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.

H.E. Denis Chaibi

Ambassador of the European Union to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam

Prof. Dr. Ir. Rachmat Pambudy, M.S.

Minister of National Development Planning, Republic of Indonesia

Dr. (HC) Zulkifli Hasan, S.E., M.M.

Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Republic of Indonesia

Profile coming soon

Peter Feilberg

Executive Director, Preferred by Nature

Dr. Yvonne Pinto

Director General, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Alan Johnson

Senior Operations Officer at IFC

Profile coming soon

Beau Damen

Natural Resources Officer – Climate Change and Climate Finance at FAO

Ajith Radakrishnan

Senior Specialist, World Bank

Jens Soth

Executive Director, Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)

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)

Cecilia Pattarino

General Manager, Asociación Cultivadores de Arroz (ACA)

Dr. Senthilkumar Kalimuthu

Program Leader at AfricaRice

Profile coming soon

Trusti Y Widiastuti

Standard & Assurance Manager, Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)

Tobias Breunig

Advisor, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Dr. Sidi Rana Menggala

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

Anoushka Harris

Sustainability Manager, Associated British Foods

Dr. Arjumand Nizami

Country Director, Helvetas Pakistan

Profile coming soon

John Ereng

East Africa Rice Programme Director, Rikolto

Sanjay Sethi

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Kazuki Saito

Senior Scientist II – Cropping Systems Agronomy / Climate Change at IRRI

Jardinero Benedict

Manager Digital Agriculture, IRRI

Jérémie de Charentenay

Head of Asia, Livelihoods Venture Thailand

Dalali Venge

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Expert

Dr. Prakashan Chellattan Veettil

Senior agricultural & behavioural economist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Rustamaji

Farmer group of Rikolto Indonesia (KTPL representative)

Nafil Attamimi

Senior Program Officer – Natural Climate Solutions, Verra

Kylie Porter

Group Director, Sustainability, Sunrice

Pranav Sethaputra

Business Sustainability Lead, Asia Pacific
BASF Agricultural Solutions

Nadya Pryana

Knowledge Management and Research Specialist, UNEP/GEF-FARM

Marilique Nijmeijer

Associate Professional Officer, Climate Change and Sustainable Bioeconomy, FAO

Dr. Ezhil Subbian

CEO, String Bio

Namaporn Attaviroj

Senior Standards Officer, ACFS

Nana Kuenkel

Agriculture and Food Cluster Coordinator, GIZ Thailand

Devon Long

VP of Commercial, CarbonFarm

Shingo Kimura

Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist, Agriculture, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, ADB

Ying Li

Deputy Director of International Soil Health Research Center in China Agricultural University

Vidya Rangan

Director of Policy and Engagement at ISEAL

Profile coming soon

Ariel Zorrilla

Commodity Strategy Director & Soy Commodity Lead, Preferred by Nature

Aadarsh Mohandas

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

David Hadley

Regulatory Impact Programme Director, Preferred by Nature

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