Guests
Andreas Jaritz
FreyZein Next-Gen Textiles GmbH

Andreas Jaritz

CMO/CIO
FreyZein Next-Gen Textiles GmbH (Austria)
Recycling & circular models
Forestry and pulp & paper based products
Anike von Gagern
foom GmbH

Anike von Gagern

Founder and MD
foom GmbH (Germany)
Waste management
Recycling & circular models
Agriculture
Anna Handschuh
Future Affairs Consulting

Anna Handschuh

Managing Director
Future Affairs Consulting (Netherlands)
Anouk Kruijff
Paques Biomaterials B.V.

Anouk Kruijff

Paques Biomaterials B.V. (Netherlands)
Recycling & circular models
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Bart Tambuyser
CARBOGANIC

Bart Tambuyser

Managing Director
CARBOGANIC (Belgium)
Wood-based products & materials
Caglar Urcan
212 NexT VC

Caglar Urcan

General Partner
212 NexT VC (Turkiye)
Chiara Molena
EDERA Lab

Chiara Molena

Managing Director and Co-Founder
EDERA Lab (Netherlands)
Wood-based products & materials
Aquaculture/algae and marine
Waste management
Davide Barana
CarboRefine AG

Davide Barana

Co-Founder
CarboRefine AG (Switzerland)
Recycling & circular models
Agriculture
Forestry and pulp & paper based products
Dimitri Verweire
VIB

Dimitri Verweire

Entrepreneur in Residence
VIB (Belgium)
Fabio Paltenghi
SenseUP GmbH

Fabio Paltenghi

COO/CFO
SenseUP GmbH (Germany)
Agriculture
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Florian Schlehuber
Zaz Ventures

Florian Schlehuber

Business Development Manager
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Hakan Atmali
Bryan, Garnier & Co

Hakan Atmali

Senior Associate M&A | Investment Banking
Bryan, Garnier & Co (United Kingdom)
Jonas Vonnahme
NRW Bank

Jonas Vonnahme

Venture Capital
NRW Bank (Germany)
Waste management
Recycling & circular models
Agriculture
Katrin Schullehner
Bayer | Crop Science

Katrin Schullehner

Scientific Lead & Program Manager
Bayer | Crop Science (Germany)
Kristel de Ridder
Mevaldi b.v.

Kristel de Ridder

Chief Commercial Officer
Mevaldi b.v. (Netherlands)
Lucyna Wlodarczyk-Gruber
BioContently

Lucyna Wlodarczyk-Gruber

Marketing Specialist
BioContently (Germany)
Margot Muller
Corium Biotech

Margot Muller

Co-Founder
Corium Biotech (Portugal)
Recycling & circular models
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Maxime Van Peel
PMV

Maxime Van Peel

Senior Investment Manager, Equity Investments
PMV (Belgium)
Nerea San Juan
IKEA Group

Nerea San Juan

IKEA Group (Sweden)
Waste management
Recycling & circular models
Bio-based chemicals and materials
Peter Eckes
Peter Eckes

Peter Eckes

Founder
Peter Eckes Consulting (Germany)
Philipp Leidig
NRW.BANK

Philipp Leidig

Director - Venture Capital
NRW.BANK (Germany)
Philipp Rittershaus
RootCamp GmbH

Philipp Rittershaus

Corporate Innovation & Startup Coaching
RootCamp GmbH (Germany)
shai shahal
PolyGreen Ltd.

shai shahal

Co-Founder
PolyGreen Ltd. (Israel)
Wood-based products & materials
Waste management
Forestry and pulp & paper based products
Tanja Meyer
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Tanja Meyer

European Project Coordinator
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (Belgium)
Tobias Klement
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB

Tobias Klement

Deputy Cluster Manager
Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB (Germany)
Tomasz Ciamulski
FibriTech

Tomasz Ciamulski

CEO/Founder
FibriTech (Poland)
Wood-based products & materials
Forestry and pulp & paper based products
Agriculture
William Taul Madsen
Noon Ventures

William Taul Madsen

Associate
Noon Ventures (Denmark)
Yulia Bashirova
AB InBev

Yulia Bashirova

Open Innovation with Startups, Universities, Corporates, VCs, Ecosystems
AB InBev (Belgium)