INDUSTRY LEADING SPEAKERS

Anna Hammond

Founder and CEO, Matriark Foods

Anna is the founder and CEO of New York based Matriark Foods, a company that upcycles farm surplus and fresh-cut produce trimmings into healthy affordable products for institutional foodservice, retail, and emergency food providers. Matriark Foods is certified: Carbon Neutral, Upcycled, 1% for the Planet, and Women-Owned Business, and was peer-selected for impact investment funding in 2021.

Lars Oltmanns

Founder and CEO, UP TO GOOD Energy

Lars is the CEO and founder of Atlanta-based UP TO GOOD Energy. UP TO GOOD is a craft brewed clean energy drink made from upcycled cascara with the caffeine content of a double shot of espresso. The better-for-you drink is available online and in Whole Foods Market stores in the Southeast US.

Eva Gouldbourne

President, Upcycled Food Foundation and CEO, Littlefoot Ventures

Eva Gouldbourne is the CEO & Founder of Littlefoot Ventures. Littlefoot Ventures represents a culmination of knowledge and experiences from Eva’s 13 years as a food systems practitioner. She was a founding team member of ReFED. Prior to this she worked at the World Economic Forum serving on the food and agriculture team.

Ben Stone

Sales and Operations Manager, Blue Stripes Urban Cacao

Ben is the Sales and Operations Manager at Blue Stripes Urban Cacao, a Hershey-backed startup that makes cacao water, snacks, and chocolate bars using 100% of the cacao plant. He wears many hats, owning sales, supply chain, product placement, operations & inventory for the upcycled cacao brand.

Adam Kaye

Co-Founder, The Spare Food Co

Adam is the co-founder and Chief Culinary Officer at Spare Food. For the past twenty years Adam has worked as Chef, Culinary Director, and educator at Blue Hill which has received two MICHELIN Stars. He co-created the successful wastED pop-up restaurant concepts in New York and London, which garnered international acclaim. Adam is at the forefront of culinary innovation in the burgeoning food waste movement.