27 -28 MAYO 2026 | BILBAO - BEC
Meet all our speakers
Adelaida Prieto
Deputy Technical Director. Head of IPR and Project Management Unit
ITENE
Adolfo García
Director
Camposeven
Adrián Albiñana Viudes
Sales Manager Spain
Elried
Adrián Piñole
EMEA Business Development Manager
GEA
Adrien Langeard
Chief Business Officer
Gourmey
Ainhoa Albiz
Responsable Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria
Euskaber
Ainhoa Oyarbide
Brand and Communications Director
Eroski
Aintzane Esturo
Technical Director
IFU - International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association
Aitor Cevidanes
Postdoctoral Researcher
Neiker
Akiko Okada
Insight Specialist
UnlocX & Co.
Alba Bernardino Cuesta
Venture Manager
Pascual Innoventures
Albert Anglarill
Gerente de Innovación y Desarrollo de Proyectos
AECOC
Alberto Criado Martinez
Principal
Cardumen
Alberto García 
Digitalization Manager
 Federación Española del Vino (FEV)
Alberto Martín
Director of Marine Stewardship Council Spain and Portugal
MSC
Alejandro Andreu
Regional Sales Manager
FOSS IQX
Alejandro Fernández Moreno
Project Manager
Grupo La Caña
Alejandro González
Innovation Director
Pascual
Álex Brossa
Cluster Manager
PACKAGING CLUSTER
Alex Mayers
Managing Director
The Good Food Institute Europe
Alex Rayón
Co-Founder and CEO
Brainandcode
Alex Sánchez Sastre
Head of Startups & VC
B Accelerator Tower
Alexander Herranz
Director I+D+i
S&M Services
Alexander Koch
Founder and CEO
Natplus
Alfonso Menoyo González
Coordinador de Flota
Albacora
Alice Ko
Investment Partner
JOYANCE Partners
Alicia Canut Álvarez
Director
i+PORC
Alvar Gràcia
Senior Researcher
Leitat
Amaia Barredo
Consejera de alimentación, desarrollo rural, agricultura y pesca
Gobierno Vasco
Amaia De Ariño
Technical Director
Elika
Amaia Lasagabaster
Senior Researcher
Azti
Amaia Ortiz
Jefa Del Departamento De Producción y Protección Vegetal
Neiker
Amir Zaidman
Chief Business Officer
The Kichen FoodTech Hub
Amparo San José
Regional Head of Network and Business Development
EIT Food
Ana Alicia Bolivar
Sustainability Manager
Covap
Ana Carrasco
Development of New Products
Paturpat
Ana Ceniceros
R&D Co-manager
LEV2050
Andrea Casquete 
R&D&I Technician and Project Manager
PTV Plataforma Tecnológica del Vino
Andrés Fernández Molina
OLANET Presales Consultant
IBERNOVA
Andrés Ferrer Santiago
CEO
OMAWA
Andrés García
Managing Director
Garlan
Ángel Gabasa
Area Manager
Enplater
Anna Mas Capdevila
Bussiness Development Manager
EURECAT
Anna Handschuh
Head of Global Public Affairs & Impact
Gourmey
Anna Pacak
Research Fellow
International Institute Of Refrigeration
Antonio González-Bulnes
Head of Biotechnology and R&D
Cuarte (Grupo Jorge)
Antonio López-Esparza
Independent Advisor & Board Member
Antonio López-Esparza
Antonio Sánchez Martín
General Manager
Diverfruit
Arantxa Goenaga
Fundadora
GOENAGA YOGUR
Arantza Madariaga
Director
Elika
Aritz Zubeldia
Area Sales Manager
ATS-Tanner Sistemas de Enfajado SAU
Armando Menéndez Estrada
R&D&I Project Manager
ASINCAR
Asier Alea
Global Development Director
Basque Culinary Center
Asunción Eguren
CEO
Bodegas Eguren Ugarte
Barry O’Neill
Partner
Value Create
Beatrice Marchi
Professor
Università degli Studi di Brescia (UNIBS)
Beatriz Romanos
VP Communication
FATE - Food&Agritech Europe
Begoña García Bernal
Secretaria de Estado de Agricultura y Alimentación
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Begoña Varona
Fundación Novia Salcedo
Begum Mutus
General Manager of Global Public Affairs
Yildiz Holding
Belén Moscoso
Corporate Venturing Manager
EIT FOOD
Bernard Seco
Proyect Manager
Ulysses Data for Science
Bernardo Pequito
Investment Director
BetaCapital
Borja Fernández
Head of Digital Transformation
Grupo Uvesco
Bosco Emparanza
CEO
MOA Foodtech
Carlos Bernabé
CEO
Indespan
Carlos Franco Alonso
