SPEAKERS
Here you’ll find an overview of the speakers confirmed for OS25, representing key voices in organic farming and sustainability.
OS25 brings together inspiring speakers from across the world, each contributing unique insights into the future of organic farming and sustainability. This list includes those who have already confirmed their participation, with more names to be announced as we approach the event.
- Lars Weiss, Lord Mayor, City of Copenhagen
- Philip Lymbery, CEO, Compassion in World Farming
- Connie Hedegaard, Former Danish minister for climate and environment, and EU Climate Commissioner.
- Rasmus Prehn, CEO Organic Denmark
- Jan Plagge, Chairman IFOAM Organics Europe
- Søren Søndergaard, Chairman, Danish Agriculture and Food Council
- Emilio Fidora, Chair of the organic working party, Copa and Cogeca
- Richo Boss, CEO Meny
- Dr. Nic Lampkin, Thünen Institute and OrganicTarget4EU
- Marie Trydeman Knudsen, University of Aarhus
- Pascale Bonzom, IUCN
- Christine Watson, Scotland's Rural College
- Wiebke Niether - Justus-Liebig University Giessen
- Britta Riis, CEO Animal Protection Denmark
- Mwatima Juma, Chair, Tanzania Organic Agricultural Movement (TOAM)
- Amaia Aldana, Technical Director, IOAS
- Eduardo Cuocu, Director IFOAM Organics Europe
- Ronnie Brathwaite, FAO, Senior Agriculture Officer, PhD, Plant Production and Protection Division
- Esben Lunde Larsen, World Bank, Senior One Health Specialist, The Pandemic Fund
- Dr. Robert Mbeche, World Resources Institute, Director, Food Program
- Lasse Bruun, UN Foundation, Director, Climate & Food
- Claus Felby, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Vice President, Biotech
Hanne Søndergaard, Arla, Executive Vice President for Agriculture, Sustainability and Communications - Ditte Brasso Sørensen, Senior Analyst and Deputy Director at Think Tank EUROPE
- Jeppe Bruus, Danish Minister of Green Transition
- Renate Künast, former German minister of Agriculture
- Tomas Pietrangeli, CEO Dagrofa Food Service - Representing the Organic Summit Platinum Sponsor
- Peter Sisseck, Organic and biodynamic winegrower
- Thomas Moschos, Moschos Dairy Farm, Winner EU Organic Awards
- Krzysztof Ostrowicki, Juchowo Farm, large arable farm,
- Giovanni Battista Girolomoni, Organic Cooperative, Online Pasta, Winner EU Organic Awards
- Betina Bergmann Madsen, Public Food Procurement Expert & Team Lead for Strategic Procurement and Food, the Municipality of Copenhagen
- Lukas Nossol, Dennree, CCEO
- Sofi Gerber, Bio-district Sörmland, Winner EU Organic Awards
- Hans Erik Jørgensen, chairperson Danish Agriculture and Food Council, Organic
Michael Kjerkegaard, chairperson Organic Denmark -
Kirsten Holst, CEO, ICOEL
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Maria Reumert Gjerding, President, The Danish Society for Nature Conservation
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Kirsten Lund Jensen, CEO, Organic Section, The Danish Agriculture and Food Council
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Nick Curtin, Restaurant Allouette
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Søren Buhl Steiniche, EAT, City of Copenhagen
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Ida Ebbensgaard, Journalist
- Jacob Jensen, The Danish Minister for agriculture
- Gunhild Stordalen, Founder of EAT Foundation
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