Meet our incredible speaker lineup
The following bioeconomy pioneers spoke at World Bio Markets 2024.
Sasha Calder
Head of Impact
Geno
Margherita Guaschino
Product Innovation Manager
PVH/Tommy Hilfiger
Simon Whitmarsh-Knight
Global Sustainability Director – Textiles
Hyosung
Fabien Deswarte
Strategic Partnerships for Sustainability Group Leader
L’Oreal
Yap Chie Cheung
Managing Director Renewable Chemistries
Avantium
Billy Hagstrom
CEO & Co-Founder
Bluestem Biosciences
Sjoerd Dijkstra
Director Sustainability Strategy & Excellence Adhesive Technologies
Henkel
Timothy Bauer
Vice President
Green Plains
Oliver Dorn
Material Specialist Textile Innovation
On
Sarah Jelken
Vice President Industrial Segment – Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers
Cargill
Norbert Baum
Senior Executive Manager Global Business Development Chemicals
QIRA
Tom van Aken
Chief Executive Officer
Avantium
Dana Noble
Senior Sustainability Specialist Footwear & Accessories
PVH/Tommy Hilfiger
Peter Steen Mortensen
Director – Head of Public Affairs
Novonesis
Christian Lenges
Venture Director
IFF
Dirk den Ouden
VP Circular Chemicals
Stora Enso
Lucy Nattrass
Principal
AFRY
Willem Rensink
Category Group Director – R&D Hygiene Home & Innovation Partnerships
Reckitt
Wieteke Wouters
Program Director and deputy Managing Director
Hollandbio
Kirsten Herben-Steinbusch
Program Director
Biobased Circular
Karin Molenveld
Program Manager Renewable Plastics
Wageningen University and Research
Kathryn Sheridan
CEO & Founder
Sustainability Consult
Virginia Puzzolo
Head of CBE JU Programme Unit
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Carolin Przibylla
Raw Material Innovation Analyst
Fashion For Good
Professor Paul Freemont
Head of Structural & Synthetic Biology
Imperial College London
Isabelle Malcuit
CSO
Algentech
Dr Colleen Walker
Director of UMaine’s Process Development Center
University of Maine
Nicolas Sordet
CEO
AFYREN
Fredric Petit
Partner
Emerald Technology Ventures
Rebecca Kelley
European Product Marketing Manager
Woolmark
Philippe Pouchot-Rouge
Vice President Sales EMEA, ADM BioSolutions
ADM
Mark Weustink
Head of Sustainable Investments/Managing Director
ING
Rob van der Meij
Partner
Capricorn Partners
K.C. Belitz
Director
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Lara Dammer
Head of Department Economy & Policy
nova-Institute
Alessandro Napoli
Vice President – Product Development
Circa / Will & CO
Rusty Pittman
Vice President Business Development
DMC
Michael Carus
Founder & CEO
nova-Institute
Damien Perriman
Chief Business Development Officer
Gevo
Chloé Marteel
Marketing & Communication Manager
Leaf by Lesaffre
Gavin McIntyre
Co-Founder & Chief Commercialization Officer
Ecovative
Karin Forsberg
President BU Energy Separation, VP Energy Division
Alfa Laval Technologies
Douwina Bosscher
CTO – Director of Innovation
Oleon
Michael Nettersheim
Managing Partner
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
Katja Salmenkivi
Sales Director
Metsä Fibre
Nicolo Giusti
Director Sourcing & Production Footwear
PVH/Tommy Hilfiger
Bram Kerssemakers
Program Manager
Protein Port Network
Xandra Weinbeck
Senior Business Development Manager – Materials – Circular Economy
Invest-NL
Patrick McDowell
Creative Director & Founder
Patrick McDowell
Toby Hodgson
CCO
Lignin Industries
Mateusz Wielopolski
CEO, Founder
Plastic. Climate. Future. / ÆVOLUTION®
Robert Nolles
Trusted Advisor & Business Development Expert
John Sewell
Co-founder
Plastic. Climate. Future.
Dick Carmical
CEO
The Price Companies
Charlotte Borst
Innovation Manager
Fashion For Good
Claudia Coelho
Technology Scouting Manager
Technip Energies
Martin Kavšček
Head of Business Development
Acies Bio
Thomas Canova
Head of Renewable Materials & Biotechnology Platform
Syensqo