Meet the judges

Jo Archer

• Export Finance Manager, UK Export Finance

Alex Austyn

• RD&I Packaging Technologist, The Mangum Ice Cream Company

Claire Barker

• Senior Policy Manager, Skills & Industry, Association of Colleges

Michael Bell

• Executive Director Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association

Paldeep Bhatti

• Director of Research & Policy, INCPEN

Lucy Bielby

• Head of Media Relations, FDF

Carole Bingley

• Senior Product Development Lead, RSSL

Jon Brookes

• Chief Partnerships & Growth Officer, Ecosurety

Silvana Centty

• Sustainability Consultant, Freelance

Nick Claridge

• Founding Partner, Claridge Partners

Dr Andrew Coburn

• CEO, Risilience

Derek Croucher

• Technical Director, Morning Foods

Charlotte Davies

• Senior Consultant - Resource Efficiency & Circularity, Beyondly

Gabriella Dineen

• RD&I Degree Apprentice, The Mangum Ice Cream Company

Dr Isabel DiVanna

• Associate Director, Carbon Trust

Selvarani Elahi

• Deputy Government Chemist, LGC Group

Oli Ellis

• Sustainability Lead, JDE Peet's

Matthew Farrow

• Chief Operations Officer, Broadway Initiative

Dr Emily Field

• Food Sector Lead, BSI Group

Jane Franco

• Business Development Manager, North England and Scotland, Bridor

Emily Fripp

• Managing Director, Efeca

Lynn Furnival

• Independent Food Safety Consultant, N/A

Rob Furse

• International Director, The Millennium Group

Dr Sue Gatenby

• SeniorDirector Nutrition Sciences, PepsiCo UK

Chris Griffin

• Trustee, Museum of Brands

Will Grounds

• Director of Experience & Experimentation, Dotcentric

David Harries

• Head - FDF Cymru, FDF

Dr Glenys Jones

• Deputy Chief Executive, Association for Nutrition

Christophe Lavialle

• Sales & Business Development Director, ADAS RSK

Jo Lewis

• Commercial Director, BDA

Ann Lloyd

• Associate Professor (Apprenticeships), University of Lincoln

Lindsay Mann

• Director, Ingeus

Keren McCarron

• Director and Communications Consultant, KJMComms

Baroness Anne McIntosh of Pickering

• MP, House of Lords

Natasha Medhurst

• Senior Scientific Affairs Manager, IFST

Asli Ozen -Turhan

• CMO, pladis UK&I

Dr Bhavnita Patel

• Sector Development Manager Agri-Food, MTC

Danielle Price

• Head of HR, FDF

Dan Rice

• Indirect Tax Partner, Granth Thornton UK

Nia Salisbury

• Category Director, Levercliff

Philip Spratt

• Product and Ingredient Development Lead Campden, BRI Group

Moira Stalker

• Skills Manager
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Jane Staniforth

• Head of Innovation & Research Collaborations, RSSL

Sara Stanner

• Science Director, British Nutrition Foundation

Louise Stone

• Senior communications expert, coach and connector, Comminicore 4 Consulting

Nicola Thomas

• Director, A La Carte Consulting

David Thomson

• CEO, FDF Scotland

Keith Thornhill

• Sector Head Consumer Packaged Goods, UK and Ireland, Siemmens PLC

Debbie Tully

• Knowledge Transfer Manager, AgriFood

Alina Ungureanu

• Senior HR Advisor, FDF

Natalie Verner

• Senior Sustainability Policy Executive, FDF

Soeren Vonsild

• Food Manufacturing and Engineering Specialist, Tulip Ltd

Christine Walsh

• CEO,FTC

Simon Waring

• Managing Director, Green Seed UK

Richard Werran

• Global Director, Consumer, Retail & Food BSI Group

Steve West

• Director, The Pudding Compartment

Sarah Wynn

• Managing Director, ADAS RSK

Andy Young

• Managing Director, Achieve Goal 12