Mónica de Prado Paniagua I have been working at ELIKA, the Basque Food Safety Foundation belonging to the Basque Government since it was funded in 2001. I am the research Coordinator supporting the Basque... May 17, 2022
Jordi Barri Carles Jordi Barri started his professional career in fields of consulting and marketing in multinational companies. In 2010, he resumed the family path, and the business is transformed and gives life... May 17, 2022
Pau Cardellach Lliso Doctor in biology from Barcelona, working in the field of plants, honey and pollinators, and expert in mellisoplaynology, the science that studies pollen grains. Photography and poetry as a passion. May 16, 2022
Alberto Iglesias Fraga Journalist specialising in digital economy and technological transformation. I am currently deputy editor of Disruptors and Innovators (D+I) at EL ESPAÑOL. Previously, I have left my mark in media such... May 16, 2022
Omri Alfassy Omri holds a M.Sc in Molecular and Structural Biochemistry (2012) and a B.Sc in Biotechnology Engineering (2008). Since graduating, Omri has worked as a R&D engineer, biochemist, molecular biologist and... May 15, 2022
Miquel Carreras Comas Technical Engineer in Agro-Food Industries by the Polytechnic University of Barcelona. Master in management of industrial companies by Univerisad Ramon Llull. Experience of more than 20 in the food additives... May 14, 2022
Yolanda Fernández Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility and External Communications at Alcampo. Secretariat of the Ethics Committee at Alcampo. Member of the Executive Committee of the Global Compact in Spain. WAS Partner.... May 14, 2022
Zineb Hattab Zizi is the chef / owner at restaurants Kle and Dar in Zurich. A trained engineer before her culinary career began, she’s on a mission to unlock the potential of... May 14, 2022
Xavier Clua Alos Helping companies to optimize their businesses and be more productive and sustainable through the use of information technologies, mainly from Microsoft. ERP, CRM, BI, cybersecurity, IA/ML, VR/AR/MR applied to industry,... May 14, 2022
Xavier Cross Benlliure Xavier Cros currently combines his work as an independent consultant with his position at AECOC as head of the collaborative research platform called AECOC Shopper View. Xavi has become one... May 14, 2022
Yago Campos Passionate about Innovation, constantly seeking to understand consumer in order to offer them surprising solutions that add value. generating and surprising solutions. Specialized in innovation management, I lead the R+D+i... May 14, 2022
Willem Knaap Willem is an experience venture builder and innovation lead in the agrifood domain. He regularly hosts podcasts and during events. Always in for a coffee and make an connection. May 14, 2022
William Chen Professor William Chen is the Michael Fam Endowed Professor and Director of Food Science & Technology Program with Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU). Prof. Chen’s food tech innovations and opinions... May 14, 2022
Xabier Arruza Economist specialized in the design of urban economic strategies and development of new businesses especially related to the green economy sector. With proven ability to generate collaborative projects and experience... May 14, 2022
Vincent Rosso I am an Industrial Engineer from France and a Business grade from Silicon Valley. After 15 years of experience in the field of IT, I launched BlaBlaCar in Iberian region... May 14, 2022
Vitor Verdelho Mentor of several companies that he co-founded with partners in different sectors. His first microalgae biotech company Necton, SA – www.necton.pt in March 1989, which is now an European leader... May 14, 2022
Wee Meng Thoo Wee Meng manages a Single-Family Office PE and VC investments under the regulation of MAS with presence in Singapore, US, and Switzerland focusing in Disruptive Technologies in Digitatisation, Healthcare, Fintech,... May 14, 2022
Vicenç Segalès Minguella Agricultural Engineer and Engineer in Industrial Organization, MBA, Master in Fermented Beverages, Master in Operations and Logistics, Master in Industry 4.0. More than 20 years of experience in the agri-food... May 14, 2022
Tomer Keren Tomer is a senior scientific manager within the biomedical industry for 18 years. Prior to Wilk, Tomer served as the CTO of Biogal Galed Labs. Before that, he served as... May 14, 2022
Unai Antero Urrutikoetxea Unai Antero, Mechanical Industrial Engineer and Industrial Electronics Engineer, has spent the last 20 years developing advanced solutions for automation in different industrial fields. With extensive experience in the field... May 14, 2022
Valeria Shimkevich Responsible for the Smart Agricultre vertical in Libelium. In charge of providing different agricultural businesses with technological solutions to make them more efficient, sustainable and prepared for adverse weather conditions... May 14, 2022
Szabi Péter Dr. Péter is the Head of Clinical Operations at DSM and is based in Switzerland. He holds an MD and a PhD degree in general medicine and health sciences, respectively... May 14, 2022
Taru Mäki Taru Mäki, PhD., RDI Manager (Sustainable Food Solutions) at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. Her expertise focuses on strategy development, project planning and management, quality assurance and information sharing between... May 14, 2022
Thomas Vian Pettersen Thomas is the overall responsible for the purchase of raw materials, the development of fish feed and the continuation of Polarfeeds’ philosophy of producing feed on the fish’s premises. He... May 14, 2022
Sofia Roca Ruiz Graduate in food science and technology, with participation in numerous national research and transfer projects in the agri-food sector. Experience in industrial processes, production and control systems, hygienic design of... May 14, 2022
Steven Wainaina I hold a PhD in Industrial Biotechnology. I am a researcher and lecturer at University of Borås. Currently conducting research on using edible filamentous fungi for production of food and... May 14, 2022
Sylvie Chau At WhatIF Foods, Sylvie is part of the core team which successfully launched in Singapore the first regenerative plant-based milk, the BamNut Milk. Now, she is working on the development... May 14, 2022
Silvia Moreno Silvia has a Grad degree in Biology and Doctorate in Food Sciences. She has specialized in the development of new protein-based foods and in the evaluation of their biological and... May 14, 2022
Simon Van Olmen Simon Van Olmen, has a degree in Industrial Technical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, PADE from IESE. Co-founder of Multiscan Technologies SL (www.multiscan.eu), having been CTO for about... May 14, 2022
Sira Mogas I’m Human Biologist with a masters in Computational Biomedical Engineering and recently, with a PhD in Biomedicine. During my academic stage, I managed to publish in Nature Communications and I... May 14, 2022
Sarah Terreri Sarah graduated in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Perugia in 2009. In 2010, she obtained a Research Grant in Environmental and Building Physics at the Department of... May 14, 2022
Saskia Nuijten Saskia joined EIT Food in September 2017 in the role of Director of Communication and Public Engagement, leading Corporate Communication, Public Affairs and Public Engagement, putting consumers at the heart... May 14, 2022
Shir Friedman Shir Friedman is head of communications and co-founder of SuperMeat. Shir is a talented presenter with over 15 years of experience in public speaking and communications. Shir led SuperMeat’s branding... May 14, 2022
Samuel Dresel Samuel Dresel is a professional with more than 15 years of experience in international business, leading market opening projects in Latin America and Spain. He worked in Uruguay and Panama... May 14, 2022
Sandra Aguirre Sainz Agricultural Engineer by the Public University of Navarra (UPNA), Food Business Management Program (DEA) by San Telmo Business School and International Master in Audits in the agri-food sector by the... May 14, 2022
Ruth Lázaro Torres My background of training, professionalization and entrepreneurial and collaborative vocation allow me to lead the company in a constant search for new horizons, stimulating the creative and innovative capacity internally... May 14, 2022
Ruben Hidalgo Building bridges (transfer) between knowledge and marketing. Between research and the market. Before in the energy sector, then in the city sector, now in the food sector +100 entrepreneurship projects... May 14, 2022
Ruth Díez Ahedo Ruth is MBA, PhD in Nanoscience and master degree in biophysics. Her research was developed in the area of biophotonics, tissue engineering, biosensors and surface bioengineering. She coordinates the agrifood... May 14, 2022
Roselyne Chane With +18 years of managing experience In Sales, Marketing, Innovation and Business developement in the Food industry, Roselyne is now in the Managing Director of Alimentos Sanygran. She believes in... May 14, 2022