Technical Advisor for the Agri-food Sector
Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación CDTI
Carlos Gonzalez
Co-founder
Logicmelt Technologies
Carlos Rodríguez
Gerente
Ro-Ca Tecnoalimentaria
Carmen Adán
Innovation Manager
La Salle Technova Barcelona
Carmen Guelbenzu
Food Commercial Director
Eroski
Carmen Méndez de Castro
Senior international talent mobility
Bizkaia Talent
Carolina González Ferrero
Head of Novel Food Ingredients
CNTA
Carolina Najar
Food Market Director
AZTI
Carolina Peñalva
Head of Sustainable Products and Solutions
Aitiip Centro Tecnológico
César Valencoso
Consumer Insights Director
Kantar World Panel
Chris Aurand
Open Innovation Leader
Foodtech SPACE-F / Thai Union
Christian Klein
CEO
UMYNO Solutions
Christina Kachacha
Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy (IEECP)
Christopher Smith
CEO
BrandSmith
Clara Hernández
Environmental and Climate Change Director
Sigma
Clara Talens
Senior Researcher
AZTI
Concha Ávila
Head of European projects
FIAB
Cristina Andrés
Head of marketing and innovation
Basque Country Technology Park
Cristina Burzako
Board Member
Movistar Plus +
Cristina Guzmán Hurtado
Principal
Sparkfood Sonae
Cristina Rodríguez Domingo
Sustainability Manager
Eroski
Cristina Viera
R&D&I Project Manager
Asincar
Daniel Palacio
Founding Partner and Board Member
Tutti Food Group
Dario Olivares
Corporate Manager
Lanzadera
David Alfonso
Sales Manager
Trébol group
David García Yoldi
CEO
Lev2050
David Larrinaga Ortiz
Talent Attraction and Development
AZTI
David San Martín
Senior Researcher
AZTI
Davide Orlandi
EU Partnerships Manager
EU SME Centre
Diego del Río
Machine Vision Manager
IberOptics Sitemas Ópticos
Donia Razazi
Key Account Director Financiación Pública y estrategia
Ayming
Dusan Ristic
Food Systems Sustainability Research Associate
German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.)
Eduardo Cotillas
RDI DIRECTOR
FIAB
Eduardo Martínez
CEO
MAVITEC
Elena Martínez
Martínez Somalo
Elixabete Etxanobe
Diputada General
Diputación Foral de Bizkaia
Emilio de la Red
Chief of Innovation & Business Development
Inndeo (Inspectra)
Eneko Ruíz Bilbao
Director
Fribasa
Enrique Monzonis Leno
Innovation, Logistics and Systems Director
Eroski
Enrique Ortega
Commercial Director
Automha Ibérica
Ernesto Aguiar Vaca
Head
Tastech by Sigma
Estefanía Erro
CEO
Arandovo
Esther Rojo
Commercial Executive. Customer Value Development
AZTI
Esther Zamora García
Food Strategic Market Manager
bioMérieux Iberia
Estibaliz Arango
Responsable de Talento y Liderazgo
AZTI
Eusebio Gainza
Consejero I+D
BIOSASUN
Eva Navascués
R&D&I Director
Alma Carraovejas
Eva Ugarte Arregui
Directora Marketing
Eroski
Femke Aers
Reseracher Fishing Vessel Technology
ILVO
Fernando Martínez López
General Manager
Revista Alimentaria (eypasa)
Fernando Zubillaga
Cluster de Movilidad y Logísitica
Florencio García
Better Balance European Director at Sigma
Sigma en Europa
Francisco Álvarez
Innovation Manager
Hijos de Rivera
Francoise de Valera  Rose
Co-founder & CEO
Pack2Earth
Gabriela Alcat
Project Manager
FIAB
Galo Gutiérrez Monzonís
Commissioner of the Agri-Food PERTE
Mintur
Garbiñe Manterola
Knowledge Transfer Manager
BRTA
Generosa Cerviño
Directora de Personas
OKIN
Gerard Giménez Ribes
Food and Product Innovation Coordinator
AMETLLER ORIGEN
Gianni Iurato
CEO
Xlogic
Gonzalo Rodríguez Ordóñez
Dirección de Medicina Personalizada y Laboratorios
Nasertic
Guido Ritter
Professor
FH Münster / Institute of Sustainable Nutrition
Guillaume Dancoisne
EMEA Augmented Diagnostics Business Development Manager
Biomerieux
Guillermo Mena
Director I+D
Fruselva
Helena de Miguel Santoyo
Agronomist of the General Directorate of Food
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación
Henrik Stamm Kristensen
Founder & Chief Moonshot Officer
Blendhub
Hirotaka Tanaka
Founder & CEO
UnlocX & Co.
