Damien Jourdan Email Address

Open Innovation Manager

Bringing health through food.

I find myself at the intersection of innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship. The way we produce food is depleting our society, our soils, our biodiversity and the very food it produces. At the intersection of innovation and sustainability, we need to redesign our food system for people, planet and the prosperity of local communities. For the past 6 years I have the privilege to connect and engage with a movement of entrepreneurs, scientists, activists and visionaries who thrive to imagine then experiment innovative, nature-positive, socially inclusive and affordable food solutions to demonstrate their economic viability. It gives hope, but time is short. What we need to innovate for: •Design for regeneration, from farm communities up (farmers = heroes) •Demonstrate that foods grown better tastes and nourish better (real food has no label!) •Experiment models that deliver resilience and prosperity across the supply web (a new economic equation) •Empower people to create change (first line first) Expertize in Sustainability, circularity & regeneration | Future scenario planning & strategy | Design & Prosperity thinking | Intrapreneurship | Corporate-startup collaboration | Mentoring & coaching | Building reciprocal relationships | Speaking & inspiring