Food & Beverage

IDF World Dairy Summit 2026

Join the IDF World Dairy Summit 2026 in New Zealand, a premier global dairy event focusing on people, planet and economies. Experience inspiring speakers, expert panels, and technical visits, while enjoying New Zealand’s rich culture, fine wines and food.

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29Speakers
50Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
73Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at IDF, in alphabetical order.
Carol Hirschfeld
Head of Video/Audio & Content Partnerships · StuffNZ
Cathy Zhang
Regulatory Manager · Fonterra
Christian Bruun Kastrup
Chief Consultant · Danish Dairy Board
Christophe Lafougère
CEO · GIRA
Cristina Anaid Alvarado Useche
Head of Dairy Insights · NZX Limited
Dr George Joseph
Technical Manager · AsureQuality New Zealand
Dr Jessica Agnew
Director, GAP Initiative · Virginia Tech
Dr Katerina Mastovska
Deputy Executive Director & Chief Science Officer · AOAC International
Dr Mark Chimes
Chief Veterinarian · MPO South Africa
Dr Sarah Glyn-Jones
Director, Research & Development · Fonterra Research & Development Centre
Dr Toshihiro Sashihara
General Manager · Meiji Co Ltd
Eric Meyer
President · HighGround Dairy
Jenny Reid
Senior Programme Manager International Standards · MPI
Joe Vernon
Farmer
John Ballingall
Partner · Sense Partners Limited
Julian Mellentin
Director · New Nutrition Business
Katie Brown
President · National Dairy Council
Koert Verkerk
Corporate Director Public Affairs · Friesland Campina
Łukasz Wyrzykowski
Managing Director · IFCN GmbH
Mark Neal
Head of Data Science and Modelling · DairyNZ
Martin Bates
President, Global Relations & Marketing · Dairy Farmers of America
Moises Torres-Gonzalez
Vice President, Nutrition Research · Dairy Management Inc.
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
FonterraDiamond
YiliPlatinum
A2Gold
IXOMGold
DelavalSilver
GEASilver
PentairSilver
TatuaSilver
Tetra PakSilver
a2 MilkCoffee Cart Sponsor
Air LiquideWednesday Lunch Sponsor
AsureQualityExhibitor
AureconTechnical Symposium Sponsor
BECAExhibitor
Bentley InstrumentsTechnical Symposium Sponsor
BiomerieuxExhibitor
bioMérieuxTechnical Symposium Sponsor
Charm SciencesExhibitor
CuddonExhibitor
DairyNZSupported by
Dairy Womens NetworkSupported by
DanoneExhibitor
DCANZSupported by
EcolabRefreshment Break Sponsor
EurofinsExhibitor
FiltercorpExhibitor
FlottwegExhibitor
FossExhibitor
GallagherExhibitor
GDICSupported by
HygienaRefreshment Break Sponsor
MADCAPTechnical Symposium Sponsor
MastaPlexExhibitor
MegaSpeakers Corner Sponsor
MetrohmExhibitor
Mettler ToledoExhibitor
NeogenExhibitor
NovonesisTechnical Symposium Sponsor
NZXRefreshment Break Sponsor
One LabExhibitor
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 73 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

73 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
47Sponsoringsponsor only
23Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Fonterra·DairyNZ·NZX

Speakers by seniority

52% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite414%
  • Founder / Owner13%
  • VP-level13%
  • Director / Head of931%
  • Manager / Lead414%
  • Research / Science13%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Other roles828%

Of 29 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01FonterraSp·D2V
  2. 02DairyNZSp·S1V
  3. 03NZXSp·R1V
  4. 04A2Sp·G
  5. 05a2 MilkSp·C
  6. 06Air LiquideSp·W
  7. 07AsureQualitySp·E
  8. 08AureconSp·T
  9. 09BECASp·E
  10. 10Bentley InstrumentsSp·T
  11. 11BiomerieuxSp·E
  12. 12bioMérieuxSp·T
  13. 13Charm SciencesSp·E
  14. 14CuddonSp·E
Sponsors by tier
diamond1
2% of 50
platinum1
2% of 50
gold2
4% of 50
silver5
10% of 50
speakers corner sponsor1
2% of 50
supported by5
10% of 50
technical symposium sponsor7
14% of 50
tuesday lunch sponsor1
2% of 50
coffee cart sponsor1
2% of 50
wednesday lunch sponsor1
2% of 50
exhibitor20
40% of 50
poster session sponsor1
2% of 50
refreshment break sponsor4
8% of 50
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