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Arturo Elizondo

Arturo Elizondo has led The EVERY Company as its co-founder & CEO for 7 years from concept through commercialization. He has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30, the 2019 Person of the Year by the National Hispanic Institute, and one of 10 Latinos who inspire the United States by BBC World News. He holds a degree in Government & Comparative Politics from Harvard University.

David Friedberg

David Friedberg is the Founder and CEO of The Production Board (TPB), a venture foundry and investment holding company established to solve the most fundamental problems that affect our planet, by reimagining global systems of production across food, agriculture, biomanufacturing, human health, and the broader life sciences. Friedberg serves as the Chairman or a Board Director at most of TPB’s individual businesses. Previously, Friedberg was Founder and CEO of The Climate Corporation, a digital agriculture company that was acquired by Monsanto in 2013. He is also the founder and Director of Metromile (ticker: MILE). Earlier in his career, Friedberg held roles in Corporate Development and Business Product Management at Google.

David Rosenberg

David Rosenberg co-founded and leads AeroFarms, a mission-driven company that builds and operates advanced vertical farms in urban environments. AeroFarms was listed on Fast Company’s 2019 Most Innovative Companies and Inc. Magazine’s 25 Most Disruptive Companies. As a member of the World Economic Forum, David co-founded and co-chaired the Young Global Leaders Circular Economy Taskforce and is a member of the Global IoT Council. David serves as a Managing Trustee of the Liberty Science Center, a prominent U.S. interactive science museum, and is also on the Board of Directors of Aspire, the world leader in insect proteins. David was named one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at Goldman Sachs’ 2019 Annual Builders and Innovators Summit and received his BA from UNC Chapel Hill and holds an MBA from Columbia University.

Michael Natale

Michael Natale has full P&L accountability and is responsible for driving the strategic growth of the Ingredion Mexico Plant Based Protein Global business. Prior to his current role he was Senior Director of Commercial for Ingredion Mexico & Central America Region. Michael has passionately been a part of Ingredion for the last 3 years and has successfully worked in the Food & Beverage Ingredients sector for more than 20 years. He was General Manager & Vice President managing the LATAM division for the largest US family owned Flavor & Fragrance company, Bell Flavors & Fragrances. He has served on the boards of the Flavor Extract Manufacturing Association and Food Chamber Board for the state of Jalisco(CIAJ). His business focus has always been customer centered. He has his MBA, major in Entrepreneurship and BA from DePaul University.

Thomas Nagy

Thomas Nagy is the COO of 21st.BIO, whose goal it is to help accelerate the World’s quest for sustainable food and materials. Earlier in his career Thomas was the founder of the BioInnovation Institute (BII) in Copenhagen, Denmark and prior to that Executive Vice President of Supply Operations with Novozymes A/S.

Throughout his career Thomas has built significant experience within the life science and biotechnology industry. Passionate about innovation and sustainability he helps companies with the transition journey from R&D through scale-up and pilot production to industrial scale manufacturing. He serves on several boards, and as an advisor or as a mentor for a number of startup companies.