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Annick Verween is an ecosystem connector, bringing problems towards solutions, questions towards experts and she uses this ecosystem approach as a support towards entrepreneurs, saving them time, money and allowing them to grow better and faster. She a true extravert with a passion for people, biotechnology, entrepreneurship, innovation and impact. She manages biotope, the preseed fund and linked support program for […]
Maarten Bosch is CEO of Mosa Meat, a pioneer in cultivated meat. Under his leadership, the company works to scale novel food technology internationally while navigating regulatory, technological and market uncertainties inherent to breakthrough innovation. Maarten is trained as an engineer and has worked at several multinational tech companies in his career before moving into the […]
At Wageningen Economic Research, Willem manages the ‘Sustainability Management in Agri & Food’ program. He has 12 years of experience in running sustainability assessments in the private sector. In these years, he ran several complex, informal project structures and guided researchers and consultants in projects with among others within farm inputs, agri commodity trade, food […]
Derek has been investing in agricultural technology for more than 15 years, and has served on the boards of companies in areas spanning synthetic biology, biologicals, chemistry, new crops, food technology, digital farming technologies, as well as human therapeutics. He has been the founding investor for several companies and is passionate about translating frontier areas […]
Chiara Molena is Co-Founder and CCO at EDERA Lab, where she leads brand, positioning, and commercial strategy for deep tech and AgriFood companies. With over 15 years of international experience, she specialises in translating complex technologies into commercially credible growth strategies. Prior to EDERA Lab, she led the EMEA marketing function at Champion Petfoods and […]
Dan Harburg is the Chief Product Officer at Mombak, a Brazil-based startup working to become the world’s largest carbon removal company through native, biodiverse reforestation of the Amazon. Founded in 2021, Mombak has raised more than $250 million in equity and debt to fund large-scale carbon removal projects. Dan leads carbon product development, offtake negotiations, […]
Alon Chen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tastewise, an AI-powered consumer intelligence platform helping leading food and beverage brands innovate with confidence. By combining real-time data and generative AI, Tastewise uncovers emerging consumer trends and enables companies like Nestlé, PepsiCo, and Kraft Heinz to develop more relevant and sustainable products. Prior to founding Tastewise, […]
Passionate about financing the transition to sustainable food systems, Laura Thissen is Venture Partner at Grey Silo Ventures, a first check to Series A CVC investor in international f&a startups. Previously Laura served as Managing Director of StartLife, where she led the growth and professionalization of its global food, agri, and biotech ecosystem. She has a strong international track record in agrifood innovation, strategy, and ecosystem building. She also played a key role as part […]
B.Z. Goldberg is a serial entrepreneur, two-time Emmy®-winning and Academy Award®-nominated film director, and food systems researcher. He has advised Fortune 100 companies across the US, Europe, Japan, and the Middle East, founded international initiatives to restore lost grain biodiversity in the Levant, and developed cross-disciplinary approaches for solving food security challenges caused by the […]
Nadav Berger is a Founding General Partner of PeakBridge. A third-generation food industrialist, he moved from industry into entrepreneurship, building companies across food applications, marketing, and distribution before co-founding FoodLab in 2008 — an innovation hub focused on food systems development. That work led directly to FoodLab Capital, one of the earliest dedicated FoodTech seed […]
Miriam Ueberall has spent over two decades at the intersection of food science, technology, and organizational change — leading R&D at Flora Food Group as Chief R&D Officer, as VP R&D International at Kraft Heinz, and across multiple markets and categories during 19 years at Unilever. She has seen firsthand what it takes to move […]
Nicolas Weber is Co-founder and CEO of Voltiris, a Swiss cleantech scaleup pioneering spectral-filtering solar technology for greenhouse horticulture. Voltiris enables growers to produce renewable electricity inside their greenhouses without compromising, and in many cases improving, crop yields. The company operates an Energy-as-a-Service model with 20+ installations across Europe and Asia, and has raised over […]
Cedric Verstraeten is the CEO of Revyve, a scale-up that provides food manufacturers with yeast-based texturizing ingredients that deliver superior performance, cleaner labels, greater sustainability, and a more affordable, reliable supply than traditional egg-based products and additives.
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 […]
Matthias de Kock is a Principal at PeakBridge based in Antwerp. He began his career in investment banking in New York before moving into venture, first at a Belgian family office and then as part of the investment team at EIT Food. He holds degrees from institutions in Australia and China alongside his European education. […]
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 […]