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Dr. Bert Popping FOCOS - Food OrbitDr. Bert Popping, managing director of FOCOS, is a food safety expert with 20+ years of industry experience. He previously served as CSO for multi-national labs and has authored over 50 publications on food safety and analysis.
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Prof. Annamaria Bevivino ENEAAnnamaria Bevivino is a researcher at ENEA, where she is head of the BIOAG-SOQUAS Laboratory in the Sustainability Department. She is also professor of Agricultural and Food Microbiology at the Campus Biomedico University of Rome.
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Dr. Madhura Rao Maastricht UniversityDr. Madhura Rao is an Assistant Professor of Food Systems Governance at Maastricht University (The Netherlands). Her research focuses on food safety governance, circular bioeconomy, planetary health, and power asymmetries in agri-food chains.
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Prof. Dr. Massimo Tagliavini Free University of Bozen-BolzanoProfessor Massimo Tagliavini of tree ecosystems and former dean Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy); former chair of the Italian agricultural scientific societies; edited the book Sustainable intensification, tool for the development of the Italian agriculture.
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Dr. Thomas Nemecek AgroscopeDr. Thomas Nemecek (Agroscope, Switzerland) is an expert in LCA of agri-food systems. His main focus are environmental impacts of agricultural production systems, food supply, nutrition, and food systems.
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Prof. Michele Morgante University of UdineMichele Morgante is professor of Genetics at the University of Udine (Italy) and Scientific Director of the Institute of Applied Genomics. He is a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and of Academia Europaea as well as of numerous other scientific academies.
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Dr. Elise Hoek- van den Hil Wageningen Food Safety ResearchElise Hoek- van den Hil is working at Wageningen Food Safety Research (WUR), she leads the research team Agrochains, that focuses on food safety issues in our present and changing food system.
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Gianfranco Brambilla Italian National Health InstituteGianfranco Brambilla (DVM, EBVS diplomate in Veterinary Toxicology, Vet public health specialist) is a Senior Investigator at the Italian National Health Institute. His activity in food safety/ food security aspects is linked to Environmental Quality Standards and circular economy-driven emerging hazards.
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Prof. Dr. Chris Elliott Thammasat UniversityProfessor Chris Elliott is a global leader in food systems research, founder of the Institute for Global Food Security, and author of over 600 highly cited scientific studies advancingfood authenticity, safety, and resilience worldwide.
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Andrea Cereser IZSVeAndrea Cereser is director of SCS8 – Valorization of Food Production at the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe). He teaches in various institutions and organizations on quality management, food legislation, traceability, and auditing for the agri-food sector.
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Roberto Pinton IFOAM ORGANICS INTERNATIONALQualified as a technical economic expert in food distribution, Roberto Pinton has been assisting companies and public administrations for over 40 years in regulation, regulatory compliance, and quality schemes.
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Francesco Fenga Fenga Food InnovationFrancesco Fenga has over 40 years of research and development experience acquired at Knorr, Pavesi, Barilla, and Fenga Food Innovation, and is a contract professor of Confectionery Technology at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Cremona, Italy).
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Paola Giavedoni InnoFoodTechPaola is a food-system expert with a scientific background and 25 years in industry leadership roles. She now consults globally, builds agrifood ecosystems, and serves as an EU expert and advisor.
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Dr. Frank-Michael Mörsberger SC+CSChemist (University of Stuttgart, Fraunhofer IGB); professional career at Merck KGaA, Biomerieux and AGROLAB GROUP in several management positions; founder of SC+CS (Scientific Communication & Consulting Service); focus: enzymology, food & feed analysis, marketing & business development.