Andy Cato is a musician and regenerative agriculture advocate, best known as one-half of the electronic music duo "Groove Armada." After reading about the environmental problems caused by industrial food systems, Andy sold his music publishing rights, purchased a depleted farm in southwestern France, and embarked on a journey to restore its health through trial, error, and regenerative techniques.

Today, Andy is the co-founder of Wild Farmed and a prominent voice in sustainable agriculture. Wild Farmed connects a network of farmers through transparent, traceable supply chains, enabling consumers to make ethical food choices that support biodiversity and soil health. The initiative demonstrates that ecological stewardship and high-quality and production can thrive together, aiming to shape the future of the food system.

Alex Brewster, Perthshire regenerative beef, sheep, and Organic free-range egg producer, farming over 1000ha of upland grazing. Soil Farmer of the year 2020, Nuffield Scholar, and Director of Powered Pasture Ltd. Enthusiastic about all things soil, microbiology, and mob grazing.

Rhys Williams lives on a 60-hectare family farm on the Llyn Peninsula, managing 1000 dry hoggets and 150 contract-reared dairy heifers using a low-input, rotational grazing system. He spent 15 years as a lecturer and manager at Glynllifon land-based College near Caernarfon and now works as a farm business consultant for Precision Grazing Ltd, advising on grazing management. In 2016, Rhys co-founded Coed Coch Farms Ltd, a joint venture with landowner Harry Fetherstonhaugh and farmer Emyr Jones, running 2200 New Zealand Romney ewes. He is passionate about financially and environmentally sustainable farming.

Alasdair MacLeod is Executive Chairman of the Macdoch Group (https://www.macdoch.com), a private investment company with offices in London and Sydney.

In Australia, his Macdoch Ag Group comprises a group of innovative businesses striving to show how a resilient agricultural sector builds natural capital and contributes to global climate solutions. These operations include beef cattle, wool growing and cropping, with experienced successful practitioners working to scale up its approach by working hand in hand with farmers and farm communities across thousands of hectares. The Group employs agri-tech, applied R&D, and empirical data to demonstrate how livestock are an indispensable part of resilient farming systems.

Alasdair is Chair is of the Macdoch Foundation, a philanthropic body whose work includes a ground-breaking farming analysis and community engagement project called Farming for the Future  (https://farmingforthefuture.org.au/). He also chairs Soils for Life, a not-for-profit entity focussed on encouraging greater uptake of regenerative farming ideas (https://soilsforlife.org.au).

Patrick Holden - The Sustainable Food Trust Patrick Holden, CBE, farms 200 hectares in west Wales producing cheese from the milk of 80 Ayrshire cows. It is now the longest established organic dairy farm in Wales. He has been advising the Prince of Wales on sustainability issues since 1982, the year when he launched British Organic Farmers. He is the founding director of the Sustainable Food Trust, whose mission is to work internationally to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food system.

Plant & Soil Health Consultant

Joel Williams is an independent educator and consultant specialising in soil health, plant nutrition, and sustainable farming. With a degree in Agricultural Science from Australia, he focuses on microbial ecology and crop-soil nutrition to boost plant immunity, soil function, and carbon capture. Joel has worked across Europe with both conventional and organic systems, using integrated soil and plant assessments to guide crop management. Passionate about teaching, he shares scientific and practical insights into agroecological practices. He is currently in Canada on sabbatical, completing an MSc in Food Policy and writing a book on soil-plant-microbiome relationships.