2025 Main Stage Speakers

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Kim Olofsson

Global Head of R&D, AAK
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Sneha Srikrishnan

Segment Director, Fermentation, NA, ADM
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Tia Rains

Vice President of Science, Innovation & Corporate Affairs, AJINOMOTO HEALTH & NUTRITION NORTH AMERICA
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Dager Florez

Global Business Head Health & Beauty, ALIANZA
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Winston Sun

Director of Innovation, ANGEL YEAST
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Julian Melchiorri

CEO & Founder, ARBOREA
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Christina Ulardic

Partner, ASTANOR VENTURES
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Ashley Hartman

Managing Partner, BLUESTEIN VENTURES
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Reza Soltanzadeh

CEO & Founder, BOREALIS FOODS
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Sofia Elizondo

Co-founder, President & CCO, BRIGHTSEED
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Florian Schattenmann

CTO and Vice President of R&D, CARGILL
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David Weiner

Chief Technology Officer, CAULDRON FERM
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John Krzywicki

CEO, CHECKERSPOT
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Brian Loeb

Co-Head, CONTI
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Albe Wendt

VP R&I Advanced Technology, DANONE
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Scott Horner

Managing Director, North America, DSM-FIRMENICH VENTURING
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Todd Rands

President & CEO, ELO LIFE SYSTEMS
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Deniz Ataman

Deputy Editor, FOOD NAVIGATOR-USA
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Elizabeth Crawford

Senior Editor, FOODNAVIGATOR-USA
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Raffael Wohlgensinger

Founder & CEO, FORMO
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Michael Lavin

Managing Partner, GERMIN8 VENTURES
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Alexandre Bastos

Head of Front-End Innovation, GIVAUDAN
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Chris Cochran

Founder & Principal, GOOD FOOD ADVISORS
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Nick Jackowetz

Chief Science Officer, HYDROSOME LABS
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Hadar Sutovsky

VP Corporate Investments ICL Group & GM of ICL Planet, ICL PLANET STARTUP HUB
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Alex Kopelyan

Senior Director and Partner, INDIEBIO
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Mike Leonard

Senior Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer & Head of Protein Fortification, INGREDION
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Gregory Jaffe

Former Senior Advisor to USDA Secretary Vilsack, Jaffe Policy Consulting LLC
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Joshua Reid

Vice President R&D, KELLOG CO
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Shernaz Daver

Operating Partner & CMO, KHOSLA VENTURES
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Rachel Resek

Vice President, Head of US Venture Investments, KI TUA FUND
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James Caffyn

Partner, LEVER VC
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Manoj Kumar

CTO & Vice President Plant Protein Business, LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY
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Nici Bush

Chief Innovation, Science & Technology Officer, MARS
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Owen Ensor

CEO, MEATLY
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Alfredo Espinoza

Director Food & Personal Care, MERRICK & COMPANY
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Debbie Yaver

Chief Scientific Officer, NATURE'S FYND
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Bill Aimutis

Co-Director & COO of the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein, NC STATE UNIVERSITY
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Sabina Bruehlmann

Chief Executive Officer, NIMBLE SCIENCE
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Katrina Benedicto

Sustainability Director, NUSEED NUTRITIONAL
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Maha Tahiri

CEO & Founder, NUTRITION SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES
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Matt Amicucci

Co-Founder & VP of Research and Development, ONE.BIO
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Tom Ferguson

CFO, ONEGO BIO
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Shannon Hall

CEO, POW.BIO
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Sara de Pelsmaeker

Group Health & Wellbeing Director, PURATOS
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Emil Munck de Voss

Co-Founder, REDUCED
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Alexandria Coari

Vice President, Capital, Innovation & Global Initiatives, REFED
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Jack Bobo

Executive Director, ROTHMAN FAMILY INSTITUTE FOR FOOD STUDIES
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Chuck Templeton

Managing Partner, S2G INVESTMENTS
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Jasmin Hume

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SHIRU
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Alessandro Cataldo

Agrifood Vertical CEO, SINYAR
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Gerardo Toledo

CEO & Co-Founder, SOLAREA BIO
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Marc Washington

Founder & Executive Chairman, SUPERGUT
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Shayna Harris

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
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Joshua Lachter

Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, SYNONYM
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Victoria Spadaro Grant

Chief Science and Innovation Officer, TATE & LYLE
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Stewart Townsend

Vice President Research & Development, THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
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Manmit Shrimali

Co-Founder & CEO, TURING LABS
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Zbigniew Lewicki

Global Head of R&D, Ice-Cream, UNILEVER
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Johanna Vazquez

Head of R&D Nutrition, North America, UNILEVER
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Dan Altschuler

Managing Partner, UNOVIS ASSET MANAGEMENT

    2025 Breakout Hosts

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    Speaker profile image for Adam Tarshis

    Adam Tarshis

    CEO & Founder, MOZZA FOODS
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    Anne Palermo

    CEO & Co-Founder, AKARSO BIO
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    Beth Conerty

    Regional Innovation Officer, iFAB TECH HUB
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    Dorotea Pein

    Director of Technology and Innovation, PLANTENEERS
    Speaker profile image for Eva Hurt

    Eva Hurt

    Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
    Speaker profile image for Jill Powers

    Jill Powers

    VP of Sales, Consumer Products & Retail, SIEMENS
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    Kim Fisher

    Director of Programs, Innovation Institute for Food and Health, UC DAVIS
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    Maille O'Donnell

    Senior Policy Specialist, Public Investment and Industry, THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE
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    Mark Warner

    Co-founder & CEO, LIBERATION LABS
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    Maxine Roman

    Lead, Innovation Collaborations & Partnerships, THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
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    Nick Cooney

    Managing Partner, LEVER VC
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    Pauliina Halimaa

    CEO, BIOSAFE
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    Sam Schatz

    CEO, BIOHM TECHNOLOGIES
    Speaker profile image for Trishala Bopanna

    Trishala Bopanna

    Director of Strategy & Partnerships, BETTER DAIRY

      2025 Roundtable Hosts

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      Chris Cochran

      Founder & Principal, GOOD FOOD ADVISORS
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      Fr'd'ric Destaillats

      Vice President Strategic Development, CHECKERSPOT
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      Jeffrey Sanders

      Program Manager, SCHR'DINGER
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      Ratna Mukherjea

      Global R&D Leader, ICL GROUP
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      Sebastian Dreher

      Managing Director, North America, D'HLER VENTURES
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      Steven Finn

      Co-Founder & General Partner, SIDDHI CAPITAL

        Speaking Opportunities

        We welcome forward-thinking experts, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who are developing groundbreaking solutions in nutrition, sustainability, and food technology.

        If you have insights that can inspire change, challenge current paradigms, or showcase transformative approaches to our food systems, we want to hear from you.

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