FutureChain Pre-Day 2026 | Kisaco Research

FutureChain Pre-Day 2026

Agenda Days: 
  • Pre-Event Workshop Day : Tuesday, 28 Apr, 2026
    Morning Workshops

    Global Product Sourcing Under Pressure

    • How sanctions, trade restrictions, or export bans impact access to critical ingredients.
    • Mapping vulnerabilities in agriculture, natural and synthetic ingredient supply chains
    • Strategies for diversifying sourcing regions and suppliers.
    Time: 
    10.00AM - 11.00AM
    Agenda Track No.: 
    Track 1
    Session Type: 
    General Session (Presentation)

    Scaling Resilience: From Pilots to Widescale Impact

    • Lessons from moving regenerative practices beyond demonstration projects.
    • Financing and policy levers that unlock widespread adoption, including the role of soil carbon credits as a funding mechanism.
    • How to accelerate uptake without losing integrity, ensuring outcomes remain high-quality and verifiable.
    Sponsor(s): 
    Agreena
    Speaker(s): 

    Author:

    Roberta McDonald

    Director of Programme
    Agreena

    Roberta McDonald is a Sustainable Agriculture Leader with over a decade of experience enhancing sustainability in agriculture. As Director of Program at Agreena in Copenhagen, she leads the science, standards and data quality teams in the development of certified carbon farming solutions. Her background includes roles at Devenish and Aurivo Dairy Co-op in Ireland, focusing on innovative solutions and farmer-led initiatives. With a Nuffield scholarship, PhD in Agricultural Sciences and a strong connection to her dairy farm upbringing, Roberta is dedicated to empowering farmers and advancing sustainable food systems.

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    Roberta McDonald

    Director of Programme
    Agreena

    Roberta McDonald is a Sustainable Agriculture Leader with over a decade of experience enhancing sustainability in agriculture. As Director of Program at Agreena in Copenhagen, she leads the science, standards and data quality teams in the development of certified carbon farming solutions. Her background includes roles at Devenish and Aurivo Dairy Co-op in Ireland, focusing on innovative solutions and farmer-led initiatives. With a Nuffield scholarship, PhD in Agricultural Sciences and a strong connection to her dairy farm upbringing, Roberta is dedicated to empowering farmers and advancing sustainable food systems.

    Time: 
    10.00AM - 11.00AM
    Agenda Track No.: 
    Track 2
    Session Type: 
    General Session (Presentation)
    Force Inline Description: 
    0

    Redesigning ingredients and Innovation in Product Formulations Lab

    Replacing vulnerable ingredients with climate resilient alternatives, using upcycled ingredients or byproducts to reduce dependency on single-source crops, investing in lab grown alternatives 

    Time: 
    11.30AM - 12.30PM
    Agenda Track No.: 
    Track 1
    Session Type: 
    General Session (Presentation)

    Stress Testing your Supply Chain

    • Hands-on scenario planning: droughts, port closures, ingredient shortages.
    • Participants map vulnerabilities in their own supply chains.
    • Tools for building contingency playbooks.
    Sponsor(s): 
    Regrow Ag
    Time: 
    11.30AM - 12.30PM
    Agenda Track No.: 
    Track 2
    Session Type: 
    General Session (Presentation)
    Force Inline Description: 
    0
    12.30PM -1:45PM
    Lunch & 121 Networking
    Afternoon Workshops

    Digital Visibility & Traceability Bootcamp

    • Demo of real-time visibility platforms (IoT, blockchain, AI dashboards).
    • Mapping product journeys from farm to shelf.
    • How traceability builds both resilience and consumer trust.
    Time: 
    1.45PM - 2.45PM
    Agenda Track No.: 
    Track 1
    Session Type: 
    General Session (Presentation)

    Integrating Nature into Procurement

    • Provide an overview of what a good nature assessment in supply chains looks like - the problems you should be looking to solve, the outputs that get you there, and the approach that works best
    • Learn how to integrate nature intelligence into procurement strategy
    • Share practical frameworks for procurement teams to leverage nature intelligence in day-to-day decisions
    Sponsor(s): 
    natcap
    Agenda Track No.: 
    Track 2
    Session Type: 
    General Session (Presentation)
    Force Inline Description: 
    0
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