Among her multiple roles such as the owner of Château Chauvin, director of communications of Axa Millésimes and the ex-president of the Union des grands crus de Bordeaux, the president of La Cité du Vin is one of Sylvie Cazes’ titles. La Cité du Vin, a “Guggenheim of wine” received 400,000 visitors in 2022. Cazes is now serving as president of its board.

The founder and host of Wine Oh! TV, Monique Soltani has been covering wine regions around the world for well over a decade. She is an award-winning journalist with a double major in Broadcast Journalism and American Studies, and a lifetime of experiences sharing stories on and off camera.

Founded by Katerina Axelsson，Tastry is a SaaS and insights company that uses innovative AI and flavor chemistry predict how consumers will perceive sensory-based products before they hit the market. Now Tastry works direct with winemakers and retailers in the US in order to help them understand how their wines will be perceived by the consumer.

Chilean producer Viña VIK scooped a gold medal for its La Piu Belle Red in the Global Travel Retail Masters 2023. After entering the Bordeaux En Primeur Exchange Centre, VIK quickly became the first Latin American winery to launch wine NFT in August, and provided a limited edition of 50 sets of 2018 vintage VIK magnums as NFT tokens .

Olga Barbosa works as a researcher, advisor, and consultant in Chile bringing together scientists, with vineyard managers, winery owners, and community members to help preserve and strengthen the biodiversity, soil health, and long-term sustainability of the wine industry with its surrounding environment. Being its first Regional Ministerial Secretary for the regions of La Araucanía, Los Ríos, and Los Lagos，she helped develop the first gender policy in Science, Technology and Innovation.

Patricia is the owner of Tapiz, Zolo and Wapisa wineries and is the first woman to be named President of Bodegas de Argentina, an entity whose membership includes most of the leading wineries in the country as well as many small, and medium-sized enterprises. Under her leadership, the body became strongly committed to gender rights and equality of opportunity for women in the viticultural sector.

Ana Viola is a prominent figure in the Argentine wine scene. Her work and her family have been key to the development of winemaking activity in the province of Neuquén, especially in San Patricio del Chañar, a region that gained strength as another productive hub of high-end wines. Today, Viola is dedicated to protecting and promoting the interests of wine producers in Patagonia.

Nc’nean is an award-winning, independent organic whisky distillery in Scotland. Founded by Annabel Thomas in March 2017, it is revolutionizing the whisky industry through new flavors and carbon-neutral production in harmony with nature. The distillery became the first in the UK to achieve verified net zero carbon emissions status in July 2021. The distillery has recently released the first Organic Single Malt Whisky as well as a creating a world-first for the spirits industry with the first-ever 100% recycled clear glass bottle.

Sophie is the CEO of Rémy Cointreau China. Under her leadereship, DENTREE, the world‘s first sustainable development-themed bar, settled in Shanghai. She is actively promoting the internal deployment of Climate Fresk which turns climate science into a game. This fun & collaborative workshop will help employees raise awareness of essential issues of climate change, order to work out feasible actions for future.

Ruth Piggin joined the SWA team in November 2021 as Industry Sustainability Director. The campaign Water Stewardship Framework is part of a wider sustainability commitments of SWA，to provide SWA member companies with clear direction on how they can address water use and efficiency improvement in their operations, while incorporating wider collaboration and advocacy activities.