Global Agri-Food
Scientific Symposium

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Date & Time:

5 – 6 November 2025 (Wed – Thu)
9:00am – 5:30pm

Venue:

Level 4, Peony Ballroom
Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore

The event aims to bring together researchers, scientists and technology providers to encourage the exchange of knowledge and catalyse scientific discussions amongst those with an interest in the food ecosystem. This platform serves to advance cutting edge science, technology and innovation, and foster collaboration to build agri-food capabilities for climate-resilient and sustainable food ecosystems.

Programme Agenda DAY 1

(5 November 2025)

TIME	PROGRAMME AGENDA
8:30am - 9:30am	Registration
9:30am - 9:40am	Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour Mr Zaqy Mohamad Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment
9:40am - 10:20am	Keynote Food Safety Testing - The Now, the New and the Next Professor Thomas Hartung Professor, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
10:20am - 11:00am	Keynote Nutritional Considerations in Alternative Protein Product Formulation Professor Lovedeep Kaur Associate Professor, Massey University
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
SESSION 1	Nutrition and Consumer Acceptance	Breakout Session 1: Aquaculture
11:30am – 12:10pm	Keynote Healthy and Palatability: A Mouthful Challenge to Future Food Design Dr Chen Jianshe Head of Division (Food and Sensory Science), Singapore Institute for Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR	Building Resilient Tropical Aquaculture: Lessons from Global Success Stories Panellists: - Professor Nicholas Robinson, Senior Scientist, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) - Professor Alexander Chong, Aquaculture Scientist, Northland Aquaculture Centre, Earth Sciences New Zealand - Dr Michael Voigtmann, CTO, Singapore Aquaculture Technologies (SAT) Moderator: Dr Rui Goncalves, Deputy Director, SFA/MAC
12:10pm – 12:30pm	Technical presentation Effects of Health Literacy, Nutrition Knowledge, and Food Technology Neophobia on Sustainable Protein Acceptance Mr Haiman Samad Research Associate, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University
12:30 pm – 12:50 pm	Technical presentation Beyond Processing: Reframing Nutrition in the Age of Alternative Proteins Dr Anneline Padayachee Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland
12:50 pm – 1:10 pm	Technical presentation Dietary (Poly)phenols for Healthy Aging: Beyond Antioxidants Professor Ana Rodriguez-Mateos Professor of Human Nutrition, King’s College London
1:10pm – 2:30pm	Lunch & Networking (Research Poster Exhibition)
SESSION 2	Agriculture	Breakout Session 2: Future Foods
2:30 pm – 3:10 pm	Keynote The Future Potential of Controlled Environment Agriculture Professor Senthold Asseng Professor for Digital Agriculture, Technical University of Munich	Breakthroughs for the Table: Scaling Cellular Agriculture for Affordability, Taste, and Wider Adoption Panellists: - Prof Chen Jianshe, Senior Principal Scientist, SIFBI, A*STAR - Prof Yong-Su Jin, Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Prof Huang Xiao, Associate Professor, Zhejiang University - Ms Carrie Chan, CEO, Avant Meats - Mr Anthony Jay, CTO, Eclipse Ingredients Moderator: Dr Maanasa Ravikumar, Senior SciTech Specialist, GFI APAC
3:10 pm – 3:30 pm	Technical presentation Microclimate Control to Increase Productivity and Nutritional Quality of Leafy Vegetables in a Cost-effective Manner Professor He Jie Associate Professor, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm	Technical presentation Utilising Plant Bioelectrical Signals and Electrical Stimuli for Precision Environmental Control and Crop Yield Enhancement in Controlled Environment Agriculture Professor Myung-Min Oh Professor, Chungbuk National University
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm	Technical presentation SIGMA Rice Project: Bridging science and sustainability through a low-cost MRV solution to track methane emissions for Southeast Asia rice Prof Kaiyu Guan University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4:10 pm – 4:40 pm	Tea Break
SESSION 3	Aquaculture Feed
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm	Technical presentation Beneficial Fatty Acids for Fish and Consumers – An Aquafeed Perspective Professor Alexander Chong Aquaculture Scientist, Northland Aquaculture Centre, Earth Sciences New Zealand
5:00 pm – 5:20 pm	Technical presentation The Role of Encapsulation Systems in Furthering Singapore’s Aquaculture Plan Professor Joachim Loo Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
5:20 pm – 5:40 pm	Technical presentation From Genome to Feed: Artemia as a Model for Aquaculture Innovation Dr Stephanie De Vos Researcher / Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Programme Agenda DAY 2

(6 November 2025)