Roy Kirby Over 30 years experience at the highest levels in blue chip companies , regulators, universities and NGOs leading on food and consumer safety from program, policy and product design to... May 14, 2022
Rubén Gonzalez Almost 20 years into the Beverage industry launching Monster Energy ( USA & EMEA) , Vita Coco (EMEA), Fever Tree. 2 Years working and developing the formula with my savings... May 14, 2022
Rodrigo Sánchez Business Development Director in IPARLAT, a leading company in dairy and plant-based drinks market. Currently running the company diversification process, developing new business opportunities, building relationships and providing strategic direction... May 14, 2022
Rogelio Pozo Ph D in Science Scientific Director of Research Center, General Manager of Research Center. Experience in the management of technological innovation, development of R & D, technology transfer and innovation... May 14, 2022
Roger Martí Falguera Professional with more than 20 years of experience in helping organizations to transform their business in a digital way. Mainly working in Manufacturing Industries, Automotive, Aerospace and Food & Beverage,... May 14, 2022
Rosa María Nieto Pombar I´ve been working at Conservas FRISCOS for more than 25 years been part of different departments, actually I´m the CEO, as you can imagine food industry is a part of... May 14, 2022
Ricardo Fernandez Casal He began his professional career in the Carrefour Group in 1985, after studying Economics and Economics at the University of Valladolid. Master in Senior Management of the Agri-Food Chain ADECA... May 14, 2022
Rikardo Bueno Zabalo CEO at BRTA – Basque Research and Technology Alliance, an alliance of 17 RTOs of the Basque Country. Before joining BRTA, Dr Bueno has been director for International Business Development... May 14, 2022
Robin De Croon Dr. Robin De Croon is a researcher at augment, KU Leuven and obtained his PhD in Computer Science in 2017. In his PhD, he explored a suite of infovis tools... May 14, 2022
Rodrigo Fabeiro Fidalgo Rodrigo Fabeiro has a large experience working with companies in numerous countries. He has worked in France, Israel, Australia and the last 10 years working and living in China. Through... May 14, 2022
Raul Buiza Garcia More than 25 years of experience in Industry, where the last 9 as a Manager in different IT Consulting and Engineering companies. Specially focused on the areas of Production Planning... May 14, 2022
Raul Perez Iratxeta Professional activity promotting private projects in different sectors (economic promotion, cultural management, environment, rural and environmental management, territory, and marketing and communication). Currently, he works in Basque Government, as a... May 14, 2022
Raúl Vélez Electronic & Automation Engineer. Project Manager in Bereiker (industrial automation company), mainly focused in robotics. May 14, 2022
Raquel Espada Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Zaragoza and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa and UCLA, Raquel Espada is today one of the leading European experts in... May 14, 2022
Raquel Virto Resano Technical-Scientific Manager of the R&D Area CNTA Technical/Scientifical expertise fields: Food Technology and Bioprocesses. May 14, 2022
Raul Anta A graduate in Biology with a master in Natural Protected Areas, with experience in ocean sustainability, fisheries analysis, participatory methods, financing and sustainable resources. Working with protected areas in both... May 14, 2022
Ramon López-Doriga Casanueva Graduate in Business Administration from the Carlos III University of Madrid, with an International Management Master from the Economic and Commercial Studies Center (CECO). More than ten years of professional... May 14, 2022
Raquel Díaz Raquel Díaz Ruiz is the head of research an action of Espigoladors. PhD in Sustainability, she has developed her research and professional career in generating knowledge about food losses and... May 14, 2022
Petter Olsen Dr.philos in food traceability from University of Tromsoe, Norway, 2017, Senior Scientist at Nofima, department for Industrial Economics, since 1993. Works with applications of ICT in the food industry, especially... May 14, 2022
Philip Fernandez Philip Fernandez is the manager of the Regenerative Agriculture Revolution at EIT Food, a project developed to help European farmers transition to regenerative agriculture and raise awareness among consumers about... May 14, 2022
Pol Hortal Passionate about innovation, strategy & technology; I hold +20 years of experience founding and scaling start-ups & driving innovation in multinational companies to help them grow. Currently, managing an innovation... May 14, 2022
Afonso Santos Passionate about technology and entrepreneurship. Although relaxed very focused and professional about work. Experience on managing teams and motivate them. Very future oriented perspective with a business mindset in engineering. May 14, 2022
Pedro Ruiz Aragoneses CEO of Alma, he leads wine and gastronomic projects, as well as SV WINES, importer of singular wines and the Fundación Cultura Líquida, in charge of promoting wine culture. Chairman... May 14, 2022
Peter Bolea Bardon Experienced Sales Manager Industry 4.0 with a demonstrated history of working with software industry Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Skilled in Business Process, Negotiation, Requirements Analysis, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and... May 14, 2022
Paula Jauregi Currently principal investigator at AZTI research centre, in the Sustainable and Efficient Processes group. Her research has focused in bioprocessing, in production of food bioactive ingredients (proteins, peptides, polyphenols) and... May 14, 2022
Pedro Ansede I define myself as an Strategic Consultant with a keen interest in Sports, Technology & Sustainability. Since joining ECOMALUM our aim is to become the best apple provider to BCORP... May 14, 2022
Pedro Astals Coma INDUSTRIAL EXPERT, AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER and MBA. 45 years of professional experience in the agri-food industry in various companies in different sectors. CEO of CORPORACIÓN ALIMENTARIA PEÑASANTA – GRUPO CENTRAL LECHERA... May 14, 2022
Pedro De Alava Horcajo I joined Clave Venture Capital, as a Venture Capital Fund manager. I have broad experience studying more than 800 business plans from different sectors and negotiating M&A with companies. Currently,... May 14, 2022
Paul Newnham Paul heads up the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 Advocacy Hub as Director, an initiative bringing together NGOs, advocacy groups, civil society, the private sector and UN agencies to coordinate... May 14, 2022
Paula Álvarez Nutritionist specialised in marketing and product development for the food industry, wide experience in consumer analytics, strategic marketing and R&D programs. BS Degree in Human Nutrition Univ. Autónoma de Madrid.... May 14, 2022
Pablo Mazo Pablo Mazo has a huge experience in international and national companies in the food and beverages, high moving consumer goods, & pharma sectors. Since 2013, he is Director of Public... May 14, 2022
Pablo Rodrigo Rodrigo TRAZABLE has developed a blockchain traceability platform that helps to improve inefficient communication all along the food supply chain. It connects food sector operators so they can compile all chain... May 14, 2022
Paloma Iturmendi Küstner Global multi-year experience in successfully launching products and increasing market share by setting a solid Business strategy based on understanding the competitive environment, leveraging the channel ecosystem and recognizing consumer´s... May 14, 2022
Oscar Moreno I have been working for more than 25 years at Alimarket, the leading publisher on FMCG markets in Spain. Attentive to the entire value chain, from the startups that are... May 14, 2022
Oscar Vicente Oscar Vicente (born 1978 in Bilbao, Spain) is General Manager of Bolton Food in Spain and was appointed to that role as of June 17, 2019. Prior to this, Oscar... May 14, 2022
Oiane Martínez As process engineer & Autonomous maintenance pilar lider (WCM) my work is focused in the continuous improvement of the line OLE and the waste reduction through the data analysis for... May 14, 2022
Oksana Hrynevych Oksana Hrynevych is a PhD candidate in applied economics at the University of Cadiz, Spain. Since 2020 works at Agricolus Srl (Perugia, Italy), its core product is the Agricolus platform,... May 14, 2022
Oriol Reull Oriol Reull is an intrapreneur and investor in food, technology and sustainability. Passionate about digital transformation for social purposes and enthusiastic about the role of technology in solving complex problems.... May 14, 2022
Orson Acosta Romero de Tejada Currently working at Azolla Projects to make regenerative agriculture a scalable and easy model for mass adoption. May 14, 2022
Natalia Valle Aguirre Natalia Valle Aguirre, is an economist and philosopher as well as co-founder and CEO of the social startup Plant on Demand. After graduating in Economics and Business, she obtained a... May 14, 2022
