Speakers

Meet the speakers

Get to know the experts, practitioners and thought leaders who will be sharing their perspectives at the International Sustainable Rice Forum 2025.

Dr Yvonne Pinto

Executive Director, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

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Alan Johnson

Senior Operations Officer at IFC

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Beau Damen

Natural Resources Officer – Climate Change and Climate Finance at FAO

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Ajit Radakrishnan

Senior Specialist, World Bank

Jens Soth

Executive Director, Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)

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Dr Wyn Ellis

World Bank Consultant; former Executive Director, Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)

Dr. Gerlie Tatlonghari

Program Head, The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)

Trusti Y Widiastuti

Standard & Assurance Manager, Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)

Yan Srey Yat

Chair, Board of Battambang Union of Agricultural Cooperatives

Tobias Breunig

Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

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Dr Sidi Rana Menggala

National Coordinator, Global Environment Facility – Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP)

Anoushka Harris

Sustainability Manager, Associated British Foods

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Arjumand Nizami

Country Director, Helvetas Pakistan

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John Ereng

East Africa Rice Programme Director, Rikolto

Sanjay Sethi

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Saito Kazuki

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

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Jardinero Benedict

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

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Jeremie de Charentenay

Head of Asia. Livelihoods Project Management Team at Livelihoods Venture

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Dalali Venge

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Expert

Jop Blom

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Ariel Zorrilla

Commodity Strategy Director & Soy Commodity Lead, Preferred by Nature

Aadarsh Mohandas

Regional Director, South Asia & Rice Commodity Lead, Preferred by Nature

Peter Feilberg

Executive Director, Preferred by Nature

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