Kick off the day by collecting your badge. Enjoy a selection of breakfast refreshments while networking with fellow attendees in our networking lounge.

A warm welcome & opening address from the Event Chair.

• Scale regenerative agriculture as a cornerstone of resilient food systems, demonstrating how sustainability can be embedded across global supply chains.
• Advance climate, packaging, and net zero ambitions by aligning with science-based pathways, ensuring long-term business competitiveness and environmental leadership
• Strengthen water stewardship in high-risk regions, reinforcing community resilience while upholding bold commitments to positive impact

• Anticipate and adapt to evolving regulatory, trade, and environmental policies shaping the global food and agriculture landscape
• Harness innovation, cross-sector partnerships, and proactive policy engagement to build resilient agricultural strategies
• Develop approaches to mitigate economic volatility, ensuring sustainable growth and competitiveness amid shifting market dynamics

• Map how carbon accounting frameworks can be applied across complex agricultural supply chains, creating transparency and consistency for global food systems
• Integrate EU climate policy into procurement and logistics operations, exploring how retailers, banks, and investors can collaborate to accelerate carbon farming credits and signal demand to farmers
• Mobilize collaborative carbon removal models through farmer engagement, verification, and financing, bridging the gap between policy development and farm-level partnerships to advance climate targets and strengthen food system resilience

Take a break, grab a coffee, connect, and share ideas with your peers.

• Demonstrate how farm-level water monitoring systems track groundwater recharge, runoff, and irrigation efficiency to quantify ecological improvement
• Show how nutrient and water flow data sets are built to identify cost drivers, reduce waste, and improve farm resilience
• Explore how natural flood management and drought mitigation practices are measured, from wetland restoration to soil-water retention, to strengthen long-term sustainability

• How co-financing structures are deployed to incentivize farmer adoption of regenerative practices, drawing on blended finance models that combine corporate investment, public funding, and downstream commitments
• Link sustainability metrics to branded food systems and engage retailers and finance partners through co financing and offtake programs, attracting downstream customers while strengthening value to farmers
• Standardize MRV approaches to suit both public and private finance requirements to ensure transparency, comparability, and accountability across value chains and unlock long term capital flows

• Breakdown how to integrate climate and biodiversity metrics into ESG reporting frameworks, ensuring that resilience indicators such as water-use efficiency, soil health, and species tracking are explicitly defined rather than left vague
• Show how audit-ready governance models embed resilience measurement into compliance processes, using clear benchmarks tied to regulatory standards, third-party verification protocols, and continuous monitoring systems that ensure accountability and comparability across reporting cycles
• Illustrate how reporting transparency drives accountability and competitive differentiation by moving beyond abstract claims, defining resilience in quantifiable terms and translate into operational performance 

Enjoy a buffet lunch while building meaningful connections and exchanging ideas with your peers.

• Explore how companies embed climate, biodiversity, soil health, and water stewardship metrics
• Demonstrate how audit-ready governance and clear benchmarks build investor confidence while scaling systemic solutions such as wetland restoration, precision agriculture, and community water systems
• Highlight how transparent reporting partnerships accelerate impact, strengthen supply chains, and drive competitive differentiation through quantifiable resilience outcomes

Dive into the critical transition from compliance-driven sustainability to transformative strategies that deliver real impact. Explore innovative approaches to decarbonization, financing solutions, and building resilient, regenerative systems, equipping businesses to lead confidently on the path to net-zero.

Select the topic most relevant to you and your business, and join 8-10 peers in an interactive discussion.

Table 1: Scope 3 and compliance: turning obligation into opportunity

• Map and measure Scope 3 emissions across the value chain to identify hotspots
• Align compliance strategies with broader sustainability goals to avoid siloed reporting
• Engage suppliers and customers in collaborative emissions reduction programs

Table 2: Financing sustainable innovation: unlocking capital for climate solutions

• Leverage green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, and blended finance to fund innovation
• Build investment cases that demonstrate both environmental impact and financial returns
• Partner with public and private stakeholders to scale breakthrough technologies

Table 3: Bio-circularity: designing regenerative systems

• Integrate bio-based materials into product design to reduce reliance on finite resources
• Establish closed-loop processes that minimize waste and maximize reuse
• Collaborate across industries to create circular supply chains and shared infrastructure

Table 4: Science-based targets as a strategic compass

• Set ambitious, science-based targets aligned with the 1.5°C pathway
• Embed SBTi commitments into corporate strategy and governance structures
• Monitor progress transparently and communicate results to stakeholders

Table 5: Climate mitigation vs. adaptation: striking the right balance

• Prioritize mitigation to reduce emissions while simultaneously planning for adaptation
• Assess climate risks to operations and supply chains to build resilience
• Integrate adaptation measures into long-term investment and infrastructure planning

Take a break, grab a coffee, connect, and share ideas with your peers.

• Discuss how multinational companies can identify critical areas for R&D investment that align with global food trends and consumer demands
• Explore models that facilitate joint investments such as private-public partnerships in R&D to pool resources and share risks in developing new food technologies
• Support innovation by examining the role of incubators and accelerators in nurturing early-stage food tech startups

• Reformulate foods using precision fermentation to replace resource-intensive inputs with sustainable alternatives
• Measure ingredient quality by connecting soil health sensors, microbial profiling, and satellite monitoring to farm practices
• Integrate fermentation-derived ingredients into everyday products through scalable bioprocessing and advanced formulation

• Unlock novel protein pathways by showing how advanced processing and upstream innovation create new ingredient opportunities beyond traditional methods
• Translate consumer insights into product development by turning evolving preferences such as clean labels, functional nutrition, plant forward diets, and climate consciousness into R&D pipelines, reformulation strategies, and category innovation
• Diversify ingredient sourcing and supply by building collaborative models across the value chain to strengthen resilience, expand access to sustainable inputs, and accelerate market responsiveness

Unwind and socialize with attendees over drinks, creating opportunities for informal discussions and networking.

