Experten
From the farmer of regenerative agriculture to the urban researcher and the scientist scrutinizing our microbiomes, Soil to Soul amasses the knowledge of experts worldwide.
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Experten
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Keynote Speaker
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Jeong Kwan Seunim
Seon Buddhist Nun
Jung joined the seon Buddhist temple, the largest order in South Korea, and became a snim, as a Buddhist nun…
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Franziska Wick
Programme Leader Fermentation
Franziska is a certified food fermentation specialist who has taught over 800 students in the last three years. With her…
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Eve Jatzmati
Fermentista
Eve Jatzmati, the daughter of a Thai mother and a Syrian father, was born in Bangkok and raised in Germany.…
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Eric Pinto
Soil Ecologist, Bold Explorer & Passionate Chef
Eric Pinto is a soil ecologist, bold explorer and passionate chef. Originally from Chile, he discovered his passion for microbes…
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Eiko Takahashi
Japanese Cook, Koji & Umami Enthusiast
Eiko Takahashi is a professional Japanese chef, koji and umami enthusiast who discovered the world of sake by brewing doburoku…
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Christine Schäfer
Researcher & Speaker, GDI
Christine studied business administration at the Universities of Bern and Valencia, with a focus on marketing and consumer behaviour. Before…
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Cho Whansheock
President of Hansalim Cooperative Federation & National Alliance for Food Korea
Ms Cho, the President of Hansalim, has been raising awareness of agriculture and food through the teaching of nutrition science…
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Benedikt Bösel
Founder of Gut&Bösel
Agricultural economist Benedikt Bösel is the managing director of Gut&Bösel, a 3000-hectare farm and forestry operation an hour east of…
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Joel Salatin
Farmer and Co-Owner of Polyface Farm
Joel Salatin, 62, calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who like him call him the most…
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Atom Sarkar
Director Neuro-Oncology & Director Adult & Pediatric Stereotactic at Global Neurosciences Institute
Born in Kolkata, India, and raised in New York City, Atom Sarkar took an early interest in the lab through…
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Manuel Klarmann
Co-Founder & CEO of Eaternity
Manuel Klarmann wants to make nutrition in Switzerland, especially in restaurants and canteens, more sustainable. To this end, the scientist…
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Maria Elena Cantos Soto
Master in Brewing Sciences & Food Trends R&D
One person, brewer and scientist is fascinated by fermentation, ingredients, food applications and natural flavours. Maria Elena Cantos Soto works…
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Oliver Weibel
Founder & Owner of YamaSake & Sake Brewer
YamaSake was founded in 2020 by Oliver Weibel. The origin of Switzerland's first sake brewery goes way back to the…
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Patrick Marxer
Founder & Owner DasPure
It all started many years ago on a cold winter night around Christmas time: Patrick Marxer was disappointed with the…
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Renate Bittner
Consulting Practice & Speaker at biovis Diagnostik MVZ
Renate Bittner is an experienced Magistra ( Veterinary Medicine)) and speaker for Biovis Diagnostic. She has been working in independent…
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Sandor Katz
Nutrition Journalist & Wild Fermentations Expert
Sandor Ellix Katz is a fermentation revivalist. His books "Wild Fermentation" and "The Art of Fermentation", as well as the…
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Yuko Ronda
Certified Koji Instructor & Miso Sommelier
Yuko Ronda is a Nakaji Koji Academy certified koji teacher who makes delicious miso, soy sauce and high-quality koji in…
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Flavio Hagenbuch
Co-Founder Luya
Flavio Hagenbuch is co-founder of Luya Foods. Flavio has been involved with culinary arts and sustainability for a long time…
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Danna Levy Hoffmann
Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach
Danna Levy Hoffmann is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, specialising in gut health (FMCA, IIN) and is the founder…
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Podium Participants
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Patrick Dümmler
Member of the Board of Directors, Head of Research & Senior Fellow at Avenir Suisse
As Senior Fellow and Head of Research Open Switzerland, Dr Patrick Dümmler is responsible for foreign economic, agricultural, environmental and…
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Michel Péclard
Founder & Co-Owner Pumpstation Gastro GmbH
Michel Péclard, originally a trained accountant, attended hotel management school in Lucerne. He completed internships not only in the 5-star…
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Serdar Hess
Dairy Technologist
As a trained cheesemaker, Serdar Hess has worked in both large and small businesses. He produced specialities from the Zurich…
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Ralph Langholz
Head of Alternative Protein Sources at Micarna SA
As an agronomist, Ralph Langholz travelled a lot internationally in the field of certification and control of organic food. He…
