As Belgium proudly takes the helm of the Presidency of the EU, this event will seek to ignite a bold vision for the future of digital in Europe. This gathering will be pivotal in bridging the AI skills gap, empowering female entrepreneurs, and fostering inclusive leadership in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
This is not just a conference; it’s a catalyst for change. We will assemble some of the brightest minds, from cutting-edge AI developers to innovative skills educators, female entrepreneurs to forward-thinking policymakers. Together, we’ll showcase efforts in reskilling and upskilling, ensuring no one is left behind in the digital revolution. We’ll spark a vibrant discussion on harnessing AI for the greater good, navigating its complexities with a clear focus on inclusive application.
Imagine: Start-ups led by women trailblazers take centre stage, sharing their inspiring journeys and connecting with investors, partners, and customers ready to fuel their ventures.
Skills experts unveiling groundbreaking approaches to reskilling and upskilling workforces, ensuring everyone thrives in the AI-powered future.
Panel discussions on AI policy that go beyond the technical, forging a path towards responsible and inclusive tech that benefits all EU citizens. Networking opportunities that spark unexpected collaborations, ignite innovative ideas, and empower a generation of tech-savvy leaders.
This is not just a talk shop; it’s a launchpad for action. We leave inspired, armed with concrete strategies and actionable commitments.
Join us. Be part of the movement. Let’s harness the power of AI to build a Europe where everyone thrives, leads, and innovates.
Mathieu Michel, Secretary of State for Digitization, Federal Government of Belgium Since October 2020, Mathieu Michel has been Secretary of State for Digitalization, in charge of Administrative Simplification, Privacy and the Buildings Administration, attached to the Prime Minister. Previously, he held the position of President of the Provincial College of Walloon Brabant for 8 years, from 2012 to 2020. He was in charge of heritage management and digitalization.
Together with the Walloon Brabant Property Development Agency, he was responsible for the development of new large-scale ‘New Place of Working’ (NPOW) projects.
In terms of digital technology, Mr. Michel has worked on the digitalization of the entire territory of Walloon Brabant, turning its 27 communes into true “smart cities”. With the objective to further digitize the provincial schools they have been fully equipped with the latest computer equipment.
Artificial intelligence is one of his priorities. His objective is to mark Belgium’s position as a European leader in the field of AI, particularly in the field of health and energy. He is keen to demystify the use of new technologies and advocates for transparency as an essential component of technological innovation and the algorithms on which it is based.
As the person responsible for privacy in the federal government, Mr. Michel initiated the process of evaluating and updating the Privacy Act. His ambition is to strengthen the protection of our data and the fight against harmful content.
Séverine Waterbley, President of the Ministry of Economy - Federal Government of Belgium Séverine Waterbley is a jurist with almost 25 years’ experience in public administration. Her appointment as President of the Ministry of the Economy marks the pinnacle of a career distinguished by her determination and leadership.
As the first woman to hold such a high-ranking position, her appointment sends a powerful message: women belong in positions of leadership. When tasked with developing a “Women in Digital” strategy within the Federal Public Service Economy, Séverine wholeheartedly supported the initiative until its publication in 2021.
This strategy is now at the core of a five-year plan of the same name, with the Ministry of Economy allocating a dedicated section of its new digital inclusion division to this initiative. The ultimate goal being to enhance the participation of women in the digital sector at all levels nationwide.
Julie Foulon, CEO, Girleek Julie Foulon, a dynamic community leader and entrepreneur, is the co-founder of MolenGeek and the creator of GIRLEEK. GIRLEEK is a non-profit organization focused on digital training for women and men (30% of participants), emphasizing financial independence and social integration, especially for vulnerable women. We employ hybrid learning methods to meet their specific needs, aiming to balance professional and personal life. Our activities include webinars, digital workshops, educational videos with AI, in-depth training courses, internships, personalized coaching, and corporate training. The Girleek.Academy platform offers e-learning with a variety of resources for a flexible and comprehensive learning experience.
Eva Huson, Senior Partnership Manager, Refugee Talent Hub Eva Huson is a former independent journalist with 10 years of experience in amongst others Iraq, Lebanon and Ukraine. Since 2020 she is senior partnership manager at Refugee Talent Hub, and driven by a large ambition: opening up the Dutch labor market for talents with a refugee background. Being an employer-led initiative in the Netherlands, Refugee Talent Hub is partnering with the largest companies in the Netherlands on recruitment, retention and the creation of a refugee friendly work floor. At Refugee Talent Hub Eva Huson is responsible for various partners including AWS re/Start, an upskilling track for It professionals with a refugee background.
Anastasia Barner, Founder, FeMentor Anastasia Barner, author of “(Ge)Gründet – Start-Up-Szene Uncovered”, is one of the youngest female founders in Germany and has been established in the start-up world for over 4 years. Anastasia is considered the voice of Gen Z and is a TEDx speaker.
She founded “FeMentor” the first reverse mentoring platform in Europe and was also the international TikTok face of Deutsche Welle. Today, she appears on numerous stages as an expert and presenter and talks about Generation Z, start-ups and how to target on social media. She has received several awards for her work.
Suzanne Wait, Managing Director, The Health Policy Partnership (HPP) Suzanne co-founded The Health Policy Partnership in 2014. In a health policy career spanning more than 25 years, she has helped create and run multi-stakeholder initiatives on numerous strategic health topics and has acquired unique expertise in bringing different sectors together to address strategic health challenges.
Through her work, Suzanne has become a recognised thought leader on many salient health policy topics and is regularly invited to moderate and contribute to conferences and policy events. She is fascinated by how the health systems of tomorrow can marry the goals of improving population health, improving environmental sustainability and enhancing person-centred care.
