Speakers

Plenary Speakers

  • Mark Bustard

    Mark Bustard (Chair)

    CEO, IBioIC

  • Lord Patrick Vallance

    Lord Patrick Vallance

    Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation

  • Tony Heslop

    Tony Heslop

    EMEA Regional Lead Sustainability, BASF

  • Jen Vanderhoven

    Jen Vanderhoven

    COO, BBIA

  • Sara Holland

    Sara Holland (Chair)

    UK and European Patent Attorney (Partner)

  • Peter Williams

    Peter Williams

    Group Technology Director and Head Of Investor Relations, INEOS

  • Gert-Jan Gruter

    Gert-Jan Gruter

    CTO, Avantium

Session Speakers

  • Dariusz  Abramczyk

    Dariusz  Abramczyk

    University of Edinburgh

  • Daniel Alvarez

    International Business Manager, Bioga

  • Gorenka Bojadzija Savic

    Gorenka Bojadzija Savic

    European Projects Manager, Biotech Sante Bretagne

  • Aoife Challis

    Aoife Challis

    Creative Lead, New Territory

  • Evans Chelal

    Evans Chelal

    Founder and CEO, Vaste

  • Brandon Childers

    Brandon Childers

    Senior Scientist, NCIMB

  • Peter Childs

    Peter Childs

    Senior Lecturer, University of Strathclyde

  • Simon Chuck

    Simon Chuck

    Associate Creative Director, New Territory

  • Ed Craig

    Ed Craig

    CEO, Carbogenics

  • Rita Cruz

    Rita Cruz

    Head of Molecular Biology, Inzenga

  • Martin Currie

    Martin Currie

    AMYBO

  • Yvonne Davies

    Chief Commercial Officer & Director, Remora

  • Loic de Carvalho

    Loic de Carvalho

    Head of R&D, Biomara

  • Mark Dorris

    Mark Dorris

    CEO, Mercel Ltd

  • Alicja Dzieciol

    Alicja Dzieciol

    Founder and CEO, SilviBio

  • Tim Eyes

    Tim Eyes

    Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Imperagen

  • Paul Fagan

    Paul Fagan

    Head of Enterprise and Employability, West College Scotland

  • Donna Fordyce

    Donna Fordyce

    CEO, Seafood Scotland

    Panel Chair

  • Jamie Gilman

    Jamie Gilman

    Head of Research & Development, MiAlgae

  • Alison Grieve

    Alison Grieve

    CEO & Inventor, G-Hold

    Panel Chair

  • John Hand

    John Hand

    Specialist, Industrial Biotechnology Future Industry Team, Scottish Enterprise

    Session Chair

  • Matt Jones

    Matt Jones

    Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow

  • Cathy Keenan

    Cathy Keenan

    Partnership Manager, BiOrbic

  • Alastair Kennedy

    Alastair Kennedy

    Director, Lornal Consultancy

  • David Mackie

    David Mackie

    Director, Marine Biopolymers Ltd

  • Keith Marin

    Keith Marin

    Senior International Trade Executive, SDI

    Session Chair

  • Alastair McGinness

    Alastair McGinness

    Product Development Director, Fermtech

  • Sander Nevejans

    Sander Nevejans

    CEO, Seastex Ltd

  • Victoria Outram

    Victoria Outram

    Chancellor’s Fellow, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde

  • Jo Partridge

    Jo Partridge

    Operations Director, MiAlgae

  • Joe Penhaul Smith

    Joe Penhaul Smith

    CTO, Sustainable Extricko

  • Shona Pettigrew

    Shona Pettigrew

    Director of Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange, Edinburgh College

  • Marie Rapin

    Marie Rapin

    R&D head, HUID Ltd

  • Christina Rode

    Christina Rode

    Founder, Hulk Bio

  • Melanie Siggs

    Melanie Siggs

    Director of the Global Seafood Alliance, Vice President of The Centre for Responsible Seafood, Ambassador for the Iceland Ocean Cluster

  • Montella Simeon-Gordon

    Montella Simeon-Gordon

    X-Genix / University of St Andrews

  • Ioannis Stasinopoulos

    Ioannis Stasinopoulos

    CEO, Prozymi Biolabs

  • Craig Sterling

    Craig Sterling

    CEO, MarinaTex

  • Marcos Valenzuela Ortega

    Marcos Valenzuela Ortega

    Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Edinburgh

  • Sophie Vaud

    Sophie Vaud

    Head of Microbial Engineering, Colorifix

  • Stephen Wallace

    Stephen Wallace

    Chair of Chemical Biotechnology and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, University of Edinburgh