How are Women in Leadership Promoting Equality Among Workers in the Food Industry?

Eda Fetahu studied at the University of Udine Business Management, and then, in 2017, she majored in international business with a specific focus on innovation. Working experiences preceded the path within the Group in Norway concerning the European projects Horizon 2020 and the United States in the Made in Italy wine sector.

Now, she works as an Open Innovation Expert for Amadori, aiming to spread innovation within the company and design and manage internal and external innovation projects. She had previously led projects within the Amadori organisation concerning the Organization and Business Transformation area.

Claudia Vasquez is the founder and director of Origenal Story (www.origenalstory.com), which is a European consulting agency combining biodiversity with science, brands, and society.

Claudia is a visionary. Her 20+ years of corporate experience inspired her to connect with her initial profession she left for branding and marketing: agrifood journalism. Claudia is active as an international freelance journalist specialising in food and sustainable development trade publications (off-line and online).

Claudia’s passion for nature and for children led her to create new projects where she could bring a multicultural and multidisciplinary approach.

Dr. Matilda Freund holds a PhD in Food Science and Human Nutrition from the University of Florida. In 1990, she joined Kraft General Foods (now Mondelez) as a microbiologist in Tarrytown, NY. During her 32 year career at Mondelez, she held a variety of positions across a number of areas including; product development, production management, sanitation, quality, and food safety. Her most recent role was Vice President, Global Food Safety before she retired last October. Matilda has a passion for food safety and she continues to engage in the industry as Treasurer and Foundation Board member of the European Hygienic Design and Engineering Group (EHEDG) and Ambassador Director and Board Member of the Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI).

CHAOS PILOT and Expert at bringing structure, divergent thinking and convergent action to the chaos. An INNOVATIVE and PASSIONATE leader who loves to spend her time using HUMAN INSIGHTS to connect the dots and EXPERIMENT on solutions fit for the FUTURE Superpowers include CURIOSITY, COLLABORATION,  CREATION and a commitment to CONNECTION (people and ideas)

• EXPERIENCE: Passionate change-maker that thrives on operating on the frontier and pushing the business into new places and spaces.  More than 20 years of experience across Local and Global Sales and Marketing roles.  Recent roles have focused on Human Intelligence and Strategy.   Currently leading a Global Agile Innovation team who are focused on delivering our future innovation pipeline for the next 3-5 years.  My previous role was in our Global Digital Acceleration Team, focused on building digital marketing and commerce capabilities within our markets around the world
• Previously presented at ESOMAR conferences and Panels on Digital Moments that Matter and Agile research and across many research and digital forums
• Member of Digital Shelf Institute Executive Forum, Zappi Insights Alliance, Voxpopme Customer Advisory board and Trendhunter Innovator Exchange

Founder and CEO of Edible Planet Ventures. G100 Global Chair 4 Food Innovation, Food Tech Junkies Podcast Host, Ecosystem Builder and Community Shaper, Board Member, Mentor and Advisor, TedX Speaker & Expert.

Using her extensive experience in communications and business, Sharon has been at the forefront of building and growing the global food and ag-tech ecosystem for the better part of a decade. Her work with start-ups, corporations, investors, policymakers, institutions, and youth landed her the title of one of Forbes’ most powerful women shaping the future of food.

She believes in connecting the dots, creating opportunities for others, and facilitating the collaboration that will lead to systemic change within the food system. This dedication to finding collaborative solutions and engaging the next generation has become the backbone of her new endeavour – Edible Planet Ventures, founded in 2021. 

This new project is a systemic platform that aims to reshape our food system by convening leading voices and visionaries to collaborate and innovate around the most pressing challenges of today and the future.

Recognized by Food Tank as one in 14 women to change the future of food, Sharon is active in several other roles. She currently is a Founding Board Member of the AgrifoodTech Italia Association, part of the scientific advisory committee of BAM - Biblioteca degli Alberi, and sits on the Advisory Board of the World Food Programme Italia. She’s also a mentor for both Rockstart Agrifood and the FoodTech Accelerator, on the advisory committee of two funds, part of the United for Regeneration-Now Partners team, and Global Chair for Food Innovation for the G100, a  group of global leaders all joined in a pact of purpose to create massive opportunities for women worldwide. 

Prior to launching her company, Sharon served as the CCO for Seeds&Chips, leading the development, planning, and execution of the signature event in Milan, consulting on high-level corporate strategies and open innovation methodologies, and growing into new markets such as the US and ANZ.