Who will you meet?

Explore the thinkers, doers, and disruptors who joined us last year to shape the future of food, community, and innovation.

Our 2025 Speakers

Meet the bold voices shaping this year’s conversations on food, innovation, and justice — from grassroots leaders to tech disruptors. More speakers will be announced soon — stay tuned.

Atif Rashid
Founder, Inspire1 IV Consulting (Canada)
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Mystery Furtado
Founder, Diabeat‑It (Canada)
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Tom Cho
Writer and editor, Community Food Centres Canada
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Jerome Foster II
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (USA)
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Ujjwal Kumar
Founder, Quantum Alliance (USA)
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Veronika Sherova
Digital Agriculture Specialist at FAO (UN)
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Jasmine Jesso
Newfoundland Naturals
(Newfoundland & Labrador)
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Joshua Smee
CEO, Food First NL
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Johanna Rauberger
M.Sc. Data Science in Agriculture, Food, Forest and Environment, Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Portugal)
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Tammy Snook
Founder, Rising Tide Consulting (Newfoundland & Labrador)
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Mehnaz Tabassum
CEO, CogniCo AI Consulting & Executive Director of Operations and Partnerships, NL Eats
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Saif Ahmed
Co‑founder and Chief Innovation Officer, NL Eats
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Senator Robert Black
Canadian Senators Group (Parliament of Canada)
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The Honourable Heath MacDonald
Member of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada
Minister of Agriculture and Agri‑Food (Government of Canada)
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Leonardo Wilbrink
Client Technology Lead, Microsoft (Netherlands)
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Momodou Barry (virtual)
Global Ambassador for Human Rights and Peace (Gambia)
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Jennifer Crowe
Executive Director, Choices for Youth (Canada)
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Alison Snow
Chairperson, Food Producers’ Forum
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Sandra Baer
President, Personal Cities (USA)
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Dan Rubin
Founding Chair, Food Producers Forum (Canada)
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