Hugo Montoiro
Marketing Director
FOSS
Idoia Olabarrieta
Senior researcher
AZTI
Ignacio Garamendi
Executive Director
Ignacio Malcorra
General Manager
Aguas Insalus
Ignasi Papell
Singular Projects unit - Food
EURECAT
Iker García
CEO
Aotech Galicia
Imanol Pradales
Lehendakari
Gobierno Vasco
Iñaki Isasi
Managing Director
Destilerias y Biorefinerias Zambrana
Iñaki Ochoa
Director de Planta de Bebidas
Pepsico
Inma Batalla
Research Fellow
BC3 - Basque Center for Climate Change
Ionan Marigómez
Senior Researcher
Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology - PiE UPV/EHU
Irantzu Otaola
Gerente (CEO)
Gashor-Equipos de panificación
Iratxe Berriozabal
Surimi Category Manager
Angulas Aguinaga
Irene González
R&D Researcher
CNTA
Iria Varela
CEO
ODS Protein
Isabel Sánchez
CEO
Delaviuda Confectionery Group
Itxaso Ibarra
AI Manager in R&D Department
Gashor - Equipos de panificación
Itziar López
Platform Commercial Director
IBERNOVA
Itziar Tueros
Coordinator of Food and Health
AZTI
Ivan Garcia Besada
CEO y Founder
Neboda Farms
Iván Trueba
Consultor Intralogística
Cenker Robotics
Izaro Martínez
Marketing Director
Cafés Fortaleza
Jaime Martín
CEO
Lantern
Jaime Zufia
AZTI
AZTI
Javier Campión
Head of Health and Gastronomy Area
GOe Tech Center
Javier Cao
Desarrollo de negocio, Alimentación y Ciencias de la vida
Alfa Laval Iberia
Javier Dueñas
CEO
Campofrio
Javier Gamboa
Director Técnico
Merieux NutriSciences
Javier Garcinuño
Director general
Bilbao Ekintza
Javier González
Senior Business Support Manager
EIT FOOD
Javier López Palacios
CEO y Founder
Uraphex
Javier López-Nogués
Sales Manager
ProLeiT by Schneider Electric
Javier Roza
CEO
Mantequerias Arias
Javier Zaratiegui
COO
Cocuus
Jean François Berthoumieu
Director
ACMG - Association Climatologique de la Moyenne-Garonne et du Sud-Ouest
Jess Padilla
Hub Projects Manager
Eatex Food Innovation Hub by CNTA
Joan Mir
CEO
ANECOOP
Joan Roig
International Area Manager
Leitat Technological Center
John Amin
CEO
INTECH3D
John Murphy
Programme Manager
Alternative Proteins Association UK (APA)
Jon Ander Egaña
Director
BasqueFoodCluster
Jon García de Salazar
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Xabet
Jon Kepa Gerrikgoitia
Science and Technology Manager
BRTA
Jordi Carbonell Sebarroja
Special Commissioner for the AGRO-FOOD PERTE
Mintur
Jorge Escudero Hurtado de Amézaga
CEO
GRUPO NUEVA PESCANOVA
Jorge García
Chief Tecnology Officer
Pack2Earth
Jose Manuel López Vilariño
R&D Manager
Hijos de Rivera
Joseba Castresana
Reseracher Fishing Vessel Technology
AZTI
Joseba Mariezkurrena
Director general de emprendimiento, talento y competitividad empresarial
Diputación Foral de Bizkaia
Josep Reixach
R&D Director
Batallé Group
Joshua Soo
Co-Founder
AgriFood Futures
Josu Cano
DayOne DT Norte
Josune Ayo
Co-Founder & CEO
Genbioma
Juan Basagoiti
Commercial Director
Echebastar
Juan José Galdós Aguirreamalloa
CEO
IBERNOVA
Juan Marcelo Gaitán
General Director
La Vega Innova
Juan Mari Aburto
Alcalde
Ayuntamiento de Bilbao
Juan Pablo De Giacomi
CEO y Founder
Innomy Biotech
Juan Sagarna
Sustainability and Innovation Projects Director
Agroalimentarias Coops
Juan Valverde
General Manager
Hortifrut Genetics
Juana Manso
Marketing Director
Campofrio (Sigma in Spain)
Juliet Bray
Accelerator Manager - Sustainable Packaging Solutions
EIT Food
Karen Verstraete
Communication Manager
Food Pilot, ILVO
Karmele Pikabea
Gerente