Suzanne’s career has spanned multiple sectors, including several years in the non-profit sector. Since 2022, Suzanne has been a Health Executive in Residence and Visiting Lecturer at the University College London Global Business School for Health, where she teaches Health Policy and Practice on the MBA programme and has contributed to student mentoring and teaching on other Master’s programmes.
Suzanne has a BsC from McGill University, a Master of Public Health from Columbia University and a PhD in Public Health from the University of Strasbourg.
Originally from Canada, she is fluent in English, French and Italian, and has a good working knowledge of Spanish and German.
Thomas Jajeh, Chief Digital Officer, Randstad Enterprise Solutions As chief digital officer, Thomas is responsible for all technology, data and digital talent models and strategies globally. Additionally, Thomas is the Founder & CEO of twago, Europe’s leading freelance marketplace and talent pool management system. He has helped small, medium and large businesses to connect with and manage professionals from around the globe. Thomas has more than 15 years’ high-level technical, product and general management experience, and due to his extensive global consultancy experience, he truly understands the nuances of working cultures all around the world.
Mina Saidze, Founder, Inclusive Tech Mina Saidze is a multi-award-winning AI and data expert, founder, author, and one of the most recognized figures in the digital scene. Born to political activists in Afghanistan, she grew up in Hamburg, Germany, and has carved a niche for herself in the realm of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, contributing her expertise to high-tech startups and major corporations.
In October 2023, her acclaimed book, “FairTech: Rethinking Digitalization for a Just Society,” was published by Bastei Lübbe, one of Germany’s largest publishers. Mina is the founder of Inclusive Tech, the first consultancy and lobbying organization for diversity in tech and AI ethics across Europe. Her impactful work earned her a coveted spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. As a keynote speaker, she talked about technology and AI ethics at Google, Forbes Women Summit, OMR, and many more. Titled as a “Digital Pioneer” by the tech magazine t3n, Capital magazine recognizes her as one of Germany’s “Top 40 under 40.” Mina has also received numerous awards, such as the Digital Female Leader Award from Global Digital Women.
Active and influential on social media, she boasts a substantial following of over 23,000 on LinkedIn channel, where she has been honored as a LinkedIn Top Voice twice, and works with worldwide renowned brands such as IBM, Porsche, Adobe, BMW and Intel on influencer marketing campaigns.
Her impactful work has been covered by reputable media outlets, including Der Spiegel, ZDF, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Welt, and more, solidifying her standing as a thought leader in the tech and digital landscape.
Alla Idrisova, Head of Community and AI ecosystem Benelux, Women in AI; Founder, BeeQueen Alla is a seasoned senior executive, entrepreneur, and advocate for women in leadership. She has extensive experience in management consulting, executive coaching, and leadership development. She is the founder of Xtatio, a SaaS solution for commercial leaders, and BeeQueen Leaders, a platform that empowers female leaders.
Alla is also a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, and she currently spearheads partnerships at Women in Artificial Intelligence NGO. She is a trusted advisor to C-suite executives on digital strategy, AI applications, leadership, and diversity & inclusion. Alla is passionate about the intersection of sustainability, societal impact, and empowering women, especially in domains like AI. She is driven to further female representation in boardrooms and create a more equitable future.
Théophile Roques, Managing Director, DataScientest Germany After growing up between France and the United States, Theophile (Theo) Roques finally chose France to pursue his studies. After the French Preparatory Classes, he joined ESSEC Business School, where he got his master’s degree in management with a focus on analytics & economics. At DataScientest – which he joined when it was less than 10 people (now over 150 people strong), he now operates as the Managing Director of DataScientest Germany after holding positions such as Head of Partnerships where he spearheaded the development of partnerships such as … AWS !
Béatrice de Mahieu, Chief Executive Officer, BeCode Béatrice de Mahieu is CEO of BeCode, a social impact school for learning tech and digital skills in Belgium. From 2019 to September 2021, she was CEO of Co.Station Belgium (a co-working space for technology start-ups and an innovation hub), where she created and developed several open innovation ecosystems.
Since starting her career in 1999, Béatrice de Mahieu has worked successively for major telecommunications, technology and media companies (Telenet, Microsoft, Elle Belgium, etc.), where she contributed to growth strategies and digital transformation.
From 2011, Béatrice de Mahieu began working as a mentor and investor for technology and digital start-ups, guiding them in their search for investors, strategy development and growth.
Béatrice de Mahieu is currently a member of the board of Proximus, Fintech Belgium, Slimme Regio Vlaanderen, BeeFounders, a member of the investment committee of Miles Ahead (startup studio in artificial intelligence and deep tech) and a member of the advisory board of Veolia Belux.
She has a strong social commitment to digital inclusion, regularly supporting initiatives in this area within the King Baudouin Foundation, and is a member of the board of Les Petits Riens and the United Fund for Belgium.
Béatrice de Mahieu has a degree in Applied Communication – Advertising from the Institut des Hautes Etudes en Communication Sociale (IHECS) and is co-author of “Pimento Map: assessing the strength of your business plan” (2014) and “Shiftmakers: The Art of (self)leadership in the 2020s” (2022).
Passionate about healthy food and sustainable wine, she obtained a degree at the New York Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and is co-founder of the organic, biodynamic and natural wine concept Chill Living Wines.
Saskia Meeuwessen, General Manager, ITvitae Saskia has worked in commercial IT for 24 years in various consultancy and management roles. In 2021, Saskia transferred to Social Company ITVitae in Amersfoort (NL) in the role of General Manager. She wanted to use what she has learned during her carreer to make “real impact in people’s lives”. This is also the mission of ITvitae: Impact First. ITvitae is a social company that trains young people with an autism profile to become ICT specialists. Most of them are school drop outs with an extreme intelligence. After the training, candidates are mediated by ITvitae to a sustainable job in IT. This way, ITvitae offers young people who are on the sidelines in society a new future again.
