Expert Jury
Admir Berbiu
Tangent Line Ventures

Admir Berbiu

VC Investor
Tangent Line Ventures (Poland)
Adrian Stefanel Cirja
LG Chem Europe GmbH

Adrian Stefanel Cirja

Investment Analyst
LG Chem Europe GmbH (Germany)
Circular Societies
Responsible Sourcing
Sustainable Materials
Alexander van Os
Venture IQ B.V.

Alexander van Os

Co-Founder
Venture IQ B.V. (Netherlands)
Anouck Champsaur
Sofinnova Partners

Anouck Champsaur

Investment Associate - Industrial Biotech Strategy
Sofinnova Partners (France)
Antti Ritala
Neste

Antti Ritala

Head of Venturing and Acquisitions
Neste (Finland)
Bernhard Muenzing
BePaMue GmbH

Bernhard Muenzing

Managing Partner
BePaMue GmbH (Germany)
Christophe Pompee
Aperam Ventures

Christophe Pompee

Investment Director
Aperam Ventures (Luxembourg)
Ciprian Paltineanu
INSPET SA

Ciprian Paltineanu

CEO & Chairman of the Board
INSPET SA (Romania)
Egbert Lox
Umicore

Egbert Lox

Chairman ie-net ingenieursvereniging vzw
Umicore (Belgium)
Hans Maenhout
Finindus NV

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director
Finindus NV (Belgium)
Ibon Iribar
CEMEX Ventures

Ibon Iribar

Investment & Open Innovation Advisor
CEMEX Ventures (Spain)
Ines Kolmsee
Matterwave Ventures

Ines Kolmsee

Partner
Matterwave Ventures (Germany)
Jean Louis Brelet
Europia Capital

Jean Louis Brelet

President/Co-Founder
Europia Capital (France)
Johan Keppens
PMV

Johan Keppens

Senior Investment Manager
PMV (Belgium)
Joost Waeterloos
Dow

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow (Belgium)
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)
Massimiliano Piccianni
bpifrance

Massimiliano Piccianni

Ecotechnologies/"Low carbon" sector manager
bpifrance (France)
Nikolaus Raupp
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Nikolaus Raupp

Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Nuno Carvalho
KBC Focus Fund

Nuno Carvalho

Investment Director
KBC Focus Fund (Belgium)
Olga Goor
Brightlands Venture Partners

Olga Goor

Investment Manager
Brightlands Venture Partners (Netherlands)
Patrick Claessen
Cottonwood Technology Fund

Patrick Claessen

Partner
Cottonwood Technology Fund (Netherlands)
Responsible Sourcing
Sustainable Materials
Peter Vanlaeke
SOLVAY S.A.

Peter Vanlaeke

Investment Manager
SOLVAY S.A. (Belgium)
Rene Reijtenbagh
Business Angels Connect

Rene Reijtenbagh

Founder, CEO
Business Angels Connect (Netherlands)
Roby Stancel
Innovation Architects GmbH

Roby Stancel

Partner, Innovation and Technology
Innovation Architects GmbH (Germany)
Sebastian Gronwald
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)

Sebastian Gronwald

CFO
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) (Germany)
Stuart Askew
Procter & Gamble

Stuart Askew

Senior Director Open Innovation
Procter & Gamble (Belgium)
Sumanta Pal
thyssenkrupp

Sumanta Pal

Senior Innovation Product Manager
thyssenkrupp (Germany)
Willem-Jeroen Stevens
CLEAR Financial Advisory

Willem-Jeroen Stevens

Founder, Managing Partner
CLEAR Financial Advisory (Netherlands)
Wouter Van de Putte
Capricorn Partners

Wouter Van de Putte

Investment Director
Capricorn Partners (Belgium)
Yann Lagalaye
BNP Paribas Agility Capital

Yann Lagalaye

Head of Ecological Transition & Impact
BNP Paribas Agility Capital (France)