Iain Woodhouse is an innovator, strategist and remote sensing expert. He has been a Professor of Applied Earth Observation at Edinburgh University for over 20 years and specialises in research on the use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and LiDAR for monitoring the forests of the world. This contributes to sustainable forest stewardship and sustainable (managed) forestry.
Prof. Woodhouse has been Chair of a the UK Space Agency Earth Observation Advisory Committee and a member of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Capacity Building Working Group.
As well as being an academic, Iain has been involved in setting up three startups in the energising Edinburgh innovation ecosystem. He is Co-founder of Earth Blox, which provides climate and nature analytics from satellite imagery to help businesses accelerate their sustainability transition. The software maps and analyses key metrics for biodiversity, water and carbon across forestry, agriculture, and financed and insured assets worldwide.
Iain believes that the key to his success is a good sense of strategy and an ability to draw together excellent teams who are able to excel in innovation. He has over 27 years of experience in academia and industry, 100+ publications, and advises UK government agencies on earth observation strategy.
Since 2020, Chris’s deep, hands-on experience with the OpenClinica suite of solutions has made him a key member of our team. He has over 20 years of experience in leadership roles across clinical research and data analytics organizations spanning public companies, startups, consulting firms and academia. Chris earned a bachelor of arts in computer science from Dartmouth College.
Amber is the Head of Operations and Sustainability at Unrooted Drinks, creators of sustainable, healthy, and functional drinks. She is experienced in scaling small businesses sustainably, including finding new routes to market, launching new products, B-corp certifications, and life cycle analysis. Sustainable growth cannot be done without fully understanding the operations of a company. Driven by her love of nature and desire to scale businesses with purpose, Amber works hard to make Unrooted Drinks a leader in sustainable operations.
Rui Centeio is Director International Category Development in Eckes-Granini Group GmbH. He and his team are responsible to support local EG organizations to develop & lead fruit juices nectars & drinks category growth by driving a strong Category Vision and solid road to market strategies & POS execution. He is committed to enhance and develop Category management, shopper mkt, commercial capabilities to win together with customers in retail, out-of-home & emerging channels.
He is working in FMCG industry for more than 20 years and throughout is career, he has assumed several roles across Brand Management, Key Account Management , Category Management & trademkt in companies like Grupo Sumol, Nestle Portugal & Spain and Eckes-Granini Iberica.
Rui is passionate about category Management, being a great mix of 2 worlds – Marketing and sales – to support customers to profitably grow their categories with a win-win mindset and delivering the best shopping experience to consumers.
Vojtech has a wide range of sales and marketing experience across 5 CEE markets. During his career at Coca-Cola HBC CZ/SK he launched and built brands into market leaders and ran various successful consumer promotions. He has joined one of the fastest growing NARTD brands in the world in 2019 and currently he is leading a team of Country Managers and navigates business in Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
Carl founded CROSSIP in 2020, a range of non-alcoholic spirits made from botanical ingredients and boasting superior flavour and body. Inspired by his love for cocktails, his passion for fitness and his support for mental health issues, Carl was driven to design a better-tasting alcohol-free utilising his cocktail expertise and Unapologetically Bold way of thinking. Having 20 years working in hospitality, Carl has refined his skills in the development of beverages, brands and operations of the bar industry. Now he is the founder and head of production and innovation at CROSSIP making sure every batch of this multi-award-winning AF spirit has his seal of approval and expert production touch.
Versatile project consultant currently working in advertising standards and ad self-regulation and compliance with legal and sector-related rules. With an academic background in sociology and anthropology, he joined EASA in 2019 and is the main contact point for the coordination between advertising self-regulatory organisations in Europe.
