Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit 2023 | ReThink Events | 30 October 2023 | Sands Expo & Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956

The Summit will bring together over 1000 global leaders to identify the strategic priorities as we build greater capacity, security, and resilience in Asia’s agri-food system.

From supporting the region’s smallholder farmers and seafood producers, to scaling novel foods and tackling energy efficiency in CEA, the summit will address the challenges in meeting demand for nutritious and affordable foods while reducing carbon throughout the supply chain.

This renowned leadership summit will deliver three days of high-level discussion, networking, and deal-making.

With themed tracks for agri-tech, food-tech, CEA and blue food, the world’s leading agribusinesses, food brands, growers, entrepreneurs, and investors will discuss how technology and investment can be targeted to have the greatest impact on the agri-food value chain in the Asia-Pacific region.

Daily pitch sessions, happy hour networking, a menu featuring new and innovative products from the region’s start-ups, and a sophisticated 1-1 networking app make this a stand-out event for start-up discovery, investment and partnerships.

Key Themes
• Decarbonisation: Carbon Footprint, Carbon Markets and Climate Mitigation in Agriculture
• Food Security: Addressing Supply Chain Disruptions and Building Resilience
• Digital Transformation: De-Risking Smallholder Farming with Agri-Tech and Agri-Fintech
• Soil Health: Ensuring a Stable Supply of Biological Crop Protection and Nutrition
• CEA Resource Efficiency: Driving Technology and Policy Innovation for Energy Resilience
• Indoor Farming Genetics: Expanding the Supply Chain for Genetically Optimised Seeds
• Nutrition and Health: Health Aging, Clean-Label, and the Gut-Brain Axis
• Future of Proteins in Asia: Animal, Plant-Based, Microbial & Cell-Based Proteins
• Blue Food Production: Accelerating Digitisation and Circular Systems in Aquaculture
• Scale-Up Finance: New Investment Models Supporting Agri-Tech and Food-Tech
• Strategic Partnerships: Building Bridges for a Food-Secure and Crisis-Proof Food System
• Ecosystem Building: Connecting the Dots across the Asia-Pacific Region

2023 Speakers

ADVISORY BOARD:

Aaron Yeo
Director Of Operations, Good Meat Asia, Eat Just

Adam Lyle
Executive Chairman, Padang & Co

Aditya Tuli
Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Sime Darby Plantation

Alexander Berkovskiy
Regional Director AMEA (Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa), Syngenta

Alexander Pestalozzi
CFO, Turtletree

Amanda See
VP, Proterra Investment Partners Asia

Andrew Ive
Founder, Big Idea Ventures

Anita Neville
Chief Sustainability & Communications Officer, Golden Agri-Resources

Ankesh Shahra
Founder and CEO, Vertivegies

Anne Lochoff
Programme Director - Singapore Agri-Food Innovation Lab, Ntu

Ard van de Kreeke
Founder and Farmer, Growy

Barbara Guerpillon
Senior Director Venture, Transformation and Sustainability, Dole Sunshine Company

Benny Chng
Director, Louis Dreyfus Company Ventures

Beverley Postma
Executive Director, Grow Asia

Brian Frank
General Partner, Ftw Ventures

Carol Lum
Senior Investment Director, Austrade

Chee Wee Lee
Director, Aquaculture Innovation Centre

Chris Aurand
Open Innovation Leader, Thai Union Group

Chris Stevens
Director Global Agribusiness, Kellogg Company

Colin D’Silva
VP Govt Relations Asia Pacific, Cargill

Dan Kozlovski
CTO, Steakholder Foods

Dave Chen
CEO, Equilibrium USA

David Rosenberg
Co-Founder, Aerofarms

Derek Stewart
Director, Advanced Plant Growth Centre, The James Hutton Institute

Didier Toubia
Co-Founder and CEO, Aleph Farms

Dominique Kull
Co-Founder and CEO, Sgprotein

Eleanor Choong
COO, Sunway Xfarms

Ezhil Subbian
CEO, String Bio

George Peppou
Founder & CEO, Vow

Guglielmo Bonora
R&D Centre Head for ASEAN, Nestlé R&D Singapore

Hataikan Kamolsirisakul
AVP, Group Strategy, Sustainability and Innovation, Thai Wah

