Main Speakers
Maisie Ganzler
Sustainability
USA
Author, speaker, and corporate advisor Maisie Ganzler is the go-to expert on how companies can make positive changes in supply chains and other entrenched systems. Driving strategy for Bon Appetit Management Company, a $1.7 billion company with 1,000-plus cafés at corporations, universities, and cultural institutions in 33 states serving more than 250 million meals per year, Maisie tackled local purchasing, antibiotics in meat production, sustainable seafood, humane care of farm animals, climate change, farmworkers’ rights, and food waste, positioning the company as the foodservice industry’s undisputed leader in sustainable purchasing and holistic wellness. She is also the author of You Can’t Market Manure at Lunchtime: and Other Lessons from the Food Industry for Creating a More Sustainable Company (Harvard Business Review Press, April 2024), a practical how-to guide for building an authentic brand based upon sustainability, no matter the industry.
Alicia Gallardo
Policies and Regulation
CHILE
Dr. Gallardo is a veterinarian with over 25 years of experience in various public service positions. She has served as Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Director of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca), President of the APEC Oceans and Fisheries Working Group, and Vice President of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Aquatic Animal Standards Commission. Recently, Dr. Gallardo was elected by a large majority as President of the WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission.
Andreu Rico
Environmental Assessment
SPAIN
Dr. Andreu Rico is a distinguished researcher from the Canavilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutive Biology at the University of Valencia (Spain). Dr. Rico obtained his Doctorate at the University of Wageningen (The Netherlands).
His research is focused on aquatic ecotoxicology centered on ecological risk assessment of veterinarian products used in aquaculture. Dr. Rico has published more than 100 articles. He is an editor of the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and a member of the Environmental Risk Assessment of the European Medicines Agency.
Gabriel Perrón
AMR
USA
Dr. Gabriel G. Perron is an Associate Professor of Biology at Bard College and a Visiting Scientist at NYU's Center for Genomics and Systems Biology in New York City, USA. With an M.Sc. from McGill University and a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford, Dr. Perron's expertise includes food safety, microbial genomics, and the evolution of antibiotic resistance with a focus on these relate to environmental health. Dr. Perron's work has resulted in over 50 peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals and is a regular contributor to public discussions on topics such as environmental health, public health, and food safety. Currently, Dr. Perron's research focuses on investigating the impacts of antimicrobial resistance evolution on human and environmental health with a focus on urban environments.