Conference Host Mansi feels fortunate to have lived an unconventional story that brought her from practicing architecture in India to being a practitioner designing & hosting meaningful conversations and inclusive processes in Europe as well as co-founding Conscious Business. She infuses creativity with her Indian cultural heritage, practice of yoga & art, interdisciplinary & systemic work experience, and her strong love of people & nature. She has worked across several disciplines & sectors – urban, environmental, business, systems change – in various international organisations & NGOs such as the UN, European Union. Being an environmentalist since the age of 4, in 2008, a growing sense of climate urgency led her to re-orient herself & step off the conveyer belt of “success & safety”, become strongly purpose driven and focus on doing meaningful work.She brings a strong felt sense of ‘bring who you are’ in the room that gives permission to all to do the same if they feel ready for it.
Arif Hossain, Head of Healthcare Public Policy, EMEA, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Arif is Head of Healthcare Public Policy at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he leads the development and implementation of technology policy support for AWS and its healthcare and life sciences customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining AWS, Arif spent 6 years working in a number of senior policy roles in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), including as the policy lead for the NHS’ Chief Scientific Officer. During his time in the NHS, he led policy programmes on a wide range of topics, from maternity care to genomics to healthcare science.
Arif has a BSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a MSc in Health Policy from Imperial College London.
Alex Boyd, Director, Strand Partners Alex Boyd is a Director at Strand Partners, a consultancy based in London. He formerly worked as a senior civil servant and special adviser in UK Government as well as in the European Parliament.
Nathanaël Ackerman, Head of AI - Blockchain - Digital Minds, FPS BOSA; General Manager, AI4Belgium AI4Belgium General Manager, Head of AI – Blockchajn & Digital Minds @FPS BOSA, Digital Mind for Belgium, Digital Champion for Wallonia, Expert @ OECD, UNESCO, GPAI, AI4EU.
25 years experience in Innovation, Ecosystems, Training & Education, Research & Development, Entrepreneurship, HR Management, in Digital / IT / AI with a strong focus on societal challenges / common good.
Jana Wilhelmus, Head of Marketing at Women in AI, The Netherlands; Managing Partner, United Partners; Co-founder, âMEpreneurship Head of Marketing at Women in AI, The Netherlands. Building a community to help create an inclusive AI that benefits our society.
Our non-profit, community-driven initiative is committed to bringing empowerment, knowledge and active collaboration around AI into the world.
Managing Partner at United Partners, focusing on B2C and B2B Consumer Marketing, building brands and finding consumer passion points, solving business and consumer problems across markets and industries. Based in The Netherlands, a global marketing entrepreneur with a keen sense of creating consumer traction.
Co-founder âMEpreneurship, a soul driven life approach platform for entrepreneurs.
Anna Brueva, Mentorship Program Lead, Women in AI Anna is a seasoned finance expert with nearly two decades of experience, complemented by her certification in leadership coaching. Driven by a passion for uplifting individuals, particularly women and girls, Anna aims to enhance their confidence and empower them to achieve new heights. As a dedicated volunteer at Women in AI Netherlands, she has initiated and launched a mentorship program specifically designed to support women’s growth and development in the AI and tech sectors. Her commitment to fostering talent and promoting inclusivity in these fields underscores her broader mission to create opportunities and foster empowerment.
Petra Vera, Head of Product, Amazon Petra is Head of Customer Experience for Amazon.com.be and Amazon.fr. She leads a team of Product Managers working on launching new features improving customer experience on Amazon and partnering with local organizations to generating positive impact in the countries we operate in.
Petra was born and raised close to Vienna in Austria. She studied Trans-cultural Communication and Conference Interpreting in Vienna and Italy and joined Amazon in 2013. Since then, she held a variety of positions in purchasing, marketing and product management before joining the Amazon expansion team. Petra was part of the amazon.nl store launch in 2020 and the amazon.com.be store launch in 2022.
Petra is a passionate advocate for women in leadership and a trainer for Leading with Empathy; is a proud mother of two girls age 3 and 6 and is an avid runner.
Sigrid Rajalo, Director of Innovation & Technology, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia Sigrid is an experienced innovation policy designer who is passionate about supporting the deep tech ecosystem. Her ambition is to integrate technology development initiatives into the government’s overarching innovation policy to provide more leverage for high-potential innovators to scale. She leads a team of experts responsible for space policy, the design of RDI interventions, fund of funds, AI and cyber initiatives, start-up policy etc. Sigrid defended her PhD last year on university-industry collaboration and continues to give lectures on innovation at the University of Tartu. She is also Estonian representative to NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for North Atlantic (DIANA) Board of Directors.
Eglė Markevičiūtė, Head of Digital & Innovation Policy, Consumer Choice Center Egle Markeviciute is a public affairs specialist and the Head of Digital & Innovation Policy at the Consumer Choice Center. Egle has over 14 years of experience in political campaigning, public affairs, advocacy, and the public sector. Before joining the Consumer Choice Center, she served as a Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Economy & Innovation of Lithuania, where she was responsible for reforms in digital, innovation, and space policy sectors. From 2020 to 2023, Egle also held positions as a Board Member at the Innovation Agency Lithuania, the E-Health Board at the Ministry of Health, and the Lithuanian Research Council under the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.
Egle holds a Political Science BA and an East European and Russian Studies MA from Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Science. She is also the co-author of the futurological book “Lietuva 2120” (“Lithuania 2120”), which explores future political scenarios for Lithuania.
Elena Verbitcaia, Chief Revenue Officer, Deepdee Elena Verbitcaia is Chief Revenue Officer at Deepdee B.V. – medtech startup.
AI-based solutions for swift and accurate medical diagnoses of eye diseases beyond the confines of traditional hospital settings. Leading the charge in the world without unnecessary blindness.
