NETWORKING FTALKS '21
KARL DE SMEDT
Preserves the biodiversity of sourdough to help bakeries, traveling the world in search of traditional recipes and preserving sourdough in the Puratos Mother Dough Library since 2013.
He preserves the biodiversity of sourdough to help bakeries, traveling the world looking for ancient bread traditions and preserving sourdough in the Puratos Sourdough Library since 2013.
NATALIA SUAZO
Marketing Director of PepsiCo Beverages. Head of Media and Digital. Professional with 15 years of experience in the field of Marketing, business development and communications.
Marketing Director PepsiCo Beverages. Head of Media & Digital. Professional with 15 years of experience in Marketing, Business Development and Communications.
RODRIGO GARCIA
Co-founder and Co-CEO of Notpla, a company based in London with the aim of making plastic packaging disappear. ooh! It is an edible container made from algae that can contain liquids.
Co-founder and Co-CEO of Notpla, a London-based company aimed to make plastic packaging disappear. ooh! is an edible container made from algae that can hold any liquid.
SANTI WEDNESDAY
Founder and CEO of ThinkingBig Y Ocean52, the only beverage company that dedicates 52% of its profits to protecting the oceans, taking care of them 52 weeks a year.
CEO-founder Thinking Big & Ocean52, the only beverages company that devotes 52% of its profits to ocean protection by taking care of it 52 weeks a year.
BEATRIZ ROMANOS
Founder of TechFood Magazine. Trainer and innovation coach specialized in the area of Food Tech and Food Innovation. Collaborate with startups, companies and organizations helping them in innovation processes.
Founder of TechFood Magazine. Trainer and innovation coach specialized in Food Tech and Food Innovation areas. She cooperates with startups, companies and organizations helping in innovation processes.
DAPHNNA NIESSENBAUM
Co-founder of TIPA, founded in 2010 to address the challenge of plastic packaging. Formulates a material with behavior similar to organic matter, thus avoiding the generation of toxic waste, microplastics or other contaminants.
Co-founder of TIPA, founded in 2010 to address the challenge of plastic packaging. The company develops a material with a behavior similar to organic compounds, avoiding the generation of toxic waste, microplastics or other pollutants.
JOHN CRIES
Chef with more than 24 years of experience. Responsible for the Montessori School of Valencia, the first school in Spain with the SLOW FOOD seal and free of processed, refined, sugars and totally natural and seasonal.
Chef with more than 24 years of experience. Responsible for Valencia Montessori School, the first school in Spain with the SLOW FOOD label and free of processed, refined, sugars, and totally natural and seasonal.
PETER BALLESTER
CEO and founder of Logifruit, with 25 years of activity. Diploma in Business Sciences and Bachelor of Economic Sciences, expert in Food Chain Business Management.
CEO and founder of Logifruit, with 25 years of activity. He has a degree in Business Administration and a degree in Economics, and is an expert in Food Chain Management.
MARIA JOSE FELIX
General Director and CEO of Helados Estiu since 1999. She is currently the academic director of the "Qui pot ser impresari" program of the Business Culture Chair.
General Manager and CEO of Helados Estiu since 1999. She is currently academic director of the "Qui pot ser Empresari" program of the Chair of Business Culture.
TOÑO PONS
President of Importaco Committed to excellence and quality, leads the strategies in healthy eating, sustainability and specialization to consolidate the company's growth.
President of Importaco Committed to excellence and quality, he leads strategies in healthy eating, sustainability and specialization to consolidate the company's growth.
JAVIER JIMENEZ
General Manager at Lanzadera. Coordination and management of the directors of the projects/teams, which form a group of more than 500 startups.
General Manager at Lanzadera. Coordination and management of project/team managers, leading a group of entrepreneurs of over 500 startups.
ALINA ZOLOTALEVA
Marketing Director of AEROFARMS. Creative and passionate nutritionist. It develops products on the world's largest indoor vertical farm, responsibly growing nutrient-dense, pesticide-free green leafy vegetables.
Marketing Director at AEROFARMS. Creative and passionate nutritionist, marketer, and product developer working for the largest indoor vertical farm in the world, responsibly growing nutrient-dense, pesticide-free leafy greens.
Adrian Ferrero
Co-founder and CEO of BiomeMakers, a company that helps understand microorganisms through advanced genomics. Extensive knowledge of innovation, finance, management and business skills.
CoFounder & CEO of BiomeMakers, a company that helps to understand microorganisms by advanced genomics. Wide knowledge on innovation, financial markets, business management and entrepreneurial skills.
