Featured Speaker

Charis Galanakis
R&I Director
Galanakis Laboratories
Dr. Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist with experience in the food and environmental science and technology, innovation and sustainability, industry, and academia. He is one of the few individuals from any scientific field nominated as a Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Web of Science, 2019, 2021) before the age of 40. He has established the discipline of “Food Waste Recovery” and founded the most prominent open innovation network worldwide. He is an Adjunct Professor of Taif University (Saudi Arabia) in Agricultural Sciences and the Research and Innovation Director of Galanakis Laboratories, Chania, Greece.