Ilman Muhammad
Director of Indonesia Oceans Program, Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara

Ivan Lu
General Manager, Group Asia, Unilever Food Solutions

Jason Brantley
Director, Asia, Africa & Middle East, John Deere

Jay Desan
Co-Founder, Boomgrow

Jean-Pierre Coene
CEO, Urban Crop Solutions

Jesper Hansen
CCO, Yes Health Group

John Cheng
Founder and Managing Director, Innovate 360

Jolene Lum
Head of Business Development, Nurasa

Julie Greene
CSO, Olam Agri

Karim Kurmaly
Director, Dsm

Kelvin Ng
Managing Partner – Asia, Green Bridge Partners

Kristina Hermanson
Head of APAC and Africa, MD, Nuveen Natural Capital

Matilda Ho
Founder & Managing Director, Bits X Bites

Michiel Schoenmaeckers
CEO, Van Der Hoeven

Min Hao Wong
Director (Incoming) Food & Nutrition, A*Star

Mirte Gosker
Managing Director, Good Food Institute APAC

Mohit Pande
Chief Business Officer, Cropin

Nitza Kardish
CEO, Trendlines

Nyet Chin Chong
Director Food Safety & Quality, Ntuc Fairprice

Rahul Rajashekar Shastry
Senior Manager, Biofuels, Manager, Wilmar International

Rahul Ray
Senior Director, Tyson Ventures

Ralph Graichen
Operating Partner, Temasek

Ranveer Chandra
Managing Director Research and CTO Agri-Food, Microsoft

Ren Hua Ho
CEO, Thai Wah

Richard Skinner
Head of Deals Strategy & Operations Asia-Pacific, Pwc

Ritu Verma
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Ankur Capital

Rob Hulme
CEO and Group Director, The Boralis Group

Samuel Chan
Head of AgriFood & Americas, EDB Singapore

Sandhya Sriram
Co-Founder & Group CEO, Shiok Meats

Simone Barg
SVP Agricultural Solutions APAC, Basf

Sky Kurtz
Founder & CEO, Pure Harvest Smart Farms

Sonalie Figueiras
Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Green Queen Media

Sonia Lo
CEO, Unfold

Steve Marafiote
CEO, Sundrop Farms

Taeyoung Kim
Strategy & Business Development Director, Danone

Tao Zhang
Co-Founder, Dao Foods

Tunyawat Kasemsuwan
Director, Global Innovation, Thai Union Group

Yanjing Wang
VP, R&D - AMEA, Kellanova

SPEAKERS:

Alvin Tan
Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry

Sunny Verghese
Co-Founder and Group CEO, Olam Group

Joseph Taets
SVP & President of APAC, ADM

Yanjing Wang
VP, R&D - AMEA, Kellanova

Simone Barg
SVP Agricultural Solutions APAC, BASF

Vincent Wei
Co-Founder, Archisen

Kiersten Stead
Managing Partner, DCVC BIO

Kristin Veriga
SVP Global Shrimp, E-FISHERY

Corine Tap
President Asia, Friesland Campina

Karim Kurmaly
Director, DSM

Alexander Berkovskiy
Regional Director AMEA (Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa), Syngenta

Nyet Chin Chong
Director Food Safety & Quality, NTUC FairPrice

Wyn Ellis
Executive Director, Sustainable Rice Platform

Uma Valeti
CEO and Founder, Upside Foods

Jeannie Lim
Assistant CEO, Lifestyle & Consumer, Enterprise Singapore

Jiunn Shih
Global Chief Marketing, Innovation & Sustainability Officer, Zespri

Paul Teng
Food Security Adviser, Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies/RSIS, NTU

Paul Gauthier
Professor of Protected Cropping, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)

Diane Holdorf
Executive Vice President, WBCSD - World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Cathy Marsh
Deputy Director-General, ADB

