Coaches

Coaches

Coaches are here to help you develop your idea further. They can give you feedback and advice on different aspects of your solution, from technical, through business model, to marketing and finance.

Rene Draaisma
Unilever
Biotechnology manager S&T Future Biobased Ingredients
Alessia Ermacora
Unilever
R&D Manager
Klaas-Jan Zuidam
Unilever
Lead Scientist Plant Protein / Product Owner Plant Meat Structuring
Peter Roosink
Royal Cosun
Innovation management
Joost Vliegen
GEA Group
Managing Director GEA Nederland
Gerben Stegeman
GEA Group
Managing Director
Fred Beekmans
Darling Ingredients
Director Innovations
Elke De Clerck
Darling Ingredients
Global R&D Director
Stephan Bouwman
Marel
R&D technologist
Liz Kamei
Fuji Europe Africa
Director of Open Innovation & External Parners
Naoya Ikenaga
Fuji Europe Africa
Researcher
Yvette Müskens
Dalco Food
Technical Sales Manager
Niek Jan Schouten
Schouten Europe B.V.
R&D and Business Development Director
Eric Goossens
BPF
Managing Director
Sander van Pelt
BPF
Manager Process Technology
Jasper Kooijmans
KOJAC
Founder
Sergiy Smetana
DIL German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.)
Head of Food Data Group, DIL e.V.
Jos Muilwijk
IFF
Regional Category Director - Savory
Sjors Peters
IFF
Regional Category Director Beverages & Dairy @ IFF
Jetze Kempenaar
Farmel
CEO
Henk Wymenga
Wageningen Ambassadors
Supply Chain Consultant Food & Agri business
Atze Schaap
Wageningen Ambassadors
Consultant, project mgr & supervisor
Liz Specht
The Good Food Institute
Director of Science and Technology
Derick Jiwan
WUR
Entrepreneur/Scientist
Laurice Pouvreau
WUR
Scientist Protein Technology
Marc van Wanroij
Pop Vriend Seeds
CEO
Roland Snel
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Technical Lead Specialty Ingredients
Aldert van de Kamp
Amsterdam Commodities N.V.
CSR coordinator
Philippe Snick
Amsterdam Commodities N.V.
Advisor Food Technology
Wim Hilbrands
DSM N.V.
Project Director
Peter van den Berg
Van Hessen
Commercial Manager Foodgrade & Pharma EU
Sandra Floor
Van Hessen
HR Specialist L&D
Marc Laus
Royal Avebe
Technology Officer
Lizette Oudhuis
Royal Avebe
Principal Scientist
Huiberdien Sweeris
Foodvalley Nl
Human Talent
Sergio Ooijens
Lely
Head of International Marketing and Communications
Guus van Roessel
Lely
Directeur business development
Noortje Poot
Lely
Talent Acquisition Manager & Employer Brand Manager
Jannet de Jong
Lely
Program manager Startups
Theodoros Matakiadis
Bayer
Vegetable R&D
Dan Ruzicka
Bayer
Bayer Crop Science - Open Innovation & Strategic Partnerships
Vincent Lombard
Bayer
R&D Portfolio Manager
Christiaan Stumphius
Phycom
Commercial Director
Robert Despineux
Döhler GmbH
Senior Innovation Manager
Siddharth Sharan
Döhler GmbH
R&D Developer - Plant Proteins
Varun Khanna
Sabra/Obela
Research & Development
Angela Walker
Meatless Farm
Nutritionist
Karl Williams
Meatless Farm
Technical Director
Koen Vriends
Ministerie van Defensie
Innovation Programme coordinator