Ignacio leads Dairy Innovation for Europe at Givaudan, where he collaborates with customers and partners to develop game-changing innovations in food and beverages in the region. Prior to his current role, he was Head of Product at precision fermentation and cultivated milk start-up TurtleTree, where he built the product and business strategy for the company, while at the same time contributing with the Good Food Institute APAC as a Research Fellow.

Having worked in three different regions (Europe, Asia and Americas) for B2Cs, B2B and start-ups, gives him a unique perspective of the challenges and opportunities that dairy companies face around the world in terms of innovation, especially on alternative proteins.

Ignacio brings over 15 years of experience in the Food & Beverage industry having worked with leading companies such as Nestlé and Mead Johnson. He holds a Master in Food Innovation and Product Design from AgroParisTech (France). As well in academia, he has held a lecturer position at the Biotechnology and Chemical Engineering Department at ITESM, Mexico