Speaker

2025 China Spice Conference

1. Laura Shumow, Executive Director of the American Spice Trade Association (ASTA)

Shared Challenges, Shared Solutions: U.S. Insights on Tariffs and Food Safety in

Spices

2. Paolo Patruno, Secretary General of the European Spice Association (ESA)

Regulation of Spices in the EU and Work of ESA

3. Emmanuel Nambusseril, Chairman of All India Spice Exporters Forum (AISEF)

Spice Market Overview in India and Work of AISEF

4. Hoang Thi Lien, Chairperson of Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA)

Viet Nam Spice Report

5. Andrii Inshyn, Founder and Chairman of the Ukrainian Spice Association (USA)

From the Black Soil to Global Cuisine: Ukrainian Spices

6. Marina Novira Anggraini, Executive Director of the International Pepper Community (IPC)

From Farm to Global Table: Reinventing the Pepper Value Chain through

Innovation and Collaboration

7. David Lessans, General Manager of Chesapeake Spice Co.,Ltd.

Conducting Business with Changing Landscape and Navigating Tariffs

8. Olivier Nonneman, Chief Operating Officer of Spice Services

European Perception of Sourcing in China

9. Sanjeev Bisht, Vice President of Value-Added Agri Products (VAAP) at ITC Spices Limited’s

Agri Business Division

India, Your Partner in Sustainable Spice Supply; Crop Update and ITC Case Study

10. Judy Sirafim, Commercial Director of Spice Kingdom

Egypt’s Era of Agriculture Renaissance

11. Inoka Nilmini Wanasinghe, Business Development Manager – International Marketing at

HDDES Extracts (Pvt.) Ltd.

Sri Lanka Pepper Oils & Extracts: Beyond Taste into Health & Fragrance

12. Eugene Pereverzyev, Regional VP: EU, LATAM, SEA of BCFoods 

Global Onion Market Report

13. Ramón Sabater Galindo, COO of Sabater Group

2025  Paprika Market Report

14. Ha Phuong Minh, General Manager of Nedspice China Company Limited

2026  Global Crop Report of Pepper

15. Xiao Liang, President of Yunnan Star Anise Industry Research Institute

Exploration of the Development Path for Digital and Real Integration in China's

Star Aniseed Industry

16. Emma Wang, Vice General Manager of Qingdao Bolan Group Co.,Ltd.

2025  Report of Chili Industry

17. Chen Shuangting, Founder and President of Shaanxi Hongda Fragrance Technology

Co.,Ltd.

The Changes of China's Sichuan Pepper Industry in 2025

18. Lexie Lu, Sales Manager of the International Business Department, Shandong Manhing

Spice Co.,Ltd.

2025  Garlic Crop Annual Report

19. Luan Zhichuan, Co-General Manager of BCFoods (Shandong); General Manager of

BCFoods S&I Co.,Ltd.

2025  Market Report of Dehydrated Vegetables

20. Robin Shi, General Manager of BCFoods Supply Chain Co.,Ltd.

"Western Flavors for Chinese Cuisine": Exploration of Cross-Flavor Empowerment

and Practical Dilemmas of Seasonings

21. Wu Yaojun, Chief Engineer, Sichuan Medelic Foods Technology Co.,Ltd.

Drying and Grinding Techniques of Spice

22. Zhang Fenglun, Secretary General of China National Technical Committee on Spices &

Culinary Herbs (SAC)

Construction of Spice Standard System and Multi-Dimensional Innovative

Application

23. Bella Wang, ESG Business Development Executive at SGS BA China

Flavor Transition: Sustainable Consumption Opportunities in the Seasoning Market

24. Prof. Kan Jianquan, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Food Science,

Southwest University, Chairman of Chongqing Food Science and Technology Society

Innovative Application of Sichuan Pepper in Seasoning

25. Prof. Liu Xiong, Doctoral Supervisor, Professor at the college of Food Science, Southwest

University

High Value Processing and Utilization of Spices

26. Prof. Liu Zhenping, Professor at Xihua University, Ph.D

Innovative Exploration and Cultural Inheritance of the "Three-Level" Flavor of

Wanzhou Grilled Fish

27. Yang Lixue, President of Guanghan Maidel Food Co.,Ltd., Founder of Sentai Brand Beef

Tallow

The Flavor Code of Sichuan & Chongqing Seasonings

28. Ren Kang, Founder and President of Sichuan Dingdianer Food Development Co.,Ltd.

Good Taste Is the Fundamental, Complexity Is the Norm - A Thinking from

Dingdianer to Seasoning Industry

29. Wang Bin, Co-Founder of Juhui Food Technology (Chongqing) Co.,Ltd.

Three Looks and Three Practices for Improving Catering Efficiency