Participants

 

Alberto Casorati
European Investment Bank

Alberto Casorati

Investment Officer
European Investment Bank (Luxembourg)
Alice North
BioVale

Alice North

Head of the BioVale Innovation Cluster
BioVale (United Kingdom)
Anna Paulusz
Gate2Growth

Anna Paulusz

Consultant
Gate2Growth (Denmark)
Antonella Beltrame
Indaco Venture Partners

Antonella Beltrame

Investment Director
Indaco Venture Partners (Italy)
Arnout Dijkhuizen
Astanor Ventures

Arnout Dijkhuizen

Investment Principal
Astanor Ventures (Belgium)
Bianca Maria Barozzi
Gate2Growth

Bianca Maria Barozzi

Consultant
Gate2Growth (Denmark)
Bjorn Heinz
Yara Growth Ventures

Bjorn Heinz

Investment Director
Yara Growth Ventures (Norway)
Britt Sandvad
Food and Bio Cluster Denmark

Britt Sandvad

Senior Innovation Manager
Food and Bio Cluster Denmark (Denmark)
Bruno Rudnik
SEF Ventures

Bruno Rudnik

Managing Partner
SEF Ventures (Germany)
Carsten Gehrhardt
Circular Valley

Carsten Gehrhardt

Circular Valley (Germany)
Catherine Breyssens
EIT Food

Catherine Breyssens

Programme Manager Business Creation
EIT Food (Belgium)
Chris Hiscocks
BioVale

Chris Hiscocks

Enterprise Manager
BioVale (United Kingdom)
Claas Heise
NRW Bank

Claas Heise

Executive Director
NRW Bank (Germany)
Cornelia Baehr
b.value AG

Cornelia Baehr

Senior investment manager
b.value AG (Germany)
Daniela Krasteva
Tech Tour

Daniela Krasteva

Project Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Dirk Carrez
Bio-based Industries Consortium

Dirk Carrez

Executive Director
Bio-based Industries Consortium (Belgium)
Erik Kolehmainen
Metsä Spring Ltd.

Erik Kolehmainen

VP, Corporate Venturing
Metsä Spring Ltd. (Finland)
Francesco Leone
Start up Business Copilot

Francesco Leone

Coach, Copilot and Fundraiser
Start up Business Copilot (Italy)
Frank Boerboom
FrieslandCampina

Frank Boerboom

Innovation Manager
FrieslandCampina (Netherlands)
Heidi Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
CS MEDICA A/S

Heidi Ahlefeldt-Laurvig

CMO & CGO
CS MEDICA A/S (Denmark)
Jakob Röskamp
traceless materials GmbH

Jakob Röskamp

CFO
traceless materials GmbH (Germany)
Jan Turek
Circular Valley

Jan Turek

Circular Valley (Germany)
Jens Busse
Evonik Venture Capital

Jens Busse

Investment Manager
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Jeroen Koot
Summum Ventures BV

Jeroen Koot

Director
Summum Ventures BV (Netherlands)
Jesper Damlund
Nordic Innovators

Jesper Damlund

Senior Strategy Consultant
Nordic Innovators (Denmark)
Joana Moreira-Silva
CIIMAR

Joana Moreira-Silva

Science and Innovation Officer
CIIMAR (Portugal)
Jorun Pedersen
Ard Innovation AS

Jorun Pedersen

CEO
Ard Innovation AS (Norway)
Jörg Jansen
Circular Valley

Jörg Jansen

Business Development
Circular Valley (Germany)
Karen Hamann
Institute for Food Studies & Agroindustrial Development IFAU

Karen Hamann

Managing director
Institute for Food Studies & Agroindustrial Development IFAU (Denmark)
Katarzyna Dembska
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)

Katarzyna Dembska

Catalyst Program Manager
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) (Germany)
Katharina Gräfe
BIO.NRW

Katharina Gräfe

Science Officer
BIO.NRW (Germany)
Katrin Kriebs
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB

Katrin Kriebs

Project Manager
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB (Germany)
Kevin Ryan
Irish Bioeconomy Foundation

Kevin Ryan

Irish Bioeconomy Foundation (Ireland)
Laila Dam
Food and Bio Cluster Denmark

Laila Dam

Communication Manager
Food and Bio Cluster Denmark (Denmark)
Magnus Persson
HealthCap

Magnus Persson

Life Sciences
HealthCap (Sweden)
Marc Leduc
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Marc Leduc

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Marcel van Berkel
Circular Biobased Delta

