Joanna Yeo is CEO of Arukah, a project developer scaling biogas and biochar carbon credit projects from agriculture waste across Asia and Africa, with a 50% gross carbon credit revenue share to local ecosystems. She has strong conviction on the potential to lift billions out of poverty with verified data, new technology for secure payments and settlement, and financing for scalable access to sustainable, fast growing markets.
Joanna is currently an impact investment committee member of the UN Sanitation and Hygiene Fund, an advisor to Figure Technologies, and has been an INED for Collectius, a SE Asian partner to IFC's $40 Bn Distressed Asset Recovery Program.
Joanna started her career in private equity at Morgan Stanley and Keppel Corporation, and in data science at Stanford and Harvard. She holds degrees from Harvard, Stanford and Cambridge.

Peter and his brother Dieter ( 46 ) VYNCKE are the 4th generation leading the family business, VYNCKE – A Family of Companies. Peter is since October 2021 based in Singapore.

 

Peter was discharged from the KU Leuven University in 1994 ( TEW ) and was president of EKONOMIKA in 1993 – 1994. Between 1996 and 2000 Peter led the Asian settlement of the family business. During his time in Asia he was based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In 2002 the Bros took over the family business from their parents and sisters.

In 2007 Peter was elected JCI’s YOUNG FLEMISH ENTREPRENEUR.

In 2015 and 2016 Peter VYNCKE was nominated for MANAGER OF THE YEAR.

Peter is South-West Flemish, he loves to travel and considers the world as his village.

Peter is married to Fran LAVIGNE and has 6 kids to power the 5th generation of the family business.

Natalia Rialucky Marsudi, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Fairatmos, is a seasoned entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in strategic management and impact investing. Driven by her passion to combat global climate change, she started Fairatmos in 2022, a new generation technology driven high-integrity carbon project developer. Natalia's career has been marked by significant roles at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR&Co.L.P) and series of tech start-ups in Indonesia. With her robust background, including the 10+ years’ experience in Boston Consulting Group as the Project Leader in Southeast Asia in BCG and past record work together with partners such as WWF. Natalia brings extensive expertise in sustainability, smallholder community management, and technology, particularly in remote sensing and analytics. Notably, in BCG she has advised and led digital transformation initiatives for Fortune 500 companies and State-Owned Enterprises across various sectors, including sustainability, financial services, telecommunications, and industrial goods. Currently, Natalia actively engages with various organizations, including becoming the Deputy Chair of ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Market, Indonesia Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) Sustainability Group, Women Mentorship Network, Angel Investment Network Indonesia, YPO Sustainability Indonesia, where she serves as a trusted expert advisor on startups and sustainability issues. Natalia holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of Indonesia majoring in social and political sciences, and an MBA from INSEAD. Additionally, she has completed short programs at CEIBS and UC Berkeley

Over 14 years of experience in M&A, strategic advisory and fund raising across consumer and tech companies, as well as deal origination across the investment banking platform. Worked on over 20 M&A, capital raising and strategic partnerships transactions across SEA and Europe. Prior work experience includes: • Code Partners – Partner, 2020 – 2023 • UBS – Executive Director – Corporate Finance, Wealth Management, 2015 – 2018 • Lazard – Vice President – Investment Banking (M&A), 2007 – 2015 • Hindal Securities – Analyst (M&A), 2005 – 2006.

Kevin Lim is a data science leader with over 10 years of experience in applying machine learning, bioinformatics, and data analytics to industry challenges. He currently serves as the Big Data Analytics Lead and Wilmar Fellow at Wilmar International, where he leads R&D initiatives in machine learning applications for edible oils, grains, cereals, and palm precision agriculture. He also collaborates on research grants and supervises PhD students. Previously, he was a Research Scientist at Wilmar International (2017–2020), managing machine learning and bioinformatics projects to develop analytical solutions for industry stakeholders. Before that, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Duke-NUS (2015–2017), specializing in genomics, multi-omics analysis, and cancer research, contributing to high-impact publications and database development. Kevin holds multiple patents and publications and has a strong track record of translating advanced research into practical industry applications.