The importance of digitization, skills, and inclusiveness for innovation and AI.
Mathieu Michel, Secretary of State for Digitization, Federal Government of Belgium Since October 2020, Mathieu Michel has been Secretary of State for Digitalization, in charge of Administrative Simplification, Privacy and the Buildings Administration, attached to the Prime Minister. Previously, he held the position of President of the Provincial College of Walloon Brabant for 8 years, from 2012 to 2020. He was in charge of heritage management and digitalization.
Together with the Walloon Brabant Property Development Agency, he was responsible for the development of new large-scale ‘New Place of Working’ (NPOW) projects.
In terms of digital technology, Mr. Michel has worked on the digitalization of the entire territory of Walloon Brabant, turning its 27 communes into true “smart cities”. With the objective to further digitize the provincial schools they have been fully equipped with the latest computer equipment.
Artificial intelligence is one of his priorities. His objective is to mark Belgium’s position as a European leader in the field of AI, particularly in the field of health and energy. He is keen to demystify the use of new technologies and advocates for transparency as an essential component of technological innovation and the algorithms on which it is based.
As the person responsible for privacy in the federal government, Mr. Michel initiated the process of evaluating and updating the Privacy Act. His ambition is to strengthen the protection of our data and the fight against harmful content.
The market, skill gaps, needs and offerings. In this session we hear from an EIT Food Master’s programme graduate, EBRD, YPARD and European Commission about how to equip young people with future-proof skill sets in an agrifood sector evolving at increasing speed.
Dr. Lucy Wallace, Chief of Staff, EIT Food 
Dr Maarten van der Kamp, Director of Education, EIT Food Dr Maarten van der Kamp is responsible for the creation and implementation of a robust portfolio of innovative educational programmes offered at postgraduate, professional development and VET levels to equip learners to drive the transformation of the food system. Before joining EIT Food, Maarten taught entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and sustainability at Cranfield School of Management and Hult International Business School. He did his PhD on the standardisation of sustainability at Lancaster School of Management. Before then, he worked as a senior engineer and team leader in Philips Medical Systems, and ran a network of entrepreneurship centres in support of excellent entrepreneurship education.
Pawel Krasny, Human Capital and Regional Development specialist, EBRD Biography available soon.
Glindys Luciano, Strategic Network Engagement Manager, Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) Biography available soon.
Vasiliki Exarchou, Project Adviser, Research Executive Agency Vasiliki Exarchou has a phD in Chemistry. She has worked in academia for more than 10 years at the Wageningen University, the Netherlands, the University of Ioannina, Greece and the University of Antwerp, Belgium as a researcher and teaching staff member with a focus on food chemistry and sophisticated methods of analysis. In 2015, she was appointed as a Scientific Officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EC-JRC), Directorate of Health, Consumers and Reference Materials, in the Unit of Fraud Detection and Prevention, where she contributed to the activities of the Knowledge Centre of Food Fraud and Quality.
Since 2021, she is working at the Research Executive Agency (REA) as a Project Adviser – Panel Coordinator at the MSCA department, the European Union’s flagship funding programme for education and training of researchers.
Rieke Sproten, Graduate of the EIT Food MSc. in Food Systems A nutrition and food scientist by training, Rieke started her career as a science communicator and EU project manager at the European Food Information Council in Brussels, gaining experience in public policies and how to drive change through effective communication and targeted stakeholder engagement. Rieke holds a Master’s degree in Food Systems from University of Hohenheim, Germany, and currently works as a freelance science journalist. Her scientific expertise and interests have developed around emerging technology trends in the food and health sectors, particularly in the area of microbiome research and innovation.
Ambitions and solutions for Europe: stakeholders discuss the need for an enabling policy framework to achieve a more sustainable EU food system.
Natasha Foote, Moderator - Agrifood reporter, EURACTIV Natasha Foote joined EURACTIV as an agriculture journalist in November 2019. She was previously a freelance journalist, gaining experience in agriculture, environment and EU policy. Natasha holds a Master’s degree in Environment, Development and Policy with distinction from the University of Sussex.
Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General, DG SANTE, European Commission Deputy Director-General in DG Health and Food Safety with responsibility for food safety and sustainability. She is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. She was previously Deputy Director-General for the Digital Single Market at DG CONNECT and Director of Modernisation of the Single Market in DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Before that, she was Head of Unit for Company Law, Corporate Governance and Financial Crime in Directorate General Internal Market and Services, and Deputy Head of Cabinet to Internal Market Commissioners Charlie McCreevy and Frits Bolkestein. An English barrister by training, she worked in the Commission’s Legal Service and, before coming to Brussels, in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Dirk Jacobs, Director General, FoodDrink Europe Dirk Jacobs is Director General of FoodDrinkEurope, the organisation of the European food and drink industry, one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sectors in terms of turnover, employment and value added. Mr Jacobs is a member of various EU platforms and regularly engages in global multilateral bodies such as the United Nations, WTO, FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius, OECD and FAO. He is Chair of a multi-stakeholder Task Force which led the development of an EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices, the first deliverable of the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy. Mr Jacobs has long-standing professional experience covering various roles in international and EU public/political affairs and strategic communications. Previously, he served as FoodDrinkEurope’s Deputy Director General and headed its department for consumer information, nutrition and health. Mr Jacobs, a Dutch national, holds a Master of Science (MSc) in International Business Administration at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, studied international economics in Milan, Italy, and has obtained a post-graduate MBA degree in European Business studies in Brussels, Belgium.
