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Angels leads Unilever Foodservice Spain

With a portfolio of more than 400 brands ranging from food and drinks to household and personal care, Unilever operates in 190+ countries and employs 172,000 staff.

Angels Solans

Managing Director

Hai is vice general manager at Tsingtao Brewery

Tsingtao is China's second largest beer maker and has more than 43,000 staff. Its products are exported to more than 80 countries.

Hai Liu

Vice General Manager

Nuno is Head of Innovation and Future Tech at Sonae

Sonae is a multinational company managing a diversified portfolio of businesses in retail, financial services, technology, shopping centres and telecommunications. Sonae is present in over 80 countries and with 40,000 employees.

Nuno Lopes Gama

Head of Innovation and Future Tech

Andrea leads R&D for Europe at Kraft Heinz, and is based in Italy

Kraft Heinz owns brands such as Philadelphia and Oscar Mayer, is active in 200+ countries and employs around 32,000 staff.

Andrea Budelli

Vice President R&D Europe

Laura is Marketing Director at Jack Links

Established in 1986, but with a history that dates back to the 1880s, Jack Links is an American family owned manufacturer of jerky and protein snacks.

Laura Trivulzio-Huijgen

Marketing Director

Mitesh is Chief Innovation Officer at DanCake Portugal

Founded in 1978, DanCake Portugal is a European bakiery company based in Portugal, with a broad portfolio of biscuits, cakes, crackers and other bakery products.

Mitesh Jamnadas

Chief Innovation Officer

Heloize Buzet is Marketing Director, MENA at Fresh Del Monte.

Fresh Del Monte is one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables.

Heloise Buzet

Marketing Director

Oliver Mirza is Managing Director & Chief Executive, Dr. Oetker India

Founded in 1891, Dr. Oetker has a portfolio of around 3,500 food products sold around the world, and employs over 30,000 staff.

Oliver Mirza

Managing Director & Chief Executive

Nicolas is Category Manager at Ferrero

Founded in 1946. Ferrero is an Italian manufacturer of branded chocolate and confectionery products, and the third biggest chocolate producer and confectionery company in the world.

Nicolas Panniez

Category Manager

Melissa is founder and managing director at Katjes Fassin UK – The Magic Candy Factory

Established in 2015, Katjes Magic Candy Factory launched the world’s first 3D food printer to be available to the consumer market in a store in Berlin. Since then, the company has expanded across Europe, the USA, the Middle East and China.

Melissa Snover

Founder & Managing Director

Matteo is General Manager, Urban Development at Carlsberg Group

Carlsberg has 45,000 staff and operates in over 150 countries. Alongside Carlsberg, its brands include Tuborg, Baltika and Kronenbourg.

Matteo Fantacchiotti

General Manager, Urban Development

Tammy is Global R&D Manager at PepsiCo.

PepsiCo is one of the world’s biggest food and drinks manufacturers, with a presence in more than 200 countries.

Tammy Butterworth

Global R&D Manager

Alberto leads the marketing team at Grupo Dulcesol

Grupo Dulcesol is a Spanish manufacturer of bakery products that are exported to over 39 countries. Established in 1952, the group today employs more than 1,800 staff.

Alberto Garcia Romero

Marketing Manager

Mikko is Vice President Marketing & Portfolio at Fazer

Fazer is a Scandinavian manufacturer of bread and bakery products that operates in 8 countries and exports to more than 40. It employs over 10,000 staff.

Mikko Lindqvist

Vice President Marketing & Portfolio

Based in the UK and Spain, Silvia is Innovation Director at Gama

Gama operates in more than 46 countries around the world through its network of 100+ analysts and researchers.

Silvia Ruiz

Innovation Director

John is Managing Director at William Santus & Co

William Santus is a family business specialising in the manufacture & wholesale of confectionery since 1898. Uncle Joe’s is now the umbrella brand for hundreds of products supplied worldwide.

John Winnard MBE

Managing Director