Confirmed Industry Leaders

Mr.Toshikazu Fukui

President

Nippon Zenyaku Kogyo CO (ZENOAQ)

Mr. Jishu Shi

Professor, Kansas State University, Director

US China Center for Animal Health

Mr. Michael Boddington

Managing Director

AARTD - Asian Agribusiness Recruitment Training & Development

Mr. Mike Wang

Senior Vice President & General Manager, Greater China

Zoetis

Mr. Gerard Chia

Partner

Clay Capital

Gerard heads the fund's business development efforts and is part of the deal sourcing and investment team of VisVires New Protein (VVNP), a Singapore-based Venture Fund focused on innovative solutions to the acute inefficiencies of the food and feed industry. They look for disruptive technologies to improve the interaction between food and health, solutions to tackle food waste, food safety & traceability, and to address the unsustainability of the protein production system.

Most recently, Gerard was the right-hand to the former Chairman of the holding co. of the Firmenich Group, where he was Head of Special Projects investing across multiple asset classes. Previously, he was an Investment Analyst with Saratoga Capital, an Indonesia-focused private equity fund.

Mr. Philip Huggenberger

President and General Manager

Elanco Japan

Mr. Leo Wein

Managing Director

Protenga

Ms. Sandra Bruckner

Managing Director

AstraSana Animal Health AG

Mr. Rifan Kurnia

VP of Technology & Data

eFishery

Mr. Brian Axe

Managing Director

NovaQuest Capital Management

Mr. David Smith

CEO & Executive Chair

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