Ondina Afonso has over 25 years work experience in the agri-food sector. Currently she is Head of Quality & Research at MC Sonae. She also chairs the Clube de Produtores Continente of MC Sonae, via which the company strengthens the competitiveness, innovation, and sustainability of Portuguese agrifood producers. She’s the Chair of the Food Committee at EuroCommerce and Chair of the Chain of Custody Technical Committee at GLOBALG.A.P. . Since 2002 she has been working at European Commission as an Independent Expert assisting with research and innovation assignments including the evaluation of proposals and, more recently, contributing to the definition of concepts for a sustainable EU food system. Recently she joined the Stakeholder Discussion Group on Emerging Risk from EFSA – European Food Safety Authority.