Rachel Resek

Corporate Venture Capital

Cargill

Renske Lynde

General Partner

1st Course Capital

Andrew Ive

Founder & Managing General Partner

Big Idea Ventures

Nicholas Dyner

CEO

Moleaer

Shelley Balanko

Senior Vice President

The Hartman Group

Shelley Balanko has an informed understanding of social and cultural influences impacting the marketplace of today and tomorrow. Shelley regularly engages diverse audiences spanning the foodservice, consumer packaged goods and retail segments as she shares leading-edge consumer insights and implications. As a member of The Hartman Group leadership team and head of business development, her focus is understanding industry challenges and needs.

Shelley graduated from the University of Windsor with a Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology. She has a MA in Applied Social Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan and a BA in Psychology from the University of British Columbia.

Chuck Templeton

Managing Director

S2G Ventures

Professor Yaakov Nahmias

CSO & Founder

Future Meat Technology

Jeremy Burks

Executive Vice President

Roquette