RICARD BORRELL AMORÓS
Responsible for the Climate Fieldview Spain platform, which supports and helps farmers to sustainably increase their productivity with digital tools.
Head of Climate Fieldview Spain platform, supporting and helping farmers to sustainably increase their productivity with digital tools.
JOSEP SAGARRA
Director of Impact Investments at QUADIA. It leads and supports investments in the European sectors of Agriculture and Sustainable food, clean energy and mobility, and Circular Economy.
Impact Investment Manager at QUADIA. Leading and supporting investments in the European sectors of Sustainable Agriculture and Food, clean energy and mobility, and Circular Economy.
IAGO QUINTANA
Business Development Director of F&B Probiotics at ADM. Global, strategic and results-oriented business leader. Solid technical, commercial and financial training (PhD and EMBA).
Business Development Director Probiotics F&B at ADM. Global business leader, strategic and results-oriented. Strong technical, commercial and financial background (Ph.D. and EMBA).
BEGOÑA RODRIGUEZ
BCC Innovation Director. Expert in management and development of business projects.
BCC Innovation Director. Expert in management and development of business projects.
RUBEN HIDALGO
Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at CAPSA FOOD (Central Lechera Asturiana) B-Corp. Expert in marketing, research and market. Support for entrepreneurial, corporate and startup projects.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director at CAPSA FOOD (Central Lechera Asturiana) B-Corp. Expert in marketing, research and market. Support to entrepreneurial, corporate and startup projects.
HENRIK STAMM
Founder of Blendhub -the world's first network of multi-localized food production centers in a global replication model that offers food as a service- and ChemoMetric Brain -digitalized food quality certification, just a click away.
Founder at Blendhub - world's first network of multi localized food production hubs in a global replication model offering food-as-a-service- and ChemoMetric Brain-digized food quality certification by-a-click.
MARIEL DIAZ
CEO and founder of Triditive, creator of a next generation 3D printing platform powered by machine learning for mass production. Mechanical-industrial engineer specialized in management.
CEO & Founder of Triditive, creating a next-generation 3D Printing platform powered by Machine Learning for automated mass production. Mechanical and Industrial Engineer specialized in industrial organizations management.
JOAQUIN DEL RIO
Director of Quality, R&D, Environment at Grupo Vicky Foods. Professional with 20 years of experience in the development of new products, management of R+D+I projects.
Director of Quality, R&D, Environment at Grupo Vicky Foods. Professional with 20 years of experience in the development of new products, R + d + I project management.
ALEJANDRO ARRANZ
Director of the Digital Hub at Mahou San Miguel. Expert in transformation projects and digital marketing, responsible for successful digital campaigns awarded with awards as Best Digital Advertiser of the Year.
Digital Hub Director at Mahou San Miguel. Expert in digital marketing and transformation projects, responsible for successful digital campaigns that have won awards as Best Digital Advertiser of the Year.
JORDI JUAN HUGET
Regional Secretary for Innovation and Digital Transformation. Doctor and Bachelor of Mathematics with several academic awards. Former deputy, mayor, researcher and college professor.
Regional Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation. PhD and Degree in Mathematics with several academic awards. Previously he has been deputy, major, researcher and university professor.
JOSE MARIA LAGARON
Founder/President of Bioinicia. Head of the CSIC-UJI Joint Unit in Polymer Technology. Expert researcher in Biotechnology, R&D, Chemistry, Nanomaterials and Health Sciences.
Founder/President of Bioinicia. Head of the Joint Unit CSIC-UJI in Polymers Technology. Researcher skilled in Biotechnology, R&D, Chemistry, Nanomaterials, and Life Sciences.
BOSCO EMPARANZA GARCIA
CEO and founder of MOA foodtech, which uses new technologies to drive change towards a more just, compassionate and sustainable.
CEO and founder of MOA foodtech, a company that uses new technologies to drive change towards a fairer, more compassionate and sustainable food systems.
SUNIL MAHTANI
Director of International Business Development at the Dacsa Group, a company dedicated to the development of Food Ingredients and Solutions.
International Business Development Manager at Dacsa Group, a company dedicated to the development of Food Ingredients and Solutions.
IÑIGO TRAY
CEO of BIOTECH Foods & Ethicameat. Expert in marketing and strategy of new markets and products. Always interested in projects where people matter.
CEO at BIOTECH Foods & Ethicameat. Expert in marketing and strategy of new markets and products. Always interested in projects where people matter.
JESUS CROSS
Deputy director of Eurocarne. Writing news, articles, sectoral and market studies for EUROCARNE and www.eurocarnedigital.com . Assistant of congresses, fairs and international presentations.
