Speakers

We are currently recruiting speakers for Climate Smart Food 2026. But in the meantime you can take a look at our 2025 speakers.

Smart farming speakers

Nick Ohrtman
Global Lead Agriculture
EarthDaily
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Andrew Pylypchuk
Global Director Business Development – Agriculture
EarthDaily
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Brendan Somerville
Co-Founder & COO
Oishii
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Nick Cooney
Managing Partner
Lever VC
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Thijs Geijer
Senior Sector Economist Food & Agri
ING
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Dr David George
Reader, specialising in research to drive ‘sustainable production’
Newcastle University
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Darrell High
Cocoa Manager
Nestlé
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Dr Ankush Prashar
Reader in Digital Agriculture
Newcastle University
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Mônica Souza
VP for Procurement & Sustainability - Europe and Pacific Developed Markets
Kraft Heinz
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Frank Yiannas
Food Safety Executive Former Deputy Commissioner
FDA
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Circular processing speakers

Brian Nash
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
Ingredion
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Andrew Utterback
Director, Global Sustainable Sourcing
Ingredion
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Emil Munck de Voss
CEO & Co-founder
REDUCED
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Professor Sabine Benoit
Professor of Marketing (Practice)
Singapore Management University (SMU)
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Professor Richard Blackburn
Professor of Sustainable Materials
University of Leeds
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Florence Leong
Co-founder and Director
KosmodeHealth
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Emmaline Rogers
Head of Sustainability
HEINEKEN UK
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Gill Turner
Orcharding Manager
HEINEKEN UK
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Packaging and labelling speakers

Daniel Bedford
CEO & Co-Founder
One Good Thing
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Kerri Clark
VP of Packaging R&D
KIND Snacks
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Lauren Cropsey
Principal, CPG Thought Leadership
Circana
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Hanh Do
CEO & Co-Founder
BUYO Solutions Company Limited
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Marie Eric
CEO & Founder
Tastee Tape
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Tony Hunter
Food Futurist
Future of Food Consulting
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Randi Kronthal-Sacco
Senior Scholar and Adjunct Professor
NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
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Lindsay Philpott
Senior Sustainability Communications Manager
KIND Snacks
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Jenny Stanley
Founder and Managing Director
Appetite Creative
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Hosts from FoodNavigator & AgTechNavigator

Jess Spiring
Editor-in-Chief
FoodNavigator
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Augustus Brambridge-Sutton
Senior Reporter
FoodNavigator
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Deniz Ataman
Deputy Editor
FoodNavigator-USA
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Donna Eastlake
Deputy Editor
FoodNavigator
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Elizabeth Crawford
Senior Editor
FoodNavigator-USA
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Flora Southey
Editor
FoodNavigator
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Nicholas Robinson
Editor
FoodNavigator
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Pearly Neo
Editor
FoodNavigator-Asia
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Oliver Morrison
Editor
AgTechNavigator
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Ryan Daily
Journalist
FoodNavigator-USA
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