2026 SPEAKERS


The Rt. Hon John Gummer, The Lord Deben
Former Chairman
UK Climate Change Committee (CCC)


Anup Jagwani
Global Director, Farming and Agribusiness
World Bank Group


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


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


Malcolm Hett
Director of Sustainability
UCC Europe


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


Marisa Drew
Chief Sustainability Officer
Standard Chartered


Dr. Tawanda Mthintwa Hove
Senior Program Officer, Digital Agronomy
Gates Foundation
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Prue Mackenzie
Director, Retail & CPG, Strategic Industries EMEA


Peter Foster
World Trade Editor
Financial Times (FT)

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


Michael Mowat
Supply Chain Strategy Practice Leader
IBM Consulting


Katrina Hayter
Global Head Sustainable Land Use & Supply Chains
HSBC


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


The Rt Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben
Former Chairman
UK Climate Change Committee (The CCC)
House of Lords


H.E. Catherine Kirumba Karemu
High Commissioner of Kenya to the UK
Kenya High Commission


H.E. Mbelwa Brighton Kairuki
High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Kingdom
Tanzania High Commission

Wagner Albuquerque de Almeida
Global Director- Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Forestry
International Finance Corporation (IFC)


Harper McConnell
Global Vice President Sustainability
Mars


Ruchira Joshi
Director, Global Coffee & Cocoa Sustainability
Starbucks


Stefan Dierks
Director Sustainability Strategy
Melitta Group


Mario Abreu
Group Vice President Sustainability
Ferrero


Raphaelle Peinado
Sustainability Director
Volcafe


Nicolas Mounard
Vice President ESG, Sustainability & Traceability
Barry Callebaut


Thomas Delbar
Director of Sustainability – Coffee & Ingredients
Touton Group


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


Rachel Vujovic
Director - International Sustainability
ALDI SOUTH Group


Malcolm Hett
Director of Sustainability
UCC Europe


Cleiton Vargas
SVP Innovation Americas
Yara International


Dr. Flávia De Souza Mendes
Senior Program Manager, Forest & Land Use
Planet


Rowan Douglas CBE
CEO Climate Risk and Resilience
Howden Group


Dr Katrina Hayter FRSB
Global Head Sustainable Land Use & Supply Chains
HSBC


Tzutzuy Ramirez
Head of Climate and Nature
Syngenta Group


Mariana Osorio Londoño
Sustainable Trade Coordinator
National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia (FNC)


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

Suresh Yadav
Director, Climate Change and Oceans Directorate (CCO)
The Commonwealth Secretariat


Myriam Sainz
Senior Director Strategic Initiatives
TechnoServe


Nick Appleyard
Head of Applications and Solutions
European Space Agency (ESA)

Peter Foster
World Trade Editor
Financial Times (FT)

Agnieszka de Sousa
Global Food Tsar
Bloomberg News


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


Jack Bugas
Partner and Associate Director
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)


Frank de Morsier
Co-Founder and COO
Picterra


Felipe Carazo
Head of Sustainable Commodities,Tropical Forest Alliance
World Economic Forum


Tripurari Prasad
Deputy Head of Carbon, Investments
Climate Asst Management


Owen Hewlett
Chief Technical Officer
Gold Standard
Technical Council Member
SBTi


Marco Albani
Co-Founder, co-CEO and President
Chloris Geospatial

Mauricio Castro Schmitz
Regenerative Agriculture Director
The Nature Conservancy


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

Niels Wielaard
Founder and Director
Satelligence

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)


Melissa Ocampo
Head of Sustainability Strategy EMEA, Managing Director
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation- SMBC Group


Roel Messie
Chief Executive Officer
IDH Investment Management


Marcial Vargas-Gonzalez
Science & Innovation, Global Lead
Quantis


Saurabh Pratap
Executive Director, Sustainable Finance
Standard Chartered Bank


Emma Clarke
Senior Private Sector Advisor
WaterAid


Leonard Faustine Zimbehya
Managing Director
KPD PLC (Tanzania)


Ethan Budiansky
Sustainable Commodities Lead
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)


James Chamberlayne
Director, Sustainable Finance Program
CDP


Andrea Olivar
Strategy & Quality Director-Latin America
Solidaridad Network


Taco Bosman
Partner
EY