- Mr John Clarke, Director, International Relations, DG AGRI, European Commission
- Prof Dr Matin Qaim, Director, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
- Dr Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Acting Chief Scientist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Mr Doug McKalip, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
- Ms Veronika Vrecionová, Member of the European Parliament