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Nina Waldhauer is a specialist for the Agrifood sector at the national promotional institute Invest-NL. With more than 15 years of international experience at Invest-NL, Wageningen University & Research, the European Commission, Delft University of Technology and Maersk Growth, Nina has gained significant experience in accelerating important social transitions within the agri-food sector and making […]
Charlotte is an experienced sustainability and business professional, deeply committed to work that delivers a positive and lasting impact on people’s lives, communities and the environment. With extensive advisory experience working with private sector, government and non-profit organizations, Charlotte is experienced in shaping business strategy and building strong corporate governance to support the effective oversight […]
Adam Wilson is a seasoned finance professional currently serving as Vice President of Equity Private Placements at Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America. With a solid background in investment banking and strategy management, Adam’s expertise spans across food & beverage coverage, investor relations, and strategic planning within the financial sector. Prior to his current position, Adam […]
Maurien is a Senior Principal Scientist at dsm-firmenich and a global leader in co-creating and innovating nutrition, health, and beauty solutions. With renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. After earning her Ph.D. in biomolecular mass spectrometry of glycoconjugates, […]
Cindy van Rijswick is Global Strategist for the vegetable, fruit and floriculture sectors and for the agricultural supply sector at RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness. Cindy has published reports on a range of topics, regularly acts as a speaker at (international) conferences and provides analyses and visions for Rabobank’s activities and clients. Before Cindy started working at […]
Passionate about financing the transition to sustainable food production systems, Laura Thissen is Venture Partner at Grey Silo Ventures, a first check to Series A investor in international f&a startups. Grey Silo is the corporate VC arm of Cereal Docks, one of the largest privately owned agricultural processing companies in Europe. Previously, as Director of […]
Nadav Berger has deep, decades-long roots in the food industry. A third-generation food industrialist, he shifted to entrepreneurship, actively building several companies specializing in food applications, marketing, and distribution. In 2008, he co-founded the food applications hub FoodLab, focused on the innovation and development of our food systems. The innovations there led to his founding […]
Arnout has always been engaged in bringing people into motion and impacting people’s lives positively and sustainably. Before joining Astanor in 2021, he had been leading Engie’s global business to make clean cooking solutions more affordable for the 3 billion people still cooking on wood and charcoal. Before that, Arnout led VC and M&A deals […]
Marie Asano is currently a partner at the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund. This specialized fund invests in growth-stage companies active in ag-tech, nutrition, industrial biotech and packaging. At ECBF, Marie is the partner leading the nutrition and food tech vertical. Before that, she worked at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), a German-based seed fund where she lead […]
Karin is a life sciences lawyer with a focus on functional foods & feed and pharmaceuticals. Her core expertise is to assist companies regarding the market introduction of innovations in this field. This includes the qualification of new ingredients and advising on the appropriate regulatory pathway belonging thereto, such as for Novel Foods, GMOs and […]
Dr. Judith van der Horst – Graat is passionate about finding common goals and language that bridge people and organizations in Food & Health. She started her career in Food & Health over 25 years ago with a PhD. She took several managerial and director roles in corporates like Mars and Danone Nutricia, as well […]
Elizabeth Lunik is a senior agricultural sustainability researcher for food and agribusiness at RaboResearch. She focuses on topics related to farming practices and economics, sustainability, GHG emissions, and environmental footprinting at RaboResearch. She previously covered Farm Inputs Europe &Africa markets at Rabobank. Before joining Rabobank, she worked at the Thünen Institute of Farm Economics for […]
Feike Sijbesma, is a top business executive, one of the most influential Dutchmen and often described as a sustainability trailblazer. Under his leadership, Royal DSM transformed from a producer of bulk chemicals to a provider of healthy food ingredients for people and animals and specialist (green) materials, with sustainability and innovation as the main drivers.
Adam Anders is a co-founder and managing partner of Anterra Capital, a venture capital firm specializing in agrifood technology. Adam has over 20 years of experience in private equity and venture capital, including serving as a director of Rabo Private Equity (Netherlands) and Ironbridge Capital (Australia). Before this, Adam co-founded a fintech venture and worked […]
Dr. ir. Sjoukje Heimovaara was appointed to the position of President of the Executive Board of Wageningen University & Research on 1 July 2022. Furthermore, she is a council member and deputy chair of the Advisory Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (AWTI), which makes recommendations to the government on policy concerning science, technology, and […]