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Beate Huber
Direktorin am FIBL und Leiterin der Abteilung Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Beate Huber has been working for FiBL since 2001. She is a trained agricultural engineer (Nürtingen University of Applied Sciences)…
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Samuel Kessens
Manager Organic Garden Lieli
Samuel Kessens runs the "Biogarten Lieli" in Oberwil-Lieli AG together with his sister Vera. After studying agricultural sciences, the siblings…
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Masterclass Speakers
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Janine Lee
Fermentista
Janine Lee has a passion for fermented foods and especially for koji mould. Raised in Switzerland, accompanied by the influence…
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Moritz Diggelmann
Co-Owner of SUUR
The two Zurich natives Lorenz Pfrunder and Adrian Hoenicke actually met at a raclette dinner at a friend's house. Both…
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Katsu Lask
Certified Fermentista
Katsu Lask is a fermentation ambassador with a focus on flavour transformation and aromatics. The diversity of possibilities, seasonality and…
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Hosts
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Bledar Kola
Co-Founder & Head Chef at Mullixhiu
Mullixhiu means ›miller‹ and stepping through this door is in fact a trip through space and time into a simple…
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Jeong Kwan Seunim
Seon Buddhist Nun
Jung joined the seon Buddhist temple, the largest order in South Korea, and became a snim, as a Buddhist nun…
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Hansjörg Ladurner
Head Chef at Restaurant Scalottas Terroir in Lenzerheide
Growing up in a small South Tyrolean mountain village, Hansjörg Ladurner was fascinated early on by food and the stories…
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James Baron
Managing Director & Chef at "Krone" in La Punt
The 37-year-old top chef James Baron has made a name for himself in the international gourmet scene in recent years.…
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Stefan Kraus
Managing Director & Head Chef at Restaurant Rüsterei
Stefan Kraus, Managing Director and Head Chef at the Rüsterei in Zurich, has been cooking with a passion for over…
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Sven Wassmer
Two-star Michelin Chef at Memories in Bad Ragaz
The 35-year-old Wassmer grew up in Fricktal in the canton of Aargau. After various stations around the world, he made…
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Franziska Wick
Programme Leader Fermentation
Franziska is a certified food fermentation specialist who has taught over 800 students in the last three years. With her…
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Darren Burke
Co-Founder Wild Pulse
Darren started his career in an Italian fine dining restaurant in the UK, worked in Michelin starred restaurants in Morocco,…
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Cho Whansheock
President of Hansalim Cooperative Federation & National Alliance for Food Korea
Ms Cho, the President of Hansalim, has been raising awareness of agriculture and food through the teaching of nutrition science…
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David de Brito
Regenerative Farmer and Co-Founder of Terramay
Born in Portugal, David de Brito spent most of his professional life in Germany and Switzerland, where he founded and…
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Moderators
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Andrin Willi
Board Member, Programme
Andrin Willi is regarded as one of the country's “most distinguished gastro journalists” (WoZ), a gastronomy expert who is “obsessed…
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Nicole Hasler
Founder of Eingefleischt GmbH
Nicole Hasler has a doctorate in economics. She works as an innovation consultant in business and product development and start-up…
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Lauren Wildbolz
Board Member, Creative Director
How do you combine fine dining with healthy eating, ethical issues and climate goals? Since founding Future Cuisine, the well-known…
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Michel Roux
Co-President, Nutrition Forum Zurich
Has been involved since he wrote his dissertation at the ETH Zurich in the 1990s with the question of how…
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Matthias Luchsinger
Director Genuss Film Festival
Matthias Luchsinger is Managing Partner and founder of the Genuss Film Festival in Zug and organises Genuss Film Soirées throughout…
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Arline Lyons
Sake Educator, Event Organiser & Translator
Sake educator, event organiser and Japanese to English translator. As "Taste Translation", she serves sake brewers, importers, retailers and trade…
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Music
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Cup of Jazz
DJ
Dinner accompaniment with DJ Cup of Jazz
The evenings with Soil to Soul at the Rüsterei are far too good…
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Elina Duni
The charismatic singer was born in 1981 to a family of artists in the Albanian capital of Tirana, where she…
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Author
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HG Hans Georg Hildebrandt
Writer
Mutated from copywriter and lifestyle journalist to producer of tonic water and vermouth. As part of his passion for cooking,…
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