Mrs. Lorena van de Kolk (Female). Lorena is one of the Managing Partners of Schuttelaar and Partners a boutique consultancy working on sustainability in the agri-tech sector. Lorena works in communication and stakeholders’ management in close collaboration with actors across the field of food and agriculture all over Europe. Leading the ecosystem building of SmartAgriHubs; she brings the communication of European Projects to the next level, building brands within the agri-tech sector. Passionate about gender equality she coordinates the gender task force of SmartAgriHubs and works together with other EU projects to sustain these activities beyond the life of the projects. Previously, she has worked at DG MARE (EU Commission) on local led development supporting the dialogue and engagement of public and private stakeholders with EU funding.