Pam Leddy is a Business Development Specialist at Edlong Flavour Solutions, based in the company’s EU headquarters in Cork, Ireland. Since joining Edlong in 2019, she has played a pivotal role in managing sample services and bringing her expertise in administration, organisational psychology, and sales management to the team.
In her current role, Pam focuses on fostering strategic partnerships, driving market expansion, and implementing innovative business development strategies. With a strong ability to nurture client relationships and lead initiatives that enhance organizational culture, she is dedicated to advancing Edlong’s presence across the EMEA and APAC regions.
Sibéal Bird leads the execution of the Beyond the Horizon sustainability strategy in Europe for Kerry Group, a global leader in Sustainable Nutrition. In her role, she is dedicated to creating a significant, positive impact on both the environment and society. Sibéal drives the ambitious goal of providing sustainable nutrition to over 2 billion people by 2030.
With over a decade of experience in the food and beverage industry, Sibéal is a seasoned sustainability professional known for her ambition and pragmatism. She has provided strategic guidance to some of the world’s largest food and drink companies, helping them develop and implement innovative strategies that transform businesses and operations towards triple-bottom line sustainability.
Sibéal holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from the University of Maynooth and a Master’s degree in Business Sustainability from the Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin.
At Veolia Water Tech, Peter van Iperen is the Process Growth Sales Leader for Europe within the Food and Beverage industry. As part of the Process Center of Excellence, Peter is responsible for the sales growth of process applications particularly around E-Separation and Process Membranes. Before joining Veolia Peter has been working in several international roles from Engineering, Project Management, Sales and Key Account Management at major process solutions and engineering companies.
I am Serena Barea, I am the R&D Manager of Cellografica Gerosa headquarter, which is located in Northern Italy, near Como Lake. I have been working in the packaging industry for over 20 years, and I enjoy finding innovative solutions to meet customer needs as well as creatively solving packaging-related challenges.
I live in a small town of the province of Varese, in which I am the deputy mayor; I am mother of a 20-year-old son and beekeeper.
Karin Jenniskens, Marketing Manager Dairy & Dairy Alternatives at Cargill’s Food Solutions EMEA
Karin has over 15 years of experience in working in different marketing roles in the animal & human nutrition sector. She is currently the Commercial Marketing Manager for the Health & Nutrition categories at Cargill’s Food Solutions EMEA, including Dairy & Dairy Alternatives. Born in the Netherlands and living in Rotterdam, Karin has always had a keen interest in nutrition and health – in fact she’s a self-confessed “conscious consumer.”
During her presentation day 2, Karin will be outlining how to bring “dairy joy for everyone” by co-creating on-trend dairy and dairy alternatives for tomorrow’s consumer.
Jemma is an experienced commercial director with extensive experience leading teams across sales, category and commercial strategy. With nearly 20 years FMCG experience, Jemma started her career at P&G working on iconic brands including Gillette and Pampers before moving into food where she has gained significant experience in the dairy industry, with roles focused on sales, innovation and revenue growth strategies. Jemma has a proven track record of delivering growth in both local and Global roles and is currently a member of The Collective’s leadership team, heading up the commercial function to drive expansion for The brand’s future.
Experience: I have worked in Food and Drink supply chains for 15 years, covering various roles in procurement and supply with an increasing focus on sustainability. ESG has always been a big focus through my career, from starting out making delicious organic baby food at Ella’s Kitchen, to helping Mars Drinks reduce the impact of their aluminum foil and paper cups, to more recently leading functions at B CORPs. My current role as Supply Chain & Sustainability Director at Pip & Nut offers me the privilege to bring together two intrinsically linked functions to drive the business towards our ambitious ESG goals, which include our Net Zero commitments.
