Supplier Risk Management: Mapping Vulnerabilities Beyond Tier 1
Explore how companies can uncover hidden risks deeper in the supply chain, beyond direct suppliers, to strengthen resilience and prevent disruption.
Examine how AI-powered tools and data-driven approaches enhance supply chain responsiveness, helping brands anticipate challenges and make informed strategic choices.
Discover how AI is revolutionising traceability, risk forecasting, and decision-making in agriculture, linking digital insights with practical regenerative practices.
A graduate of Harper Adams Agricultural College Richard’s career spans both the Agriculture and IT sectors. Working in the commercial field based team at Norsk Hydro Fertilisers, now YARA, Richard then joined a subsidiary IT company, Innovation Systems, which was set up to market the Warehousing and Distribution Software systems, that the parent company developed, into the UK market. After 20 years in IT, with clients spanning the Agri-Food sectors,Richard joined Fram Farmers in 2010, one of the UK’s largest buying Group Cooperatives, as their CEO. Attending Harvard Business School’s Leadership Best Practice Course and Cambridge University Institute of Sustainability Leadership gave Richard both insight and incentive to focus much of his consultancy work into Agri-Food sustainability. Richard joined x-Farm in March of this year as their UK Business Manager to lead an important element of xFarm’s strategy as they enter the UK market with their Farm Management Information System, and Farm Analytics, which enables Grain Trading, Animal Feed, Maltster’s and Food Manufacturing Companies to manage and measure their Scope 3 emissions. XFarm enjoys the support of over 600,000 farmers across Europe and South America.
Richard was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural Societies ( FRAgS) in 2024 in recognition for his work and support for the Next Generation working within Agriculture and enjoys mentoring younger Managers and Directors as they navigate their careers.
Senior executive with deep experience in environmental markets, capital markets, financial technology, blockchain, digital supply chains, and food traceability. Specializes in corporate development, revenue strategy, commercial growth, and scaling technology solutions across global industries, with a strong track record in sales leadership, partner engagement, and investor support.
xFarm Technologies is a tech company driving the digital transformation of the agri-food sector, helping farmers and supply chain stakeholders improve efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness through advanced digital solutions and Digital Transformation programs.
Its technologies — integrating management platforms, IoT sensors, and data analytics tools — enable the optimization of processes and resources, enhance profitability, and strengthen the resilience of agri-food supply chains.
With its headquarters in Switzerland and presence across Europe and LATAM, xFarm Technologies currently supports over 600,000 farms in more than 100 supply chains, covering 14 million hectares.
Examine how AI-powered tools and data-driven approaches enhance supply chain responsiveness, helping brands anticipate challenges and make informed strategic choices.
• Understand how soil measurement and real-time data are improving visibility across agricultural supply chains, helping brands track soil health, carbon, and ecosystem performance.
• Discover how regenerative sourcing strengthens supply resilience, supporting more stable yields, reduced input dependency, and climate-adaptive farming systems.
• Explore how verified soil data enables better decisions for companies and farmers, turning soil health insights into measurable outcomes for sustainability and procurement strategies.
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Dundee, UK, Agricarbon provides direct soil carbon measurement services for regenerative agriculture programmes, carbon projects, and environmental markets. The company designs statistically robust sampling strategies, conducts mechanised deep-core sampling, and performs industrialised laboratory analysis to generate high-integrity datasets capable of supporting long-term monitoring and carbon accounting. Agricarbon operates laboratory facilities in the United Kingdom and the United States and provides measurement services across Europe and the Americas.
Explore strategies ingredient companies use to reduce risk and maintain stability amid global disruptions, volatility, and supply shocks.
See how parametric insurance provides instant, automated payouts for climate events, removing delays and simplifying risk management.
Edgar Aguilar co-leads UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility’s work on resilient food systems as Value Chain Resilience Specialist based in Rome, Italy. Within his role, Edgar advice governments and insurers on how to combine agricultural insurance into solutions with other financing instruments such as debt and guarantees to serve millions of smallholder farmers,
Previously, Edgar worked for the International Labour Organization (ILO) at its Regional Office for Africa in Côte d’Ivoire for 10 years, where he facilitated public and private partnerships to increase access to finance to agricultural value chains. Supporting the ILO Impact Insurance Facility, Edgar has worked closely with the insurance industry, financial institutions, and value chain players developing risk management solutions for smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America in key value chains such as cocoa, coffee, tea, and cotton. Edgar holds a master’s degree in Rural Development for Southern Countries and an engineer diploma in Agriculture. He speaks Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and Italian.
Examine how modern insurance solutions are shifting from reactive payouts to proactive protection, supporting supply chain resilience and long-term business stability.