TIME	PROGRAMME AGENDA
TIME	SESSION 4	Future Foods
9:30am – 10:10am	Keynote Precision Fermentation for the Sustainable and Economic Production of Food Ingredients Professor Yong-Su Jin Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10:10am – 10:30am	Technical Presentation Development of Cultivated Meat: Drawing Lessons from Tissue Engineering and Polymer Processing Professor Tan Lay Poh Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
10:30am – 10:50am	Technical Presentation Pursuing Low-cost and Stable Large-scale Production of Cell-cultured Fish Meat Professor Huang Xiao Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
10:50am – 11:20am	Tea Break
SESSION 5	Aquaculture Management	Breakout Session 3: Agriculture
11:20am – 12:00pm	Keynote Developments in Genomics and Potential Applications to Barramundi Breeding Professor Nicholas Robinson Senior Scientist, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima)	Advancing Controlled Environmental Agriculture in the Tropics: Challenges, Opportunities and Pathway to Climate Resilience Panellists: - Professor Senthold Asseng, Professor for Digital Agriculture, Technical University of Munich - Professor He Jie, Associate Professor, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University - Prof Chew Fook Tim, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore Moderator: Ms Poh Bee Ling, Senior Consultant Scientist, SFA/UFS
12:00pm – 12:20pm	Technical presentation Red-spotted Grouper Nervous Necrosis Virus Infection Mediated by Myosin Light Chain 3 through Macropinocytosis: Insights and Therapeutic Interventions Professor Jia Kuntong Professor, Sun-Yat Sen University
12:20pm – 12:40pm	Technical presentation Strengthening Aquaculture Resilience through Vaccines Dr Ken Loh Senior Scientist, ID Labs, A*STAR
12:40pm – 2:00pm	Lunch
SESSION 6	Agriculture/Plant Genetics	Breakout Session 4: Food Safety
2:00pm – 2:20pm	Technical Presentation Yield Assessment in Amaranthus tricolor Using 3D Image Phenotyping: Toward Omics-Informed Breeding Strategies Dr Lin Ya-Ping Scientist (Omics Breeder), World Vegetable Center	Transforming Food Safety Assessment: From Traditional Toxicology to New Approach Methodologies Professor Thomas Hartung Professor, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Director, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing Moderator: Dr Ong Zhan Yuin, Branch Head, SFA/NCFS
2:20pm – 2:40pm	Technical presentation Developing High-Yielding, Nutritionally Enriched Tomato Varieties via Conventional Breeding and Genetic Engineering Approaches Dr Yin Zhongchao Senior Principal Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory
2:40pm – 3:00pm	Technical presentation The Journey to Develop Climate-proof Kimchi cabbage Dr Kim Jinhee Research Scientist, Department of Vegetable, National Institute of Horticulture and Herbal Science (NIHHS)
3:00pm – 3:30pm	Tea Break
SESSION 7	Food Safety
3:30pm – 3:50pm	Technical presentation The Marine Biotoxin Okadaic Acid Inhibits Cytochrome P450-dependent Xenobiotic Metabolism by NF-κB Activation and Subsequent Induction of the JAK/STAT Pathway Dr Albert Braeuning Group Head (Research), Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
3:50pm – 4:10pm	Technical presentation Emerging Innovations in Predictive Toxicology for Risk Assessment in Food Safety Professor Eric Chan Deputy Head (Research), Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Singapore
4.10pm – 4.30pm	Technical presentation Micro-Bioreactor-Enhanced Organ-on-a-Chip: A Human-Mimetic Platform for Food Toxicity Testing Professor Shireen Goh Associate Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design
4:30pm – 4:40pm	Closing Remarks Dr Azlinda Anwar Executive Director (Population Health), Biomedical Research Council (BMRC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
4:40pm – 6:00pm	Networking Cocktail and Research Poster Exhibition

2025 Speaker Lineup

Zaqy Mohamad

Senior Minister of State
for Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore

Thomas Hartung

Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Director, Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

Lovedeep Kaur

Associate Professor,
Massey University

Chen Jianshe

Head of Division (Food and Sensory Science), Singapore Institute for Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR

Haiman Samad

Research Associate, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University

Anneline Padayachee

Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland

Founder, The Food and Nutrition Doctor

Ana Rodriguez-Mateos

Professor of Human Nutrition, King’s College London

Senthold Asseng

Professor for Digital Agriculture, Technical University of Munich

Director, World Agricultural Systems Center

He Jie

Associate Professor, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University

Myung-Min Oh

Professor, Chungbuk National University

Alexander Chong

Aquaculture Scientist, Northland Aquaculture Centre, Earth Sciences New Zealand

Joachim Loo

Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University

Dr Stephanie De Vos

Researcher / Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Yong-Su Jin

Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tan Lay Poh

Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University

Huang Xiao

Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University

Nicholas Robinson

Senior Scientist, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima)

Professor, Aquaculture Genetics, Deakin University Australia

Jia Kuntong

Professor, Sun-Yat Sen University

Ken Loh

Senior Scientist, ID Labs, A*STAR

Lin Ya-Ping

Scientist (Omics Breeder), World Vegetable Center

Yin Zhongchao

Senior Principal Investigator, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory

Kim Jinhee

Research Scientist, National Institute of Horticulture and Herbal Science (NIHHS)

Albert Braeuning

Group Head (Research), Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR)

Professor, Charité University Hospital in Berlin, Germany

Eric Chan

Deputy Head (Research), Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Singapore

Shireen Goh

Associate Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design

Kaiyu Guan

Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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