{"id":7870,"date":"2024-12-16T11:33:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=7870"},"modified":"2025-08-17T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T10:48:08","slug":"new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/insights\/article\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\/","title":{"rendered":"New speakers announced for Expana&#8217;s Agri-food Europe Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- .module.article-rich-text: start -->\n<div id=\"\" class=\"module article-rich-text pt-40 md:pt-64 xl:pt-80 pb-40 md:pb-64 xl:pb-80 hidden show-small:block show-medium:block show-large:block [p_+_p]:mb-24\">\n\t<p>As anticipation builds for Agri-Food Europe 2025 set to take place in Amsterdam from February 25th to 27th, we are excited to announce a stellar lineup of new speakers joining the event. This year&#8217;s conference brought to you by Mintec, Feedinfo, Urner Barry, Tropical Research Services and Strat\u00e9gie grains, is a two-day exploration of market trends, supply chain challenges, and shifting consumer demands. The agenda tackles the biggest challenges of senior buyers and sellers, offering actionable strategies to manage pricing volatility, strengthen supply chain resilience, and boost profitability.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Expana\u2019s commodity market experts, a range of speakers\u2014from industry CEOs to independent consultants\u2014 will be sharing their perspectives on the state of agri-food markets and their future. Here, we highlight a few of the top speakers and their upcoming sessions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gordon Campbell, Former Managing Director of SPAR International<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gordon Campbell brings decades of experience in the food and retail sectors to Agri-Food Europe, having played a key role in SPAR International\u2019s global expansion. During his tenure, he led the company through significant transformations, helping it evolve with technological advances and shifting consumer demands. Gordon will share insights about how he navigated industry shifts, managed crises, and predicted market disruptors, along with what he believes is to come next for leaders in the agri-food sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Rich, Executive Chairman of MHP SE<\/strong> <br \/>\nJohn Rich is the Executive Chairman of MHP, the largest producer and exporter of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/markets\/protein\/poultry\/chicken-prices\/\">chicken<\/a><\/span> in Ukraine, bringing over 30 years of experience in agriculture, supply chain management, and corporate strategy to the company. He will speak on the animal product supply chain panel, offering his views on how leaders have approached the biggest challenges in the past year, strategies to tackle sustainability issues, ways to create more robust supply chains and confront supply chain disruptions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Morgaine Gaye, Food Futurologist<\/strong> <br \/>\nMorgaine Gaye is a renowned food futurologist, combining expertise in global food trends with consumer insights. She advises leading organisations on the future of food, sustainability, and innovation in the agri-food sector. Morgaine will share insights into the where the agri-food sector is going, examining emerging trends and disruptors to prepare your business for the coming years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marcel Khan, CEO of Franco Manca &amp; The Real Greek Restaurants<\/strong> <br \/>\nMarcel Khan is the CEO of Franco Manca and The Real Greek, with a wealth of experience in operations and strategy from leading brands such as Five Guys Europe and Nando\u2019s. He is passionate about driving growth and operational excellence in the food service industry. In a fireside chat he will share insights on how CEOs like him at the end of our value chains are overcoming challenges such as inflation, supply chain issues, sustainability, and tech innovation, while also discussing novel disruptors shaping the industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Bundgaard, VP Price Forecasting of Expana<\/strong> <br \/>\nTom Bundgaard is responsible for looking to the future, with his team providing advanced forecasting market intelligence for the agri-food sector. Tom will be speaking on two sessions \u2013 the first session will focus on macroeconomic forecasting, addressing the impacts of inflation, political events, interest rates, and currency fluctuations on our economy and sector, to help businesses prepare for upcoming market disruptors. The second will guide attendees through forecasting agri-food commodity prices, exploring market trends, upcoming shifts, and answering audience questions on key commodities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amanda Wright, Group Procurement Director of Oscar Mayer Group UK<\/strong> <br \/>\nAmanda Wright is the Group Procurement Director at Oscar Mayer, where she leads global procurement strategies for the business which specialises in making and developing prepared foods for top grocery retailers. She will speak on a panel bringing together senior procurement professionals to discuss the challenges they face, what they need from suppliers, and how to build strong, future-proof supplier relationships in the food industry.<\/p>\n<p>Agri-food Europe 2025 is shaping up to be an essential event for senior buyers and sellers in the agri-food sector who want to get that competitive edge. From examining where the food sector is going, to understanding the economic factors influencing current and future markets, attendees will gain access to valuable knowledge and strategies to help them navigate the evolving landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out on this opportunity to hear from some of the brightest minds in the industry. Register today for Agri-Food Europe in Amsterdam, February 25th-27th, and stay ahead of the curve in the world of food and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more about our agenda and speakers <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/events\/agrifood-europe\/agenda\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- .module.article-rich-text: end -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7878,"template":"","tags":[],"insight-theme":[167],"insight_topic":[],"news_topic":[],"class_list":["post-7870","insight","type-insight","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","insight-theme-leaders-in-procurement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New speakers announced for Expana&#039;s Agri-food Europe Event - Expana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As anticipation builds for Agri-Food Europe 2025 set to take place in Amsterdam from February 25th to 27th, we are excited to announce a stellar lineup of new speakers joining the event.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/insights\/article\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As anticipation builds for Agri-Food Europe 2025 set to take place in Amsterdam from February 25th to 27th, we are excited to announce a stellar lineup of new speakers joining the event.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/insights\/article\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Expana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-17T10:48:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expanamarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AFE-min.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nick Wood\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f1466d9763963d36ef8326828f43f0b1\"},\"headline\":\"New speakers announced for Expana&#8217;s Agri-food Europe Event\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-16T11:33:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-17T10:48:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":9,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/AFE-min.png\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"description\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.expanamarkets.com\\\/insights\\\/article\\\/new-speakers-announced-for-expanas-agri-food-europe-event\\\/\",\"name\":\"New speakers announced for Expana's Agri-food Europe Event - 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