Nerea Mandaluniz Astigarraga D. in veterinary medicine since 2003, she was at Lincoln University (New Zealand) from 2003-04 and has been a researcher in the Department of Animal Production since 2007. Her work... May 14, 2022
Neville Mchina Known to his peers as “Robin Food”, this Zimbabwean entrepreneur, is on a mission to redistribute and rescue food. May 14, 2022
Nora Etxezarreta M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the Technische Universität München (TUM) Her career has been linked to the application of ICT to industry where she has worked in companies such as... May 14, 2022
Míriam González Míriam González is project manager in the Circular Economy Area of the Waste Agency of Catalonia. She has a degree in environmental sciences and is graduated in waste prevention amb... May 14, 2022
Mirjam Niessen Investment professional with more than 15 year international experience in the financial sector and investment industry, primarily in Food & Agriculture sectors. Serving on various Investment Committees, Boards and Advisory... May 14, 2022
Mohamed Thoraira Technology & digitalization expert, currently responsible for strengthening Wingtra’s leadership position in the VTOL drones market & accelerating Wingtra’s growth activities in South Europe & France region I apply customer... May 14, 2022
Nacho Alonso Degree in Law and Business Management Currently founder and CEO of Moon Drinks Previously, from 1998 to 2016 I developed my professional career in Grupo San José, since 2003 as... May 14, 2022
Mila Valcárcel Mila is co-founder and Managing Partner of Eatable Adventures, one of the top global agrifood tech accelerators. Her company detects, promotes, and invests in the most disruptive startups that promise... May 14, 2022
Milos Dukat Foodpreneur on the mission to bring the “plant-based” revolution to the mainstream through Isauki.com | algae based seafood. May 14, 2022
Miquel Pairó Degree in Chemical Sciences from the Universitat de Barcelona. More than 13 years of experience in the agri-food sector, optimizing laboratory analysis techniques and implementing laboratory and process NIR equipment... May 14, 2022
Miguel Ángel De la Peña Polyglot consultant 16+ years experience in food global supply chain and aaS business development. May 14, 2022
Miguel Angel Ortuño Sánchez Chief Commercial Officer at IFR Group More than 25 years of experience in Technological and Business Consultancy. He has been part of the leading companies in business management, where he... May 14, 2022
Mikel Grande Professional with more than 17 of experience in the areas of marketing and innovation. Mikel started his career at Procter&Gamble where he spent 13 years working in different categories (fabric... May 14, 2022
Miguel Martínez More than 15 years in charge of the General Management of Foss’ income statement and balance sheet for the Iberian market (Spain and Portugal). Managing a team of more than... May 14, 2022
Miguel Rodriguez-Villa Förster Bachelor of Laws. He has experience in legal advisory, international sales, public relations, business development, stock exchange markets and biotechnology. May 14, 2022
Miguel Ángel Cubero Márquez Doctor in Food Science and Technology from the University of Lleida and Bachelor of Chemical Sciences from the IQS He has developed his professional career as a technician, advancing from... May 14, 2022
Mercedes Larrain Mercedes Larrain received a superior degree in Food Chemistry from National University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). She joined the Innovation Department of Kaiku Group (Basque Country) on 2008 and has... May 14, 2022
Michiel De Bauw Michiel De Bauw is a PhD researcher at the Division of Bioeconomics, KU Leuven. His research focusses on consumers’ interactions with food sustainability labels, with a particular focus on environmental... May 14, 2022
Miguel Antona San Millán Miguel Antona San Millán has a degree in Labour Relations from the UVA, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Human Resources from the Complutense University of Madrid, a Master’s... May 14, 2022
Martin Jerch Martin Jerch is Head of Department for Entrepreneurship and Investments at the Division of Finance and Investor Relations at ICEX Invest in Spain in the Madrid Headquarter. He is responsible... May 14, 2022
Martín Rodríguez Álvarez Biologist and specialized in food biotechnology and development of new foods. Professional experience in the food sector. Currently co-founder and CTO of ODS Protein. May 14, 2022
Mathias Brink Lorenz Mathias comes from a M&A and corporate strategy position in the biotech company Novozymes. Prior experience includes 8 years in the banking sector working for SEB in London, Copenhagen and... May 14, 2022
Matthew Gorton Matthew Gorton is a professor of marketing and deputy director of the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise. His work focuses on food marketing and food supply chains. He previously... May 14, 2022
Mariette Abrahams Mariëtte Abrahams is the CEO and founder of Qina, a platform that helps companies connect and innovate in Personalised nutrition. Qina bridges the gap between science and solutions by providing... May 14, 2022
Mark Frederiks My name is Mark Frederiks. Founder of amped.nl specialist in transition of food systems using data and IT, founder of short food chain enterprise local2local.nl active in Amsterdam, partner of... May 14, 2022
Martí García Huesca Graduate in Tourism and Bussines Management. CEO of Campos Estela, a familiar company that offers school canteen services in Catalonia since 1968. Campos Estela understands time in school lunchrooms to... May 14, 2022
Maria Helena Semedo Is an economist and politician from Cape Verde. A leading expert in global development issues, she has worked in public service for over thirty years. Over the last decade, FAO... May 14, 2022
Mariano Oto Mariano Oto (CEO and co-founder of Nucaps Nanotechnology): Bachelor Degree in Economics and Business Sciences. Expert in Commercial Management and master’s degree in Business Communication. 20 years’ experience in business... May 14, 2022
Maria Somolinos Lobera Degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Zaragoza (2005), specializing in Bromatology, Health and Food Technology. PhD with European Mention with unanimous cum laude qualification (2010). She started her... May 14, 2022
María Belén García Fernández Belén García leads PACKNET, Spanish Packaging Technology Platform, a science-technology-innovation system that encompasses more than one hundred of entities related to packaging value chain. Our main objective is to harness... May 14, 2022
María Carmen Villarán PhD in Chemistry. She is currently director of the Food & Health Area of the Tecnalia Research & Innovation Foundation. Head of project group with more than 30 years’ experience... May 14, 2022
María Guerra García María has a degree in Biotechnology with a specialty in Biomedicine and Molecular Oncology, and an MBA in the pharmaceutical industry. May 14, 2022
Maria Martínez Looking to build a more sustainable food industry through innovative solutions that generate a triple impact. May 14, 2022
Marcus Link I am a serial entrepreneur and cultural creative. I am co-founding COO of New Foundation Farms, a radical natural disruptor enterprise with the mission of establishing regenerative agriculture at scale... May 14, 2022
María Chavarri Hueda Degree in Biology from the University of Navarra and PhD from the University of the Basque Country. She is Senior Researcher in Food & Health Area. It has more than... May 14, 2022
Manuel Lainez Andrés I run a consulting firm specialized in innovation and research in agri-food and bioeconomy. My clients are organizations and companies in different food subsectors, and I focus my services in... May 14, 2022
Marcel Koks Marcel Koks is the Industry & Solution Strategy Director for Food & Beverage, with more than 25 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. During that time, he... May 14, 2022
Marcio Barradas Marcio Barradas, CEO and founder of 3D Essence Food, a company dedicated to bringing cutting edge food technologies to the market. As founder of FoodInk, the company behind the worldʼs... May 14, 2022
Luke Saldanha Luke Saldanha, co-founder of Pink Albatross Ice Cream currently oversees Product, Marketing, & Communication efforts in the startup. Prior to this, he worked in the financial sector (Citibank) in London... May 14, 2022
Macarena Baylos De Nardiz I firmly believe that food is much more than nourishment to live. Our health, both physical and mental, has a lot to do with nutrition and experiences, among others, through... May 14, 2022
Maider Hormaza Global brand management expertise. More than 20 years of experience in sales strategies and integrated marketing for consumer brands. Her professional career is linked to Kaiku where she has participated... May 14, 2022
Luis Artola Moneo Graduated in Economics and Business Science at the University of Deusto, has since 2005 been CEO of PLASTIGAUR S.A., a family company engaged in manufactiuring flexible plastic wrappers and packaging... May 14, 2022
