Charoenchai (Charlie) Khompatraporn has been teaching and researching in the area of supply chain and logistics management for over 15 years. He has been working with the Royal Project Foundation in Thailand to improve their agricultural logistics planning and operations. He has also worked with real sectors such as food manufacturing, retailers, and logistics providers. 

Charlie is currently the Head of Sustainable Technology, Management and Design Cluster, and a former Head of the Production Engineering Department at KMUTT. 

Charlene is a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Good Food Community, a social enterprise that connects small-holder farmers with urban consumers through an alternative distribution system called Community Shared Agriculture. Evolving over the last eight years as a response to the multiple crises of our age - climate change, shameful waste and structural injustice, this model offers a way in which we can all be nourished.

Professionally, Cedric is a Chartered Accountant from Ernst & Young.  He has over 30 years of experience in finance and marketing. His range of experience spans from manufacturing, banking, leisure and service sectors, with wide exposure to group restructuring, project planning and implementation including ERP, group treasury management, logistics, and IFRS convergence.  

After serving as Divisional Commissioner for four and half years, Anoop, a senior IAS officer of 1990-batch has been shifted as Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries (ADF). 

Anthea Webb is the Deputy Regional Director for the Asia and Pacific Region of the United Nations World Food Programme, spanning operations valued at US $3 billion to assist 30 million people.

Anil is a banker with over 27 years of experience. He has worked in entities like Canara Bank and ICICI Bank. He embarked on a journey in Rural & Agri finance from 2007 onwards as Founder Trustee of IFMR Trust, wherein he was involved in designing and deploying a local financial institution model called “KGFS- Khetriya Gramin Financial Services.” 

Andres is the founder of Earthbeat Farms, an organic farm in San Pablo, Laguna, growing high-value and specialty crops, that served the Manila market. He actively looks to grow the food movement and to create a more sustainable food system in the Philippines.  

 Amir is a social sector economist at the ADB, having joined as a Young Professional (YP) in 2018. He has extensive experience working on the design, development and evaluation of social protection, human development, and women’s empowerment projects. Amir leads social policy dialogue with governments in Asia and the Pacific as well as the preparation and implementation of ADB loan and technical assistance projects designed to address poverty and vulnerability.