Schedule

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

· Fermentation
· Cell culture
· Microbiology
· Microalgae
· Omics

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

Bienvenida Institucional a cargo de los máximos representantes de la Organización FEBIO.

Presenta: Encarna Gómez, Directora de Mercados en AINIA

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

Modera: Andrés Pascual, Director de Innovación en AINIA

· 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

Modera: Begoña Ruiz, Directora de Tecnologías en AINIA

· 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

Se desarrollará en la zona expositiva, momento dedicado al networking y a celebrar las sesiones one-to-one.

· 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.

· Juan José Rico, Director adjunto en FEDACOVA

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

· Jesús Agüero, Director de BIOVAL

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

Modera: Daniel Ramón, Experto en Biotecnología y Ciencias de los Alimentos

· 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

Modera: Kristie Tanner, Manager de Proyectos de la UE en AINIA

· 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

Modera: Beatriz Jacoste, CEO Km Zero Food Innovation Hub

· 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