Our dedicated organisation

Advisory Board

Dr. ir. Ernst van den Ende
Managing Director Plant Sciences Group WUR
Drs. Sebastiaan Berendse
Corporate Director Value Creation WUR
Ir.ing. Tim van Hattum
Program Leader Green Climate Solutions WUR
Prof.dr.ir. Dick de Ridder
Dean of Education WUR
Dr. Judith Gulikers
Associate Professor Education & Learning Sciences
Dr. Madis Talmar
Assistant professor of innovation – TU/e
Adriaan Bogers
Student - WUR
Hans Heijnen
CEO - Soapbox

Expert Panel

Ing. Erik Pekkeriet
Programme Manager Vision + Robotics - WUR
Prof.dr.ir. Liesje Mommer
Full Professor & leading the Wageningen Biodiversity Initiative - WUR
Dr.ir. Arnold van Vliet
Bioloog - WUR
Dr.ir. Wieger Wamelink
Ecologist - WUR

Organising Team

Marta Eggers
Project Leader - WUR Student Challenges
Maria Theodoridou
Project Assistant - WUR Student Challenges
Rebeka Bílik
Social Media Manager – WUR Student Challenges
Anne Kievit
Head of Partnerships – Soapbox

Student Ambassadors

Maria Vega
Sustainable Business and Innovation at WUR / Country of focus: Spain
Saba Hajek Groenendijk
Marine Ecosystem and Management at University of St. Andrews / Country(s) of focus: Pery, Brazil
Beatrice Marenghi
Nutrition and Health at WUR / Country of focus: Italy
Alita Tithphit
Food Technology at WUR / Country of focus: Cambodia