Bhupen Dubey
Global CEO, Advanta Seeds

Michael Dean
Founding Partner, AgFunder

Amith Agarwal
Co-Founder and CEO, Agribazaar

Vishal Vijay
Director - Strategic Investments, Agrocorp International

Malay Shah
Chief Business Officer, AI Palette

Didier Toubia
Co-Founder and CEO, Aleph Farms

Jeremy Lim
CEO, Amili

Ritu Verma
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Ankur Capital

Adam Anders
Managing Partner, Anterra Capital

Maarten Goossens
Founding Partner, Anterra Capital

Tom Prins
Head of Dealflow, Aqua-Spark

Rajamanohar Somasundaram
Founder, Aquaconnect

Chee Wee Lee
Director, Aquaculture Innovation Centre

Alois van Vliet
CEO, Axia Vegetable Seeds Group

Brian Naber
Head of Asia Pacific, Crop Science, Bayer

Karin del Rey
APAC Program Director, Big Idea Ventures

Stewart Collis
Senior Program Officer, Digital Solutions, Agricultural Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Renuka Karandikar
CEO, Bioprime Agrisolutions

Matilda Ho
Founder & Managing Director, Bits X Bites

Agnieszka de Sousa
Global Food Tsar, Bloomberg News

Farshad Shishehchian
President & CEO, Blue Aqua International Group

Jay Desan
Co-Founder, Boomgrow

Aadith Moorthy
Founder and CEO, Boomitra

Francesca Kleemans
Managing Director, Food Solutions for South-East Asia, Cargill

Sirithep Siriwanhom
Farmer and Chairman, Cassava Farming Group

Michele Stansfield
Founder and CEO, Cauldron

Marc Plinke
Founder and COO, Ceres Greenhouse Solutions

Steve Meller
Founder and CEO, CH4 Global

Li Liao
CTO, Changing Bio

Adam Bergman
Global Head of AgTech Investment Banking, Citi

Olivier Dréan
Managing Director Asia Pacific, Clextral

Mikkel Larsen
CEO, Climate Impact X

Nicholas Hill
CEO, Coast 4C

Jessica Naomi Fong
Founder & CEO, Common Farms

Aki Baihaki
Director of Sustainable Seascapes Program, Conservation International

Sangram Nayaka
CEO, CreditaI

Tao Zhang
Co-Founder, Dao Foods

Krishnan Pallassana
Managing Director, India Programmes and Lead for South Asia, Digital Green

Weitze Ooi
Managing Director, Dole Specialty Ingredients, Dole Sunshine Company

Jessica Cheam
Founder & MD, Eco-Business

Samuel Chan
Head of AgriFood & Americas, EDB Singapore

Dave Chen
CEO, Equilibrium USA

XL Lin
CEO, Esco Aster

Pekka A. Viljakainen
Co-Founder and the Executive Chairman, Finnforel Group

Gary Scattergood
Editor in Chief, Food Navigator Asia

Tez Sogo
President and Co-CEO, FRD Japan

Reimar Gutte
Senior Vice President, BU Execution APAC, GEA Group

Ling Min Hoon
Director, Investments, GenZero

Ai Mey Chuah
APAC Science & Technology Director, Givaudan

Mirte Gosker
Managing Director, Good Food Institute APAC

Kelvin Ng
Managing Partner – Asia, Green Bridge Partners

Sonalie Figueiras
Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Green Queen Media

Steve Kim
CEO/Managing Director, Greenplus Australia

Andreas von Scholten
CCO, Grobest

Joshua Soo
CEO, GROW

Beverley Postma
Executive Director, Grow Asia

Amy Melissa Chua
Head, Partnerships, Grow Asia

Ard van de Kreeke
Founder and Farmer, Growy

Astrid Prajogo
Founder & CEO, HaoFood

Carsten Krome
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Hatch

Aviel Even
CEO & Co-Founder, Ingrediome

John Cheng
Founder and Managing Director, Innovate 360

Gengchen Han
Chairman and CEO, Origin Agritech

Adam Lyle
Executive Chairman, Padang & Co

Insan Syafaat
Executive Director, Partnerships for Indonesia's Sustainable Agriculture (PISAgro)