Luis Chimeno I studied biotechnology at Miguel Hernández University in Elche, Alicante. Before finishing my degree, I founded Oscillum together with my partners in 2019 and I am the CMO of the... May 14, 2022
Leyre Urtasun Leyre is graduated in Human Nutrition, Graduated in Food Technology, Msc in Food Technology and PhD in Food Science and Technology. She has been working in R&D area of CNTA... May 14, 2022
Lorena Marín Lebrato Marketing and business development specialist with considerable worldwide experience She has excelled in highly competitive industries such as sports, retail, and robotics. Her objective at Kivnon is to introduce robots... May 14, 2022
Lorena Savani Innovation, business development and Marketing expert with over 20 years of international experience in the FMCG and HORECA sectors. In addition, she spent 3 years as an entrepreneur and senior... May 14, 2022
Laura Vázquez-Araújo Experienced researcher and manager with over 15 years of experience in the food & beverages sector, mainly working in the Sensory Science field. With a Ph.D. in Food and Agricultural... May 14, 2022
Leire Barañano Orbe Doctor in Business Management, Knowledge and Innovation and Graduate in Business Administration and Management from the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies at the University of the Basque Country. She... May 14, 2022
Lara Rodriguez Her passion for the food innovation field has been demonstrated by more than 8 years of experience in the sector- She started her career in the R&D and product development... May 14, 2022
Laura Fuentes CEO and founder of Linked Wine, a digital platform for wine and beverage exports. Expert in International Trade, chosen in 2021 by the High Commissioner for Marca España as a... May 14, 2022
Laura Rodriguez Zugasti Director for Spain and Portugal at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). MSC is an international NGO with the aim to end overfishing through a leader certification and labelling program. The... May 14, 2022
Koldo Atxutegi Ajuria Bilbao, 1974. Graduated in Law, Specialist Economics. Deusto University. Master of Business Administration at ESE Business School Chile. Foreign Affairs Advisor at the Basque Government’s Secretariat General for External Action... May 14, 2022
Judit Santacana Querol Food Technologist with working experience at IRTA – Institute of Research of Agrifood Technologies. Later on, I continued my career at Biosystems. Since 2019, I have been working at Biosystems... May 14, 2022
Julián Otero Julián has a Diploma in Library Science and Documentation and a Graduate in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts. He joined Mugaritz R&D in 2014 and since then he has developed his... May 14, 2022
Julio Audicana Arcas Deputy General Manager at San Telmo Business School and Professor, he is a member of its Advisory Board in IBERIA and ITALY. He has a background in consultancy as Head... May 14, 2022
Juan Diego Díaz Lopez Engineer committed to bringing technology to the base of the pyramid aiming to take sustainability from theory to action. Raised in Colombia, motivated by social inequities to create a sustainable... May 14, 2022
Judit Montoriol PhD in Economics from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Judit is Lead Economist in the Sector Analysis Unit of the Research Department at CaixaBank. She is the coordinator of the Real... May 14, 2022
Juan Jiménez Zaballos Juan Jiménez Zaballos has a solid track record in innovation and digital transformation, mainly in the financial sector, and is closely involved in projects related to open banking, digital identity,... May 14, 2022
Juan José Galdós Juanjo Galdos began his professional career at the Tekniker Research Center, and later at Fatronik (today Tecnalia). In 1992 he founded Goitek, working as commercial director. In 2004 he assumed... May 14, 2022
Juan Carlos Portugués Cuesta Professional with 28 years of experience in the implementation of technological solutions aimed at improving industrial processes. Throughout my professional life I have had the opportunity to work for different... May 14, 2022
Josune Ayo Martínez +20 years’ experience in healthy foods. PhD in Food Science and Technology. Co-author of 36 research articles, 37 research projects and 4 international patents. Member of National and European Technical... May 14, 2022
Josu Aramburu Helping industry to evolve organizations towards sustainable business models. May 14, 2022
Josep Pascual XIA – Food Innovation Network is Catalonia’s R&D network in the agri-food sector, made up of more than 400 specialized researchers from 13 research entities in the country. We offer... May 14, 2022
Josep Maria Riera Grau For more than 15 years I have been contributing my enthusiasm in all the projects in which I have participated. With different functions (Sales Director, Key Account Manager, Business Development... May 14, 2022
Joseph Gridley Joseph Gridley is the Director of Soil Association Exchange – a new service to help all UK farmers get paid for farming sustainably. Previously, Joseph led EIT Food’s work with... May 14, 2022
José María Cobo José M Cobo is Senior Manager Partner of The Food Intelligence Company (TFI).TFI is a Nutrition Science Consultancy that facilitate the business development of new tendencies, process or product transformation... May 14, 2022
José Miguel López Anteriormente Director de Clientes Estratégicos y Director de Met ado Internacional, actualmente dirige la política comercial de las nuevas divisiones de Logística y Frío May 14, 2022
Jose Ramon Romero M.Sc. in Telecom Engineering & Executive MBA with 25 years’ international experience in Consulting and Delivery Management. Currently Azure Cloud & AI Delivery Management Manager at Microsoft Industry Solutions Delivery... May 14, 2022
Josep del Bas Prior Bsc in Chemistry and Bsc in Biochemistry, PhD in nutrition and metabolism by University Rovira I Virgili (Tarragona). Researcher in Baylor College of Medicine, University of Milan and University of... May 14, 2022
José Manuel Álvarez Coordinator of the Platform for Interprofessional Livestock and Meat Production Organizations, and strategic communications advisor for companies and organizations in the agri food sector. Degree in Information Sciences and Journalism,... May 14, 2022
José Manuel González José Manuel González is an Agricultural Engineer, specialized in food industries. Since 2007 he works for the EU Programmes Division of CDTI as Spanish Delegate to Bioeconomy under FP7 and... May 14, 2022
Jose Antonio Boccherini Bogert Director of the FooDepartment at San Telmo Business School. He has been an assistant professor at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, a Manager at Accenture and a Principal at DiamondCluster, leading... May 14, 2022
Jose Luis Asensio Riquelme José Luis Asensio, aeronautical engineer with a master’s degree in space systems. He has worked for large organisations such as AIRBUS and CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research). He currently... May 14, 2022
Jose Luis Fernandez Sanchez Associate professor in the Department of Business Administration at the University of Cantabria. I collaborate with the IDES research group participating in different projects related to the economic sustainability of... May 14, 2022
Jose M. Ordovas José M. Ordovás, PhD is Professor of Nutrition and a Senior Scientist at the USDA-HNRCA at Tufts Univ. in Boston and Group leader at IMDEA-Food in Madrid. His research interest... May 14, 2022
Jordi Simón Engineering. Speciality industrial chemistry. 33 years in BASF (Plastics) assuming different tasks:KAM; PM and Sales Manager. Materials: polyolefins; PVC; engineering plastics; styrenic polymers; foams and biodegradables Markets:where plastics are used... May 14, 2022
Jorge Molina Currently working as policy officer in DG Research and Innovation at the European Commission in the Healthy Planet Directorate. Long track experience in food systems innovation in connection with the... May 14, 2022
Jorge Pérez – Bouzada Jorge Pérez-Bouzada has spent most of his professional career linked, directly or indirectly, to the food industry, with a special relationship with the aquaculture, fishing and seafood processing sectors. He... May 14, 2022
Jon Ander Egaña Monasterio Degree in Biological Sciences from the UPV, Master in Biotechnology (Strachclyde University), in Business Administration (ESEUNE) and in Food Business Management (San Telmo International Institute). Jon Ander Egaña has solid... May 14, 2022
Jon Ander Fidalgo With a degree in economics (LEINN) and a background in sales and project management, Jon Ander coursed a Bootcamp to develop an polivalent profile that could work in the internal... May 14, 2022
Jon Kepa Gerrikagoitia Arrien Ph.D. in Computer Science. Science and Technology Manager at BRTA (Basque Research and Technology Alliance). His professional career of more than 20 years has been developed jointly in the academia... May 14, 2022
