Marie Dewavrin
Marie Dewavrin is the Venture Partner in France at PeakBridge, where she focuses on identifying and supporting companies with scalable, proprietary technologies that deliver long-term positive impact on food systems, the environment, and human health. With a unique perspective on the Agri-Food value chain, Marie is driven by addressing critical pain points for consumers and […]
Juliette Nille
Juliette Nille is an ESG Analyst at Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity, supporting investment teams in meeting daily ESG requirements and launching transversal ESG projects. As part of that role she oversees the rolling out of the Net Zero Asset Manager initiative for EDR’s PE activities. Juliette graduated from ESCP Business School, with a specialization in […]
Chris Thoen (PhD)
Chris Thoen is an experienced R&D executive with over 35 years of extensive (B2C and B2B) technical and innovation leadership experience in AgTech (Plant Genetic Systems), Fast Moving Consumer Goods (Procter & Gamble), Flavor & Fragrances (Givaudan), Food & Beverage (Bühler) industries as well as in startup ecosystems. Holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the […]
Einav Gefen
Garnering the reputation as a national leader in foodservice and retail foods, Chef Einav Gefen joined Restaurant Associates in 2021 as Chef | Innovator supporting the company’s continued path of quality, innovation, growth, and purpose. Gefen comes over from Unilever, where she began as Corporate Head Chef in 2008 and moved to Corporate Executive Chef […]
Miriam Ueberall
VP R&D International at The Kraft Heinz Company, formerly R&D at Unilever What do you look for in food tech entrepreneurs?In general, I am looking for the “spark”. Which is the idea and insight in an area of opportunity, paired with a solid thinking on how to bring this great idea to life and what […]