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Manon Dubois

Manon Dubois has a background in European affairs and has been working at Copa-Cogeca, the organisation representing European farmers and agri-cooperatives, for more than four years. She spent three years focusing on the livestock sectors and, since last year, has also been responsible for the beef sector. Her work concentrates on EU agricultural policy, representing […]

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Dominique Fayel

Professional background: Head of the cattle sector in Aveyron (equivalent to a province) during the 1990s and 2000s. President of the Aveyron Farmers’ Federation for nine years. Elected representative within FNSEA for twelve years. Elected member of Euromontana since 2016. Actively involved in the work of Farm Europe since 2016. Board member and member of

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Krzysztof Hetman

A graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin. In 2002, he completed postgraduate studies at the Higher School of Entrepreneurship and Administration in Lublin. He began his professional career in 1999 at an Open Pension Fund. From July 2002 to August 2005, he worked as Deputy Director, and

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Marcin Hydzik

President of the Management Board of the Polish Milk Processors Association since 2009. In 2026, he chairs the work of the Agreement for the Dairy Sector, a cooperation platform bringing together all dairy organisations in Poland. He represents the interests of dairy processing companies at national level and within international organisations. He shapes the Association’s

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Aleksandra Majda

President of the ESG Impact Network Association, Vice-Chair of the Committee for Sustainable Business at the Polish Chamber of Commerce, CEO and Founder of Go Green. Strategy & Communication, an agency specialising in ESG strategies for companies and green communication. An expert in sustainable development, recognised in 2024 in the ESG Angels ranking “15 Women

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Bruno Menne

Director of the Commodities team at Copa and Cogeca, an agricultural umbrella organisation representing over 65 national farm organisations and cooperatives in Europe. In addition to the Commodities team, his portfolio includes more specifically arable crops and the sustainable food systems. Bruno holds a master degree in International Public Management from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, and a master in Public Administration with a

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Joao Pacheco

Joao Pacheco has held multiple top-level positions in the European Commission till he retired in 2013. In the period 2011-2013 he was a Deputy-Director General in the Directorate General for Agriculture of the European Commission, in charge of policy management for the European Union agricultural direct payments and agricultural markets. He was a lead European

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Waldemar Pawlak

Senator of the 11th term of office.Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland in the 10th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th terms. Born on 5 September 1959 in Model. In 1984, he graduated from the Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology. He also

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Jerzy Plewa (PhD)

From 2013 until the end of 2019, he served as Director-General at the European Commission, in the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. From 2006 to 2013, he held the position of Deputy Director-General. Prior to that, as Deputy Minister of Agriculture, he was responsible for negotiating Poland’s EU accession in the field of agriculture,

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Luigi Pio Scordamaglia

Present assignements: CEO of Filiera Italia, the Italian Agrifood Association that aggregates the main italian food companies with the excellence of the national agricultural production “represented by Coldiretti and main Italian retail chains; President of Eat Europe – European agri-food Federation Vice President of FESASS – European Federation for Animal Health and Sanitary Security Member

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