects
Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC)


Dr. Tawanda Mthintwa Hove
Senior Program Officer, Digital Agronomy
Gates Foundation


Michael Mowat
Supply Chain Strategy Practice Leader
IBM Consulting


Katrina Hayter
Global Head Sustainable Land Use & Supply Chains
HSBC


Rick van der Kamp
Global Lead for Markets, Value Chains and Rural Finance
International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)


Toby Behrmann
Head of London Market & Public Private Partnerships
AXA Climate


Sonya Bhonsle
Global Director of Corporates
CDP


Joy Macknight
Journalist, Former Editor
Financial Times - The Banker


Sean Edwards
Chairman, International Trade Forfaiting Association (ITFA); Head of Legal
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
2025 SPEAKERS