The EU Agri-Food Biotech Ecosystem in Action | Panel Discussion: Collaborative Innovation, Skills & Talent for Scale-Up

Wed, Jun 24, 2026 // 10:00 - 10:30 // Day 2 - Plenary sessions

This is the second panel of the session the EU Agri-Food Biotech Ecosystem in Action.

Session Speakers

Maarten van der Kamp (Moderator)

Director of Education, EIT Food

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Yvonne McMeel

Head of Impact, Growth and Innovation, Bezos Centre/Imperial College London

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Emilia Nordlund

Research Manager Industrial Biotechnology and Food, VTT

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Luca Cocolin

Professor, University of Turin

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Maria Gomes Fernandes

Director Responsible Research & Innovation, New Harvest

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Serenella Sala

Head of the Sustainable Supply Chains and Bioeconomy Unit, European Commission, Joint Research Centre

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Miguel Roncoroni

R&D, Puratos NV

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