Bio-based Scaling & Finance Forum 2022

Participants

 

Alberto Casorati
European Investment Bank

Alberto Casorati

Investment Officer
European Investment Bank (Luxembourg)
Alex Michine
MetGen

Alex Michine

Managing Director
MetGen (Finland)
Alice North
BioVale

Alice North

Head of the BioVale Innovation Cluster
BioVale (United Kingdom)
Andrew Eckhardt
Next Tuna GmbH

Andrew Eckhardt

Banker and entrepreneur
Next Tuna GmbH (Germany)
Artem Khlebnikov
Eagle Genomics Ltd.

Artem Khlebnikov

Director Bioeconomy – Food & Nutrition
Eagle Genomics Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Bernhard Romanowski
Bernhard Romanowski

Bernhard Romanowski

Redacteur of the Newspaper Westdeutsche Zeitung
WZ Content GmbH (Germany)
Besan Dahboor Engel
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)

Besan Dahboor Engel

Venture Developer Agriculture & food
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) (Germany)
Bruno Rudnik
SEF Ventures

Bruno Rudnik

Managing Partner
SEF Ventures (Germany)
Camille Vicier
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)

Camille Vicier

Lead Sustainability Manager
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) (Germany)
Carmen Cheung
Pioneer Point Partners

Carmen Cheung

Investment Manager
Pioneer Point Partners (United Kingdom)
Carsten Gerhardt
Circular Valley

Carsten Gerhardt

Chairman Circular Valley Foundation
Circular Valley (Germany)
Carsten Gehrhardt
Circular Valley

Carsten Gehrhardt

Circular Valley (Germany)
Chris Hiscocks
BioVale

Chris Hiscocks

Enterprise Manager
BioVale (United Kingdom)
Christian Lenges
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)

Christian Lenges

Venture Director
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) (Netherlands)
Claas Heise
NRW Bank

Claas Heise

Executive Director
NRW Bank (Germany)
Dirk Carrez
Bio-based Industries Consortium

Dirk Carrez

Executive Director
Bio-based Industries Consortium (Belgium)
Doerte Laue
AVA Biochem AG

Doerte Laue

CEO
AVA Biochem AG (Switzerland)
Eamonn Galvin
KnowCarbon

Eamonn Galvin

CEO/Founder
KnowCarbon (Ireland)
Erik Kolehmainen
Metsä Spring Ltd.

Erik Kolehmainen

VP, Corporate Venturing
Metsä Spring Ltd. (Finland)
Eugene Wang
Sophie's BioNutrients

Eugene Wang

Serial Entrepreneur
Sophie's BioNutrients (Netherlands)
George Scott
AVA Biochem AG

George Scott

Director of Business
AVA Biochem AG (Switzerland)
Gerard Nijhoving
Senbis Group B.V

Gerard Nijhoving

Co-owner and Managing Director
Senbis Group B.V (Netherlands)
Gitte Lund
CS MEDICA A/S

Gitte Lund

CFO & FOUNDER
CS MEDICA A/S (Denmark)
Heidi Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
CS MEDICA A/S

Heidi Ahlefeldt-Laurvig

CMO & CGO
CS MEDICA A/S (Denmark)
Jan Weernink
ADM

Jan Weernink

Marketing Director BioSolutions at ADM
ADM (Switzerland)
Jan Turek
Circular Valley

Jan Turek

Circular Valley (Germany)
Jan Pieter van Tilburg
Nature's Principles

Jan Pieter van Tilburg

Co-founder and CEO
Nature's Principles (Netherlands)
Jens Busse
Evonik Venture Capital

Jens Busse

Investment Manager
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Johan Veldhuis
GSI Green Energy

Johan Veldhuis

Founder
GSI Green Energy (Netherlands)
John Jensen
John Jensen

John Jensen

Nordzucker AG (Germany)
Joost Waeterloos
Dow

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow (Belgium)
Karin Fleck
Vienna Textile Lab

Karin Fleck

CEO and Founder
Vienna Textile Lab (Austria)
Kevin Ryan
Irish Bioeconomy Foundation

Kevin Ryan

Irish Bioeconomy Foundation (Ireland)
Lajla Aganovic
LOGITECH International SA

Lajla Aganovic

Head of Venture Engagement
LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)
Malte Reiter
Malte Reiter

Malte Reiter

Photographer
Malte Reiter Photographie (Germany)
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)
Mary McCarthy
Brightlands Venture Partners

Mary McCarthy

Partner
Brightlands Venture Partners (Netherlands)
Maximilian Webers
COLIPI

Maximilian Webers

COLIPI (Germany)
Michael Claes
SABIC Ventures B.V.

Michael Claes

Director Technology
SABIC Ventures B.V. (Netherlands)
Oscar Vernaez
Neste

Oscar Vernaez

R&D Manager Polymer and Chemicals
Neste (Finland)
Peter Vanlaeke
SOLVAY S.A.

Peter Vanlaeke

Investment Manager
SOLVAY S.A. (Belgium)
Peter Baets
Corbion

Peter Baets

Technical Program Manager
Corbion (Netherlands)
Philipp Hasler
Emerald Technology Ventures

Philipp Hasler

Investment Director
Emerald Technology Ventures (Switzerland)
Prateek Mahalwar
BIOWEG

Prateek Mahalwar

Cofounder and CEO
BIOWEG (Germany)
Rahul Dagwar
Royal Cosun

Rahul Dagwar

Manager Business Creation Non‑Food
Royal Cosun (Netherlands)
Rob Beekers
Cargill Bio-industrial Group

Rob Beekers

Director New Business Development
Cargill Bio-industrial Group (Netherlands)
Robert Kunzmann
AC Biode

Robert Kunzmann

COO
AC Biode (Luxembourg)
Seema saini
LXP Group GmbH

Seema saini

LXP Group GmbH (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)
Stuart Askew
Procter & Gamble

Stuart Askew

Senior Director Open Innovation
Procter & Gamble (Belgium)
Tanja Meyer
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Tanja Meyer

European Project Coordinator
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (Belgium)
Taraka Ramji Moturu
Peelon

Taraka Ramji Moturu

Scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur
Peelon (United States)
Tatjana Schwabe - Markovic
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB

Tatjana Schwabe - Markovic

Senior Project Manager
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB (Germany)
Thomas Kuehn
FarmInsect GmbH

Thomas Kuehn

Serial Entrepreneur
FarmInsect GmbH (Germany)
Tim van der Linden
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)

Tim van der Linden

Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) (Germany)
Torsten Geißler
Torsten Geißler

Torsten Geißler

Nordzucker AG (Germany)
Volker Bauer
LXP Group GmbH

Volker Bauer

Managing Director
LXP Group GmbH (Germany)
William Stevens
Tech Tour Europe

William Stevens

Group Managing Director
Tech Tour Europe (Belgium)