Archives: Speakers

Matthew Lodge

Mathew is CEO at Diffblue, a pioneer of generative AI for code solutions. He has over twenty-five years of experience in the software industry in developer, product and marketing roles. Before joining Diffblue, Mathew’s titles included SVP at Anaconda and Vice President of Cloud Services at VMWare. In each role, his focus has been building and marketing products that customers love.

 

Craig Butterwork

Craig Butterworth serves as Droit’s Chief Commercial Officer driving Droit’s commercial efforts. Craig oversees our Strategic Client Acquisition, Account Management, Platform Solutions, and Partnerships teams. Prior to joining Droit, Craig was Global Head of Sales and Account Management at Symphony. Prior to Symphony, Craig worked for Nomura, RBC Capital Markets, State Street, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Goldman Sachs in a variety of Head of Sales, COO, and Digital Transformation roles.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Matthias Hobbie

Matthias is a passionate process engineer and as such interested in delivering competitive advantage via innovative sustainable solutions. He has been working for more than 20 years in international roles in Food or Pharma related innovations, ingredients as well as consumer packed goods. In his recent role, Matthias is in charge of global technology and R&D within the GEA New Food business.

Stefan van den Hanenberg

Stefan has been working for Dalco (currently Hilton Foods) in the meat and meat replacement industry for 27 years. His areas of expertise include product development and production. He recently joined GEA Food Solutions as Senior Director Innovation.

Elliot N. Ortiz

Elliot Ortiz is a Chief CBP Agriculture Specialist with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) in the Area Port of Philadelphia.  Mr. Ortiz began his career in December 2000 in the Port of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  Mr. Ortiz has more than 22 years of public service with CBP, and has worked in a variety of environments, including on the pre-clearance, maritime, air passenger, and cargo locations.  He has also been able to assist in several past domestic and international CBP events.

Yves Dethier

Yves Dethier, a distinguished figure in clinical supply chain management, serves as CEO of Boostcode, enhancing supply chain efficiency for biotech firms. With a rich background advising industry leaders like GSK and J&J, he’s also the founder of ClinOps Academy, a platform nurturing talent and skills in clinical operations through mentoring and development programs.