Robert E. Jones, President of Cellular Agriculture Europe and Head of Public Affairs, Mosa Meat Robert is Vice President of Global Public Affairs at Mosa Meat, the Dutch food technology startup that pioneered the first cell-cultured beef in the world. He also serves as President of Cellular Agriculture Europe, a Brussels-based industry association representing 12 companies working to bring cellular agriculture food products to consumers. He has 24 years of experience in public policy, advocacy, and international affairs. Robert holds Masters’ degrees in Political Management from The George Washington University and in Social Business & Entrepreneurship from the London School of Economics. He is also a classically trained chef graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.
Monica Andres, EVP Europe, YARA With 25 years of international business experience in agriculture, chemical manufacturing and people management, Mónica Andrés proudly represents Yara Europe around the world and manages +3500 employees distributed across 30 countries and 13 production plants. Passionate about sustainability and committed to achieve a nature-positive food future, the EVP for Yara Europe thrives in international, multicultural and multi-generational environments, having worked in Asia, Oceania and Europe. Since July 2021, Mónica Andrés is also Vice President Fertilizers Europe Association.
Giulia Riedo, Agriculture & Sustainable Food Policy Officer, WWF European Policy Office Giulia Riedo works as a Sustainable Farming Policy Officer for the WWF European Policy Office in Brussels, I have been working on sustainable food system EU policies for the last year and previously I worked on climate adaptation and food system resilience for the Food and Agriculture Organisation and other entities.
Maija Itkonen, CEO & Co-Founder, Onego Bio Maija is a designer, innovator, creator, third time founder who has built and exited two tech companies – and one of the movers and shakers in the alternative protein field. Currently she’s acting as CEO and Co-Founder of Onego Bio, a food-biotech company producing egg proteins via precision fermentation. Maija has a passion to new protein sources that are delicious, nutritious and have minimal impact on the environment. As a pioneer in alternative proteins, she has been featured in Forbes, Food Navigator, Food Technology and Fast Company, to name a few. Maija has a Master of Art degree from Aalto University (Finland), School of Design and Architecture, department of Industrial and Strategic Design, and another degree from Aalto University School of Business, International Design Business Management program.
From policymakers shaping the legal landscape to farmers the natural one, from innovators and corporates to consumers redefining value chains, stakeholders have a vital role to play. EIT Food’s commitment to stimulate a transition towards healthier lives is constantly updated from a dynamic approach. In this session, we share our insights and discuss recommendations to make innovation happen in our food systems.
Lorena Savani, Innovation Programme ManagerMission Lead Healthier Lives Through Food, EIT Food Biography to follow shortly.
Kari Tronsmo, President of EIT Food Protein Diversification Think Tank, Open Innovation Manager, Danone Biography to follow shortly.
Koen Dillen, Head of Unit Arable Crops & Olive Oil, DG AGRI, European Commission Biography available soon.
Jorge Molina Villanueva, Policy Officer, DG RTD, European Commission Biography available soon.
Mathilde Do Chi, Legal Advisor, VeganFoodLaw Mathilde Do Chi is an international food law consultant. She has worked across the board in the food industry for both the private and public sectors ranging from law and consultancy firms, governmental research bodies, NGOs, the United Nations to a multinational. Her experience gave her a significant advantage in tackling legal and policy challenges from diverse angles.
Eager to combat climate change, help people reduce their consumption of animal-based products, eat healthfully, and ultimately eliminate animal suffering, she has been involved in veganism since 2020 through several vegan organizations as the Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs for both the Vegan World Alliance and the Vegan Society of Canada, and as the Chief Compliance Officer at BeVeg International.
Through Vegan Food Law, she combines her passion for veganism by helping you to launch animal-free food better for the planet, the animals and people’s health.
Anna Churkina, M.Sc. Student, Bayreuth University Anna Churkina is working as a student researcher at the Chair of Food Law of the University of Bayreuth in a research project funded by the Simon-Nüssel Foundation. She is currently pursuing her Master´s Degree in “Global Food, Nutrition and Health” at the Faculty of Life Sciences, in the newly founded Campus Kulmbach. Anna holds a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), known for fostering a global network of experts across various fields, champions academic collaborations between outstanding students and researchers.
Prior to resuming her studies, she worked for several years in the supply chain management sector of transnational food companies. Anna’s academic interests revolve around areas of food security and global health promotion. Her research primarily focuses on sustainability enhancement through the examination of various policy aspects, including food and feed regulations, on-pack nutrition labeling, and school feeding programs. She is also an active member of the Bayreuth-Kulmbach Alternative Protein Society.
Peter Kearns was previously a Principal Administrator at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organisation based in Paris, France. He worked in the Environment, Health and Safety Division which addresses, amongst other things, issues related to the safety of chemicals, pesticides and biotechnology.
He headed OECD’s biosafety programme and was responsible for OECD’s Working Group for the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology and the Working Group for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds. Both programmes address the safety of products derived from transgenic organisms. The former focuses on environmental safety while the latter addresses food and feed safety issues. Both Working Groups comprise delegates nominated by OECD member governments together with other partner countries and stakeholders.
Peter also managed OECD’s Nanosafety Programme as well as its Programme on the Prevention, Preparedness and Response in relation to major chemical accidents.
Ninna Granucci, CEO, Green Spot Technologies Ninna is Green Spot’s CEO and co-founder, a pioneering Fermented and Upcycled food ingredients company headquartered in Toulouse & a demo plant in Carpentras France producing ingredients that allow food brands to appeal to modern consumers with fermented & upcycled, clean-label, nutritious, and plant-based flours. Ninna has a PhD in Biotechnology and from Brazil to New Zealand and now in France, she is on a mission to use science and technology to bring better and sustainable nutrition to all.
The market, skill gaps, needs and offerings. In this session we hear from an EIT Food Master’s programme graduate, EBRD, YPARD and European Commission about how to equip young people with future-proof skill sets in an agrifood sector evolving at increasing speed.