Euskaber
Kontxi Claver
Concejala de Desarrollo Económico, Comercio, Empleo y Turismo
Ayuntamiento de Bilbao
Lara Erman
Associate
AgFunder VC Fund
Laura Aranda
Water Business and Innovation Manager
Danone
Laura Pedrós
Business Development
Levprot Bioscience
Laura Villacián
EU Projects Manager
Tecnopackaging
Leire García Muguerza
Directora de Personas / Corporativo
Fundación Tecnalia R&I
Leyre Urtasun
R&D&I Product Development Manager
CNTA
Lluis Puig
CEO & Founder
Freshis
Lorena Savani
Mission Lead - Healthier Lives Through Nutrition
EIT FOOD
Lou Cooperhouse
Founder, President & CEO
BlueNalu
Lourdes Garcia Renilla
Directora Recursos Humanos
IPARLAT
Luis Manuel Martínez Cespedes
Food & Beverage Market Specialist
Beckhoff Automation
Luis Miguel Luengo
Corporate CIP Application specialist
Christeyns
Luis Ozcariz
CMO
Cocuus
Maite Cidad
Manuel Defrias Ruiz
Industry Market Manager
Carrier
Manuel Mestre
Director de Ayudas de Ayming España
Ayming
Manuel Moracho
General Manager
Huercasa
Marc Vilaregut
Project Manager
MeaTTrack
María Alcántara
Legumes and Quality Manager
Garlan S.Coop
María Belén García
Director
PACKNET - Spanish Packaging Technology Platform
María Chávarri
Biosynthesis and Fermentation Manager
TECNALIA
María Díaz
Responsable del Departamento de Proyectos Europeo
FOOD + i
María Fe de la Piedra García
Senior Director of Culinary and Operations
Livit Design
María Luisa Fernández
Dairy Innovation Manager
COVAP
Maria Miranda Tarin
Postharvest project manager
Anecoop
María Naranjo
Director of the Food Industry
ICEX
Maria Sanz
R&D Manager Microbiology
Christeyns
María Sanz de Galdeano
Directora de Innovación de Ayming España
Ayming
María Segura
Food Safety and Environment Manager
ANGED (Asociación Nacional Grandes Empresas de Distribución)
Marjolein Oyen Driesens
Managing Partner
Innoboost
Markel Erleaga
Technical Sales Manager
Camozzi Iberica
Marleen Onwezen
Special Professor
Wageningen University & Research
Marta Iguacen
R&I Iberia Lead
Danone
Marta Iniesta
Marketing Manager
Trebol group
Marta León
Head of Nutrition Department
Campofrío Health Care
Martí Roca
Managing Director
Postpack
Massimo Monti
Artificial Vision Systems Specialist
Italvision by SACMI
Merce Boix Ramoneda
Business Development Manager
BioSystems
Michal Klar
Founding Partner
Bitter Bite Ventures
Miguel Ángel Cubero
Technical CEO
Ingredalia
Miguel Ángel Sanz
Deputy General Manager
Grupo UVESA
Mikel Irujo
Consejero de Industria y de Transición Ecológica y Digital Empresarial
Gobierno de Navarra
Mirari Ayerbe Diaz
Decana de la Facultad de Farmacia
UPV/EHU
Mireia Ochotorena
Basque Culinary Center
Miriam Vergara Len
Environment and Improvement Manager
Hijos de José Serrats
Montse Jorba
Area Manager
Leitat
Montserrat Rosell
Dealcoholized Wines Production Manager
Familia Torres
Mª Eugenia Lecumberri
Investment Manager
Sodena
Naroa Sarasua Rodríguez
Sustainability and Projects Manager
Kaiku
Natalia Berenguer
Director
Asociación Española de Productores de Alimentos y Bebidas Vegetales
Néstor Nava
CEO
Grupo Gallo
Nicolas Issaly
UE Project leader & MixMatters coordinator
AINIA
Nicolas Martínez
Iberia Business Manager
Newheat
Niklas Sannebro
Director Estrategico Operaciones
Deoleo
Noelia Dosil
Coordinator of the Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Entrepreneurship Area
Asociación Clúster Alimentario de Galicia (Clusaga)
Noemí Rodríguez
CEO & Cofounder
