Meiert is a serial entrepreneur, thought leader and visionary with three decades of business experience in the international food industry. As CEO and majority shareholder of the Swiss Technology Platform Panadoro Group, he invented and implemented numerous innovations in the global bakery industry. Today, his focus lies on food waste reduction by upcycling of plant-based side streams to healthy functional ingredients. He has proven experience on commercialization strategies in B2B markets. Meiert has a strong global network in the agro food sector and a proven cross-cultural negotiating power. Specialties: #Agrofoodinnovation, #upcycling, #sustainablefood, #impactinvesting, @#fermentation processes, #biotechnology, business development, technology transfer and commercialization processes, start-ups and #entrepreneurship, board governance and digital transformation.