News and Impact stories
Changing leadership and shaping the next gen of sustainable cheese
Testimonial •
03 Dec 2025 •
6 minutes read
Mary Luz Olivares on her journey after WE Lead Food
Women leading the way in food: Josune’s role as founding member of EIT Food Education's WE Lead Food programme
Testimonial •
25 Jun 2025 •
6 minutes read
Maria-Jesús Latasa, also known as Josune, is a driving force behind EIT Food’s WE Lead Food programme and a passionate advocate for female leadership in the agrifood sector.
Iwona Kieda, WE Lead Food Alumna, became facilitator of the main course and organiser of local WE Lead Food workshops in Poland
Testimonial •
06 Mar 2025 •
10 minutes read
Feeling the power of belonging to a global network of female leaders driving food system transformation, Iwona wanted to help women in Poland access this community.
When Eleni Ntokou was promoted to a management role at sustainable protein producer Unibio, she was eager to develop her leadership skills.
Testimonial •
19 Jun 2024 •
7 minutes read
EIT Food’s WE Lead Food and NPD Skills programmes offered her just that – and more.Eleni transitioned from an Academic background to a Leadership Management Role. Combining her job with the care for a small baby AND investing in her…
Bianca's breakthrough: revolutionizing Innovation & Commercialisation at Rothamsted Research, following our WE Lead Food Programme. Identification of 78 IP assets with potential for commercial exploitation.
Testimonial •
12 Mar 2024 •
5 minutes read
The WE Lead Food Programme enabled me to visualise the changes required to improve our tech transfer activities and create a clear plan to test our assumptions and develop a new type of intervention that would allow our team to become more…
Valeria's incredible experience with the WE Lead Food Programme, entrepreneurial success with her Incredible Bakery Company and authorship, publishing her cookbook. Raising awareness for pastry products for people with health issues.
Testimonial •
03 Mar 2024 •
4 minutes read
WE Lead Food is creating a network of women leaders to drive change, innovation and sustainability within the food sector. Valeria Mizuno-Turner is an enthusiastic alumna of the programme.
Tetiana's Success Story - Alumna WE Lead Food Programme. From Advertising Role in FMCG Sector, to creating a Personalised Nutrition startup No MoonShot, to empowering other entrepreneurs and accelerating innovation in the Food & Health Sector.
Testimonial •
06 Feb 2024 •
4 minutes read
WE Lead Food is our programme for women leaders in the Food Industry.We talked with Tetiana Siianko Eriksson Alumna of the first cohort of WE Lead Food 2019.
