Peter Roebeling
Title: Dr.
Position: Researcher
Short biography and experience: Researcher at the Dept. of Environment & Planning (DAO) and Centre for Environmental & Marine Studies (CESAM) of the University of Aveiro (UA). He holds a PhD in Social Sciences from Wageningen University (Netherlands; 2003), and has over 30 years experience in the area of sustainable development – leading integrated research & innovation projects regarding strategic resource use planning and environmental management as well as pathways for adoption of sustainable practices in Europe, Oceania, SE-Asia and Latin America.
ORCID.: 0000-0002-2421-9299
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Marta Vasconcelos
Title: Prof.
Position: Associate Professor
Short biography and experience: Leader of the Environment and Resources Research Group and head of the Plantech lab at CBQF, ESB-UCP. Member of the Executive Commitee of the UCP campus in Porto. Honorary Associate at the James Hutton Institute, UK. Member of the Scientific Panel for Responsible Plant Nutrition, and past President of the International Plant Nutrition Council (2022-2025). Coordinator and participant of several European projects dealing with legumes. In her professional activities, she has collaborated with 594 colleagues on co-authored scientific papers.
ORCID.: 0000-0002-5110-7006
Francisco Castro Alves
Title: Mr.
Position: Research Programme Officer at DG AGRI – European Commission
Short biography and experience: Francisco has a Bachelor and Master degree in Agricultural Engineering, and a Master in Sustainability Science Policy and Society. He combines experience working in startups in the agri-food sector with R&I project implementation in the field of biotech. Currently, he works at the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development – European Commission, as part of the Research & Innovation Unit. He follows the EU funded R&I projects portfolio for protein crops and soil health living labs.
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Tilak Raj Sharma
Title: Prof.
Position: National Professor-BP Pal Chair
Short biography and experience: Prof. Tilak Raj Sharma, a well-known Plant Molecular Biologist, is presently working as ICAR-National Professor-BP Pal Chair at NIPB, IARI, New Delhi. He has more than 10 years’ experience as a Research Administrator in different capacities such as Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR, New Delhi; Director, IARI, New Delhi Executive Director, DBT- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali; Chief Executive Officer, DBT-Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing; Director, ICAR- National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi. Dr. Sharma has guided 32 PhD students, published more than 225 research papers in international journals and written 5 books. He has seven Indian patents to his credit.
ORCID.: 0000-0001-6723-2330
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Aurélie Tournan
Title: Mrs.
Position: Executive Director
Short biography and experience: Aurélie Tournan is Executive Director of Donau Soja, a European multi-stakeholder organisation advancing sustainable, regional and non-GM protein value chains for over 13 years. Through a broad network of partners across the agri-food sector, research community and civil society, Donau Soja connects stakeholders from field to fork — from research and innovation to farming, processing, certification and market development — to support more resilient food and feed systems across Europe. With an international background spanning industry, sustainability and civil society leadership, Aurélie focuses on accelerating the transition towards more sustainable food systems.
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David Gouache
Title: Mr.
Position: Director GIE PeaBoost
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