Assistant Director of Eurocarne. Writing of news, articles, sectoral and market studies for EUROCARNE and www.eurocarnedigital.com. Assistant to congresses, exhibitions and international presentations.
NIKLAS GUSTAFSON
Co-founder of Natruly. Expert in Dietetics and Nutrition. Author of the book "Change what you eat and you will change the world".
Co-founder of Natruly. Expert in Dietetics and Nutrition. Author of the book "Change what you eat and you will change the world".
LAIA MORE
Director of Public Affairs and Sustainability at Danone. Highly experienced executive with a solid background in marketing and business.
Public Affairs & Sustainability Director at Danone. Highly experienced executive with strong Marketing and Business background.
ANA GONZALEZ NIETO
Director of Quality, R&D, at Biogran (Ecotone Group), a pioneering B Corp in the organic sector and dedicated to the manufacture and food distribution and BIO food supplements, with more than 38 years of experience.
Quality Director, R&D, at Biogran (Ecotone Group), a B Corp pioneer in the organic sector and focused on the manufacture and distribution of organic food and food supplements, with more than 38 years of experience.
ROSARIO MONTANER
Communication & Digital Marketing of Idai Nature, specialists in biocontrol and innovative technologies for maximum efficiency. They are committed to efficient, profitable and sustainable agriculture.
Communication & Digital Marketing of Idai Nature, specialists in biocontrol and innovative technologies for maximum efficiency. Committed to efficient, profitable and sustainable agriculture.
FERNANDO MARTINEZ
General Director at Editorial Ediciones y Publicaciones Alimentarias SA (EYPASA), a magazine specializing in the food sector (innovation, quality, and safety within the entire chain).
Managing Director at Editorial Ediciones y Publicaciones Alimentarias SA (EYPASA), a magazine specialized in the food sector (innovation, quality, and safety within the whole chain).
DAVID KAT
Vice President of Wasteless, a startup that offers solutions to through dynamic prices for supermarket products with early expiration dates to reduce food waste.
Senior Vice President Business Development at Wasteless, the world's first machine learning and real-time tracking solution for grocery stores to offer customers dynamic pricing based on a product's expiration date.
PATRICK CARPENA
Circular Economy Manager at Mercadona. Expert in Quality, Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Circular Economy Manager at Mercadona. Expert in Quality, Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility.
MICHAELA REISHL
Director of CSR at LIDL Spain. With more than 17 years of experience in the distribution sector, he develops, improves and reinforces the commitment to CSR and sustainable policies at Lidl Spain.
Head of CSR at LIDL Spain. With more than 17 years of experience in the retail sector, she develops, improves and reinforces the CSR commitment and sustainable policies in Lidl Spain
RACHEL HERZOG
Director of the Bio and Health business units (Gluten Free, Lactose Free and Vegan) at Carrefour Spain. Expert in marketing, strategy and retail.
Director of the Bio and Health business units (Gluten Free, Lactose Free and Vegan) at Carrefour Spain. Expert in marketing, strategy and retail.
IRINA JARAMILLO
Co-Founder and CEO of Astra, Engineer and one of the thirty most outstanding women in the commerce sector in Colombia.
Co-Founder and CEO at Astra, engineer and one of the thirty most prominent women in the Colombian commerce sector.
SEBASTIAN CAUGHT
Director PROChile Spain- Commercial Engineer with international experience in commercial areas, prospecting and market development, marketing, project evaluation and start ups.
Director PROChile Spain- Commercial Engineer with international experience in commercial areas, market research and development, marketing, project evaluation and start ups.
JOSE MIGUEL HERRERO
General Director of the Food Industry in the Ministry of Agriculture. More than twenty years promoting and leading the change and transition of the sector. Leader of the #ClubFoodieNeverComasSolo project.
General Director of the Food Industry at the Ministry of Agriculture. More than twenty years driving and leading the change and transition of the sector. Leader of #ClubFoodieNeverComasSolo project.
IÑAKI MIELGO IZA
Vice President and New Business Plant Proteins in Kerry. Extensive experience in R&D, with more than 20 years of experience in the food sector.
Vice President and New Business Plant Proteins at Kerry. Wide experience in R&D, with more than 20 years of experience in the food sector.
STARTUPS
DARWIN
DARWIN is a start up focused on the bioprospecting of new microbial strains for the agri-food and environmental industries. In addition to offering personalized developments to companies in the sector, we have a range of our own products. One of them is Masa Mater, a unique combination of yeasts and lactobacilli formulated in a kit to make quick and tasty homemade sourdough bread.
