Speakers

Tom Fishburne

Keynote Speaker
Marketoonist

Carol Hirschfeld

Head of Video/Audio & Content Partnerships
StuffNZ

Dr Jessica Agnew

Director, GAP Initiative
Virginia Tech

Samuel Alcaine

Vice President of Regulatory & Scientific Affairs
International Dairy Foods Association

Richard Allen

CEO
Fonterra

Cristina Anaid Alvarado Useche

Head of Dairy Insights
NZX Limited

Jhin Bagchi

Environmental Projects Lead
Dairy Australia

John Ballingall

Partner
Sense Partners Limited

Caitlin Barnett

Head of Australasia for eShepherd
Gallagher Animal Management

Martin Bates

President, Global Relations & Marketing
Dairy Farmers of America

Rachel Bayfield

Chief Transformation Officer
Omnicom

Sarah Bayliss

Packaging Innovation Manager
Fonterra

Dr Emma Beckett

Senior Lecturer Nutrition and Food Science
Australian Catholic University

Katie Brown

President
National Dairy Council

Christian Bruun Kastrup

Chief Consultant
Danish Dairy Board

Assoc Prof Lucy Burkitt

Associate Professor, Soil Science
Massey University

Amber Carpenter

Director
Amorangi Farms Ltd

Prof Catalina Castro Almeyra

Professor
Faculty of Communication, Universidad Austral

Jean-Marc Chaumet

Economics Director
CNIEL

Dr Mark Chimes

Chief Veterinarian
MPO South Africa

David Chin

Chief Executive
Livestock Improvement Corporation

Dr John Clements

Research Scientist
Fonterra Research & Development Centre

David Cotton

Managing Partner
H E Cotton and Son

Valeria Csukasi

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay

Dr Ruben de Vries

Manager, Innovation & Business Development
Qlip BV

Dr Sanne Dekker

Manager, Public Affairs
Friesland Campina

Dr Paul Edwards

Senior Scientist
DairyNZ

Sir Crawford Falconer

Consultant
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Connor FitzGerald

Chief Commercial Officer
FMG Global

Gilles Froment

President
International Dairy Federation

Conor Galvin

CEO
Ornua Co-operative

Nicholas Gardner

Senior Vice President, Multilateral Affairs
US Dairy Export Council

Stephan Hubertus Gay

Senior Agricultural Policy Analyst
OECD

Elisa Giusti

Chief Growth & Strategy Officer
Fonterra

Colin Glass

Farmer
Independent

Richard Hall

Chair
FoodBev Media

Andy Hancock

Sustainable Animal Care Manager
Dairy Australia

Elin Havard

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
Agriculture Manager

Kane Harton

Director Group Strategy
Fonterra

Sheelagh Hewitt

Principal Scientist
Fonterra

Emma Higgins

Senior Agricultural Analyst
Rabobank

Hon Andrew Hoggard

Minister
New Zealand Government

Prof Joanne Hort

Fonterra Riddet Chair Sensory Science
Riddet Institute, Massey University

Caroline Huetink

Programme Manager Animal Health and Welfare
ZuiveINL

Prof Thom Huppertz

Research Fellow
Friesland Campina

Dr Lora Iannotti

Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor
Washington University

Jenny Jago

Science Partnerships and Impact Advisor
DairyNZ

Dr Jamie Jonker

Chief Science Officer
National Milk Producers Federation

Dr George Joseph

Technical Manager
AsureQuality New Zealand

Elzo Kannekens

Director
Dutch Dairy Association

Adelle Keely

Chief Executive
Acumen

Andrew Kempson

General Manager Global Climate Policy
Fonterra

Christophe Lafougère

CEO
GIRA

Dr Sinead Leahy

Principal Scientist
AgEmissions Centre

Jukka Likitalo

Secretary General
Eucolait

Brian Lindsay

Director DSF/Global Sector Lead Sustainability GDP
Dairy Sustainability Framework

Prof Joseph Liow

Dean and Wang Gungwu Professor in East Asian Affairs
National University of Singapore

