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 25 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.

Studied law at the universities of Nancy and Strasbourg, France. Served as a case handler in the French National Institute for Industrial Property in Paris and afterwards in the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) in Alicante, Spain. Since 2002 he has been working for European Commission, DG Agriculture in various units in Brussels, Belgium. Since 2016 team-coordinator in the European Commission, DG Agriculture, unit C2 wine, spirits, horticultural products, specialised crops.

Studied Law at the Philipps-University Marburg and at the University of Cologne (1^st state examination in 1987).

• 1988 - 1991 Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Cologne including finalization of the 2^nd state examination in 1991; Contemporarily assistance in the law office Korn Carlé Stahl Strahl in Cologne.
• 1991 - 1997 Advisor in the department of law and taxes of the Deutsche Raiffeisenverband e.V. in Bonn.
• since 1997 Head of division of the department of law and taxes of the Deutsche Raiffeisenverband e.V. in Bonn.
• since January 2016 Member of the management of Deutsche Raiffeisenverband.

• Studied business administration of logistics /Master of International Commerce IAIC
• CEO of FRUITCONSULTING Hong Kong Ltd. as well as representative of the initiative EUROFRESHPRODUCE
• Expert of International trade with fruit and perishable goods with more than 25 years of experience in the fruit and veg sector
• consultant of medium-sized companies that wish to establish an International market presence within the Asian markets
• Expert-member of the College of the German Institute of International Trade in Sevilla and the Review Boards for fruit and vegetables Xinfadi Beijing
• Huesmann is a German citizen who spent many years in Latin America, the Netherlands and Austria. Currently he lives in Spain where he deals with F&V exporters to Asia.

István Hunyadi is a horticultural engineer and has a MSc in plant protection. Currently he is studying "lean process development". Formerly he worked as an entrepreneur in the horticultural sector. His main activities were consulting and service and he spent more than 10 years in practical horticulture. Now he is the professional director of "FruitVeB", the Hungarian Interprofessional Organization for Fruit and Vegetables. FruitVeB represents the entire Hungarian fruit and vegetable sector including producers, traders and POs. István Hunyadi has built up a wide-ranged professional network. He has good relations both - with governmental and non-governmental organisations. He has a high level of expertise in the European and world markets.

• since 2009: working for QS
• 2005 - 2009: CMA (Head of Management of target groups)
• 2002 - 2005: Regional Marketing Agency NRW(Consultant)
• 1991 - 2001: Obstpark Schloss Türnich (Company Director)
• 1985 - 1991: Chamber of Agriculture Rhineland (experimental cultivation)

• Studied agronomy and made his doctorate at the University of Göttingen.
• Since 1989 he has been the head of the division No 413 - "plant products" at the German Ministry of food, agriculture and consumer protection.
• He is currently responsible for markets and market regulation amongst others for fruit and vegetables.

Matija Nuic has been working at the Union of Swiss Vegetable Producers since 2004. At first he was responsible for marketing and politics within the Union. In 2018 he became the director of the Union. He studied politics and has a master's degree in European Studies. During his studies he acquired practical experience in the agricultural business. After his studies he has passed through several stations in International politics. The Union of Swiss Vegetable Producers is the professional association of the Swiss vegetable producers. It represents the interests of all producers of fresh, storable and processing vegetables - regardless of the mode of production.

• 2003 - 2008 Studied International Economics at the University of Göttingen
• 2009 - 2010 Trainee-programme at Landgard
• Since 2011 Landgard Obst & Gemüse GmbH & Co.KG (Producer Organisation), department for producer administration
• Since 2015 Team leader for the producer administration / Common Market Organisation (CMO)

Studied agronomy (focus on business administration) at the University Munich - Weihenstephan, doctorate for applied agricultural marketing (TUM); after a multifaceted career in the agricultural sector Peter Sutor has become the Head of Institute of Food science and markets at the Bavarian State Institute of agriculture (LfL) in 2012.

• June 2001 - Graduation at the Economic University in Bratislava - Engineer of Economy
• 2001 - 2002 various NGO projects focused on children
• since 2003 - CEO of the Producer organisation of the Slovak fruit producers - Ovocinarske druzstvo BONUM and quality manager of the central fruit and vegetables store BONI FRUCTI

Annemieke van der Heijde-ter Haar has an extensive background in consumer and trade marketing and worked for various international  brands and companies after a bachelor study International marketing in Amsterdam. In 2015 she joined Euro Pool Group as Group Marketing Manager for the divisions Euro Pool System (tray pooling) and LPR (pallet pooling). As well as her marketing role she jointly developed the circular strategy for Euro Pool Group, strongly related to the core of their activities. Having been active in the pooling business for some time she is convinced that Euro Pool Group can make a sustainable impact in the fresh supply chain. During her presentation she will explain how the activities of Euro Pool Group have sustainable impacts on the fresh supply chain.

• after Higher School Certificate education and work as industrial management assistant;
• Studies of business administration at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg;
• Consultant for business administration for companies;
• 2006 - 2014 Chairman of Corporate Finances and Purchasing at BEHR AG, Seevetal;
• since 2015 CEO fo Elbe-Obst Fruchtverarbeitung GmbH and Elbe-Obst Erzeugerorganisation r.V. (Producer Organisation).