CS Liew graduated in Agronomy and Integrated Pest Management from Iowa State University in 1979. He moved to Singapore from Malaysia in 1980 and worked in various international roles from market research to registrations and then to more senior management roles at Uniroyal Chemical. After 11 years with Uniroyal, Liew worked for Nufarm, also based in Singapore, for seven years in senior positions. He then set up his own agchem trading and marketing company, Pacific Agriscience, in 1999.
Throughout his career, he has been deeply involved in market development, sales and promotion of foliar fertilizers, micronutrients, biopesticides and biostimulants, in addition to proprietary pesticides. He has managed distributors and has been active in product training as well as developing and implementing marketing plans and strategies. Over the past 9 years, he has been very active in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) – putting together deals in the agricultural inputs space.
CS is a Council Member in the prestigious World Agriculture Forum (WAF) which has Board and Council members composed of many eminent leaders from governments, development institutions, corporates as well as experts in Agriculture. The WAF works on setting broad global agenda and development pathways for agriculture sector and lobby for policies that can direct world agriculture towards sustainability and sufficiency.
In the M&A business, CS is actively working with companies and inventors in the Biosolutions sector (Biopesticides, Biofertilizers and Biostimulants) to raise capital and to seek investors.
During the past few years, he has also been active in promoting sustainable and regenerative agriculture as well as valorisation of agriculture wastes. The conversion of Oil Palm Trunks (OPT) to useful wood products is a key focus. He is actively seeking major oil palm plantations to invest in this innovative technology and machinery from Germany for this purpose, allowing the plantations a “second harvest” while driving sustainability at the same time.

Béatrice Conde-Petit holds the position of Sustainability Officer. She is responsible for Bühler’s Sustainability Agenda and drives strategic innovation projects at the interface between science, technology and business leveraging partnerships for impact. In her previous role at Bühler she has been responsible for the Future of Food program with focus on sustainable food supply and for driving the Food Safety agenda. Béatrice Conde-Petit holds a Diploma and PhD in Food Science & Technology from ETH Zurich. Before joining Bühler in 2008, Béatrice worked at ETH Zurich for 20 years as researcher, lecturer and consultant to the international food industry. In 2023 Beatrice has received the European EPNOE technology award for leveraging science & technology for innovations for foods and sustainability.

 

Tandip is the CEO of a single family office based in Singapore. Given the family's experience in the agricultural space over several decades, the family office has built up a strong reputation in agrirelated investments. The family office prioritizes the rejuvenation of traditional agricultural businesses with modern systems and disruptive technology. The family office looks to create an investment advantage by leaning on its accumulated know-how in the agricultural ecosystem to develop advanced businesses that fix real-world agricultural inefficiencies.

Dr. Ezhil Subbian is a renowned biotechnologist advancing innovation at the intersection of biotechnology, climate action, and sustainable food production. As the CEO and Co-founder of String Bio, she has pioneered methane-based fermentation to develop high-performance, sustainable solutions for food, agriculture, and animal nutrition. Under her leadership, String Bio has become a global leader in biomanufacturing bringing performance differentiated and climate positive products in the market.

Her contributions to science and sustainability have earned her prestigious recognition, including the Women Transforming India Award from the United Nations and NITI Aayog. She also serves on the boards of ABLE India and the CII-National Biotechnology Committee, playing a key role in shaping India’s biotech landscape.

Dr. Subbian is committed to leveraging biotechnology to build low-carbon value chains. At Future Food Asia 2025, she will share insights on harnessing biology for scalable, impactful solutions in food security and climate-resilient agriculture.

TBC.