Jordi Portella Founder and Managing Director of BESTPLANT S.L. – 38 years of experience in management positions in the Industrial, Consulting and Services sectors, of which more than 27 years dedicated to... May 14, 2022
Jon Linge PreSales Consultant in the area of Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0. Specialist Engineer in Process and Product Innovation with experience in the F&B and Food Packaging Sectors. May 14, 2022
Jon Zubia More than twenty years in the agri-food sector. Five years of management experience in food industry publishing house & communication agency (Eumedia Director) . Twenty years as a agri-food digital,... May 14, 2022
Jesus Alberto De los Bueis Fernández I started my career as software engineer and from then I play several different roles: software architect, IT consultant, Program Manager, and during the last 3 year I’m on charge... May 14, 2022
Joaquín Tintoré King Strategy developer and sales maker. Law graduate. Master of International Business. Business Model and new technologies application passionate, learner and developer. Enjoying an international career focused on projects that transmit... May 14, 2022
John Regefalk Head of Culinary Innovation at BCCInnovation and professor at the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastián, Spain. John has over 20 years of experience of cooking in restaurants internationally. At... May 14, 2022
Jerusalem Hernández Jerusalem Hernández Velasco has been dedicated to consulting for more than 15 years. As a partner at KPMG, she accompanies organizations on their way to adapt to the challenges of... May 14, 2022
Jesús Maes Arjona Campofrio Frescos Development of livestock integration projects – Supplier and procurement management – Responsible of Iberian project “Cibex investment” Pfizer animal health -Product manager of Improvac Spain in collaboration with... May 14, 2022
Javier Meyer Inspired by ideas and projects focused on sustainability and circular economy, Javier’s career has spanned multiple continents, connecting people and adding value to businesses and companies with sustainable impacts. He... May 14, 2022
Javier Pejito A graduate of the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa, Javier Pejito is Vice President of Marketing at Danone Spain. Pejito has an extensive professional career in the company. He joined... May 14, 2022
Javier González He is CEO of the KH Group. He is ultimately responsible for the implementation of a global Digital Transformation system towards Industry 4.0 (Matrix). He is CEO of Xpander spin... May 14, 2022
Javier López-Nogués de Miguel Industrial Engineer from Universidad de Cantabria and Executive MBA from ESIC, with more than 10 years of professional experience in the industrial sector. He is currently Business Development Engineer at... May 14, 2022
Jaime Martin Jaime is a recognized expert and speaker in the food industry. He and his team at strategy and innovation consultancy Lantern (www.lantern.consulting) have helped leading food and beverage companies such... May 14, 2022
Javier Aguilera Merlo General Corporate Director of Aquaculture, Grupo Nueva Pescanova – mar. 2019 – act. (Vigo) Industrial Director, Adam Foods – sept. 2014 – feb. 2019 (Madrid) Plant Director, Mondelez International –... May 14, 2022
Javier Belarte Ballester Director of the department of systems and Digital Transformation of the KH Group. He is responsible for the implementation of a global TD system towards industry 4.0 (Matrix). He is... May 14, 2022
Javier Cremades Ugarte The research activity of Dr. Cremades is focused mainly on topics related to biology and applications of the seaweeds present on Galician coasts. He has collaborated with companies such as... May 14, 2022
Jacob Bang Nielsen Polluting our planet even more by moving or transporting waste unnecessarily around the world, do not make any sense. Entrepreneur with passion for simplifying procedures and continuously seeking improvements, for... May 14, 2022
Ivan Lütolf We are the Spanish Association that brings together AgroTech / AgTechs companies with Hardware & Software that digitizes Agricultural, Agro-Food, Livestock and Fishing companies, covering the 4 steps of the... May 14, 2022
Itziar Tueros Head of Food & Health dept. at AZTI. Expertise in the management of research and innovation projects related to food and health. Strong background in membrane lipidomics for personalised nutrition... May 14, 2022
Ivan Leanizbarrutia Zugasti Professional with more than 10 years of expertise in consultative sales of technology solutions (social CRM, digital data mining, SaaS solutions, etc.). Currently, responsible for business development at Aquiles, where... May 14, 2022
Isabel Cayuela At BASF vegetable seeds we “Make healthy Eating enjoyable and sustainable” Passionate about Global Marketing and with strong roots in agriculture I have the privilege of developing my career in... May 14, 2022
Isabel García Perez Isabel is a Lecturer in Precision and Systems Medicine within the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction at Imperial College London. She is a Research Fellow of the UK-National Institute... May 14, 2022
Isabel Medina Full Professor at CSIC. She works in the group of Seafood Chemistry at IIM-CSIC in Vigo. PhD in Chemistry from the University of Santiago de Compostela in 1994, She has... May 14, 2022
Iratxe Perales Iratxe has a Joint MSc degree in Chemical and Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). She has focused her technical profile in large engineering companies as SENER,... May 14, 2022
Irune Berrio Cia Founder & GM at 3S Nexus, a Singapore-based consultancy for internationalisation projects that assists companies in market entry, business development and partner search in Singapore and Spain. For 10 years... May 14, 2022
Isabel Bronchalo Founder and CEO of Agrenvec, Isabel has more than 20 years of experience in the biotech industry, pioneering entrepreneurship in the field of plant biotech in Spain. Agricultural Engineer by... May 14, 2022
Iñigo Charola Iñigo Charola, Co-Founder and CEO of BioTech Foods, a cultivated meat producer that aims to offer a meat alternative that will help supply the growing global demand for animal protein,... May 14, 2022
Iñigo Martín After 15 years experience in global business development for Automotive Industry, I’m now executing Deep Tech Business Development. BIOBEE microelectronics partner and BioQ Food Quality Managing Director. May 14, 2022
Iratxe Arraibi Landa BSc in Marine Science. Passionate about aquaculture, especially in terms of sustainability and technology applied for improving animal health. Large experience in Project Management in regional, national and European level. May 14, 2022
Iker Ganuza Rufo He is responsible for developing the Food & Beverage brand strategies in key channels and for driving the integration of the company’s sustainability agenda, PepsiCo Positive, into the commercial agenda.... May 14, 2022
Iker García Esteban-Barcina Iker García obtained his PhD in Telecommunications Engineering in 2017. In his doctoral thesis, he developed several optical sensors for the characterisation of aeronautical engines, published 16 scientific articles and... May 14, 2022
Ingrid Buera Nadal Degree in Journalism from the UAB; Postgraduate in Business Communication (IDEC-UPF); Diploma in Management Development (EADA Business School) and InDigital Program-Digital Marketing Management (ESADE). At Mercabarna she’s responsible for the... May 14, 2022
Idoia Olabarrieta Idoia Olabarrieta is an Industrial Engineer. Her work focuses on the development of solutions for monitoring parameters related to food (quality, shelf life, etc.) and food processes, using different non-destructive... May 14, 2022
Ignacio Muñoz Calvo Ignacio Muñoz holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Deusto. Throughout his almost 22 years of experience, many of which focused on international markets, Ignacio... May 14, 2022
Ignacio Urcola Tellería Naval Architect and ExMBA Since 2007 I am the general manager of Velaspex, a fishing company focused on cod fishery in Barents sea. During those year the company has evolved... May 14, 2022
Ignasi Papell Garcia Chemical Engineer (URV) and postgraduate in business skills MBA (UOC) with more than 12 years of experience in R&D projects in new healthy and sustainable products, digital transformation and production... May 14, 2022
Honorio Vergara Domínguez I started my professional career in 2008 at the Department of Pigment Biochemistry of the Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC) where I studied my PhD specializing in the metabolism and... May 14, 2022
Husam Dabbagh Bazarbachi Born in Reus, Spain he was curious to understand natural sciences from an early childhood. Double graduated in Biotechnology and Biochemistry from Rovira i Virgili University, he decided to dedicate... May 14, 2022
Harm van Deuren Harm studied Business Administration at Rotterdam School of Management and Bocconi University. After his graduation he started working as a consultant for Deloitte and Arthur Andersen. In the last 17... May 14, 2022
