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Angels is Commercial Director for the EMEA & SA region at Beam Suntory.

Headquartered in Chicago, Beam Suntory is a global business producing spirits such as whiskey, tequila and cognac, with 4,800 employees worldwide.

Angels Solans

Commercial 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

Nicola is Regional Marketing Director at Essity

Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company dedicated to improving well-being through products and solutions, essentials for everyday life. The name Essity stems from the words essentials and necessities.

Nicola Coronado

Regional Marketing Director

Andrea is President Continental Europe at Kraft Heinz

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

Andrea Budelli

President Continental 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

Dr. Rabih Kamleh is Chief Quality & R&D Officer at Agthia Group

Agthia Group is a leading Abu Dhabi-based food and beverage company. Agthia offers a world-class portfolio of integrated businesses providing high quality and trusted food and beverage products for customers and consumers across the UAE, GCC, Turkey and the wider Middle East.

Rabih Kamleh

Chief Quality & R&D Officer

Melissa is Founder & CEO at Nourished

All of your daily vitamins and nutrients conveniently 3D printed into one personalised, tasty, gummy stack.

Melissa Snover

Founder & CEO

Mithun is Chief Executive at Sumeru

Innovative Foods Limited (IFL) is a major player in the Indian food processing industry since 1989. Under the brand name 'Sumeru', they manufacture and market various types of ready to eat vegetarian, non-vegetarian which includes sea food.

Mithun Appaiah

Chief Executive

Based in Portugal, Rita is Chief Executive at Adega Mayor

Part of the Nabeiro Group, Adega Mayor produces wines that are exported to Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa.

Rita Nabeiro

Chief Executive

Nir is General Manager at International Flavors & Fragrances

Established in 1933, Frutarom is an innovator of sensorial experiences that move the world. Frutarom creates, develops, manufactures and markets an extensive variety of high quality flavors and fine ingredients for customers in the food, beverage, functional food, flavor, fragrance, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries.

Nir Ilani

General Manager

Alberto is Marketing Manager at Vicky Foods

Vicky Foods is a family-based group of companies specialised in manufacturing bread and pastry products, children’s foods and spreadable pastes. The group operates in 39 countries.

Alberto Garcia Romero

Marketing Manager

Dr. Asif Hasan is Group Head Consumer Insights at IFFCO

IFFCO is a United Arab Emirates based innovative and integrated multi food products Group. With an established global presence, the Group offers a wide range of food products, related derivatives, intermediates and services.

Asif Hasan

Group Head Consumer Insights

Mikko is Chief Business Officer at Raisio

Raisio is an international company specialised in healthy, responsibly produced food and fish feeds. In Raisio’s products, the focus is on well-being, health, good taste and sustainable development.

Mikko Lindqvist

Chief Business Officer

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

Tammy is Breakthrough Innovation Lead at PepsiCo.

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

Tammy Butterworth

Breakthrough Innovation Lead