Jocelyn Chng has over 30 years of experience in food manufacturing and food service industries. She began her career at one of her companies - Sin Hwa Dee, which under her leadership grew from a small local business into a global food brand of premix sauces sold in over 40 cities. With product innovation and quality eating being Sin Hwa Dee’s focus, Chng Kee’s Chicken Rice Mix was the first ever of its kind in the retail market and is made with soy oil instead of chicken fat, making Chicken Rice enjoyable by consumers of varied dietary requirements or restrictions. In 2001, after much research and development and with resilience, Jocelyn started and led JR Foods in pioneering a wide range of ready-to-eat meals which helps food services and businesses serve up quality meals through JR Central Kitchen services, while reducing costs, increasing revenues, and gaining productivity with less resources. Now, its customers include renowned restaurants, hotels, hospitals, nursing homes and many more. In 2008, under her leadership, JR Foods created Chef-In-Box, the very first hot food vending machine in Singapore. Working to convince and educate stakeholders on the merits of the revolutionary concept was not easy but proved to be successful. Jocelyn, known to be a first-mover and industry innovator, kept innovating and brought the world its first ever fully-automated and unmanned full-suite vending machine cafe, the Chef-In-Box Vendcafé, which was launched in 2016 and garnered much international attention. Since the launch, more than a dozen Vendcafé outlets have opened across the country.

With 15 years in the energy business, Loic brings valuable insights into energy commodities, renewable investments, and the energy transition. His expertise supports the creation of new ventures with ENGIE Factory.

Tim McCaffery is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and global executive. He has extensive experience building and investing in clean tech and life sciences ventures. Tim is currently serving as the Global Investment Director for SCG and Managing Director of Nexter Ventures in Bangkok, Thailand. Additionally, he has stepped in as the interim CEO of CubicPV a portfolio company. Previously, Tim played a pivotal role in the rapid production and distribution of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Southeast Asia, demonstrating his expertise in strategic partnerships and crisis management. His career includes leadership positions at SCG Chemicals, where he led multiple global teams, and at Cabot Corporation, where he managed business segments and drove growth initiatives. Tim holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.

Tim McCaffery is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and global executive. He has extensive experience building and investing in clean tech and life sciences ventures. Tim is currently serving as the Global Investment Director for SCG and Managing Director of Nexter Ventures in Bangkok, Thailand. Additionally, he has stepped in as the interim CEO of CubicPV a portfolio company. Previously, Tim played a pivotal role in the rapid production and distribution of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Southeast Asia, demonstrating his expertise in strategic partnerships and crisis management. His career includes leadership positions at SCG Chemicals, where he led multiple global teams, and at Cabot Corporation, where he managed business segments and drove growth initiatives. Tim holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.

Olivia de Talancé is the Chief Operating Officer at VITAL MEAT, a cultivated meat startup focused on developing sustainable poultry alternatives. She has held leadership roles at companies including Unilever, Bakkavor, and Sensient, as well as in the Food Tech sector with Impossible Foods, where she led the launch of the company’s first factory. With experience in both traditional and alternative protein industries, Olivia also serves as a Board Member for Cellular Agriculture Europe, supporting the development of sustainable food technologies.

Bowen Cai is the research scientist at Shanghai Xiashu Intelligent Technology. He received his PhD at Imperial College London and MSD at the University of Pennsylvania. Bowen Cai is associate research professor and Principal Investigator at Yangtze River Delta Research Institute of Tsinghua University. He was associate research professor at Tongji University. He is Shanghai Pujiang Talent and Tsinghua Shuimu Schoalr. He invented the first day-old chick vent sexing machine in the world. His research interests include computer vision, artificial intelligence, and big data with their applications in poultry and agriculture. Other products that he invented include chick feather sexing machine, camera scale, egg counting system, and patrol robot.

Prof. Jianshe Chen is a Senior Principal Scientist and head of the Division of Food and Sensory Science at Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology (SIFBI), A*Star. Prof. Chen is an elected fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology, an honorary professor at Massey University and a visiting professor at the University of Leeds. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Texture Studies and Senior Editor of the Journal of Future Foods. Prof. Chen pioneered research of food oral processing and is one of the world-leading researchers in this area. Since 2019, Prof. Chen has been continuously ranked as the world top 2 % most influential scientists and among the top 100 most influential food scientists. He has published over 200 peer reviewed research papers and edited seven books in areas of food oral processing and food texture. He has an h-index 59 and i10-index 167.