Harrie Vollaard Harrie Vollaard started in the field of biochemistry but switched to emerging technologies and banking in the beginning of his professional career. He has a tremendous background in innovation at... May 14, 2022
Guillermo Blazquez Industrial Engineer Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICAI) EMBA IE Business School PADE IESE Business School Professor ETSII ICAI 3 years Later, always in leading multinationals developing turnkey projects of new factories... May 14, 2022
Harini Venkataraman Is a Senior Analyst and Team Captain on the Agrifood team at Lux Research, based in Amsterdam. In this role, she monitors emerging technologies and evaluates innovation opportunities for several... May 14, 2022
Haritz Arriaga Sasieta Dr. Arriaga obtained his PhD in 2010 at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). His expertise area is the assessment of greenhouse gases (N2O, CH4 and CO2) and ammonia (NH3)... May 14, 2022
Graham Cross PhD chemistry at Imperial College/Pfizer, NATO Scholarship @University of Groningen Foods & Beverages, Home and Personal Care & Chemicals industry product technologist and innovator. Crafted and implemented the Unilever Corporate... May 14, 2022
Guillaume Millet Plant Based leader since 2019 Danoner since early 2000s Worked in France, Spain & Mexico. May 14, 2022
Gijs Schilthuis Gijs Schilthuis is the Head of Unit for Policy Perspectives at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development. He has worked since 2008, in different capacities, on agricultural... May 14, 2022
Gorka Azkona I’ve been working at Eroski’s fish monger since 2000 and nowadays as fresh fish commercial head at Eroski, I’m in charge of a fish buyers team for all fresh fish... May 14, 2022
Gorka Landeras Dr. Gorka Landeras, PhD Agricultural Engineer, has more than 20 years of experience in crop water requirement estimation models, extensive crops experimentation studies, and artificial intelligence based agrometeorological modelling. In... May 14, 2022
Gorka Ugalde Investment Associate at Easo Ventures, engaged in the the full investment process of the fund. He previusly worked during 5 years as a consultant in the Strategy Consulting area of... May 14, 2022
Gary Frost Gary Frost qualified as a dietitian in 1982 He has been Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Imperial College since 2008. His research interests include dietary assessment and the role... May 14, 2022
Gemma Franco Focused on brand development, expanding knowledge in business strategy, and with years of experience dedicated to consumer loyalty, marketing and communication in companies in the publishing and food sector, in... May 14, 2022
Gianpaolo Rando Executive believing in Science | Solutions | Service. I help food companies to grow and transform high-quality food. I work by reshaping complex processes into simpler ones. I do that... May 14, 2022
Francisco Requena Domínguez I joined Prolongo-Faccsa on 1987 as CIO and in 1989 I started the R&D department which I still head. Previously, I worked at Nixdorf Computer as Head of Systems of... May 14, 2022
Fernando Rodríguez Bergareche Fernando is the CaixaBank dayOne’s Director. dayOne is the especialized division of CaixaBank in startups, tech companies and investors. (www.dayonecaixabank.es) More than twenty years of experience in Corporate and Investment... May 14, 2022
Florencio García More than 15 years working to understand better the consumer behaviour, previously in Kantar working with manufacturers and retailers, and now in Sigma, driving the expansion of the Plant Based... May 14, 2022
Francisco Kuhar Francisco Kuhar is a Biologist with a PhD and post-doctoral studies in Mycology. He spent many years in the academic world, working as researcher and professor in many prestigious institutions,... May 14, 2022
Eusebio Gainza Lafuente Ph.D. Engineer in 1980, with Chemistry as speciality field by the ETSII of Bilbao. Director of ALTEC (Asociación Latinoamericana de Gestión Tecnológica) 2005-2009 Vicepresident of Manc. Montejurra 1987-1994 European Technology... May 14, 2022
Fernando García Madrigal As Dassault Systèmes employee from 2016, I manage the indirect sales activity in Spain and Portugal, thanks to our internal and our distributors network, with not the only target the... May 14, 2022
Estibaliz Díaz Silvestre PhD in Biology (UPV) and expert in fish biology, assessment and management of fisheries and ecosystems. Coordinator of the Sustainable Fishing Area (ICES) of AZTI. She has been involved in... May 14, 2022
Eudald Carrera Focused on improving product development processes, I have been working closely with companies from different industrial sectors since 20 years ago, implementing solutions that allow them to optimize the development... May 14, 2022
Eugene Wang Since 2010, Eugene’s vision for launching Sophie’s Kitchen, the first Plant-Based Seafood Alternative, has manifested into a viable innovation. In 2019, Eugene took the alternative protein to the microorganism level... May 14, 2022
Eriz Sainz Gurtubay Expert in economic development and entrepreneurship and innovation. Director of B Accelerator Tower. Director of public and private acceleration programmes, having advised more than 200 high potential startups and SMEs.... May 14, 2022
Erlantz Egidon I have been working at Kaiku since 2005. In the first years within a project of a soy beverage processing plant. Then in Pamplona, in the production department in projects... May 14, 2022
Esteban Robles Montalbán Industrial Engineer 24 years in Iparlat in different positions all related to Production and Installations. May 14, 2022
Endika Lekaroz Agara Endika has a degree in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Navarra. He began his career in food brands such as Dantza or Kaiku where he was marketing... May 14, 2022
Erich Eichstetter Erich Eichstetter is a chef and designer with +15 years of experience in the gastronomic scene of Spain, Germany, and Latin America. He specializes in Tech Scouting and the development... May 14, 2022
Elvira Domingo Following a decade in large multinationals, leading the development of new products and transforming the innovation ecosystem, Elvira’s expertise as EIT Food RIS Programme Manager, is dedicated to build a... May 14, 2022
Elvira Moreno Fornieles I am passionate about technology; I think we can use it to do a better world. I am industrial electronic engineer. My professional career has been linked to the management.... May 14, 2022
Emin Eksi Emin studied ‘Mechanical Engineering’ in Istanbul, Turkey and afterwards ‘MBA on Entrepreneurship’ in Leipzig, Germany. After more than 10 years of professional experience, he mounted Inovako four years ago, in... May 14, 2022
Eduardo Paz ✔ 20+ years managerial experience in different areas and with worldwide responsibility: Intellectual Property, Financing, Innovation Management, Sales and Purchasing. ✔ Strong commitment to delivering results through developing, leading and... May 14, 2022
Eduardo Pérez He has experience in the areas of Regulatory and Innovation Project Management in startups and multinational food companies such as Schweppes Suntory and Jacobs Douwe Egberts, where he participated in... May 14, 2022
Edward Sliwinski Edward Sliwinski is a senior R&D manager at the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST), based in Wageningen since 2020. By supporting the further development of food science... May 14, 2022
Elena Abiega Gil Digital marketing professional with over 15 years experience across a range of client industries in Spain, London and Australia. Vast experience in a variety of industries: Financial, retail, Food and... May 14, 2022
Domingo Granados Parra Degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Madrid More than 25 years of experience designing and implementing software applications for quality management in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food industry,... May 14, 2022
Eduardo Cotillas Agri-food Eng. and Msc in Food Science and Technology at Polytechnical University of Madrid. His track record of more than 25 years in RDi projects on the Agri Food/FMCG sectors,... May 14, 2022
David San Martin Errea Biologist with more than 12 years of experience as food researcher. Involved in several European, national & regional R & D projects focused on the sustainability of food industry. Specialized... May 14, 2022
Diego Guerrero Peromingo DSTAgE, Diego Guerrero’s personal project, opened in July 2014 (2 Michelin stars, 3 suns from the Repsol Guide) and in September 2016, he launched DSPOT, a private space focused on... May 14, 2022
Diego Sáez de Eguílaz Cámara Factory freak. Industrial Engineer with wide experience in the industrial sector: working with national and international markets, family business, multinational and multi-department… Managing partner at MESbook (cyber-physical system to Manufacture... May 14, 2022