Marcel van Berkel

CEO
Circular Biobased Delta (Netherlands)
Marco Rupp
Bio-based Industries Consortium

Marco Rupp

Public Affairs & Sustainability
Bio-based Industries Consortium (Belgium)
Marie Hurtgen
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)

Marie Hurtgen

Director Ventures & Technology
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) (Germany)
Mario Maia
Novozymes A/S

Mario Maia

Head of Investments and External Innovation
Novozymes A/S (Denmark)
Martin Bellof
chemstars.nrw

Martin Bellof

Project Lead Ventures & Partnering
chemstars.nrw (Germany)
Mary McCarthy
Brightlands Venture Partners

Mary McCarthy

Partner
Brightlands Venture Partners (Netherlands)
Maximilian Bock
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Maximilian Bock

Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Michael Brandkamp
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)

Michael Brandkamp

Founder & General Partner
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) (Germany)
Michael Claes
SABIC Ventures B.V.

Michael Claes

Director Technology
SABIC Ventures B.V. (Netherlands)
Michael Jean Nettersheim
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)

Michael Jean Nettersheim

General Partner
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) (Germany)
Milena Garthley
Tech Tour

Milena Garthley

Project Manager, Innovation Programmes
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Monique Wekking
Relement

Monique Wekking

Chief Commercial Officer
Relement (Netherlands)
Nazanin Saeidi
Biowerkz

Nazanin Saeidi

Acting CEO
Biowerkz (Germany)
Padraig Murphy
LOGITECH International SA

Padraig Murphy

Senior Manager, Design for Sustainability at Logitech
LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)
Patrick van der Meer
Brightlands Innovation Factory

Patrick van der Meer

Commercial Manager Pilot Plants
Brightlands Innovation Factory (Netherlands)
Philip Haverkamp
kopa ventures

Philip Haverkamp

Investment & Business Manager
kopa ventures (Germany)
Philipp Hasler
Emerald Technology Ventures

Philipp Hasler

Investment Director
Emerald Technology Ventures (Switzerland)
Rene Reijtenbagh
Business Angels Connect

Rene Reijtenbagh

Founder, CEO
Business Angels Connect (Netherlands)
Rob Beekers
Cargill Bio-industrial Group

Rob Beekers

Director New Business Development
Cargill Bio-industrial Group (Netherlands)
Roop Chandwani
Mazards

Roop Chandwani

CEO
Mazards (United Kingdom)
Sabine Kortmann
Sabine Kortmann

Sabine Kortmann

Project Assistant
CLIB - Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie (Germany)
Sergio Barbarino
Procter & Gamble Belgium

Sergio Barbarino

Research Fellow
Procter & Gamble Belgium (Belgium)
Sophia De Smet
Bio-based Industries Consortium

Sophia De Smet

Communications Manager
Bio-based Industries Consortium (Belgium)
Stefan Schnippering
Diamond Edge Ventures

Stefan Schnippering

Venture Associate
Diamond Edge Ventures (United States)
Stephan Decher
Zaz Ventures

Stephan Decher

Managing Partner
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Stuart Askew
Procter & Gamble

Stuart Askew

Senior Director Open Innovation
Procter & Gamble (Belgium)
Susanne Baden Jørgensen
Food and Bio Cluster Denmark

Susanne Baden Jørgensen

Food and Bio Cluster Denmark (Denmark)
Tanja Meyer
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Tanja Meyer

European Project Coordinator
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (Belgium)
Tatjana Schwabe - Markovic
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB

Tatjana Schwabe - Markovic

Senior Project Manager
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB (Germany)
Tina Duleva
Tech Tour

Tina Duleva

Project Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)
Ton Steenwinkel
Ton Steenwinkel

Ton Steenwinkel

Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland (Germany)
Urs Moesenfechtel
GoingPublic Media AG

Urs Moesenfechtel

GoingPublic Media AG (Germany)
Valter Darbe
IGC SRL

Valter Darbe

Managing Director
IGC SRL (Italy)
Willem Bulthuis
Corporate Ventures Advisory

Willem Bulthuis

Founding Partner & CEO
Corporate Ventures Advisory (Germany)
William Stevens
Tech Tour Europe

William Stevens

Group Managing Director
Tech Tour Europe (Belgium)
Winfried Weigel
Clean Tech Capital

Winfried Weigel

Managing Director
Clean Tech Capital (Switzerland)
Yoana Todorova
Tech Tour

Yoana Todorova

Senior Project Manager
Tech Tour (Bulgaria)