hkoffee by himikode
Oihana Azpeitia
General Manager
ATS-Tanner Sistemas de Enfajado SAU
Oihana Mendizabal
General Manager
Xabet
Oihane Gonzalez Ibarzabal
Entrepreneurship Advisor
HAZI Foundation
Óscar López
Cybersecurity Manager
GB Foods
Óscar Palacín Domínguez
Robotics Researcher
Eurecat
Óscar Vicente
CEO
Angulas Aguinaga
Pablo Blasco Muñoz
Business Developer NIR
FOSS Iberia
Pablo de la Rica
Retail & Foodservice Knowledge Manager
AECOC
Pablo García Monera
CEO
Fibtray Solutions
Pablo Plaza
CEO
McCain
Pablo Sierra Rodriguez
Product Development Director
Pfsgrupo
Paola García
Prescriptora Zona Norte
Carrier
Paola Maio
EU Projects Officer
European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)
Patricia Larráyoz Lorea
Innovation Manager
EATEX Food Innovation Hub by CNTA
Pedro Tarrafeta
CEO
Sigma Kreas
Pere A. Pérez
Sales Manager
Postpack
Pere Coll
Manager
ENPLATER
Pere Puigbò
Co-head of Biocomputational Models
Eurecat & UAB
Pol Torres
Head of AI Energy&Food Research Line
Eurecat
Rafael Ibáñez
Co-founder & GP
Pampa Start VC
Raúl González Bayón
COO & Cofounder
hkoffee by himikode
Ricardo Jurado 
Technical Director
Agrovin
Roberto Vitón
Managing Partner
The Yield Lab
Rocío Martín
Country Manager & Solution Advisor
AuraQuantic
Rogelio Pozo
General Manager - CEO
AZTI
Romina Zace
Master of Ceremonies
Food 4 Future World Summit
Rosa Carabel
CEO
Eroski
Roselyne Chane
President / Corporate affairs
FATE / Alimentos Sanygran
Ruben Hidalgo
Director of Capsa Vida
CAPSA
Rusbert Drake
KKAM - Northern Spain and Southwest France
Ribawood
Ruth Manzanares Rubio
Head of Open Innovation
AINIA
Ruth Martínez
Marketing Manager & Key Account Manager
NATUR ALL by IPARLAT
Ruy Andrade Pereira
Business Development Director
Grupo Pereira
Saioa Ramos
Senior Researcher
AZTI
Salvador Arnó Grifó
Enterprise Account Manager
IFR
Sandra Aguirre
Nagrifood
Santi de Juan Zorrilla
New Business and Innovation Director
Athletic Club
Santi Mier
CEO and Founder
OCEAN 52
Santiago Miguel Casado
President of VITARTIS
Grupo HERMI
Sara Arranz
Principal Researcher
AZTI
Sara De Pablos
Founder -CEO
GREATER The transition Community
Serena Borgese
Product Specialist
BioSystems
Sergio Bravo Lozar
Technical Innovation & Cocreation Manager
Blendhub
Sergio Fabregat
Event Director
Food 4 Future Expo FoodTech
Silvia Canals
Sustainability Director
Danone
Simon Fuste
European Snacking Director
Sigma
Simone Zanoni
Professor
Università degli Studi di Brescia (UNIBS)
Siu Lie Tan
Circular Economy Expert
Delf University of Technology
Sònia Hurtado
CEO and Cofounder
Poseidona
Suguru Kitagaki
CEO
Cuon Crop
Susana Fernández Soroeta
Strategic Value Area
AZTI
Tánit Esnal Olguin
Desarrollo de Negocio
Lipiwell
Teresa Pérez Bárcena
Director of Digital Transformation and Systems
AZTI
Thomas Dietrich
Project Manager & Researcher
Tecnalia, Basque Research and Technology Alliance
Tobias Leipfinger
Global Head of Sales
Elried GmbH
Tomas Carrión
CEO
Automha Iberica
Urko Esnaola
Head of the Flexible Robotics Platform
Tecnalia
Úrsula Catalán Santos
Innovation Manager
MASERGRUP
Uxue Itoiz
CEIN
Vanesa Martínez Chamorro
CEO
CARINSA
Vanessa Gutiérrez
Strategy and Innovation Director
Masergrup
Veronica Pascual Boé
President
ASTI Talent & Tech Foundation
Virginia Matesanz
Innovation Director
Basque Food Cluster
Virginia Vera
FRIT Ravich
Xabi Murgui
AZTI
Xabier Chopitea
UPV/EHU
Yago Sierras
CEO
Mediterranean Algae