Emma Coath

Managing Director

Emma has a passion for building a sustainable food and agriculture sector through supporting innovative entrepreneurs.

Marcus Kennedy

Non-Executive Director

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Marcus was most recently the Chief Development Officer at GrainCorp. He has an extensive background in the insurance and banking sectors.

Stuart Haines

Non-Executive Director

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Stuart is the Founder and Managing Director of Haines Consulting Group and Haines Media. He specialises in business growth, marketing and advertising.

Astrid Rickard

Non-Executive Director

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Astrid is a Senior Manager in the food industry with experience in food service, grocery and convenience channels.

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Oli Le Lievre

Non-Executive Director

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Oli is a Consultant with KPMG based in Melbourne and a Non-Executive Director with the Future Farmers Network.

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Naomi Ingleton

Program Manager

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Naomi is a seasoned entrepreneur skilled in business development, marketing, tourism and sales strategies. Specialising in Food and Wine sector.  

Will Schmitt

Program Facilitator 

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Will is an innovation expert, specialising in open innovation, entrepreneurial ecosystems programming and policy, and social and networked innovation.

Jonathan Lacey

Program Facilitator 

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Jonathan is a tech commercialisation specialist with experience in identifying the convergence between customers, end-users, technologists, and investors.

Nick Rakis

Program Facilitator 

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Nick is a lean startup practitioner and business designer who specialises in technology, and translating complex ideas and strategy into execution.

Jane Del Rosso

Food Business Coach

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Jane Del Rosso is the founder and owner of My Other Kitchen and The Business of Food, and has been involved with Rocket Seeder since 2017.