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Abdul Moiz Mehta

Director

Jawa Investment
Abdullah Almasoud

Commercial Attaché

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Abdullateef Albahar

Group General Manager

Al-Bahar Food & Consumer Products
Alberto Garcia

Head of Communications & Advertising

Vicky Foods
Andy Shovel

Co-CEO

Plant Meat
Angels Solans

Commercial Director

Beam Suntory

Annika Porr

Senior Manager, Forward Lab

Fazer
Aymen Belhaj

Business Manager

Liviano Foods
Bader AlAujan

Vice Chairman

Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets
Beatriz Bastos

Brand Manager

Panidor
Bethan Lamont

Head of Brand

Joseph Heler
Bizien Serrano Remón

Chief Executive

Petricor Alimentarias

Bryony Gray

Marketing Manager

Met Foods
Çağdaş Savaşan

Marketing and Commercial Director

Eker
Carmen Medina

Research & Innovation Manager

Aujan Group
Cris Arcangeli

Chief Executive, Investor, Serial Entrepreneur

Beauty'in
Daniel Merino

Managing Director

Naturvita
Daniele Tirelli

Former President

Retail Institute Italy

Dr. Mohamed Ali

Head of Food Security Strategy

Emirates Business Group
Dr. Suheel Ahmed

Chief Executive

Arabian Farms
Duarte Bué Alves

Consul General

Portugal
Fayaz Haq

Procurement & Logistics Manager

dnata Catering (The Emirates Group)
Francisco Portugal

Managing Director

SPAR International
Frank Lantz

Founder & CEO

Uhhmami

Frank Mertens

Co-Founder & CMO

Yes Mate Drinks
Fredrik Laurell

Chief Executive

Nicoccino
Gaby Macias

Founder & CEO

BRUTAL
Helen Scott

Head of Marketing and Category

Symington's
Ian Lewis

Retail Director

SPAR Minster Lovell
Jessica Vara

Head of Brand and Marketing

BOL Foods

John Winnard MBE

Managing Director

William Santus & Co
José Vicente Castell

CSR and External Relations Director

Vicky Foods
Karen Maclagan

Head of Product Development

Pladis Global
Karen Zafar

Co-Founder & Director

Pure Global Trade
Laura García Alfaya

Consul General

Spain
Laura Knight

Chief Executive

Smarter Naturally

Laurens D’Hoore

Founder

Thrive
Leena Sihvonen

Senior Scientist, Forward Lab

Fazer
Mariam Morienyane

Co-Founder

ANM Simple Solutions
Michela Marano

Brand Manager

Gruppo Lo Conte
Mitea Gegushi

Director of Advisory Service, Science and Innovation Directorate

Albania
Mithun Appaiah

Chief Executive - FMCG

Wow Momo Foods

Mohamed AlTajer

Co-Founder & Partner

THOUGHTLOVE
Mohammad Al Falasi

Assistant Vice President

Emirates Flight Catering
Mohammed AlRajhi

Owner

Rio Food Industries Factory
Monika Walch

International Manager

Bauer
Nuno Alves

Founder

Grand Carob
Orlin Velizarov

Managing Partner

V Sweets International

Özge Kiraz

Group Marketing Manager

Eker
Pankaj Savara

Board Member

International Trade & Investment
Paula Amaral

Head of Sustainability, Innovation & Strategy

Bel
Pedro Jesús Eusebio Cuesta

Director

Instituto Cervantes
Pedro Oliveira

Head of Operations

Foodhak
Pip Brook

Head of Brand

Fhrist

Rabih Kamleh

Chief R&D Officer

HSA Group
Rafael Fuertes Quintanilla

Chief Executive

ElPozo
Rangaraj Sundar

Director, Innovative Product Development

Altria
Rania Nasr

Founder

Viva Perfetto
Roy Keyrouz

Chief Executive

Mehbaj - Al Muhaidib Group
Russ Schaller

Co-Founder

Yes Mate Drinks

Sandra Veludo

Marketing Director

Grupo Nabeiro
Serhat Gok

General Manager

Turkish Airlines
Seyfi Onur Sayın

Consul General

Turkey
Shahid N. Khan

Group Chief Executive

Western International
Shiraz Abdul Razak Allana

Director & Supervisory Board Member

IFFCO Group
Sıtkı Kuzu

R&D and Innovation Director

Euro Gida

Sofia Paixão

Packaging Manager, Private Label

Jerónimo Martins
Sonia Gomes

Private Label Coordinator

Jerónimo Martins
Sultan Ali Rashed Lootah

Chairman & Managing Partner

Vault Investments
Teruhiro Kawabe

President & CEO

Morinaga America
The Lord Mayor

City of Manchester
Tom Lock

Founder

The British Snack Co.

Tricia McNeilly

Founder

Õtzibrew
Valeria Krynetskaya

Head Plant-Based Venture THRYVE

IFFCO Group
Venkatesh Mahadevan

Chief Information Officer

Dubai Investments
Vikas Dsouza

Director

Julius Baer
Yousef Al-Sabah

Chairman & Chief Executive

AASTMT and YAS Group

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