The WHISKEY-AI organising committee brings together a multidisciplinary team from Imperial College London, the Technical University of Munich, and Politecnico di Milano. The committee brings deep technical expertise in artificial intelligence, chemical and biochemical engineering, sensory science, and hardware acceleration for machine learning, along with applied industry insight. Their collective focus is on advancing fermentation and ageing processes through physics-informed AI, real-time sensing, and sustainable system design, bridging cutting-edge research with practical innovation in food and beverage production.