Darwin is a startup focused on the bioprospecting of new microbial strains for the agri-food and environmental industries. In addition to offering customized developments to companies in the sector, they have a range of products of their own. Among them, Masa Master comes to being as a unique combination of yeast and lactobacilli formulated in a kit to make homemade, fast, and tasty sourdough bread.
ZEENA
Zeena is the true revolution in wine. A Spanish startup that markets organic and sustainable canned wine, adapted to new consumer trends.
Zeena: It bears the real wine revolution. A Spanish startup that markets organic and sustainable canned wine, adapted to new consumer trends.
BAIA FOOD
Baia Food is a foodtech startup that has the Innovative SME seal and is committed to improving society's eating habits through organic food without added sugars or artificial sweeteners. In addition, they develop miraculina, a Novel Food that transforms the acid taste into sweet and that in the future can become a clear alternative to the consumption of the latter.
Baia Food: Is a food-tech startup backed with the “Innovative SME seal” and is committed to improving the eating habits of our society by making a use of organic food whilst getting rid of added sugars and artificial sweeteners. Moreover, they are working with miraculin, a Novel Food that transforms sour taste to sweet and that in the future might become a clear alternative to the consumption of the latter.
NOWEAT
Noheat offers a healthy, wholesome and sustainable food service for companies through its smart fridges. Own elaboration products.
Noheat offers a healthy, wholesome and sustainable food service for companies through its smart coolers. Self-manufactured products.
VOIL
VOILA BIO is the first Spanish startup to manufacture and launch biscuit-based edible cutlery onto the market.
Voila Bio: Is the first startup to manufacture and launch onto the market an edible cutlery made out of cookie.
STAFF FOOD
The purpose of Personal Food SL is to contribute to the improvement of people's health and well-being, developing food matrices based on probiotics as a specific nutritional active ingredient in everyday foods.
Personal Food SL: Its mission is to contribute to the improvement of people's health and well-being, developing food matrices based on probiotics as a specific nutritional active ingredient in everyday foods.
VACKA
Väcka designs and produces tasty vegetable alternatives to cheese. We unite traditional processes with technology and the values of the 21st century with the mission of facilitating the transition towards a healthier and more sustainable diet.
Väcka: Designs and creates tasty vegetable alternatives to cheese. They merge traditional processes with 21st century technology and values with the mission of facilitating the transition to a healthier and more sustainable diet.
TIPA
It has revolutionized the packaging sector. Creates and produces fully compostable flexible packaging solutions that break down into organic matter.
You have revolutionized the packaging industry. It creates and produces fully compostable flexible packaging solutions that decompose into organic matter.
ROOTS MINDFOODNESS
It was born to provide fathers and mothers with quality, ecological and personalized food for the first 1000 days of the baby's life, a key period in human development.
Born to provide parents with quality, organic and personalized food for the first 1000 days of their baby's life, a key period in human development.
ANINE
They create unique “Ready to Cook” food capsules that are 100% natural, rich in vegetables and nutrients, easy to use, designed by designers and made with fresh and “ugly” products. They prepare food with unique technology to create the future of a healthy dining experience for the consumer.
Anina: Create unique RTC meal capsules 100% natural, rich in vegetables and nutrients, easy to use, designed by designers, and made from fresh ugly produce. They dress food using our unique technology to create the future of a healthy culinary consumer's experience.
FOODRATION 4 ALL
Nobody Without Their Daily Ration is a social, technological and economic innovation project that has turned the traditional system of food donations upside down. This initiative has digitized the food donation process from start to finish .
It is a social, technological and economic innovation project that has completely revolutionized the traditional food donation system. This initiative has digitized the food donation process from start to finish.
MIMIC SEA FOODS
Mimic Sea Food is a startup that makes it possible for consumers to find tasty, healthy, plant-based seafood without having to compromise their values to provide better food choices to consumers saving the oceans.
Mimic Sea Food is a startup that makes it possible for consumers to find tasty, healthy, plant-based seafood without having to compromise on their values to provide better food choices to consumers that save oceans.
TRILLIONS
Revolutionizes complementary proteins in Spain, using insect protein for rich and healthy sports supplements.
It has revolutionized the usage of complementary proteins in Spain, by implementing insect protein to elaborate rich and healthy sport supplements.
Aldous BIO
Startup dedicated to the creation of honest, consistent and top-quality organic foods and superfoods so that any citizen can eat healthy and wholesomely.
