Sandrine ESPEILLAC

Head of the Agri-Food Division

AFNOR Standardization

Sandrine Espeillac is a food engineer and a specialist in issues related to the food industry (food safety, quality, nutrition, sustainable development, etc.).

She currently heads the food and health divisions at Afnor Normalisation.

She has chaired several Afnor standardization committees focused on analytical methods.

Before joining Afnor, she worked as a consultant for the food industry.

Sandrine Espeillac is deeply involved in international activities. She has served as secretary for several ISO committees. She is the ISO delegation head in international intergovernmental organizations such as the Codex Alimentarius and the World Health Organization (WHO). She has also led international technical cooperation missions in Africa, South America, and Asia.

She is a member of the National Food Council (CNA) and teaches at various schools and universities: AgroParisTech, Jussieu, Institut Agro Dijon, and the University of Paris-Est Créteil.

She regularly serves as a speaker or moderator at numerous international conferences (workshops, One Health Summit, etc.) and French events (BIPEA, bioMérieux, Salon de l’Agriculture, National Assembly, Senate, etc.)

Laurent VIBERT

Crisis communication expert and founder of the agency

Nitidis

Laurent Vibert is an expert in crisis communication and founder of the Nitidis agency, which specializes in providing strategic support to organizations at risk. A former officer and spokesperson for the Paris Fire Brigade for eight years, he has been on the front lines of high-profile media situations where words directly influence decisions.

For over 15 years, he has advised executives, industrial leaders, and public officials—particularly in the agri-food sector—on managing sensitive crises: product recalls, health alerts, contamination, cyberattacks, or reputational damage. His approach is based on a close integration of strategy, messaging, and the stance of decision-makers.

Trained in journalism (CFPJ), holding a Master’s degree in communication, and teaching at the Sorbonne and CELSA, he regularly appears in the media to analyze crisis situations. His agency, rated “excellent” by Leaders League, supports its clients before, during, and after a crisis.

His analyses and insights are available on Nitidis and LinkedIn.

Sabrina Panis

Director of Audit, Consulting, and Training

PHYTOCONTROL ACF

With a background in biotechnology, Sabrina has developed over 15 years of hands-on experience in various laboratories specializing in food safety.

From analysis to auditing, including consulting and training, she now puts her skills to work for businesses and designs educational programs tailored to the needs of the agri-food, retail, restaurant, and hospitality sectors.

Sandrine Delory

Vice President

ALLIANCES NETWORK

A graduate of SKEMA Business School, Sandrine Delory has dedicated more than 25 years to Ingredia, including 10 years as CEO of the Prospérité Fermière Ingredia group, which she led until the end of 2024. Under her leadership, the company received several major awards: the ANIA EY Agri-Food Award (2021), B Corp Certification (2023), and the Audacity Award (2024).

Committed to transforming business models, she is a member of the Association Progrès du Management (APM), which brings together more than 7,000 French-speaking executives, and served for six years as a commercial judge at the Arras Commercial Court.

Noel Durand

Researcher

CIRAD

Researcher at CIRAD within the “Microbial Communities, Mycotoxins, and Food Safety” team at UMR Qualisud for the past 25 years.
My primary research focus is on food safety. More specifically, my research topics include the study of biocontrol systems for mycotoxin-producing fungi, the control of mycotoxins through processing methods, the development of methodologies and tools for mycotoxin detection, and the design of post-harvest handling protocols.

Céline Taffin

Regulatory Affairs Manager

Phytocontrol

Céline TAFFIN holds a Master’s degree in Qualimetry from the University of Montpellier. She has been working at Phytocontrol for over 15 years, where she assists agri-food industry stakeholders with regulatory compliance issues. Her expertise includes monitoring regulatory texts, interpreting analytical results, and assessing risks related to contaminants.

Paul Rentz

Chef de projet du laboratoire de physico-chimie

AERIAL

Formée en chimie moléculaire puis en chimie analytique et instrumentation à l’Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse), mon parcours s’est progressivement orienté vers le développement d’outils analytiques au service de la qualité et de l’authenticité des aliments. Je réalise actuellement une thèse CIFRE au sein d’Aerial, qui s’achèvera lors de la conférence Food Risk, consacrée à la mise au point d’approches spectrales pour le contrôle de l’authenticité des ingrédients alimentaires, appliquées au cas du poivre noir (Piper nigrum).

Mes travaux explorent le potentiel et les limites de techniques telles que le MALDI-ToF, comparées à la RMN et à la spectroscopie FT NIR-MIR, afin de détecter et caractériser l’adultération du poivre noir à partir d’empreintes spectrales. Ils visent à évaluer la capacité de ces méthodes à discriminer des échantillons authentiques de produits adultérés, à identifier des marqueurs moléculaires pertinents et, plus largement, à proposer des solutions analytiques accessibles et adaptées au contrôle de routine.

À l’issue de cette thèse, j’occuperai le poste de chef de projet au sein du laboratoire de physico-chimie d’Aerial, avec pour objectif de poursuivre le développement et le déploiement de méthodes innovantes au service de la sécurité et de l’authenticité alimentaires.