Prof Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos

Professor of Dairy Cattle Breeding and Genetics
Massey University

Matt Luxton

Head of Strategic Sales
Silver Fern Farms

Dr Nicolas Lyons

Head of Research and Science Performance
DairyNZ

Jonathan Magan

Research Officer
Teagasc

Yuejian Mao

Vice President
Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co Ltd

Assoc Prof Daniela Martini

Associate Professor
University of Milan

Dr Katerina Mastovska

Deputy Executive Director & Chief Science Officer
AOAC International

Mike McIntyre

Head of Commodities
Jarden

Dr Jayen Mehta

Managing Director
Amul Research & Development Association

Julian Mellentin

Director
New Nutrition Business

Eric Meyer

President
HighGround Dairy

Hayden Montgomery

Agriculture Programme Director
Global Methane Hub

Dist. Prof Paul Moughan

Acting Director
Riddet Institute, Massey University

Mark Neal

Head of Data Science and Modelling
DairyNZ

Dr Analise Nicholl

Vario Dietitian, Exercise Medicine Research Institute
Edith Cowan University

Jacob Busk Nielsen

Group Chief Procurement Officer & CEO Nestrade S.A.
Nestle

Linda Nieuwenhuizen

CEO
Committee for Greater Shepparton

Becky Nyman

Chair
USDEC

Therese O'Sullivan

Discipline Lead, Nutrition and Dietetics
Edith Cowan University

Dr Luke Pembleton

Global Science Manager
Barenbrug

Dr Ana Islas Ramos

Nutrition Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization

Jenny Reid

Senior Programme Manager International Standards
MPI

Dr John Roche

Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser
Ministry for Primary Industries | DPMC

Sharn Roskam

Farmer
Stoked Enterprises Ltd

Charlotte Rutherford

Director of Sustainability
Fonterra

Laurence Rycken

International Dairy Federation

Dr Tadao Saito

Emeritus Professor
Tohoku University

Dr Toshihiro Sashihara

General Manager
Meiji Co Ltd

Katja Seidenschnur

Global Head of Sustainability, Nutrition & Health
Nestle

Dr Meenesh Shah

Chairman
National Dairy Development Board, India

Prof Laurence Shalloo

Head of Programme Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation
Teagasc

Kelly Ann Shaw

Partner
Akin

Drew Sloan

VP Corporate Development
Semex

Ramdan Sobahi Ramdan

Board Director
KPSBU Lembang

Guy Roper

Chairman
Dairy Companies Association of NZ

Jenna Signal

R&D Manager
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

Anaru Smiler

Group General Manager
Wairarapa Moana Incorporation

Mark Storey

Head of Economics & Insights
DairyNZ

Dr Ignatius Szeto

Vice President
Yili Group

Fabrice Salamanca

General Secretary
Danone

John Tauzel

Associate Vice President, Global Agriculture Methane
Environmental Defence Fund

Moises Torres-Gonzalez

Vice President, Nutrition Research
Dairy Management Inc.

Josh Townsend

Country Direction, New Zealand
Halter

Simon Tucker

Group Director Global External Affairs
Fonterra

Joep Tummers

Researcher Digital Innovation in Agri-Food
Wageningen University & Research

Koert Verkerk

Corporate Director Public Affairs
Friesland Campina

Joe Vernon

Farmer

Dr Richard Walton

Senior Advisor
Meiji Co Ltd

Dr Wendy Warren

Dairy Scientist
USDA/AMS/Dairy Program

Royce Wiryohandjojo

Global Program Manager
RW

Prof Paul Wood

Member of The Scientific Oversight Committee
Global Methane Hub

Łukasz Wyrzykowski

Managing Director
IFCN GmbH

Cathy Zhang

Regulatory Manager
Fonterra

Jane Kay

Principal Scientist
DairyNZ

Laura Anderson

Nutrition Manager
Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand

Dr Phil Bremer

Academic
Otago University / NZ Food Safety Science Centre

Melissa Cameron

Sustainable Dairy Nutrition Manager
Dairy Australia

David Everett

Professor
Riddet Institute

Dr Sarah Glyn-Jones

Director, Research & Development
Fonterra Research & Development Centre

Prof Jeremy Hill

Chief Science and Technology Officer
Fonterra

Helle Huseby

Head of Trade Policy
TINE Group

Jennifer Jones

Marketing Manager
Goodman Fielder

Colin Ohlhoff

Project Manager
South African National Committee of the IDF

Dr Beth Rice

Chief Science Officer
Global Dairy Platform

Mary van Andel

Chief Veterinary Officer
Ministry for Primary Industries

Margaretha Vermaak

Dietitian
Milk South Africa