Abdulaziz Aldharrab has extensive experience across the agricultural and food value chain, including grains, animal feed, poultry, meat, and veterinary products. He currently serves as Group Chief Executive Officer of United Group and has held senior leadership roles at Radwa Food and ARASCO Foods, Entaj, where he led major operational and commercial transformation initiatives. He has also served on several boards and industry committees, including the Federation of Saudi Chambers, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, WEQAA, Arabian Maize Company, and Golden Fields. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, an MBA, and a Doctorate in Strategy.

Frédéric Gomer is a manufacturing and supply chain transformation leader supporting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, with 20+ years of global experience. He helps Gulf and multinational companies move from sustainability pilots to investable, auditable operating models—designing end-to-end supply chains, procurement, and factory platforms that can deliver measurable cost, service, and emissions outcomes. Working across Houston, Paris, Singapore, Bahrain, and Riyadh, Frédéric has supported organizations including ARAMCO, SABIC, MA’ADEN, Saudi Ceramics, and Nahdi, and brings a practical lens on how circular materials scale when feedstock, conversion, manufacturing, installation, and takeback are engineered as one system.

Richard Vollebregt has a degree in economics and is the President and CEO of Cravo Equipment Ltd which is the world leader in the design and supply of retractable roof greenhouses, cooling houses and automated retractable field and orchard covers. For over 40 years, Richard has been involved in creating innovative production system which combine the advantages of nature and a protected environment with an intensive focus on warm and hot climates. His ability to integrate climate, plant physiology, retractable roof design, and economics has allowed him to create the "Retractable Roof Production System" which allows growers to profitably increase yields, quality, and shift harvest seasons while reducing disease and insect pressure.

Amit brings with him more than 17 years of experience in Food, FMCG & Agribusiness sector in Middle East, Africa and South Asia markets. He is currently leading the Food Practice as a Director with Frost & Sullivan for the Middle East and South Asia Region. His forte lies in strategy & growth consulting around go-to-market, business models, project management, market research, due diligence of Food & Agri enterprises, economic & impact assessment studies. Amit is an eminent speaker at marquee Food and Agri events in the MENA region including Gulfoods, Saudi Food show, AGRA ME, Agri Nutrient Summit and many more.

Dmitrii Krasiukov is VP Market Development for Saudi Arabia at SAP since mid-2025. He leads market expansion and growth initiatives in the Kingdom. Previously, he served as COO for North and West Africa. Dmitrii joined SAP in 2003 and held multiple leadership roles across sales and industry management, including Managing Director of SAP CIS. He holds a degree in Financial Management from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and a PhD in Economics, and completed leadership programs at IMD Business School and INSEAD.

Mustafa Zaffer is the CEO and co-founder of OpenFarming, an AI company building modern operating systems for food distributors in Saudi Arabia and the GCC. He previously worked at Uber, Meta, and Coinbase, where he built and scaled technology products across operations, marketplaces, and AI-driven workflows. At OpenFarming, Mustafa works with food distributors to improve ordering, sales visibility, route planning, inventory coordination, and customer engagement through WhatsApp and AI. OpenFarming is backed by MEWA's Sunbolah program, MCIT/NTDP AI talent initiatives, Google, and Microsoft.

Dr. Abdullah Al-Mubarak holds a PhD in Human Nutrition from King Saud University with a 4.87/5 First Class Honor degree and a Master of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science from California State University, Northridge with a 4/4 First Class Honor degree. He has completed the Strategic Leadership Program at the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business. From Chief Clinical and Human Nutrition at Dr. Sulaiman AL Habib Medical Group, Group Regulatory Affairs Manager at Almarai, Senior Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Manager at Saudi Airlines Catering Company, to his current role as Director of Food Technology Department at National Industrial Development Center, few food technology and regulatory affairs leaders in Saudi Arabia blend deep expertise in food technology, regulatory compliance, and strategic leadership, quite like Dr. Abdullah Almubarak.

Pierre Broun is a plant scientist and agricultural-innovation leader and entrepreneur whose career spans academia and global industry. His roles included senior R&D leadership at Nestlé and Olam and, most recently, Director of Climate-resilient Agriculture at NEOM. He also co-founded two ventures at the interface of agriculture and food. As director of Nestlé’s Plant Science Research Unit and VP Plant Science at Olam/ofi, he led industry-leading R&D programs on coffee and cocoa spanning over 250 trial sites and impacting thousands of farmers globally. His team contributed to the release of innovative food products and the strengthening of supply chains while reducing reliance on chemical inputs. At NEOM he developed and executed the agriculture strategy for the region, delivering more than 10 hectares of advanced greenhouses and bringing premium produce to major retailers across the Kingdom. He holds a Ph.D. from Cornell University, has authored more than 30 scientific publications and 20 patents and has served on several advisory and steering bodies in Europe. 

Ali has PhD in biochemistry. He worked with Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) for over 17 years. He is currently working with Aujan Coca-Cola Beverage Company. He is also leading Food Manufacturers Association (FMA) as a Director of the Board of Directors. He is preferring to represent FMA in this conference as his talk will be comprehensive in serving the whole industry.

Dr. Ahamed is interested in the energy-efficient design and operation of controlled environment agricultural (CEA) production facilities, including greenhouse, indoor/vertical farming, aquaponics, dairy and poultry barns, etc. Controlled Environment Engineering Lab focuses on different research topics in CEA, including thermal environment modelling and simulation; design optimization and evaluation of energy-saving techniques for the agricultural built-environment; net-zero energy (NZE) agricultural buildings; digitalization of CEA production systems; automated ongoing commissioning of HVAC systems. These research efforts aim to ensure the sustainability of CEA production systems through the minimization of energy usage.