Dr. Lucy Wallace, Chief of Staff, EIT Food
Dr Maarten van der Kamp, Director of Education, EIT Food Dr Maarten van der Kamp is responsible for the creation and implementation of a robust portfolio of innovative educational programmes offered at postgraduate, professional development and VET levels to equip learners to drive the transformation of the food system. Before joining EIT Food, Maarten taught entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and sustainability at Cranfield School of Management and Hult International Business School. He did his PhD on the standardisation of sustainability at Lancaster School of Management. Before then, he worked as a senior engineer and team leader in Philips Medical Systems, and ran a network of entrepreneurship centres in support of excellent entrepreneurship education.
Pawel Krasny, Human Capital and Regional Development specialist, EBRD Biography available soon.
Glindys Luciano, Strategic Network Engagement Manager, Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) Biography available soon.
Vasiliki Exarchou, Project Adviser, Research Executive Agency Vasiliki Exarchou has a phD in Chemistry. She has worked in academia for more than 10 years at the Wageningen University, the Netherlands, the University of Ioannina, Greece and the University of Antwerp, Belgium as a researcher and teaching staff member with a focus on food chemistry and sophisticated methods of analysis. In 2015, she was appointed as a Scientific Officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EC-JRC), Directorate of Health, Consumers and Reference Materials, in the Unit of Fraud Detection and Prevention, where she contributed to the activities of the Knowledge Centre of Food Fraud and Quality.
Since 2021, she is working at the Research Executive Agency (REA) as a Project Adviser – Panel Coordinator at the MSCA department, the European Union’s flagship funding programme for education and training of researchers.
Rieke Sproten, Graduate of the EIT Food MSc. in Food Systems A nutrition and food scientist by training, Rieke started her career as a science communicator and EU project manager at the European Food Information Council in Brussels, gaining experience in public policies and how to drive change through effective communication and targeted stakeholder engagement. Rieke holds a Master’s degree in Food Systems from University of Hohenheim, Germany, and currently works as a freelance science journalist. Her scientific expertise and interests have developed around emerging technology trends in the food and health sectors, particularly in the area of microbiome research and innovation.
Ambitions and solutions for Europe: stakeholders discuss the need for an enabling policy framework to achieve a more sustainable EU food system.
Natasha Foote, Moderator - Agrifood reporter, EURACTIV Natasha Foote joined EURACTIV as an agriculture journalist in November 2019. She was previously a freelance journalist, gaining experience in agriculture, environment and EU policy. Natasha holds a Master’s degree in Environment, Development and Policy with distinction from the University of Sussex.
Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General, DG SANTE, European Commission Deputy Director-General in DG Health and Food Safety with responsibility for food safety and sustainability. She is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. She was previously Deputy Director-General for the Digital Single Market at DG CONNECT and Director of Modernisation of the Single Market in DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Before that, she was Head of Unit for Company Law, Corporate Governance and Financial Crime in Directorate General Internal Market and Services, and Deputy Head of Cabinet to Internal Market Commissioners Charlie McCreevy and Frits Bolkestein. An English barrister by training, she worked in the Commission’s Legal Service and, before coming to Brussels, in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Dirk Jacobs, Director General, FoodDrink Europe Dirk Jacobs is Director General of FoodDrinkEurope, the organisation of the European food and drink industry, one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sectors in terms of turnover, employment and value added. Mr Jacobs is a member of various EU platforms and regularly engages in global multilateral bodies such as the United Nations, WTO, FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius, OECD and FAO. He is Chair of a multi-stakeholder Task Force which led the development of an EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices, the first deliverable of the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy. Mr Jacobs has long-standing professional experience covering various roles in international and EU public/political affairs and strategic communications. Previously, he served as FoodDrinkEurope’s Deputy Director General and headed its department for consumer information, nutrition and health. Mr Jacobs, a Dutch national, holds a Master of Science (MSc) in International Business Administration at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, studied international economics in Milan, Italy, and has obtained a post-graduate MBA degree in European Business studies in Brussels, Belgium.
Robert E. Jones, President of Cellular Agriculture Europe and Head of Public Affairs, Mosa Meat Robert is Vice President of Global Public Affairs at Mosa Meat, the Dutch food technology startup that pioneered the first cell-cultured beef in the world. He also serves as President of Cellular Agriculture Europe, a Brussels-based industry association representing 12 companies working to bring cellular agriculture food products to consumers. He has 24 years of experience in public policy, advocacy, and international affairs. Robert holds Masters’ degrees in Political Management from The George Washington University and in Social Business & Entrepreneurship from the London School of Economics. He is also a classically trained chef graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.
Monica Andres, EVP Europe, YARA With 25 years of international business experience in agriculture, chemical manufacturing and people management, Mónica Andrés proudly represents Yara Europe around the world and manages +3500 employees distributed across 30 countries and 13 production plants. Passionate about sustainability and committed to achieve a nature-positive food future, the EVP for Yara Europe thrives in international, multicultural and multi-generational environments, having worked in Asia, Oceania and Europe. Since July 2021, Mónica Andrés is also Vice President Fertilizers Europe Association.
Giulia Riedo, Agriculture & Sustainable Food Policy Officer, WWF European Policy Office Giulia Riedo works as a Sustainable Farming Policy Officer for the WWF European Policy Office in Brussels, I have been working on sustainable food system EU policies for the last year and previously I worked on climate adaptation and food system resilience for the Food and Agriculture Organisation and other entities.
Maija Itkonen, CEO & Co-Founder, Onego Bio Maija is a designer, innovator, creator, third time founder who has built and exited two tech companies – and one of the movers and shakers in the alternative protein field. Currently she’s acting as CEO and Co-Founder of Onego Bio, a food-biotech company producing egg proteins via precision fermentation. Maija has a passion to new protein sources that are delicious, nutritious and have minimal impact on the environment. As a pioneer in alternative proteins, she has been featured in Forbes, Food Navigator, Food Technology and Fast Company, to name a few. Maija has a Master of Art degree from Aalto University (Finland), School of Design and Architecture, department of Industrial and Strategic Design, and another degree from Aalto University School of Business, International Design Business Management program.
