Qualification: 

• PDE - Management Development Programme
• GAIN - Management of Agribusiness - an der AESE Business School
• Bachelor of Agriculture der ESACB and Marketing Driving Strategies (LBS) at the London Business School

Goncalo Andrade has 27 years of experience in marketing & sales of soft-fruit and other horticultural products. In 2005, he founded the 1^st Berries Fruit Producer Organisation in Portugal, Lusomorango SA. From 2006 to 2008 he was the vice president of FNOP - Portuguese Federation of Producers Organization. He's in the 4^th generation of an Agribusiness family company: CASA PRUDÊNCIO. Currently, Goncalo Andrade is the President & CEO of Portugal Fresh and Executive Board member of Lusomorango, the biggest Portuguese Producer Organisation for Berries.

General delegate, overseeing the activities of the Freshfel Europe secretariat. Philippe is responsible for the external representation of the association & is answerable to the Freshfel Europe Board & membership. Philippe is also the Secretary General of WAPA (World Apple and Pear Association) & SHAFFE (Southern Hemisphere Fresh Fruit Exporters), and the General Delegate of the World Citrus Organisation (WCO), which are hosted by Freshfel Europe.

Born and raised at a mountain farm in the Ziller valley, Johannes Fankhauser became fundamentally educated in the agricultural sector (Agricultural technical school, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna...)

Professional career (a.o.):

• Control authority "Austria Bio Garantie"
• Deputy Head of Cabinet in the Agricultural ressort
• Legal secretary for Market Policy
• Head of Department for Rural Development, Education, Rural Youth and Rural Women's Associations in the Austrian Chamber of Agriculture
• Since 2018: Head of Department of the Section Agriculture and Rural Development in the Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism

• Vice-president of FruitVEB responsible for fruit growing
• 15 years of experience in the F&V in different fields
• several years of experience in PO management in Hungary
• currently managing director of Medifruct Kft. PO and advisor at other POs that are running operative programmes.

A Cornell Law School and Université Paris / Panthéon-Sorbonne graduate, Ms Keidel practised as a lawyer for three years in a law firm in New York before returning to Europe in 2009. Since joining the European Commission, she has worked in a variety of fields, first in the direction overseeing competition, then in the human resources division, and most recently in DG Agriculture and Rural Development. She is head of sector for fruit and vegetables in the unit dealing with market monitoring and sectorial measures for wine, spirits and horticultural products.

Bostjan Kozole is the managing director of Evrosad, leading Slovenian fruit & vegetables producer. He has 25 years of experience in fruit business. Group Evrosad consists of 3 companies and more than 40 farmers. The main products are apples, which are exported to many countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. There was a big diversification made in the last 3 years. In Evrosad's portfolio there are many other fruits like pears, peaches, plums, cherries, organic apples and all kinds of vegetables. Bostjan Kozole is also the president of Fruit growers' association in Slovenia.

Josef Peck has been working in the F&V sector for 30 years. In 1991 he started to work at the PO Seewinkler Sonnengemüse (SGV) and was heavily involved in the sales co-operation with the PO LGV Wien, that lasted for over 20 years. In 1995 he took over the management of SGV and introduced then quite some new special products such as "Aromellos" or "Ovalis-plum-tomatoes". SGV became - under the management of Josef Peck - market leader for pepper in Austria and was able to increase the annual turnover eightfold by 2014. In 2017 LGV and SGV renewed their sales co-operation again. In 2018 Mr. Peck became the chairman of LGV. Finally, in 2019, LGV and SGV merged to one common PO called LGV Sonnengemüse e.Gen. with Josef Peck as its chairman.

Gottfried Pessl is the founder and CEO of Pessl Instruments - a leading company in IoT for agriculture. Pessl recognized technology as an inevitable part in the future of farming and founded the company in 1984.  He started building the METOS brand in time when the importance of precision agriculture wasn't as obvious, or important, as it is today. After 37 years, he still has a tight grip on things and is driving the METOS brand further. He enjoys visiting customers, partners and distributors frequently and is often invited to speak at international conferences. He is a trained agronomist and banker, and to him everything runs like clockwork, only a bit faster. His dream is to have more time for his family, his wife and his son, and his grandchildren.

 Cyriacus Schultze is a German publicist, blogger, TEDx speaker, a long-standing member of the advisory board of Slow Food Germany and the Managing Director and founder of FOOD AND WINE CULTURE Consulting. He has lived and worked in Europe, Asia, North- and South America with a substantial background as Head of Export, Managing Director and CEO in the F&B and hospitality industry. With over 30 years expertise and a proven track record for helping businesses achieve great results, Cyriacus Schultze and his colleagues are always in demand to identify strategies and solutions that lead toward results and growth.

Studies and doctorate at the Martin Luther University Halle / Wittenberg in the synthetic chemistry department. After that she has worked as a quality manager in the chemical industry for 10 years. 2004 move to Austria and since then employed by gfa-consulting gmbh as a senior consultant. 2009 training as a Certified Management Consultant (CMC). Gabriele Uhlig has been working with the recognition of producer organizations for fruit and vegetables and the support of these organizations in handling funding through the so-called operational programs since 2005. Gfa-consulting gmbh currently provides services for 24 producer organizations for fruit and vegetables in Germany and Austria. Gabriele Uhlig also supports companies in the food industry in setting up quality management systems.

Luc Vanoirbeek lives in Zepperen (Belgium), in the middle of the Belgian fruit region. He holds a master degree in political and social sciences and he worked for the Flemish Farmers' Union from 1986 until 2018. He spent the early years of his career as an educator in the movement for young farmers and rural youth. In 1988 he became national chairman of those organizations.  In 1996 he switched to the study department of the Boerenbond as an advisor in social legislation. In that position he took part in the European Social Dialogue in the agricultural and horticultural sector. From 2002 to 2007 he was a fruit cultivation advisor and provincial director of the farmers's union in Limburg, after which he returned to the research department as a horticultural advisor. He then became a European and international advisor for farmers' union to conclude his career in the agricultural organization as spokesman. Since 2018 he is the general secretary of the association of Belgian horticultural cooperatives (VBT) and chairman of the working party Fruit and Vegetables of COPA-Cogeca.

Jack is Chief Executive of the British Growers Association, a grower owned, and grower controlled cooperative supporting 25 organisations operating across UK Horticulture. He is Co-Chair of the Defra Edibles Round Table and is a member of several stakeholders groups representing the interests of the fresh produce industry.

Prior to joining British Growers, Jack was CEO of City & Guilds NPTC providing vocational qualifications for the land-based industries. He also held several posts with the NFU, including Regional Director for the East Midlands. He is a Nuffield Scholar and went on to Chair the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust. He is a former director of the Oxford Farming Conference and became a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural  Society of England in 2014. He is currently a Trustee of the Processors and Growers Research organisation.