Startup dedicated to the creation of honest, consistent and top-quality organic food and superfoods, ensuring that any citizen can eat in a healthy and wholesome manner.
CHEMOMETRIC BRAIN
Chemometric Brain is a unique cloud-based quality control software based on NIR technology that allows you to analyze powdered, liquid, solid or gel food products in just a few seconds to ensure food safety and prevent fraud.
It is a unique cloud-based quality control software that relies on NIR technology that allows to analyze food products in powder, liquid, solid or gel form in seconds, aiming to ensure food safety and fraud prevention.
CUBIQ FOODS
Its great mission is the development and production of a new generation of ingredients (Go!Drop, Go!Mega3 and cultivated proteins, fats and Omega-3) that allow improving the nutritional profile of products, respecting their original flavor and texture.
Its main mission is both the development and production of a new generation of ingredients (Go!Drop, Go!Mega3 and cultured proteins, fats and Omega-3) to improve the nutritional profile of products, while respecting their original flavor and texture.
MOA FOODTECH
Born to reduce food waste. Its mission is to transform waste from the agri-food industry into a new type of protein ingredient. It carries out this process through fermentation.
Born to reduce food waste. Its mission is to transform food industry waste into a new type of protein ingredient. This process is done by using fermentation techniques.
VOLSTONE
Volstone is a Big Data and artificial intelligence software dedicated to waste reduction in food factories.
Volstone is a Big Data and AI software dedicated to reducing waste in food factories.
NUCAPS
At Nucaps they are experts in research, development and manufacturing of encapsulation of active ingredients and probiotics with food proteins for health and nutritional purposes. Nucaps improves people's health as we help to produce better supplements, medicines and foods by making the ingredients bioactives are stable, easy to absorb, healthy and natural.
Nucaps are experts in research, development and manufacturing of encapsulation of active ingredients and probiotics with food proteins for health and nutritional purposes - Nucaps improves people's health as we help to produce better supplements, medicines and foods by making bioactive ingredients stable. , easy to absorb, healthy and natural.
HARBEST MARKET
HarBest Market is a marketplace that connects restaurants with farmers to buy fruit and vegetables directly without going through intermediaries.
HarBest Market is a marketplace that connects restaurants with farmers to purchase fruit and vegetables directly without going through intermediaries.
BOLD DRINKS
BOLD DRINKS is a startup based in Barcelona that produces and distributes quality, handmade "Ready To Drink Cocktails" in a format adapted to delivery and take away.”
BOLD DRINKS is a Barcelona-based startup that produces and distributes artisanal and quality "Ready To Drink Cocktails" in a format adapted to delivery and take away.
AUTOMATIC ROBOTICS
Automato Robotics is a startup based in Israel that is developing autonomous robots to perform agricultural work inside greenhouses. The first is a platform that can circulate through the agricultural land with a fan to spray the crops with the substance in question.
Automato Robotics is a startup based in Israel that is developing 2 autonomous robots to carry out agricultural work inside the greenhouse. The first is a platform that can circulate on the agricultural land with a fan to spray the crops of the substance under consideration.
MEDITERRANEAN ALGAE
Startup from Alicante dedicated to the cultivation of native algae from the Mediterranean on dry land. Their innovative technology allows them to obtain biomass and bioactive compounds with high added value for different applications such as human food, bio-fertilizers and cosmetics.
Startup dedicated to the cultivation of Mediterranean algae on land. Their innovative technology allows them to obtain biomass and bioactive compounds of high added value for different applications such as human food, bio-fertilizers and cosmetics.
CONCA ORGANICS
It makes carbon neutral food, with its own TerraMater technology, a life cycle analysis tool, these products have been eco-designed to reduce their CO2e emissions as much as possible, and what they have not been able to reduce has been compensated in reforestation projects, of renewable energy and protection of biodiversity.
Produces carbon neutral food with their own TerraMater technology, a life cycle analysis tool. These products have been eco-designed to reduce their CO2e emissions as much as possible, and what they were not able to reduce has been compensated by engaging in reforestation, renewable energy and biodiversity protection projects.
GREEN
Produces and sells technical fats for industry made from olive oil, being a healthier and cheaper solution to its alternatives.
Produces and sells technical fats for the industry by using olive oil, being a healthier, and more economical solution than its alternatives.
SDG PROTEIN
ODS Protein produces mycoprotein of high nutritional value and in a sustainable way, with an ideal formulation and texture to be incorporated as an ingredient in different food products.
ODS Protein produces mycoprotein of high nutritional value and in a sustainable way, with an ideal formulation and texture to be incorporated as an ingredient in different food products.