Dipika Matthias Dipika Matthias is a Deputy Director on the Nutrition team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Her career spans both the public and private sectors, with a focus on... May 14, 2022
David Herrera Electrical Engineer. Started working in electrical transformers factory, later in actual job, SENER. Designing Energy Power plants. (Combined cycles, solar power plants, waste energy plant, Biomass plants…). Nowadays developing EMS... May 14, 2022
David Lacasa David is passionate about innovation, technology and startups. David has led innovation projects for Pescanova, Nestlé, Makro, Florette or Calidad Pascual. Before joining Lantern, he was part of the BBDO... May 14, 2022
David Ciudad Rodriguez Executive technologist with 17 years of experience in leadership roles as CEO, General Manager and Director of Operations. I have founded or co-founded 5 companies. I am currently leading Deep... May 14, 2022
David Esteban Muñoz David Esteban moved to Barcelona in 2008, where he started the i3D project, creating a Packaging operator with a 360º vision, integrating manufacturers, brand development and research of new materials.... May 14, 2022
Daniel García Senior engineer in computer science, Daniel has worked in the application development sector, in the implementation of systems in automotive sector, and now leads the Smart Factory area within the... May 14, 2022
Daniel Gómez-Bravo Puerta Daniel Gómez-Bravo is the CEO and founder of Bread Free S.L, he graduated in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and has a master’s degree in Health Information Engineering.... May 14, 2022
Daniel Lacalle Daniel Lacalle is an Industrial Engineer with an Msc in Operations Management with an extensive experience within the agri-food sector. He holds also an MBA, which provides him with a... May 14, 2022
Daniel Lasa Echegoyen With many years of experience as the head chef of fine dining restaurants, Dani had long been interested in the potential of Kombucha. Having built an entire career centred around... May 14, 2022
Cristina Andrés Urarte Cristina has an international background and 18 years of professional experience driving innovation, business growth, and connecting innovation ecosystems worldwide. Driven by passion and purpose, Cristina is currently Head of... May 14, 2022
Cristina Cantero Wide experience in Marketing and Sales. Extensive knowledge of management and communication of dairy brands. Design and implementation of business plans for retail. Experience in the coordination of interdisciplinary and... May 14, 2022
Cristina Ramírez de Lara General Manager of Vitartis, Food Industry Cluster of Castilla y León, since August 2015. PhD in Biology from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, she completed the Agrifood Business Management Specialized... May 14, 2022
Carolina Nájar Entrepeneur and Passionate about Gastronomy and the Food Sector. Extensive knowledge of the European Retail Market. Specialized in Innovation & Food Bussiness Models. May 14, 2022
Charis Galanakis He is a multidisciplinary scientist with experience in food and the environment and a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate, 2019, 2021). He is the R&I of Galanakis Laboratories (Greece), an Adjunct... May 14, 2022
Christian Massaguer I finished my degree in Chemical Engineering at the UPC in 2011 and, although throughout my whole It was not until 2017 that I decided to focus all my interest... May 14, 2022
Carlos Ruiz Zamarreño Carlos Ruiz Zamarreño received the Ph.D. degree in Communications from the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) in 2009. He became Associate Professor at the UPNA in 2012, where he holds... May 14, 2022
Carmen Adan She is Innovation Manager at La Salle Technova Barcelona and she is in the Board of Directors of XPCAT as a Treasure. She has been also CEO of the Network... May 14, 2022
Carmen Gomez Acebo 23 years of experience in the commercial business development area. My previous position in Coca-Cola was Commercial Business Development Director. Deep business knowledge and strategic vision of FMCG sector. Since... May 14, 2022
Carlos Jacoste Carlos is an entrepreneur specialized in innovative project development focused on startups. Co-founder of Spanish startups, one of the main entrepreneur communities has participated on strategic consultancy with startups as... May 14, 2022
Carlos Prieto Carlos Prieto has more than 20 years of experience within technology companies in IT and Telecommunications sectors such as Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, ACER or Deutsche Telekom AG, to name a few,... May 14, 2022
Carlos Rodriguez-Villa Forster Economist. Has experience in business dev., international sales, PR, media management, e-commerce, biotech & agtech. Was Country Director for AFA Press/USA Today. Was Country Manager of Zalando (largest EU e-shop).... May 14, 2022
Carles Nin Tárraga Degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of Barcelona, and Master’s degree in Food Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Began his professional career at Nabisco Iberia, where he... May 14, 2022
Carlos Alberte Agronomist engineer, but mainly both vine grower and wine maker, full focused both on wineries and vineyards during his professional life. With more than 20 years of experience working with... May 14, 2022
Carlos De Miguel Carlos de Miguel is Business Development Director for Multiscan Technologies, with a focus on international markets and the growth of the regional subsidiaries of the company. New ideas, technologies, and... May 14, 2022
Bosco Emparanza Biochemist from the University of Navarra, and Master’s degree in management of biotechnology companies from CESIF. Experience in different companies in business and commercial development. Currently founder and CEO of... May 14, 2022
Carles Navarro Vigo Carles Navarro is Managing Director of BASF Española since 2016. With a degree in Chemical Engineering from IQS and a master’s degree in Marketing Management from ESADE, His professional career... May 14, 2022
Begoña Pérez Villarreal Begoña Pérez-Villarreal is the Director of the EIT Food Innovation hub for Southern Europe aimed to boost innovation involving stakeholders from the Mediterranean area. Main activity is related to building... May 14, 2022
Belén Martínez Belén Martínez obtained a MSc degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of Bilbao, Spain. She has been working at TECNALIA since 2000, being a senior researcher in... May 14, 2022
Benoit Buntinx Benoit joined EIT Food in 2017 to lead the start-ups support activities. He is part of the Mgt Board and chairs the RisingFoodStars club. He has +20 years’ experience in... May 14, 2022
Bill Birgen Bill Birgen is not only the founder and CTO of SAVRpak but he is also the inventor and author of the many patents which identify the unique technology used to... May 14, 2022
Beatriz Romanos Hernando Beatriz Romanos is author of the book Foodtech: la gran revolución de la industria alimentaria”. She is also an innovation coach, mentor and communicator specializing in Food Tech and Food... May 14, 2022
Begoña Gómez Degree in Marketing. MBA in Business Administration. Over 20 years of experience at Inmark Europe as Director of Strategic Consulting in Third Sector and Social Impact projects. Director of the... May 14, 2022
Asun Bastida I have a degree in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Deusto. Specialising in Finance. In 2016 I completed the Commercial Management Programme at the Deusto Business School... May 14, 2022
Barbara Bray Barbara elevates the food system in pursuit of safe, nutritious and sustainable food for everyone. Her consultancy work delivers nutrition strategy for businesses, alongside leadership and educational roles in her... May 14, 2022
Beatriz Jacoste Beatriz is driven by a passion for creating a delicious and resilient food future for all. She works with companies, organizations, and investors to push forward breakthrough solutions. She has... May 14, 2022
Beatriz Molina Director R+D+i, Master of biotechnology, Master Executive and Agronomy Engineer May 14, 2022
Armen Harutyunyan Armen Harutyunyan is a Fintech and Blockchain Fellow at the Singapore University of Social Sciences and Academic Council Member at the Global Fintech Institute. He is a Director of Agricultural... May 14, 2022
Asier Alea Castaños Double Degree in Economics and International Relations (graduated First Class & Magna Cum Laude) from Boston University School of Economics. Master in Economic Policy and PhD candidate from Oxford University... May 14, 2022
Asier Uribeetxeberria Dr. Asier Uribeetxebarria works as a researcher at Neiker, the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development. He works on the optimization of fertilization using precision agriculture. To do so,... May 14, 2022
Aritz Burutxaga Professional experience in International Business and FMCG marketing specialist. Degree in LEINN Leadership,Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the University of Mondragon .Master´s degree in MITB International Trade and business management from... May 14, 2022