Stéphane Demare

Président
LEGAPACK

Stéphane DEMARE, ingénieur papetier de formation, a acquis une grande expérience dans le domaine de l’emballage et plus particulièrement pour le contact alimentaire. Par ses fonctions, il a exercé pendant 18 ans des responsabilités d’expert dans le domaine de la conformité règlementaire des emballages et l’interaction contenant-contenu.

Fort de cette expérience et conscient de la nécessité de garantir aux producteurs et aux utilisateurs la conformité de leurs emballages, il a fondé en 2013 la société Légapack SAS afin d’accompagner les entreprises du secteur pour répondre aux exigences toujours plus nombreuses des règlementations et des consommateurs.

Mélina Ramos

Data scientist in the R&D department

Phytocontrol

With a PhD in analytical chemistry and biotechnology and a degree in agricultural engineering, Mélina Ramos specialises in non-targeted approaches that enable the analysis of known compounds in a sample as well as the detection of unknown and/or unexpected compounds. She has worked in particular on interactions between biopesticides, the environment, vineyards and peach orchards, and on different types of tea. She is currently a data scientist in the authenticity R&D department at the Phytocontrol group, where she develops analytical methods to combat food fraud.

Stéphane Georgé

Head of R&D

Phytocontrol

An analytical scientist, Stéphane Georgé worked for over 25 years at an agri-food technical center, where he participated in and led public-private research projects on the impact of processes on the quality of processed products. Today, he is head of R&D and innovation at the Phytocontrol group. He coordinates all projects involving the development or continuous improvement of analytical methods proposed by the group.

Loic Durand

Director of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Phytocontrol

With a PhD in microbiology and molecular biology, Loïc Durand works at the interface between applied research, innovation and scientific management. He has over ten years’ experience in leading R&D projects and managing technical activities in regulated environments.

Since January 2026, he has been a Research & Development project manager in microbiology and biotechnology at the Phytocontrol laboratory, where he contributes to the development of innovative analytical solutions. He coordinates multidisciplinary projects related to health safety, quality and scientific performance issues.

Previously head of the health safety department, he managed three technical teams (20 employees), structured scientific activities and ensured the maintenance of COFRAC accreditations. His career also includes post-doctoral studies, a CIFRE thesis and scientific publications.

He is recognised for his leadership, methodological rigour and ability to bridge the gap between research, regulatory requirements and team management.

Illa Tea

ATOMIC Team Manager

Institute of Analytical Sciences (ISA)-CNRS

Since 2024, Illa Tea has been a professor at Lyon 1 University. She is also head of the ATOMIC team at the Institute of Analytical Sciences (ISA), a unit affiliated with the CNRS.

His research focuses on isotope ratio mass spectrometry, with a strong emphasis on methodological developments. His research has applications in biomedicine, as well as in methods for authenticating and determining the origin of bioproducts.

Catherine Chapalain

Former Managing Director of Communications and CSR at NESTLE, former Managing Director of ANIA and ALLIANCE 7

Formerly at Nestlé

Catherine Chapalain has spent most of her career in the agri-food sector, working for the collective and then as general manager of Nestlé France, where she was responsible for communications, public affairs, and CSR.

During her 14 years as Director General of the National Association of Food Industries, Catherine represented the sector before French and European public authorities and led strategic projects for the food industry. Her extensive knowledge of the agri-food sector, as well as her commitment and determination, were key to promoting and defending France’s leading industry.
At Nestlé France, Catherine defined and implemented external and internal influence and communication strategies. She also led CSR initiatives in conjunction with the group and brands, as well as crisis management and communication. Finally, she spearheaded major initiatives such as the repositioning of the Nestlé France Foundation on food insecurity, an initiative on cultural change to promote employee engagement, and the completion of a socio-economic impact study.

Since 2022, Catherine has also been a director of CITEO, the eco-organization for household packaging. As chair of the appointments and compensation committee, she has overseen the implementation of the new governance structure designed to provide the best possible support for the strategic challenges facing the household packaging sector, with a view to optimizing both environmental and economic performance.

Catherine is a graduate of the College of Europe in Bruges, holds a Master’s degree in European and International Law, and has completed executive training at ESCP. She has an international outlook, enriched by multicultural experiences and daily immersion in the English language.

Catherine is a Knight of the Legion of Honor and an Officer of the National Order of Merit.

Eglė Baecke

Director of Advocacy & Regulatory Affairs
Freshfel Europe

Eglė Baecke is the Director of Advocacy & Regulatory Affairs at Freshfel Europe, with over 15 years of experience. She supports the Delegate General of Freshfel Europe in designing, developing, and implementing proactive advocacy initiatives. Eglė closely follows EU legislation on food safety, food quality, food security, and marketing standards. She also serves as Secretary General of ESSA, the European Sprouted Seeds Association.

Lorraine Puzin

Deputy Head of Mission
DGAL

Lorraine Puzin is Chief Inspector of Veterinary Public Health and Deputy Head of the Health Emergencies Mission at the Directorate-General for Food (DGAL).
A specialist in risk and crisis management, her career combines operational experience and institutional strategy within the Ministries of the Sea and Agriculture, working to promote health safety and economic resilience in these sectors.

