Speakers & Experts

Speakers & Experts include industry specialists from international research and academia as well as leading international business executives and investors and corporates, who will share their expertise in the various presentation and discussion sessions throughout the two day event.



Speakers, Moderators & Panellists


Pernille Baardseth
NOFIMA mat

Pernille Baardseth

Principal Research Scientist
NOFIMA mat (Norway)
Stein-Erik Birkeland
TINE sa

Stein-Erik Birkeland

Research Manager
TINE sa (Norway)
FoodTech
Fred Brouns
University of Maastricht - Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Fred Brouns

Program director of the international MSc program “Health Food Innovation Management”
University of Maastricht - Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (Netherlands)
FoodTech
Ross Campbell
CyberColloids

Ross Campbell

CyberColloids (Ireland)
FoodTech
Kamel Chida
General Mills

Kamel Chida

Senior R&D Manager and Innovation Entrepeneur
General Mills (United States)
FoodTech
Arne Dulsrud
National Institute of Consumer Research Norway

Arne Dulsrud

National Institute of Consumer Research Norway (Norway)
FoodTech
David Featherston
Biopeople

David Featherston

Biopeople (Denmark)
FoodTech
Niels Gerner
Foodbest

Niels Gerner

Executive Project Coordinator
Foodbest (Denmark)
FoodTech
Nils Aage Jegstad
Akershus Fylkeskommune

Nils Aage Jegstad

Mayor of Akershus County
Akershus Fylkeskommune (Norway)
FoodTech
Kristina Koeck
DuPont Nutrition & Health

Kristina Koeck

Strategy & Business Development
DuPont Nutrition & Health (Denmark)
FoodTech
Claude Lubicki
BioExpand Ltd

Claude Lubicki

CEO
BioExpand Ltd (France)
Kevin Prudence
DSM Nutritional Products

Kevin Prudence

New Business Development Manager
DSM Nutritional Products (Switzerland)
FoodTech
Einar Risvik
NOFIMA mat

Einar Risvik

Forskningsdirektør - Chief Scientific Officer
NOFIMA mat (Norway)
FoodTech
Maan Singh Sidhu
The Research Council of Norway

Maan Singh Sidhu

Senior adviser
The Research Council of Norway (Norway)
FoodTech
William Stevens
Europe Unlimited

William Stevens

Founder & CEO
Europe Unlimited (Belgium)
Lesley Stevenson
GlaxoSmithKline Nutrition

Lesley Stevenson

Director, New Product Research
GlaxoSmithKline Nutrition (United Kingdom)
FoodTech
John Stewart
Tate & Lyle

John Stewart

Open Innovation Manager
Tate & Lyle (United Kingdom)
FoodTech
Morten Würtz Christensen
DuPont Nutrition & Health

Morten Würtz Christensen

Director Corporate Technology & Business Development
DuPont Nutrition & Health (Denmark)
FoodTech