Speakers

Latin Food 2026


Plenary Speakers

Dr. Rocío Campos Vega
Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

Functional Properties of Food Waste from Traditional Foods: Evaluation and Innovation for Circular Sovereignty

Area II. Traditional foods, innovation, and food sovereignty

Dr. Jorge Santos Welti Chanes
Tecnológico de Monterrey

Feeding the Future: Food Security and Circular Economy from a Food Engineering Perspective

Area III. Sustainable food processing and circular economy

Dr. Elwira Sieniawska
Medical University of Lublin

Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds and Production Waste as Sources of Antimycobacterial Agents: A Metabolomic Study of Bacterial Stress Response

Area VI. Nutrition, public health, and food safety

Dr. Lorenzo Pastrana Castro
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory

Reprogramming Food Structure to Combat Obesity

Area IV. Emerging, non-conventional, and digital technologies

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Keynote Speakers

Dr. Armando Robledo Olivo
Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro

From Agro-Industrial Residues to Biostimulants: Circular Bioprocesses for Sustainable Crop Production and Postharvest Management

Area I. Sustainable agricultural production systems and postharvest management

Dr. Neith Aracely Pacheco López
CIATEJ Unidad Sureste

Bioactive Macromolecules from Tropical Fruits and Traditional Foods: Science, Innovation, and Food Sovereignty

Area II. Traditional foods, innovation, and food sovereignty

Dr. Edith Agama Acevedo
Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Non-conventional Starch modification driving food innovations

Area IV. Emerging, non-conventional, and digital technologies

Dr. Rocío Alejandra Chávez
Tecnológico de Monterrey

Microbiota and Nutrigenomics: A Pathway for the Development and Commercialization of Precision Functional Foods

Area VI. Nutrition, public health, and food safety

Dr. José Eleazar Barboza Corona
Universidad de Guanajuato

Synthetic Biology Applied to the Diagnosis of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogen

Area IV. Emerging, non-conventional, and digital technologies

Dr. Alan Hernández
Leeds University

Not All Proteins Are Equal: Digestibility and Protein Quality in the Alternative Protein Revolution

Area V. Ingredients, functional foods, and nutraceuticals

Dr. Guadalupe Virginia Nevárez
Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua

Mexican Fermented Foods: Health Benefits and Potential Applications

Area II. Traditional foods, innovation, and food sovereignty

Dr. Jose Alberto Gallegos Infante
Instituto Tecnológico de Durango

Oleogels and Unconventional Flours in the Design of Functional Foods: Opportunities for Innovation in Baking and Pastry

Area V. Ingredients, functional foods, and nutraceuticals

Dr. Rosa María Rodríguez Jasso
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila

From Aquatic Biomass to Food Applications: Biorefinery Strategies Supporting Circular Bio-Economy and Sustainability

Area III. Sustainable food processing and circular economy