APPLY FOR BEST IN SHOW SPOTLIGHT
Highlighting innovation across the petcare space is at the core of this event. The Best in Show Spotlight will be hosted across the two days allowing more start-ups than ever to present their offerings to our audience of strategic and financial investors.
The finalist pet brands will be handpicked by the prestigious selection committee to present their products or services on stage for 3 minutes on the main stage in a quick-fire round of presentations followed by a Q&A with the selection committee.
2024 Prize Bundle
Applicants
- Your application reviewed by our Selection Committee of leading industry investors
- €200 off your delegate ticket for Petcare Innovation EU
Finalists
- Pitch on the mainstage to our audience of 300+ senior executives in the petcare industry and our prestigious judging panel
- Dedicated social post to the Petcare Innovation Linkedin Network
- Access to our pre-event evening drinks reception with investors for registered applicants
- Content insertion into Petcare Innovation Industry Newsletter
- 1 Week priority access to the networking app
Winners
- Post-event interview created with the Petcare Innovation team and distributed to our network of 30,000 industry leaders
- Free pass to attend a future Petcare Innovation Series event
- Take home our Best in Show Spotlight trophy!
Selection Committee
Leonor Ladeira
Victoria Perweiler
Eli Hasson
Eli Hasson is founding partner of PHIL Ventures (Pet Health Innovation Labs) – the early-stage investments arm of Australia’s PETstock group.
Based in Tel Aviv, Eli has over 25 years’ experience in the Israeli tech sector – with deep knowledge in business strategy and multi-national operations. He was involved in multiple disruptive digital health ventures and led several technology mega-projects. Eli co-founded Quantum Discoveries – an industry-disrupting mineral exploration company that develops and deploys innovative technologies, operating in Chile and US.
Besides his passion for tech & innovation, Eli is an avid jazz musician and improviser.
Ivan Farneti
Ivan has been an active venture capital investor for the last 20 years and he is the co-founder of Five Seasons Ventures, the first European venture fund fully focused on Foodtech.
He is passionate about product and technology innovation aimed at solving big challenges in the food industry: from alternative sources of proteins, to functional foods, from new models of food distribution to the reduction of food waste. At Five Seasons he invested in Tropic Biosciences (plants gene editing), Butternut Box (DNVB pet nutrition), THIS.co (plant-based meat alternatives), Cortilia (D2C fresh food retailer), YFood Labs (balanced meal replacements), Just Spices (D2C spices), Yamo (D2C fresh baby food) and La Fourche (D2C organic groceries).
His experience from previous venture funds in London, includes structuring investments, organizational and strategy development, setting up governance for growth and planning for successful exits. He was an early stage investor in Everbridge, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVBG), Tridion (acq. by SDL Plc), Gomez (acq. by Compuware), among others.
In his spare time he enjoys family life, cooking, fly fishing, and practicing jiu-jitsu with his son Adam.
Cecile Chevallier
Kirsty Macdonald
Julian Von Eckhertsberg
Sascha Guenther
Claire Gavin
