Saudi Food Manufacturing 2025 | dmg events | 12 April 2025 | Roshn Front, RPVP+W3, King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh 13413, Saudi Arabia

Under the patronage of Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, concluding on a strong note, this event emerges as the epitome of success within the Food & Beverage Manufacturing industry. The inaugural edition soared to unprecedented heights, facilitating invaluable connections among international exhibitors, esteemed industry figures, F&B communities, strategic partners, and leading processing, packaging and ingredients companies all converging under one pioneering roof.

Functioning as an unparalleled sourcing hub and a catalyst for F&B trends, this event solidified its position as the premier platform for engaging with top-tier trade buyers, influential global and regional professionals, and foremost thought leaders in the food and beverage manufacturing sector. This first-of-its-kind gathering not only fostered inspiration but also propelled transformative industry-wide evolution.

By setting a new benchmark for trade exhibitions, the event generated unparalleled opportunities and fostered strategic alliances poised to reshape both regional dynamics and global perspectives.

This event welcomed an unmatched international array of exhibitors, selecting it as their entry point into this dynamic market and leveraging the exceptional opportunities, partnerships, and networks it offered. The event attracted participating companies from 70 countries, establishing a new international benchmark for trade shows of this genre in the Kingdom.

2024 Past Speakers

Ross Dawson
Leading Futurist, Entrepreneur, & Bestselling Author

Tony Hunter
Food Futurist, Future of Food Consulting

Bugge Holm Hansen
Senior Futurist & Head of Innovation and Technology, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Mansour Alshamrani
Corporate Affairs Director GCC

Eng. Majed Alargoubi
CEO, MODON

Abdulmohsen AlSalem
Director of Strategic Studies and Innovation, MODON

Amal Dokhan
General Partner, 500 Global

Emmanuelle Soubeyran
Deputy Head of the General Directorate for Food, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Chief Veterinary Officer & France’s Delegate to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

Richard Dillon
CEO, Ivy Farms Technologies

Somsubhra Gan Choudhuri
Co-founder & CEO, AI Palette

Dr. Flávia Fayet-Moore
CEO, FOODiQ Global

Eng. Mohammed Binmahfoodh
CEO, Masdar Al Hayat For Food Industries (FONTE)

Ahmed Osilan
Board Member and Managing Director, Tanmiah Food Company

Noor Balfaqeeh
Misk 2030 Leader, Head of Corporate Affairs & Communication, Unilever GCC

Abdullah Bafageeh
Supply Chain Director – Central Arabia Cluster, Nestle

Mohamad Itani
CEO - Oils & Fats (GCC & Levant), IFFCO

Nassim Merah
Director Automation & Digital Sales Enablement, Tetra Pak Arabia

Luke Tay
Founder, Cornucopia FutureScapes

Martin Jaouni
CEO & Founder, Funding Souq

Erin Grover
Carbon & Blockchain Expert, T8 Capital, World Economic Forum- Working Group for Carbon & Blockchain

Eleni Amourgi
Product Development Director, Al Madinah Heritage Company, KSA

Zachary Austin
Co-Founder & CEO, Pacifico Biolabs

Walid Bakr
Head of Strategy & Business Development, Bühler Group

Tony Meghabghab
CEO, MEPEQ

Neeraj Batta
Senior Vice President, Batta Environmental Associates, Inc

Sajid Husain Alavi
Professor, Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University

Stuart Rigby
Global Product & Process Development Manager, DC Norris & Company

Vivek Upreti
Vice President – Bakery, Confectionery, Meat, Culinary & Snack Division, Food Specialities Limited (FSL)

Eng. Yazeed Alsaif
Supervisor, National Industrial Development Center

Anders Gustafsson
Marketing Director, Tetra Pak Arabia

Heyam Abdelhadi
Executive Chef, Bel Group

Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy
Professor, University of Toronto & Founder & Chief Science Officer, Nutrigenomix Inc, Canada

Federico Mariscotti
VP-Middle East & Africa Lead, Procurement, Kearney Middle East & Africa

Seda Solmaz
CEO & Founder, Idea Atelier

Eng. Omar Al-Brikan
Supervisor, National Industrial Development Center

Abdulrhman Alaskar
Industrial Productivity Director, MODON

Rinka Banerjee
Founder & Chairperson, Thinking Forks Consulting

Arthur Jiang
Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Botinkit

Diane Fermin Roeder
FoodHack Dubai Ambassador, FoodHack

Sumit Malik
Head of Research & Development, Al Daajan Holdings

Haitham Abughazaleh
Strategic Account Manager–Food & Nutrition, Frost & Sullivan

Kristin Veriga
SVP- Shrimp & Tilapia, eFishery

Priti Pal
Sensory & Consumer Insights Manager - AMETCIS (Africa, Middle East, Turkey & CIS), Symrise

Abdullah Al Dawood
Credit Relationship Team Leader, Saudi Industrial Development Fund- SIDF

Jean Zakka
CEO, Zakka Multitec

Jeremy Gohkongwei
Group CEO & Founder, Worldfoodchain & Foodstarter

Nitin Shakdher
CEO & Founder, Green Capital Family Office

Soniya Ashar
Founder, NutriCal

Alexandra Topalian
Panel Moderator

Hammad Ghadai
Associate Marketing Director - Innovation & Design, Goody Co.

Nicola Masiero
Export Area Manager, TMG impianti

Saeed Alhmad
EMCEE

Chirag Jain
Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat

Muyiwa Akintoye
Chief Product Officer, Planetary