Antonio Gil PhD in industrial engineering specialising in renewable energies, energy efficiency and innovation. He has carried out numerous energy audits and managed the implementation of efficiency and renewable energy projects. He... May 14, 2022
Antonio López-Esparza García Law degree, MBA from IE Business School, with more than 20 years of experience in different types of companies, from Retail and Foodservice multinationals to the development of Startups in... May 14, 2022
Antonio Tornero Innovating in disruptive products and technologies according to circular economy for food industries from the financial side, as an Investment Manager specializing in the identification of biotechnological projects for their... May 14, 2022
Antonio Vicente Contreras Professional in the ICT sector with an extensive experience in managerial positions. Founding partner and Executive Director of Artificial Intelligence Talentum, a technology-based company dedicated to developing predictive models, computing... May 14, 2022
Annabel Serpico Annabel Serpico obtained a master´s degree cum laude in industrial biotechnology at the Universitá di Napoli (Italy), where she worked for 15 months as research fellow. She then obtained a... May 14, 2022
Anthony Finbow Anthony Finbow is CEO at Eagle Genomics, a pioneer in the application of network science to biology across key industries such as Food & Nutrition, Beauty & Personal Care, AgriBio... May 14, 2022
Antonio Alcaide I always wanted to be a professional in the food industry. I completed my studies in food science and technology with a PhD in Pharmacy. At Aurora Intelligent Nutrition I... May 14, 2022
Antonio Francés Sempere Antonio has 27 years of international experience within the FAKOLITH Group. Although his background is in business administration and management, he is passionate about science and technology, and thanks to... May 14, 2022
Andy Zynga Before joining EIT Food, Andy built and turned around several businesses in Europe and the USA, and most recently engineered a successful exit for Open Innovation Service Leader NineSigma, which... May 14, 2022
Anna Targa Barrera Anna Targa Barrera graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 2013 by Facultat de Veterinària de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She is currently the Milk quality and Animal welfare assessor of... May 14, 2022
Andoni Luis Aduriz Andoni Luis Aduriz has led Mugaritz since 1998, a creative ecosystem that allows the freedom to create without ties. His presentations at forums such as Harvard University or MIT, his... May 14, 2022
Andrea Cruciani International business developer with experience in software architecture, smart cities and smart farming, elected as member of Fiware Foundation Board of Directors. An expert in Innovative Startup Evolution and scaleup.... May 14, 2022
Andrés Montefeltro Entrepreneur in IT, Biotech and Foodtech business. Since 2018, is a co-founder and CEO of CUBIQ FOODS, a foodtech company focused on SMART FATs Solutions for the food industry. In... May 14, 2022
Andreu Tobeña Montanuy Andreu Tobeña is Head of Research and Development for the BioSystems Food and Beverage group. After a few years in the pharmaceutical sector and in vitro diagnostics, he led the... May 14, 2022
Ana Thielen I used to be a journalist so I’m restless by nature. With a background in international marketing, currently, I’m leading the innovation center where we accelerate startups focused on Food... May 14, 2022
Ana Carolina López de Dicastillo Bergamo Chemist with Doctoral degree in Food and Materials Science. Scientist in the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology from CSIC in Valencia. Experienced background of working with food packaging research... May 14, 2022
Amparo Roca Managing innovation projects at AI Talentum, company of advanced technological solutions in the fields of Industry 4.0, Food, Energy and IoT. We bring the use of Artificial Intelligence to improve... May 14, 2022
Ana Machado Silva Ana Machado Silva works as an R&D & Innovation Projects Coordinator at MC, a leading food retailer in Portugal, part of the SONAE Group. She focuses her work on the... May 14, 2022
Amaia Barrena Telleria I have been working at AZTI since 1999. During the period 2009-2012, I moved to the Basque Government where I was the Director of Innovation and Food Industries. From 2019,... May 14, 2022
Amaia Bernarás Dr. Amaia Bernaras is the General Manager of the Science and Technology Park of Gipuzkoa. She has a PhD in AI from the University of Edinburgh, and more tan 25... May 14, 2022
Alvaro Gordillo Dr. Alvaro Gordillo is Sales Manager at BASF Animal Nutrition, responsible for Spain and Portugal. Alvaro holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Alcalá in Spain. He joined... May 14, 2022
Alvaro Santos Cabrera CIO for Sigma in Europe since October 2018, a leading meat processing company. With an extensive professional career linked to the FMCG sector, Álvaro brings more than 18 years of... May 14, 2022
Álvaro Soler Esteban Entrepreneur, investor in multiple startups. Technical Engineering and Master in international trade at the UPV of which I’m former professor, PADE at the IESE, Co-founder of Multiscan Technologies and PowerfulTree,... May 14, 2022
Alex Wan Dr Alex Wan is the team leader for the Aquaculture and Nutrition Research Unit (ANRU) based at the National University of Ireland. He is the principal investigator on the development... May 14, 2022
Alfredo Ferrer Lacambra Alfredo Ferrer is Industrial Engineer, and in 2017 founds VisionQuality, that develop and build machines for industrial product inspection and classification in real time, mainly based on Artificial Vision and... May 14, 2022
Alice Gronhoj Alice Grønhøj is an associate professor at the Department of Management, Aarhus University, Denmark and connected to the MAPP Centre for Research on Value Creation in the Food Sector for... May 14, 2022
Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez University professor since 2014. Currently Full Professor in Health Sciences. More than 90 scientific publications and 100 scientific conferences. I have contributed in more than 20 projects with a total... May 14, 2022
Alejandro Rosales Lavielle Science & Technology Manager in IRIS Technology Solutions S.L and a member of the IRIS’s Innovation Committee, the board that define and foster the company’s strategic business lines. M.Sc. in... May 14, 2022
Alessio Bonaldo Professor at the University of Bologna, Italy. Alessio is a fish nutritionist dealing with innovative protein sources for aquaculture fish species. Coordinator of the H2020 EU Project NewTechAqua www.newtechaqua.eu, partner... May 14, 2022
Albino García Agronomy Engineer from UPM since 2002. Professional experience in the national and international agricultural and livestock sector. With a wide network of contacts, from agricultural-livestock producers, to managers in the... May 14, 2022
Alejandro Arranz Stancel I have been working in Mahou San Miguel for over nineteen years in various positions in the digital area. I am currently leading the Corporate Venture and New Technologies area... May 14, 2022
Alejandro Barranco Ibarbia PhD in Chemistry. Since 2004 his research work at AZTI has been focused on the development of biosensors and chemical sensors for food safety and quality, participating in several European... May 14, 2022
Alberto Bastida Cruz Alberto Bastida graduated from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid as aerospace engineer and has an MBA degree from IESE Business School. He has worked in Spain, Argentina and Chile within the... May 14, 2022
Alberto Fontecha Passionate for technology and industrial companies, Alberto Fontecha has developed his professional career focused on impelling innovation in Products, Marketing and Organizational Processes. Alberto has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering... May 14, 2022
Ainara Llona Iraragorri Cooperative Partner in Eroski for 21 years, with experience in financing sources, human resources, customer experience and innovation. May 14, 2022
Ainhoa Vicente Fernández Ainhoa, MSc in Agronomical engineering, is a PhD researcher in food science at PROCEREALtech (University of Valladolid). Her work focuses on the physical modification of gluten-free flours by microwave-assisted hydrothermal... May 14, 2022
Aintzane Esturo Technical Director at IFU international fruit and vegetable juice association. Former Technical Manager at SGF certification scheme (Germany); Project Manager at AZTI food research institute (Spain) and Quality Manager at... May 14, 2022
Abir Mehawej The last several years I’ve been building BeYou with great teams and amazing products. We’ve created a comprehensive technological platform that is designed to disrupt unhealthy behaviours using personalised Nutrition,... May 14, 2022
Abby Rose I am a farmer, physicist and soil health advocate, the co-founder of Vidacycle Tech: making apps that support farmers to take a more regenerative approach to farming. I am also... May 14, 2022