Empowering India’s Potato Ecosystem for Global Leadership - GPS 2025 CONFERENCE- India

Media Today Group proudly announces the Global Potato Summit 2025, a premier two-day international conference and exhibition to be held on December 11–12, 2025, at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. The Summit will unite the world’s foremost potato experts, global technology pioneers, and leading Indian agribusiness visionaries, creating one of the most influential platforms for dialogue, innovation, and collaboration in the global potato ecosystem.

Anchored around the theme Empowering India’s Potato Ecosystem for Global Leadership, the conference will feature rich thematic sessions delving into global potato trends, advanced seed innovation, cutting-edge processing technologies, export-led growth opportunities, sustainability models, cold chain modernization, women’s leadership, and India’s accelerating contribution to the international potato economy.

The programme will be enriched by distinguished international speakers, including Mr. Herman Verveld (Royal HZPC Group, Netherlands), Mr. Paul van Eijck (PotatoPro, Canada), Mr. Jochem Rovers (Agristo, Belgium), Mr. Marcel van Huissteden (Kiremko, Netherlands), Mr. Franz-Bernd Kruthaup (GRIMME, Germany), Mr. Eroll van Groenewoud (Omnivent, Netherlands), and Mr. Christophe Bellouard (SNF France), Mr. Viktor Kovalev, founder & director International Potato Tour joined by several other eminent experts from across the world.

Complementing the global perspectives, the Summit will spotlight India’s most respected industry leaders, including Davinder Singh Dosanjh (Mahindra HZPC), N. K. Jha (Technico Agri Sciences), Soundararadajane S (HyFarm), Neel Kotak, (Iscon Balaji), Sandip Thakkar (SK Group), Maaz Suthar (M S International), Ashu Phakey (ITC Ltd.), Bhupendra Kumar Singh (Vista Processed Foods), alongside leading innovators in cold chain, storage, mechanization, and food processing.

Senior policymakers from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, MoFPI, APEDA, and ICAR-CPRI will contribute to discussions shaping the future trajectory of India’s potato sector.

The conference will encompass focused sessions on the Global Potato Scenario and India’s Emerging Role, Domestic and Export Growth Potential, Innovation in Processing and Storage Technologies, Next-Generation Seed Varieties, Climate-Resilient Farming, and Future-Ready Cold Chain Infrastructure. A special spotlight session will celebrate the Role of Women in the Potato Value Chain, acknowledging their leadership and transformative contributions to India’s potato landscape.

On the opening day of the conference, delegates will also witness the Indian Potato Industry Excellence Awards, a prestigious celebration honoring industry stalwarts and progressive farmers whose contributions have significantly strengthened India’s potato ecosystem.

The second day is dedicated as an Open House for Farmers, featuring a special Farmers’ Forum session led by the International Potato Center (CIP). Experts from CIP India, Technico Agri Sciences, ICAR-CPRI, HyFarm, the Potato Technology Centre (Karnal), AHRI, Standard Refrigeration, Zomato, and Bitzer India will share insights from leading research institutions and industry front-runners. The day will conclude with a specially curated segment of the Potato Excellence Awards, recognizing exceptional farmers for their leadership, innovation, and lasting contribution to potato cultivation in India.

As one of the largest global gatherings dedicated to the potato industry, the Global Potato Summit 2025 is poised to serve as a transformative platform fostering policy alignment, international collaboration, technological advancement, trade facilitation, and strategic vision—laying the foundation for India’s leadership as a global potato powerhouse by 2030.