Food & Beverage

ISM Middle East

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ISM Middle East 2026 ran Nov 3–5, 2026 at DWTC, Dubai. It is a Food & Beverage conference. ConferenceGrid lists 44 speakers, 20 sponsors and 10 exhibitors. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 21, 2026

THE TRADE PLATFORM POWERING MENA'S CONFECTIONERY & SNACKS MARKET ISM Middle East is the gateway to global confectionery and snacks trade, and the largest event of its kind across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. www.ism-me.com

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44Speakers
20Sponsors
10Exhibitors
0Sessions
69Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at ISM, in alphabetical order.

Amina Khunkaeva
Art Director · Nature's Own Factory
Anna Aletti
Regional Director Private Brand Imports · talabat
Anna Szarecka
Regional Senior Manager of Private Brand and Imports · Talabat
Anna Tkacheva
Category Leadership Director · Mars
Annu Gupta
CEO International Business · Britannia Industries Limited
Ashish Bhupal
Associate Director - F&B and OS&E · Dubai Holding - Group Services
Ashwin Nayanar
Co-founder · Vocca
Aylin Siyahhan
Research Manager - Middle East, Türkiye & Pakistan · Euromonitor International
Bahaa Moussalli
Commercial Director · Switz Group
Beatrice Balzani
Marketing and Communications Manager · V-Label Italy
Beatrice Quarella
Account Manager · Innova Market Insights
Chef Nouel Catis
Renowned Chef behind the Viral Dubai Chocolate Recipe · Nouel Catis
Colm Smith
Commercial Director - FMCG · Blooming Foods
Ekaterina Pichugova
General Manager Gulf · Mars
Fabio Grill
Managing Director, Gulf Countries · Ferrero
Hariharan Laxminarayan
Head of Professional Development · Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
Ihab Rafik Amin
President MENAP · Mondelēz International
James George
Regional Analytics & Insight Manager · SIG Group
Jens Sievert
Director, International Design and Branding · Daymon International
Jillian Wolf
Presenter and Awards Winning Journalist
Joanne Black
Commercial Manager - Fresh · Spinneys
Khalid Temairik
Certified Board Director and Chief Executive Officer · Basamh Group

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Allfoodonline.comMedia Partner
Confectionery ProductionMedia Partner
DubaiHost City
Dubai World Trade CentreCo-organiser
Food & Beverage BusinessMedia Partner
FoodBev MediaMedia Partner
Food Business Gulf & Middle EastMedia Partner
Food & Ingredients InternationalMedia Partner
FOODTECHGULFMedia Partner
Food Trade JournalMedia Partner
HoReCa InternationalMedia Partner
Hospitality News Middle EastMedia Partner
Hozpitality.comMedia Partner
Inside Food & DrinkMedia Partner
Italian Food NewsMedia Partner
ITFOODONLINEMedia Partner
KoelnmesseCo-organiser
MiniMaxCategory Sponsor - Ice Cream
Taste & FlavorsMedia Partner
Travel Business Asia & Middle EastMedia Partner

Quick answers

When is ISM Middle East 2026?
ISM Middle East 2026 ran Nov 3–5, 2026 at DWTC, Dubai.
Where is ISM Middle East 2026 held?
ISM Middle East 2026 was held at DWTC, Dubai.
Who is speaking at ISM Middle East 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 44 speakers, including Amina Khunkaeva (Art Director, Nature's Own Factory), Anna Aletti (Regional Director Private Brand Imports, talabat) and Anna Szarecka (Regional Senior Manager of Private Brand and Imports, Talabat).
Who sponsors ISM Middle East 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 20 sponsors, including Allfoodonline.com, Confectionery Production, Dubai, Dubai World Trade Centre and Food & Beverage Business.
Company intelligence

An audience of 69 companies, parsed from the program.

69 companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
20Sponsoringsponsor only
10Exhibitingexhibitor only
39Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

64% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite511%
  • Founder / Owner49%
  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of1841%
  • Manager / Lead716%
  • Research / Science12%
  • Marketing / Brand25%
  • Other roles614%

Of 44 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1All Food OnlineSponsor · Media Partner-
2Confectionery ProductionSponsor · Media Partner-
3DubaiSponsor · Host City-
4Dubai World Trade CentreSponsor · Co-organiser-
5Food & Beverage BusinessSponsor · Media Partner-
6FoodBev MediaSponsor · Media Partner-
7Food Business Gulf & Middle EastSponsor · Media Partner-
8Food & Ingredients InternationalSponsor · Media Partner-
9FoodTech GulfSponsor · Media Partner-
10Food trade journalSponsor · Media Partner-
11HoReCa InternationalSponsor · Media Partner-
12Hospitality News Middle EastSponsor · Media Partner-
13Hozpitality.comSponsor · Media Partner-
14(Inside) Food & DrinkSponsor · Media Partner-
Sponsors by tier
category sponsor - ice cream1
5% of 20
co-organiser2
10% of 20
host city1
5% of 20
media partner16
80% of 20
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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