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Ian joined Auto Trader in 2017, with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. In his current role, he is responsible for leading Auto Trader’s relationships with automotive manufacturers, lenders as well as franchised retailers to ensure value and revenue for them in new and used car sales. Since joining Auto Trader, Ian has also been central to the growth of its new car business and also championing the environmental agenda within the company and externally.

Prior to joining Auto Trader, Ian worked at Volkswagen where he was Director of Sales Operations in the UK. He also spent 16 years at Renault-Nissan where, among other senior management roles, he was Managing Director of Renault Retail Group, responsible for 25 Renault and Nissan dealerships. He also held various international roles in marketing, after-sales and e-business at Renault’s headquarters in Paris. Ian holds a BA (Hons) from Loughborough University in Economics, Politics and French, and an MBA from IMD-Theseus Institute in France.

Jendrik Herfurth has more than 6 years of experience in consulting transformation projects for banks and financial service providers. With his in-depth process knowledge in the banking environment, he forms the interface between the technical IT implementation and the business requirements in the finance environment in a large number of customer projects. He focuses on IT transformation and implementation, requirements engineering, business analysis as well as IT architecture and data management, taking into account regulatory and supervisory requirements.

In over 30 years of experience in varied industries including, Pharmaceutical, HealthTech, Pension, Insurance, Shipping and Software Product Development, I have continuously demonstrated an ability to set vision, integrate organizations, build capabilities, and successfully implement innovative solutions in a global setting. I have established a successful track record of innovation management and digital transformation and consistent delivery across a number of disciplines, geographies and therapeutic areas.

My strong clinical domain experience (> 20 years in Clinical Development), deep product development expertise (> 10 years developing data management strategies and analytical products) and unique abilities (innovation lead + design thinker + data officer + clinical data analytics + digital transformation + product development + team build) enable me to translate a customer need to tactical implementation and build efficient, adaptable, and competitively fit products.

Conceptualised and oversaw development of Innovation Lab and Data CoE, Data Standards, Remote Patient Monitoring, Care Management and Healthcare SaaS solutions for use by Pharma, Providers and Payors. Championed the build of integrated, scalable, captive data management and clinical analytics and innovation units in India. Led the design and development of a clinical risk analytics and monitoring solutions at a large Pharma.

Philip has 18 years of consumer goods strategy and insights experience. Specializing in food and beverages, he has advised many of the world’s largest FMCG companies on market strategy, new market entry, portfolio strategy, channel strategy, pricing, and consumer trends. 

He now leads GlobalData’s Ai Palette innovation platform, which uses 61 billion data points to help innovation teams understand emerging ingredients trends in real-time, develop new product concepts in minutes, and launch innovations in record time. 

He started his career at Accenture, before moving to Zenith where he was a board director. He joined GlobalData in 2016 to lead its consumer advisory practice and has led more than 200 strategy projects across 22 countries for food and beverage companies, suppliers, and investors. He now lives and works in Dubai, UAE. 

Philip holds an MBA with Distinction from the University of Bath and MEng from the University of Nottingham.

Florencia is specialized in human nutrition with a Master of Science in Health Food Innovation Management from Maastricht University. She began her career as an independent consultant in the field of nutrition and later held the position of Insights & Innovation Manager at Innova Market Insights. Over the past six years, Florencia has been with Rousselot, where she has taken on roles in market analysis, global business development, and currently serves as Global Marketing Manager. In this role, she focuses on identifying scientifically validated market opportunities aligned with emerging trends, supporting Rousselot’s customers with strategic insights and innovation.

Clemence Cleave is an award-winning Registered Nutritionist, author, lecturer, and founder of Rocket Fuel Wellbeing — a consultancy that cuts through the noise with trusted, practical, and effective nutrition advice. She works with individuals and organisations on women’s health, gut health, longevity, and workplace wellbeing.

Follow her on LinkedIn @Clemence-Cleave, Instagram @ClemCleaveNutrition or visit RocketFuelWellbeing.com.