From policymakers shaping the legal landscape to farmers the natural one, from innovators and corporates to consumers redefining value chains, stakeholders have a vital role to play. EIT Food’s commitment to stimulate a transition towards healthier lives is constantly updated from a dynamic approach. In this session, we share our insights and discuss recommendations to make innovation happen in our food systems.
Lorena Savani, Innovation Programme ManagerMission Lead Healthier Lives Through Food, EIT Food Biography to follow shortly.
Kari Tronsmo, President of EIT Food Protein Diversification Think Tank, Open Innovation Manager, Danone Biography to follow shortly.
Koen Dillen, Head of Unit Arable Crops & Olive Oil, DG AGRI, European Commission Biography available soon.
Jorge Molina Villanueva, Policy Officer, DG RTD, European Commission Biography available soon.
Mathilde Do Chi, Legal Advisor, VeganFoodLaw Mathilde Do Chi is an international food law consultant. She has worked across the board in the food industry for both the private and public sectors ranging from law and consultancy firms, governmental research bodies, NGOs, the United Nations to a multinational. Her experience gave her a significant advantage in tackling legal and policy challenges from diverse angles.
Eager to combat climate change, help people reduce their consumption of animal-based products, eat healthfully, and ultimately eliminate animal suffering, she has been involved in veganism since 2020 through several vegan organizations as the Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs for both the Vegan World Alliance and the Vegan Society of Canada, and as the Chief Compliance Officer at BeVeg International.
Through Vegan Food Law, she combines her passion for veganism by helping you to launch animal-free food better for the planet, the animals and people’s health.
Anna Churkina, M.Sc. Student, Bayreuth University Anna Churkina is working as a student researcher at the Chair of Food Law of the University of Bayreuth in a research project funded by the Simon-Nüssel Foundation. She is currently pursuing her Master´s Degree in “Global Food, Nutrition and Health” at the Faculty of Life Sciences, in the newly founded Campus Kulmbach. Anna holds a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), known for fostering a global network of experts across various fields, champions academic collaborations between outstanding students and researchers.
Prior to resuming her studies, she worked for several years in the supply chain management sector of transnational food companies. Anna’s academic interests revolve around areas of food security and global health promotion. Her research primarily focuses on sustainability enhancement through the examination of various policy aspects, including food and feed regulations, on-pack nutrition labeling, and school feeding programs. She is also an active member of the Bayreuth-Kulmbach Alternative Protein Society.
The market, skill gaps, needs and offerings. In this session we hear from an EIT Food Master’s programme graduate, EBRD, YPARD and European Commission about how to equip young people with future-proof skill sets in an agrifood sector evolving at increasing speed.
Dr. Lucy Wallace, Chief of Staff, EIT Food
Dr Maarten van der Kamp, Director of Education, EIT Food Dr Maarten van der Kamp is responsible for the creation and implementation of a robust portfolio of innovative educational programmes offered at postgraduate, professional development and VET levels to equip learners to drive the transformation of the food system. Before joining EIT Food, Maarten taught entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and sustainability at Cranfield School of Management and Hult International Business School. He did his PhD on the standardisation of sustainability at Lancaster School of Management. Before then, he worked as a senior engineer and team leader in Philips Medical Systems, and ran a network of entrepreneurship centres in support of excellent entrepreneurship education.
Pawel Krasny, Human Capital and Regional Development specialist, EBRD Biography available soon.
Glindys Luciano, Strategic Network Engagement Manager, Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) Biography available soon.
Vasiliki Exarchou, Project Adviser, Research Executive Agency Vasiliki Exarchou has a phD in Chemistry. She has worked in academia for more than 10 years at the Wageningen University, the Netherlands, the University of Ioannina, Greece and the University of Antwerp, Belgium as a researcher and teaching staff member with a focus on food chemistry and sophisticated methods of analysis. In 2015, she was appointed as a Scientific Officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (EC-JRC), Directorate of Health, Consumers and Reference Materials, in the Unit of Fraud Detection and Prevention, where she contributed to the activities of the Knowledge Centre of Food Fraud and Quality.
Since 2021, she is working at the Research Executive Agency (REA) as a Project Adviser – Panel Coordinator at the MSCA department, the European Union’s flagship funding programme for education and training of researchers.
Rieke Sproten, Graduate of the EIT Food MSc. in Food Systems A nutrition and food scientist by training, Rieke started her career as a science communicator and EU project manager at the European Food Information Council in Brussels, gaining experience in public policies and how to drive change through effective communication and targeted stakeholder engagement. Rieke holds a Master’s degree in Food Systems from University of Hohenheim, Germany, and currently works as a freelance science journalist. Her scientific expertise and interests have developed around emerging technology trends in the food and health sectors, particularly in the area of microbiome research and innovation.
Ambitions and solutions for Europe: stakeholders discuss the need for an enabling policy framework to achieve a more sustainable EU food system.
Natasha Foote, Moderator - Agrifood reporter, EURACTIV Natasha Foote joined EURACTIV as an agriculture journalist in November 2019. She was previously a freelance journalist, gaining experience in agriculture, environment and EU policy. Natasha holds a Master’s degree in Environment, Development and Policy with distinction from the University of Sussex.
Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General, DG SANTE, European Commission Deputy Director-General in DG Health and Food Safety with responsibility for food safety and sustainability. She is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges. She was previously Deputy Director-General for the Digital Single Market at DG CONNECT and Director of Modernisation of the Single Market in DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Before that, she was Head of Unit for Company Law, Corporate Governance and Financial Crime in Directorate General Internal Market and Services, and Deputy Head of Cabinet to Internal Market Commissioners Charlie McCreevy and Frits Bolkestein. An English barrister by training, she worked in the Commission’s Legal Service and, before coming to Brussels, in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Dirk Jacobs, Director General, FoodDrink Europe Dirk Jacobs is Director General of FoodDrinkEurope, the organisation of the European food and drink industry, one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sectors in terms of turnover, employment and value added. Mr Jacobs is a member of various EU platforms and regularly engages in global multilateral bodies such as the United Nations, WTO, FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius, OECD and FAO. He is Chair of a multi-stakeholder Task Force which led the development of an EU Code of Conduct for Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices, the first deliverable of the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy. Mr Jacobs has long-standing professional experience covering various roles in international and EU public/political affairs and strategic communications. Previously, he served as FoodDrinkEurope’s Deputy Director General and headed its department for consumer information, nutrition and health. Mr Jacobs, a Dutch national, holds a Master of Science (MSc) in International Business Administration at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, studied international economics in Milan, Italy, and has obtained a post-graduate MBA degree in European Business studies in Brussels, Belgium.
Robert E. Jones, President of Cellular Agriculture Europe and Head of Public Affairs, Mosa Meat Robert is Vice President of Global Public Affairs at Mosa Meat, the Dutch food technology startup that pioneered the first cell-cultured beef in the world. He also serves as President of Cellular Agriculture Europe, a Brussels-based industry association representing 12 companies working to bring cellular agriculture food products to consumers. He has 24 years of experience in public policy, advocacy, and international affairs. Robert holds Masters’ degrees in Political Management from The George Washington University and in Social Business & Entrepreneurship from the London School of Economics. He is also a classically trained chef graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.
Monica Andres, EVP Europe, YARA With 25 years of international business experience in agriculture, chemical manufacturing and people management, Mónica Andrés proudly represents Yara Europe around the world and manages +3500 employees distributed across 30 countries and 13 production plants. Passionate about sustainability and committed to achieve a nature-positive food future, the EVP for Yara Europe thrives in international, multicultural and multi-generational environments, having worked in Asia, Oceania and Europe. Since July 2021, Mónica Andrés is also Vice President Fertilizers Europe Association.
Giulia Riedo, Agriculture & Sustainable Food Policy Officer, WWF European Policy Office Giulia Riedo works as a Sustainable Farming Policy Officer for the WWF European Policy Office in Brussels, I have been working on sustainable food system EU policies for the last year and previously I worked on climate adaptation and food system resilience for the Food and Agriculture Organisation and other entities.
Maija Itkonen, CEO & Co-Founder, Onego Bio Maija is a designer, innovator, creator, third time founder who has built and exited two tech companies – and one of the movers and shakers in the alternative protein field. Currently she’s acting as CEO and Co-Founder of Onego Bio, a food-biotech company producing egg proteins via precision fermentation. Maija has a passion to new protein sources that are delicious, nutritious and have minimal impact on the environment. As a pioneer in alternative proteins, she has been featured in Forbes, Food Navigator, Food Technology and Fast Company, to name a few. Maija has a Master of Art degree from Aalto University (Finland), School of Design and Architecture, department of Industrial and Strategic Design, and another degree from Aalto University School of Business, International Design Business Management program.
From policymakers shaping the legal landscape to farmers the natural one, from innovators and corporates to consumers redefining value chains, stakeholders have a vital role to play. EIT Food’s commitment to stimulate a transition towards healthier lives is constantly updated from a dynamic approach. In this session, we share our insights and discuss recommendations to make innovation happen in our food systems.
Lorena Savani, Innovation Programme ManagerMission Lead Healthier Lives Through Food, EIT Food Biography to follow shortly.
Kari Tronsmo, President of EIT Food Protein Diversification Think Tank, Open Innovation Manager, Danone Biography to follow shortly.
Koen Dillen, Head of Unit Arable Crops & Olive Oil, DG AGRI, European Commission Biography available soon.
Jorge Molina Villanueva, Policy Officer, DG RTD, European Commission Biography available soon.
Mathilde Do Chi, Legal Advisor, VeganFoodLaw Mathilde Do Chi is an international food law consultant. She has worked across the board in the food industry for both the private and public sectors ranging from law and consultancy firms, governmental research bodies, NGOs, the United Nations to a multinational. Her experience gave her a significant advantage in tackling legal and policy challenges from diverse angles.
Eager to combat climate change, help people reduce their consumption of animal-based products, eat healthfully, and ultimately eliminate animal suffering, she has been involved in veganism since 2020 through several vegan organizations as the Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs for both the Vegan World Alliance and the Vegan Society of Canada, and as the Chief Compliance Officer at BeVeg International.
Through Vegan Food Law, she combines her passion for veganism by helping you to launch animal-free food better for the planet, the animals and people’s health.
Anna Churkina, M.Sc. Student, Bayreuth University Anna Churkina is working as a student researcher at the Chair of Food Law of the University of Bayreuth in a research project funded by the Simon-Nüssel Foundation. She is currently pursuing her Master´s Degree in “Global Food, Nutrition and Health” at the Faculty of Life Sciences, in the newly founded Campus Kulmbach. Anna holds a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), known for fostering a global network of experts across various fields, champions academic collaborations between outstanding students and researchers.
Prior to resuming her studies, she worked for several years in the supply chain management sector of transnational food companies. Anna’s academic interests revolve around areas of food security and global health promotion. Her research primarily focuses on sustainability enhancement through the examination of various policy aspects, including food and feed regulations, on-pack nutrition labeling, and school feeding programs. She is also an active member of the Bayreuth-Kulmbach Alternative Protein Society.
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