Moderator

Louisa is a globally-recognized journalist and thought leader for the food & agriculture industry and employee #3 at AgFunder, joining Rob & Michael in 2015. Previously, she ran the first-ever agrifood investment publication after launching an institutional investment intelligence service for the Financial Times in Asia.

Dr. Marie Brueser is the Senior Corporate Venture Manager at EIT Food, Europe’s leading food innovation initiative co-funded by the European Union. In this role, she connects startups with corporate partners to foster agrifood, sustainability, and technology innovation. Her work facilitates pilot projects, proof-of-concept studies, and scale-ups, bridging the gap between emerging technologies and industry […]

Ali is an early-stage food, agriculture, and climate tech investor with an operational background. She is a Partner leading early-stage agrifood tech investments in Europe at the intersection of health and nature with Clay Capital. Ali is a Kauffman Fellow, co-founder of the Rising Tide Collective, and mentor with RockStart’s agrifood tech accelerator.

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 […]

Laura Thissen is a results-driven leader dedicated to advancing nature-positive food production and a regenerative economy. With over 20 years of experience, she has spearheaded sustainable innovation and scalable climate solutions. As the previous director of StartLife in Wageningen, Laura built and led a thriving food, ag, and biotech innovation hub, fostering corporate-investor startup partnerships […]

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 […]

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 […]

Rens de Jong is a well-known speaker, event host and moderator in the Dutch business sector. He has the ability to increase the energy and enthusiasm in the room by connecting the audience. People in the audience described him as very energetic, witty and well-prepared.

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 […]