Who will you meet?

Leaders who have joined Food Forward

Over the years, Food Forward has welcomed thinkers, doers, and disruptors across food, community, and innovation. Here are some of the people who have joined us on stage.

Highlights from our 2025 speaker lineup

Meet some of the bold voices who helped shape Food Forward 2025, from grassroots leaders to tech disruptors.

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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Stu Greenoff
HeadCase
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Ujjwal Kumar
Founder, Quantum Alliance (USA)
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Laura Aguirre Polo
Amal Unite & Empower, Manager
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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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Abu Saeid
Senior Lecturer (Dept. of Nutrition and Food Engineering)
Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
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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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Dean MacIsaac
Co-Founder, HeadCase
Client Success Manager, Genesis
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Bassel Daher
Assistant Director for Sustainable Development, Microsoft AI Economy Institute
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Tuna Dipçin
Co-Founder, AgriGo.ai
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Tulin Akin
Co-Founder
Tabit
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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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Honourable Jamie Korab
Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
Minister of Seniors
Member for Waterford Valley
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Marie-José Mastromonaco
Directrice des Opérations, Second Harvest
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Leticia Ama Deawuo
Executive Director
Environmental Leadership Canada
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Kendra MacDonald
Chief Executive Officer
Ocean Supercluster
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Darlene S.
Assistant Deputy Minister
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Suman Roy
Chief Executive Officer
Scarborough Food Security Initiative
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Maude Parent
Employment Support facilitator
Amal Child and Youth Centre
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