The Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Summit will take place at the Suntec Convention Centre in Singapore, beginning with a pre-summit Investment Forum on 26 October, followed by the main summit from 27-29 October.
Check out the event agenda here
The latest speaker additions further strengthen a programme focused on improving agri-food system resilience, accelerating innovation and mobilising capital across Asia-Pacific’s food value chain.
Some of the confirmer speakers are:
- Ramesh Ramachandran, Managing Director and CEO, Mahindra Agri Solutions, Mahindra and Mahindra, India
- Fabiana Bianchi, President, Asia Pacific, ADM, Singapore
- Neelamani MuthuKumar, Group CCO, Olam Agri, Singapore
- Brian Golden, Chief Operating Officer of Global Supply Solutions, Suntory Holdings, Singapore
- Cornelius Streit, Vice President, Ecosystem Services APAC, Bayer, USA
- Srikant Kadambi, Managing Director Energy & Resources Industry, Microsoft Asia, Singapore
- Ramine Tinati, Director and Head of APAC, Google Deepmind, Singapore
- Gabriel Wilson-Otto, Head of Sustainable Investing Strategy, Fidelity International, Hong Kong
- Kiran Sanchit, Managing Director, Global Head of Food, Beverage & Agri, ING, Netherlands
- Taimur Baig, Chief Economist and Managing Director, DBS Bank, Singapore
- Loh Niap Juan, Group Chief Corporate Officer, Tsao Pao Chee (TPC) Group, Singapore
Full list of confirmed speakers here
This year’s summit is expected to attract stakeholders from across the regional and global agri-food ecosystem, including food and beverage companies, agribusinesses, technology providers, investors, policymakers and startups.
Pre-summit Investment Forum – 26 October
Investment continues to be a major focus of the programme as it seeks broaden participation across both the Investment Forum and the main summit by attracting a wider range of capital providers, spanning venture capital and private equity firms through to institutional and philanthropic investors.
The event will introduce a new panel discussion dedicated to infrastructure investment, highlighting the role of long-term capital in building more resilient food systems.
The session is expected to bring together leading asset managers and institutional investors deploying capital on behalf of major public and private funds.
The organisers have confirmed the participation of Fidelity International and Macquarie of Australia as the summit’s investment agenda expands.
Editorial Deep Dives – 27 October
This year, the summit’s events go beyond the main stage with the Editorial Deep Dives.
These interactive sessions bring together expert panels, real-world case studies and focused group discussions to tackle the practical challenges of scaling agricultural and food innovation.
Topics include regenerative agriculture, sustainable rice systems, GLP-1 and nutrition, and longevity.
Hear directly from agribusinesses, CPGs and investors, exchange perspectives with peers, and explore new commercial approaches to turning innovation into impact across APAC.
Ministerial involvement expected
Furthermore, the 2026 edition is taking place the same week as the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) meeting.
As the anchor event of Singapore International Agri-Food Week (SIAW), the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Summit is expected to have high-level ministerial activity throughout the summit period, with policymakers from ASEAN, Japan, South Korea and China.
This creates new opportunities for dialogue between public and private sector stakeholders working to strengthen food security, sustainability and agricultural competitiveness across the region.
In attendance at the event will be:
- Grace Fu, Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations.
- Yoshihiro Kuraya, Assistant Minister at Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
- Liong Yuen Ming, Chief Science & Technology Officer and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at Singapore’s Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.
As the anchor event of Singapore International Agri-Food Week, the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Summit is organised by William Reed in partnership with Temasek and the Singapore Food Agency.
Registration for the 2026 edition is now open, with further speaker and programme announcements expected in the lead-up to the event.
