The Future of Food and Beverage Forum

12th - 13th May 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ashley Montcalm

Senior Sustainability Specialist

Arla Foods

Ashley Montcalm is a Senior Sustainability Specialist in the Global Agriculture Sustainability Team at Arla Foods. Ashley is Arla’s content lead for Nature, leading and supporting on measurements and creating a farm roadmap, thereby, having direct insight into how nature-related outcomes (soil health, water quality, biodiversity, climate, etc.) are embedded in real farm operations across the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Prior to working for Arla Foods, Ashley was a Senior Agriculture Consultant in the Plant and Environmental Innovation Department at SEGES Innovation, DK. With ~8-years’ experience as an agronomist, Ashley has a practical understanding of what is feasible, measurable, and scalable at farm level in diverse production systems (dairy, mixed farming, arable), including the operational constraints and enablers for nature-positive practices.

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Day 1

Tuesday 12th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:20 - 10:05
The consumer is king: How consumer demand is connecting strategy around health, nutrition, and sustainability 
Nomad Foods | Asahi Group Holdings | Ahold Delhaize | Mondelēz International
Plenary
12:00 - 12:45
Plenary
12:45 - 13:45
13:45 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:15
15:15 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:15
17:15 - 18:15