Agribusinesses
Mark Varney
Head of Fair to Nature
RSPB
Markus Linder
CEO
ESF Coalition
Ignacio Gavilan
Senior Director – Food Systems and Partnerships
The Global FoodBanking Network
Explore how to move beyond pilot programs and scale regenerative practices within global supply chains, highlighting successful strategies and the necessary conditions for mainstream adoption.
• Why pilots fail to scale and how to overcome barriers
• Lessons from companies successfully integrating regenerative practices
• Securing executive buy-in and overcoming internal obstacles
• Building supplier capacity and leveraging cross-sector collaboration for impact
Agribusinesses
Victor Dagnelie
Senior Innovation Manager – Better Environment
IDH
Simon Kraemer
Executive Director, Lead Strategy, Policy and Operations Steward
European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture
Explore the financial aspects of regenerative agriculture, focusing on how companies can
measure ROI, de-risk the transition, and secure investment, while also addressing the costs of
transitioning and who bears them.
• Measuring financial returns and risk reduction
• Aligning short-term goals with long-term regenerative benefits
• Mechanisms to support farmers financially without unfair burden
• Exploring incentives, premium pricing, and blended finance solutions
Multinationals and Brands
Academics
Axelle Bodoy
Global Head of Regenerative Agriculture
Louis Dreyfus Company
Anastasia Volkova
Co-Founder & CEO
Regrow Ag
Anastasia Volkova, PhD, is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and engineer committed to developing technology that empowers the agriculture industry to help solve the global climate crisis. She is CEO and Co-Founder of Regrow Ag, an award-winning SaaS provider that enables organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their agricultural supply chains and build climate change resilience by incentivizing the adoption of regenerative farming practices.
Since Regrow’s launch in early 2021, Dr. Volkova and her team have raised $55M in Series A and B funding, and have nurtured Regrow into a global company trusted by some of the world’s leading CPGs, food companies, and ecosystem market developers, including General Mills, Cargill, Kellogg’s, PepsiCo, and South Pole. Regrow delivers environmental data that makes it possible for organizations to analyze scope 3 sourcing regions, report emissions, and plan sustainability investments, and supports the execution of producer incentive programs that reduce on-field emissions. It pioneered the development of digital MRV (Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) software for agriculture, bringing transparency and credibility to agriculture-based carbon reductions and removals. Regrow’s best-in-class MRV was honored as a Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Idea.
A 2022 Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst and Forbes Technology Council member, Dr. Volkova is a respected thought leader and innovator in regenerative agriculture and sustainable food sourcing. She has been recognized as one of The Australian’s Top 100 Innovators, MIT’s “35 Under 35” Innovators (2020), and BBC’s “Top 100 Women” (2020).
James Little
Asset Management Director
Nuveen Natural Capital
Andrew Voysey
Chief Impact Officer
Soil Capital
Katrina Hayter
Global Head of Sustainable Land Use & Supply Chain
HSBC
Procurement leaders discuss how they are embedding regenerative principles into their sourcing policies.
• Aligning corporate sustainability commitments with procurement strategies
• How supplier engagement can drive regenerative adoption
• Case studies of procurement-led transformation
Multinationals and Brands
Academics
Elena Cortés
VP Sustainability and Procurement
Mars
Stacy Cushenbery
Senior Manager for Global Food Systems
Oatly
Join senior industry leaders as they provide a high-level vision on how regenerative agriculture aligns with global climate, biodiversity, and food security goals.
• Opportunities and challenges in scaling regenerative practices
• How policy, finance, and market demand shape the transition
• The role of businesses, governments, and financial institutions
Multinationals and Brands
Academics
Kim Schoppink
Europe Regional Lead
Science Based Targets Initiative
Andy Cato
Farmer & Co-Founder
Wildfarmed
Roel van Poppel
Chief Sustainability Officer
ofi
Laura Nestor
Director, Product Management
Cencora
Transitioning to regenerative agriculture comes with financial uncertainty, but insurance can help mitigate risk and unlock investment. This session explores how innovative insurance solutions are supporting farmers and businesses in scaling regenerative practices.
• How insurers assess and price risk in regenerative systems
• The role of data in improving coverage and reducing costs
Farmers
Agribusinesses
Examine the financial, environmental and social implications of regenerative
transformation.
• How much does it actually cost to transition?
• What are the financial and environmental risks of NOT transitioning?
• Valuing ecosystem services and long-term resilience
Jan Per Bethge
Sustainability Manager
Dr. Oetker
Sara Golden
Fair Value Chains, Policy Advisor
Oxfam
• How to structure financing to support farmers
• What financial institutions need to see to de-risk investments
• Practical examples of innovative funding models
Mauricio Castro Schmitz
Regenerative Agriculture Director
The Nature Conservancy
Roel Messie
Chief Executive Officer
IDH Investment Management
Elisa Ilges
Regenerative Farmer
EcoMaset
Maarten Van Dam
Founder @ Schevichoven Farm & Partner
Pymwymic
