Dr. Madhura Rao is an Assistant Professor of Food Systems Governance at Maastricht University (The Netherlands). Her research focuses on food safety governance, circular bioeconomy, planetary health, and power asymmetries in agri-food chains.

Professor Massimo Tagliavini of tree ecosystems and former dean Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy); former chair of the Italian agricultural scientific societies; edited the book Sustainable intensification, tool for the development of the Italian agriculture.

Dr. Thomas Nemecek (Agroscope, Switzerland) is an expert in LCA of agri-food systems. His main focus are environmental impacts of agricultural production systems, food supply, nutrition, and food systems.

Michele Morgante is professor of Genetics at the University of Udine (Italy) and Scientific Director of the Institute of Applied Genomics. He is a member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and of Academia Europaea as well as of numerous other scientific academies.

Elise Hoek- van den Hil is working at Wageningen Food Safety Research (WUR), she leads the research team Agrochains, that focuses on food safety issues in our present and changing food system.

Gianfranco Brambilla (DVM, EBVS diplomate in Veterinary Toxicology, Vet public health specialist) is a Senior Investigator at the Italian National Health Institute. His activity in food safety/ food security aspects is linked to Environmental Quality Standards and circular economy-driven emerging hazards.

Professor Chris Elliott is a global leader in food systems research, founder of the Institute for Global Food Security, and author of over 600 highly cited scientific studies advancingfood authenticity, safety, and resilience worldwide.