Yoni Glickman
Managing Director FoodSparks, Peakbridge VC

Guy Nevo Michrowski
CEO and Co-Founder, Profuse Technology

Sky Kurtz
Founder & CEO, Pure Harvest Smart Farms

Richard Skinner
Head of Deals Strategy & Operations Asia-Pacific, PwC

Yit Tung
CEO, Ras Aquaculture

Peter Odemark
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Re:Food

Jon Baravir
Rivulis Climate Director, Rivulis

Dhruv Sawhney
CEO, RIZE

Frank Barillaro
Partner, ROC Partners

Tal Wilk Glazer
CEO, Saffron Tech

Frantz Braha
Chief Growth Officer, Saladstop! Group

Francisco Codoñer
CEO, Scaleup Bio

Craig Roseman
APAC Consumer Packaged Goods Segment Director, Schneider Electric

Fred Puckle Hobbs
CEO, Sea Green

Sowmya Balendiran
Global Business Operations Head, SEA6 Energy

Li-Vern Leow
Director, Investments, Seviora Capital

Hsien-Hui Tong
Executive Director of Venture Investing, SGInnovate

Anand Nagarajan
CEO, Shaka Harry

Mark Ee
Head of Equity Finance Asia/Australia, Siemens Financial Services

Firdaus Asari
Head of Digital Upstream, Sime Darby Plantation

Christiani Jeyakumar Henry
Senior Advisor, Biomedical Research Council (BMRC), Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR

Max Han
CEO & Managing Director, Sopoong Ventures

Dan Kozlovski
CTO, Steakholder Foods

Ezhil Subbian
CEO, String Bio

Chef Randy Torres
Group Executive Chef, Super Loco Group

Paul Choo
Managing Director and CEO, Tangram Asia Capital

Krishnan Hariharan
Senior Practice Leader, TechnoServe

Anuj Maheshwari
Managing Director and Head of Agri-Food, Temasek

Ralph Graichen
Operating Partner, Temasek

Ryan Rakestraw
Director, Agri-Food, Temasek

Lia Nicholson
Head of Sustainability, Terrascope

Tunyawat Kasemsuwan
Director, Global Innovation, Thai Union Group

Chris Aurand
Open Innovation Leader, Thai Union Group

Hataikan Kamolsirisakul
AVP, Group Strategy, Sustainability and Innovation, Thai Wah

Rob Hulme
CEO and Group Director, The Boralis Group

Bharat Vasan
Partner and COO, The Production Board

Erika Balzarelli
Founder, The Sustainable Smallholder

Claire Pribula
Managing Director, The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

Nitza Kardish
CEO, Trendlines

Gilad Gershon
CEO, Tropic

Lukas Manomaitis
Technical Director – Aquaculture, S.E. Asia, U.S. Soybean Export Council

Nitish Sathyanarayanan
Co-Founder and CSO, UltraNuti

Chris Coburn
General Manager APAC, V2Food

John Diener
Co-Founder & CEO, Vertical Oceans

Ton That De
CEO, Viet UC Seafood Group

Chef Violet Oon
Culinary Curator and Chef, Violet Oon Singapore

Gerard Chia
Partner, VisVires New Protein Capital

Stephan van Sint Fiet
CEO, Vivici

Marie Cheong
Founding Partner, Wavemaker Impact

Evan Hall
CEO & Co-Founder, Wittaya Aqua

Lesly Goh
Senior Technology Advisor, World Bank Group

Stephen Michael
Co-Founder and CEO, WTH Foods

Aaron McNevin
Global Network Lead, Aquaculture, WWF

Jesper Hansen
CCO, Yes Health Group

2023 Partners

HEADLINE PARTNER:
• Temasek

INNOVATION CHALLENGE PARTNER:
•Thai Union

GOLD PARTNERS:
• Palette
• Aleph Farms
• Clextral
• Nomura Greentech
• Profuse Technology
• Plantation
• Steakholder foods
• Thai Wah
• Triton Algae Innovations

SILVER PARTNER:
• The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

NETWORKING PARTNER:
• Sormac s