1st Day - Agenda
11:00-11:30
Registration, Coffee & Networking
11:30-12:30
Welcome: ICOS Strategic Value Creation
Nityen Lal
Managing Partner - ICOS Capital
11:40-11:50
Keynote Panel: Navigating Changing Times
Peter van Gelderen
Managing Partner - ICOS Capital
Michiel de Ruiter
Chairman - EIT Food
CEO - Rainmaker Holland
12:30-13:30
Lunch & Networking
13:30-14:10
The Scale-Up Challenge: The Road to Production and Scale
Moderator
Nico Snoeck
Business Development Manager - Bio Based Europe Production Plant
Eric van der Meer
CEO - DAB.bio
Lukas Schertel
CEO & co-Founder - Seprify
Leo Kruit
Director Business Development - Plantics
Gero Greive
Head of Project Development - Eridia
13:30-14:10
From Approval to Adoption - Navigating Regulation and Market Acceptance
Moderator
Andre Groeneveld
Venture Partner - ICOS Capital
Allison Kopf
CEO - Tract
Jonathan Rason
Discovery & Venturing Manager - FreislandCampina Ingredients
Simon Penfold
CCO - Vivici
Mathilde Do Chi
Managing Director - Forward Food Law
Founder - GPSNet
14:50-15:30
Coffee Break & Networking
15:30-16:10
Capital at Scale - Unlocking Growth Through Large Scale Fundraising Rounds
Moderator
Peter van Gelderen
Managing Director - ICOS Capital
Cyrille Pauthenier
CEO- Abolish
Prateek Mahalwar
CEO & Founder - Bioweg
Fabrice Bienfait
Senior Partner - ETF Partners
Deanna Zhang
Director - Circurality Capital
Charles Dimmler
CEO - Holiferm
Arnoud Balhuizen
Managing Partner - 280ppm
Tobias Faupel
Managing Director - DeepTech & Climate Fonds
16:10-16:50
From Growth to Exit: How to Cash in on your Success
Moderator
Falk Müller-Veerse
Managing Director - STIFEL
Hans van der Saag
Former CEO - Bioactor
Patrick Polak
Managing Partner & Co-founder - Newion Partners
17:00-19:00
Wrap-Up, Networking & Drinks
2nd day - Agenda
9:00-9:15
Registration, Coffee & Networking
9:15-9:20
Welcome: ICOS Capital
9:20-10:00
Stefan Dobrev
Chairman of the Board - EIT
Joost Paques
Managing Director - Paques Biomaterials
Director - B4Plastic
Shai Shahal
CEO - Polygreen Group
Steven Burns
CCO - Reventas
10:00-10:40
Panel 2: Biobased Ingredients with Health Benefits and Longevity for the Food Industry
Katarzyna Gil
Principal - ICOS Capital
Joshua Sauer
CEO & Co-founder - Zya
Charlie Cotton
CSO & Co-founder - Cambrium
Cristina Prat Taranilla
CTO & Co-founder - Ful Foods
Jan-Willem van Klinken
Clinical Affairs - Lembas
10:40-11:00
Coffee & Networking
11:00-11:40
Panel 3: Bio-based Solutions for the Chemical Industry
Rolf Edvinsson
Chief Scientist - Nouryon
Joachim Reimer
CEO & CTO - FineCell
Sophie Roelants
CEO - Amphistar
Stijn De Roover
CEO - Affix Labs
Victor Vreeken
CEO - Cellicon
11:40-12:20
Panel 4: Decarbonisation - What to do with CO2?
Peter van Gelderen
Managing Director - ICOS Capital
Niels Schiander
Business Development - Aerbio
CEO - Proba
VP Products - Paebbl
Maarten Oudshoorn
CTO - SeaO2
12:20-13:30
Wrap-up, Light Lunch & Networking
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