Stéphane Demare

President
LEGAPACK

Stéphane DEMARE, a paper engineer by training, has acquired extensive experience in the field of packaging, particularly for food contact. In his various roles, he has spent 18 years working as an expert in the field of packaging regulatory compliance and container-content interaction.

Drawing on this experience and aware of the need to guarantee producers and users that their packaging complies with regulations, he founded Légapack SAS in 2013 to support companies in the sector in meeting the ever-increasing demands of regulations and consumers.

Olivier BOUTOU

Expert en qualité et sécurité des aliments
AFNOR

Olivier Boutou est expert AFNOR en qualité et sécurité des aliments depuis plus de 20 ans.

Il accompagne les organisations dans leurs démarches hygiène, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, Food Defense et gestion de crise aux niveaux national et international.

Thibault MENJOU

Technical Manager — AB LABO

I have a background in biology and hold a master’s degree in food quality and safety. I joined the laboratory in June 2016. Since 2020, as Technical Manager, I have been responsible for the technical aspects of our ISO 17025 accreditation, particularly the development of methods and the implementation of routine analyses under FLEX III accreditation (pesticides, antibiotics, and polar contaminants via mass spectrometry). And recently, I have been leading the Contaminants and Authenticity division at AB LABO.

Camille BUGNICOURT

Avocate associée
SETHIS

Titulaire d’un Doctorat sur la propriété industrielle appliquée aux produits agroalimentaires, Camille Bugnicourt est avocate depuis 10 ans et a développé une clientèle principalement dans le secteur agroalimentaire.

Véritable experte de la filière et conseil stratégique de l’entreprise, elle accompagne ses clients à toutes les étapes de développement de leurs produits : contractualisation agricole, contrats d’achats, contrats de distribution, droit de la consommation, étiquetage, valorisation des produits (signes de qualité, clean labels, etc.), réglementation produits (INCO, additifs, arômes, etc.), contrôles DGCCRF, litiges fournisseurs/consommateurs.

Ariane VOYATZAKIS

Directrice de l’Innovation et de la Prospective
ANIA

Ingénieure de l’AgroParisTech et diplômée de Sciences Po Paris, Ariane Voyatzakis a une expérience de près de 25 ans dans le financement de l’innovation.

Dans ses récentes fonctions, elle était Responsable du secteur agroalimentaire à Bpifrance et mettait en œuvre les financements de l’Etat en faveur de l’innovation et de l’industrialisation des entreprises.

En 2023, elle a rejoint l’ANIA pour apporter son expertise aux industries alimentaires, les accompagner dans la recherche de financement de leurs projets et coordonner des projets collaboratifs nationaux et européens au bénéfice de la filière.

Bernard LIGNON

Chargé de mission Réglementation et Qualité
SYNABIO

De formation ingénieur agroalimentaire, Bernard Lignon travaille actuellement comme Chargé de mission Réglementation et Qualité au sein du SYNABIO (Syndicat des transformateurs bio en France) depuis 2019.

Ses principales responsabilités portent sur le suivi et le lobbying en matière de réglementation bio, ainsi que sur le conseil aux adhérents concernant les questions de qualité et de réglementation.

Il assure également l’animation de groupes de travail, la conception et l’animation de formations sur la réglementation bio, et participe activement aux instances IGOP et IFOAM Europe.

Auparavant, il a occupé plusieurs postes à responsabilité : Directeur Amélioration Qualité pendant 15 ans au sein du groupe Distriborg (aujourd’hui Ecotone) et Responsable Régional Rhône-Alpes Auvergne durant 13 ans au sein du Laboratoire SILLIKER.

François BOURDICHON

Directeur Méthodes Laboratoire et Microbiologie
Direction des Opérations
SODIAAL

François est titulaire d’un master en microbiologie générale de l’Institut Pasteur de Paris et d’un doctorat de l’Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Plaisance, en Italie. Il a 25 ans d’expérience dans l’industrie agroalimentaire, ayant travaillé pour de grandes entreprises du secteur laitier (Nestlé, Danone, Savencia) et de la confiserie (Barry Callebaut).

Il est actuellement directeur des méthodes de laboratoire et de la microbiologie de la coopérative SODIAAL, Paris, France.

François est délégué de la France auprès de la Fédération Internationale de Laiterie (FIL-IDF) depuis 2010. Il est membre des comités permanents : Science et technologies des procédés laitiers (SCDSPT), Hygiène alimentaire (SCFH, actuellement président élu), Résidus et contaminants chimiques (SCRCC), Méthodes et micro-organismes laitiers (SCMDM), Méthodes d’analyse des additifs et des contaminants (SCAMAC), Statistiques de laboratoire et assurance qualité (SCLSQA). Il représente la FIL-IDF au sein de différents groupes de travail ISO TC34/SC5 et SC9 ainsi qu’au niveau du Codex Alimentarius (CCFH, CCMAS, CCNFSDU).