Coaches
Bruno Rudnik
SEF Ventures

Bruno Rudnik

Managing Partner
SEF Ventures (Germany)
Cornelia Baehr
b.value AG

Cornelia Baehr

Senior investment manager
b.value AG (Germany)
Florian Schabus
Planet A Ventures

Florian Schabus

Planet A Ventures (Germany)
Giuseppina Pavesi
down2business

Giuseppina Pavesi

Expert
down2business (Italy)
Glenn Bijvoets
Eneco Holding N.V.

Glenn Bijvoets

Innovation Lead
Eneco Holding N.V. (Netherlands)
Heidi Høy Dyrholm
Food and Bio Cluster Denmark

Heidi Høy Dyrholm

Innovation Manager
Food and Bio Cluster Denmark (Denmark)
Hugo Delissen
Brightlands Chemelot Campus

Hugo Delissen

Business Development Manager Startups
Brightlands Chemelot Campus (Netherlands)
Jan Weernink
ADM

Jan Weernink

Marketing Director BioSolutions at ADM
ADM (Switzerland)
Biowaste valorization
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Jerusa Roeder
Braskem

Jerusa Roeder

Global Sustainability Innovation and Technology Manager
Braskem (Germany)
Jisk de Vries
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)

Jisk de Vries

Investment Analyst
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) (Germany)
Klaas de Boer
QFWventures

Klaas de Boer

Chairman, Board of Directors
QFWventures (United Kingdom)
Lasse Sørensen
Copenhagen Business Hub

Lasse Sørensen

Startup Consultant
Copenhagen Business Hub (Denmark)
Manuela Pavan
IGC SRL

Manuela Pavan

Senior Grant Manager
IGC SRL (Italy)
Marco Tibaldi
Amsterdam Chemistry Network

Marco Tibaldi

Chemistry for Energy and Sustainability | Innovation | Business Development
Amsterdam Chemistry Network (Netherlands)
Olga Goor
Brightlands Venture Partners

Olga Goor

Investment Manager
Brightlands Venture Partners (Netherlands)
Oliver Thimm
Royal Agrifirm Group

Oliver Thimm

Global Innovation Lead
Royal Agrifirm Group (Netherlands)
Rene Reijtenbagh
Business Angels Connect

Rene Reijtenbagh

Founder, CEO
Business Angels Connect (Netherlands)
Richard Clarke
PowerPhotonic Ltd

Richard Clarke

Finance Director
PowerPhotonic Ltd (United Kingdom)
Richard Uchrin
Freelance

Richard Uchrin

Business Strategy Advisor – Energy & Sustainability
Freelance (Hungary)
Roop Chandwani
Mazards

Roop Chandwani

CEO
Mazards (United Kingdom)
Tanja Meyer
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Tanja Meyer

European Project Coordinator
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (Belgium)
Valter Darbe
IGC SRL

Valter Darbe

Managing Director
IGC SRL (Italy)
Vicki O'Brien
Strategic Allies

Vicki O'Brien

Director
Strategic Allies (United Kingdom)