Archives: Speakers

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.

Louise Fitzpatrick is Strategic Growth Manager for HEINEKEN Globally, with a focus on growth opportunities outside of core beer. She has worked for HEINEKEN for over 11 years, across various roles and functions, in both Dublin and Amsterdam. In previous roles, she was responsible for fuelling consumer centricity by adopting future proof tools and capabilities. She also led the roll out of the organisation’s Global Demand Space framework, and was a key instigator of the company’s expansion into Low and No Alcohol beverages.  Prior to HEINEKEN, Louise held a number of roles in innovation and media agencies, as well as a stint as Insights Manager for Tourism Ireland.

Angelina is a senior executive who believes that the success of any company comes down to people. She has been CTO at Planet DDS since 2020, the company provides dental offices and Dental Support Organizations (DSOs) SaaS, cloud-based solutions for running their businesses efficiently and effectively. Angelina leads the product development, testing, IT, infrastructure, and product management teams as well as participating in company strategy and M&A as part of the senior executive team. Prior to Planet DDS, she has held senior technology and engineering roles for eSUB Inc, Verimatrix Inc and TriTech Software Systems since 2005.

Beyond the workplace, Angelina has had a long tenure serving on the board of San Diego’s .NET User Group and volunteers with Connect San Diego. She is also a long-standing member of The San Diego Women’s Foundation.