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

At 10:00 am, the Institutional Welcome will be delivered by the leading representatives of the FEBIO Organising Committee:
· Cristina Del Campo, CEO at AINIA
· Rafael Juan, President of FEDACOVA
· Ángela Pérez, President of 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
· Ana Torrejón, Head of Industrial Biotechnology, AINIA

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

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

· Joaquín del Río, Head of Quality and R+D at Vicky Foods

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

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

Attendee reception will begin at 9:00 am with a welcome coffee, followed by the introduction to the second day of the conference at 9:25 am

· Vicente Navarro, CEO and Scientific Director at Bioithas
· Nora Khaldi, Founder and CEO of Nuritas
· Peter Schouw , Director Performance Nutrition, Arla Food Ingredients

· Pierre-Mathieu PélissierPolicy 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

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

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

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

Recognition of the startups best evaluated by the Food Biotech Challenge jury

Official closing ceremony with the participation of event authorities and organisers. At 2:00 pm, a farewell cocktail will be held in the exhibition area.