Think Tank Members

Think Tank Executive Leaders

• President - Deniz Koca, Researcher and principal investigator, Lund University and the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science
• Vice-President and Leader of the Policy Working Group - Alex Holst, Deputy Head of Policy, The Good Food Institute (GFI) Europe
• Vice-President and Leader of the Ecosystem and value chain impact Working Group - Bruno Gehin, Global Proteins and Technology Scout, Roquette

• Key Leader - Marja-Liisa Meurice, Director, EIT Food North and East Region
• Co-Leader - Lorena Savani, Mission Lead (Healthier lives through food), EIT Food

• Research and Innovation - Peter Holl, PhD, Senior Manager EU Programmes, Deputy Head, DIL Brussels Office
• Biotechnology - Kevin Camphuis, co-founder, ShakeUpFactory

• Coordinator - Marcin Tischner
• Communication Lead - Ewa Rzeszowska, Regional Senior Communication and Event Manager, EIT Food
• Legal and funding - Justyna Kulawik-Dutkowska, EIT Food Key Account Manager / Strategy & Funding Expert
• Facilitator - Liga Efeja-Libiete
  

• Mirva Lampinen - Co-Creation Manager, VTT Finland
• Anneli Ritala - Principal Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• Nesli Sozer - Research Professor, VTT Finland
• Emilia Nordlund - Research Manager, VTT Finland
• Jessika Humerez, Research Manager Proteins, Puratos
  
• Mari Sandell - Vice Dean, University of Helsinki
• Stella Spanou - Scientific Coordinator, Department of Food Science, Aarhus University
• Jette Feveile Young - Professor, Institute of Food Science, Aarhus University
• María Teresa Muruzabal - Director of the Foundation, Grupo AN
• Gonçalo Amorim - CEO of BGI, Food4Sustainability Board Member
• Maija Itkonen - CEO & Co-Founder, Onego Bio
• Minyoung Cha - Head of QA, Onego Bio
• Kari Tronsmo - Open Innovation manager, Danone
• Senior Policy Manager, GFI Europe (currently on maternity leave)
• Mónica Flores, PhD - Technical Deputy director, IATA-CSIC
• Laurence Campion - Strategic Program and Project Manager, Lesaffre group
• Sarah O’Neill - Global Strategy Director, Carbery Group
• Robert E. Jones - Vice-President, Global Public Affairs, Mosa Meat
• Claudia Ruiz-Capillas, PhD - Senior Science Researcher, Institute of Food Science Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC)
• Acacia Smith - Senior Policy Manager, GFI Europe (currently on maternity leave)
• Cornelly Van Der Ven, R&I Director Advanced Proteins, Danone
• Nils Sips, R&D Director technical Service & Commercial Excellence, Cargill