Our network
All of our events are only possible because of our network of speakers, advisors, partners and attendees who continue to help develop and inform our series, ensuring that we remain the industry's most premier and relevant innovation series.
Read more about the Petcare Innovation Series community below
Featured Speakers
Insight into the market dynamics that are having the greatest impact on an industry is what drives our business, and it's this understanding that allows us to identify and secure the thought leaders who have a true 'vision' to offer. This is a small sample of some of those visionaries that are helping shape the future of petcare.
Nathan Marafioti
Peter Pritchard
Peter is an experienced retailer with over 30 years’ experience having worked for M&S, Sainsbury’s, Iceland, ASDA and Wilkinson Hardware Stores. Peter is now Group CEO of Pets at Home Group PLC appointed in 2018. He has been with the retailer since 2011 initially as Commercial Director then COO & more recently Retail CEO.
Daniella Dos Santos
Daniella obtained a BSc (hons) in Molecular Genetics from Kings College London in 2007, before going to study veterinary medicine at the RVC, qualifying in 2012. Since then she has been in first opinion small animal and exotic animal practice and is currently working towards her CertAVP zoological medicine. She became a member of the BVA Ethics and Welfare Advisory Panel in 2015, and became Chair in 2017. She also became a Trustee of the Animal Welfare Foundation in 2016.
Dr. Edwina Gildea
John Howie
Dr John Howie is CEO & Co-founder of Lintbells, makers of the UK’s number 1 joint supplement, YuMOVE. On a mission to give pets an active life for life, Lintbells has a large share of the UK market and is expanding into the US, European and Asian markets.
Garyth Stone
Richard Butterwick
Richard Butterwick is Global Nutrition Advisor for Mars Petcare, based at the WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, UK. Richard obtained his PhD in 1990 from research on the metabolic and nutritional consequences of growth hormone treatment in dairy cows. In 1991 Richard joined the WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition and has led a number of research programmes, covering a broad spectrum of nutritional areas in dogs and cats, including energy requirements, obesity, digestive function, probiotics, growth, oral health and clinical nutrition. Richard has published widely in the field of dog and cat nutrition and is a member of a number of professional bodies.
Richard shares his passion for pets with his wife Sarah, three children and Norman the Lurcher.
Jim Heim
Alexandre Douzet
Steve Lerner
Steve Lerner is the Head of Marketing for the Animal Health and Nutrition division of Chr. Hansen. In this role, Steve and his team are responsible for bringing Chr. Hansen’s science-based, research-proven products to the North American animal health and production markets, including beef cattle feedlots, commercial dairies and calf ranches, and poultry and egg production facilities. Steve has a Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology from West Virginia University and a post-doctoral Fellowship in Molecular Genetics from the University of Southern California. He holds an M.S. in Biology/Embryology from West Virginia University and a B.S. in Zoology from University of Maryland. Prior to joining Chr. Hansen, Steve worked at Nutrition Physiology Company as Vice President of Product Development and Commercialization.
Richard Kestenbaum
Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.
Before co-founding Triangle, Richard was a Managing Director at a boutique investment banking firm called Financo, Inc. While at Financo, Richard was responsible for a majority of the firm’s apparel industry transactions. Prior to joining Financo, Richard was a Partner and First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. At Drexel, Richard was responsible for a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions around the world.
Richard is the co-author of three books on finance and computer programming. He is formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at the graduate program of the Stern School of Business at York University.
Richard received a BS in Accounting from New York University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Harvard University. Richard is married and lives in New York.
Click here to read Richard’s blog and follow him on Forbes.com.
Jonathan Wainberg
Mark Scott
Mark is Co-Founder and CEO of the pet wellness brand Bella & Duke which has become the largest DTC of natural pet food in just over 3 1/2 years in the UK.
Nick Stafford
James Davidson
Dr. Thom Jenkins
Thom is the Co-Founder and CEO of PetsApp - a client engagement platform for veterinary clinics. He is a vet by training, and has managed veterinary groups both in Asia and the UK.
Jolyon Martin
Jolyon is a co-founder of PetMedix, whose Ky9 platform is based on his PhD work in the lab of prof Allan Bradley (co-founder and CSO of PetMedix). Jolyon heads up Business Development for PetMedix, and is looking to speak to fellow members of the animal health industry about areas of common interest, including partnership opportunities.
Susie Samuel
A practicing vet for over a decade, Susie is Founder and CEO of VetHelpDirect and the Founder and non-exec Director at VetsDigital, a veterinary specialist digital marketing agency. VetHelpDirect attracts over 4.6M unique visitors every year and nearly a third of UK veterinary practices subscribe to the platform.
Strategic Partners
From the market leading Petcare and Animal Health Companies to the most well respected CROs, CMOs, Consultants, M&A Advisors, Private Equity, Incubators, Accelerators and Distributors, our Strategic Partners continue to play a pivotal role in how we help shape the future of petcare. For more information on how to become a strategic partner, please visit our Marketing Solutions page
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