Events

Exclusive space dedicated to networking with FEBIO speakers (Market-Leading Sponsors)

· Fermentation
· Cell culture
· Microbiology
· Microalgae
· Omics

· Organitation: FEDACOVA, AINIA y BIOVAL
· Authorities
· Sponsors

Official Welcome by the leadership of the FEBIO Organization:

· Cristina Del Campo, CEO at AINIA
· Rafael Juan, President at FEDACOVA
· Ángela Pérez, President at BIOVAL

· Kristin Schreiber, Director at the European Commission for Chemicals, Health, Retail and Agri-Food. DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
· Claire Skentelbery, CEO at EuropaBio, European Bioindustries Association

The session will take place in the exhibition area, providing an opportunity for networking

· Juan Aguiriano, Head Group of Sustainability, Kerry Group
· Cas Geerits, Scientist at The Protein Brewery
· Emilia Nordlund, Research Manager, Industrial Biotechnology & Food, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

· Juha-Pekka Pitkänen, Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder at Solar Foods
· Thomas Gassler, PhD. Research Fellow on Engineering Biology at the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein at Imperial College London

This will take place in the exhibition area and is dedicated to networking and one-to-one meetings

· Klaus Kienle, Co-Founder and Chief Production Officer, Food Brewer
· Federico Grau, CEO Madeinplant
· Claudia Jiménez, Nambawan Spain SLU

· Joaquín del Río, Head of Quality and R+D at Vicky Foods
· Ana Torrejón, Head of Industrial Biotechnology at AINIA AINIA
· Bosco Emparanza, CEO and Co-founder of MOA FoodTech

A session dedicated to entrepreneurship and open innovation, featuring the startups selected for the Food Biotech Startup Challenge, who will pitch their projects to the full audience.

At the Barceló Hotel in Valencia. Optional dinner. An evening designed to foster connections among attendees, speakers, sponsors and companies.

· Daniel Ramón, Professor in Food Technology at Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera

· Vicente Navarro, CEO and Scientific Director at Bioithas
· Sanja Trajkovic, Nuritas
· Omid Mashinchian , Global Clinical Strategy Manager. R&D Nutrition and Health at NESTLÈ

The session will take place in the exhibition area, providing an opportunity for networking

· Pierre-Mathieu Pélissier, Policy Officer at the European Commission for Biotechnology and Bioeconomy
· Sébastien Louvion, President, Food Fermentation Europe
· Pauline Grimmer, Senior Policy Manager at The Good Food Institute Europe

· Guido Laman, Strategy Lead at Foodvalley
· Lorena Savani, Director of Thematic Leadership for Biotechnology and Proteins EIT Food

Recognition of the top-rated startups by the Food Biotech Startup Challenge jury

Official closing ceremony with remarks from public officials and the event organizers

Congress farewell cocktail reception in the exhibition area