Kick off the day two with a selection of breakfast refreshments while networking with fellow attendees in our networking lounge.

Join this dynamic breakfast session featuring a series of short talks and breakout discussion from trailblazing women across food and agriculture.

From personal journeys to practical insights, this breakfast offers a rich tapestry of experiences designed to empower and engage professionals at every stage of their career. Let’s build a dialogue that celebrates resilience, innovation, and the power of female voices.

A warm welcome to day two & opening address from the Event Chair.

• Discuss how and whether attitudes towards Scope 3 are transforming at the board level, in order to better judge market signals for future innovation in key categories and technologies
• Determine how significant investments in Scope 3 have driven tangible business outcomes for European multinationals over the past few years
• In the run up to COP30, debate how food businesses can regain the narrative momentum around the scaling of climate-smart, regenerative and nature-positive investments for the benefit of the full value chain, from farm gate to plate

• Introduce livestock management practices such as rotational grazing and improved pasture management to enhance carbon sequestration and reduce methane emissions from enteric fermentation
• Support the deployment of anaerobic digesters on farms to capture methane from manure and convert it into renewable energy
• Develop and implement policies that incentivize farmers to adopt methane reduction strategies, including subsidies, tax breaks, and carbon credits

• Develop sustainable sourcing networks by facilitating partnerships between food producers and suppliers that prioritize environmental responsibility and resource efficiency
• Collaborate with technology providers and researchers to design and deploy innovative supply chain solutions that enhance traceability, reduce waste, and improve the efficiency of ingredient distribution
• Establish alliances among industry stakeholders and focus on joint initiatives that address ingredient security challenges related to climate change and global resource constraint

Take a break, grab a coffee, connect, and share ideas with your peers.

• Detail how digital tools such as IoT soil sensors, satellite imaging, and blockchain traceability platforms capture emissions data across fragmented supply chains, enabling accurate measurement of farm-level inputs and outputs
• Show how AI-driven analytics, automated compliance dashboards, and machine-learning models streamline reporting processes, reduce manual errors, and ensure alignment with evolving ESG regulations
• Demonstrate how scalable platforms, including cloud-based farm management systems, supplier data portals, and product passports, enable suppliers to align with corporate Scope 3 targets by standardising data collection and integrating seamlessly into procurement workflow

• Deploy AI and robotics with drones, soil sensors, and autonomous tractors to optimize irrigation, fertilization, and pest control while cutting input costs by and boosting crop yield and quality
• Implement automation through robotic harvesters and AI-powered supply chain platforms to reduce reliance on scarce labor, streamline packaging and distribution, and ensure consistent productivity
• Leverage ROI models using predictive analytics to mitigate weather and market volatility, achieve measurable savings in water reduction, and build operational resilience for faster payback and long-term advantage

Discuss the transformative role of data and digital technologies in modern agriculture and sustainability. By connecting weather, soil, machine, and farm-level data with cloud platforms and artificial intelligence, we uncover how innovation drives efficiency, transparency, and measurable environmental impact.

Select the topic most relevant to you and your business, and join 8-10 peers in an interactive discussion.

Table 1: Data convergence: turning inputs into insights

• Integrating weather, soil, and machine data for smarter decision-making
• Building interoperable systems that connect diverse data streams
• Case studies of predictive analytics improving crop outcomes

Table 2: Democratisation of data: cloud power at the farm gate

• Making data accessible at every farm level
• Driving efficiency through shared infrastructure and scalable tools
• Empowering farmers with real-time insights and mobile-first solutions

Table 3: Measuring the ROI of AI

• Frameworks for calculating productivity gains from AI adoption
• Benchmarking ai-driven improvements against traditional methods
• Lessons learned from early adopters across industries

Table 4: Productivity gains: data for sustainability

• Applying data to reduce emissions and optimize resource use
• Efficiency breakthroughs through precision agriculture and automation
• Linking productivity metrics to environmental performance goals

Table 5: Feeding data: tacking heard analytics

• Capturing and reporting farm-level environmental footprints
• Leveraging feed data for compliance and transparency
• Building trust through standardized reporting and traceability

Enjoy a buffet lunch while building meaningful connections and exchanging ideas with your peers.

• Embed ESG criteria, supplier scorecards and lifecycle assessments into sourcing decisions alongside cost and quality
• Enhance collaboration across sustainability, procurement, and supply chain teams to jointly map risks, align strategies and respond to disruptions
• Strategize on new regulatory compliance by working closely with suppliers to trace raw materials, verify origins and meet EUDR due‑diligence requirements

• Leverage compliance to streamline operations by mapping regulatory requirements directly onto existing workflows, digitizing record‑keeping, and using audits as continuous improvement checkpoints
• Position compliance as a competitive differentiator by proactively communicating certifications and sustainability metrics to customers, integrating compliance achievements into branding, and partnering with buyers who prioritize traceability and ethical sourcing
• Embed compliance into resilience strategies by aligning frameworks with enterprise risk management, scenario‑planning for supply chain disruptions, and using compliance data to anticipate regulatory shifts and climate‑related risks

• Enhance adaptive capacity through genetic innovation, equipping crops to withstand climate variability and ensuring consistent yields under unpredictable conditions
• Mitigate systemic risk by operationalising crop rotation strategies, diversifying production cycles to reduce vulnerability and maintain supply continuity
• Provide stability and flexibility with long-term farmer contracts, anchoring supply chains through reliable partnerships while enabling responsive adjustments to shifting market and environmental pressures

Final remarks from our Event Chair and Reuters Events organizers.