Academics
Christine Muller
Head of Competence Centre on Modelling CC-MOD
European Commission
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Victor Dagnelie
Senior Innovation Manager – Better Environment
IDH
Simon Kraemer
Executive Director, Lead Strategy, Policy and Operations Steward
European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture
The shortage of skilled regenerative agronomists is slowing Europe’s transition to regenerative farming. This roundtable explores how education and industry can bridge the gap.
• How can universities and industry create better learning pathways?
• What policies and funding can attract more talent?
Academics
Philippe Birker
Co-Founder & COO
Climate Farmers
Integrated models can help translate ambitious policy into practical, on-the-ground outcomes. This
session looks at how data-driven approaches can support resilient, scalable solutions across food,
water, and climate systems.
• Explore how modelling can connect policy targets to real environmental, economic and social impact
• Highlight the role of integrated approaches in building water-smart, climate-adapted food systems
• Identify pathways to scale successful strategies across Europe and globally
Academics
Service Providers
Christine Muller
Head of Competence Centre on Modelling CC-MOD
European Commission
The shortage of skilled regenerative agronomists is slowing Europe’s transition to regenerative farming. This roundtable explores how education and industry can bridge the gap.
• How can universities and industry create better learning pathways?
• What policies and funding can attract more talent?
Academics
Philippe Birker
Co-Founder & COO
Climate Farmers
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
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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