Ysamar Rodriguez

Ysamar Rodriguez has a background in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Science in Food Science and Technology from Ghent University. She has over 10 years of expertise in plant-based food technologies collected from her time at Vandemoortele in Belgium and the University of Applied Sciences in Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais-Wallis). Demonstrating outstanding leadership in product innovation, management, and sustainable food systems research, Rodriguez's transition from the oils & fats field to structuring of plant-based proteins marked a pivotal moment in her career, culminating in her most recent position as CTO at Happy Ocean Foods.