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Conversations with industry experts on how new technologies are impacting sensory and consumer science.

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Conversations with industry experts on how new technologies are impacting sensory and consumer science.

    Tzvi Wiesel - Blockchain Barrels: How I “Tokenize” Whiskies

    Tzvi Wiesel - Blockchain Barrels: How I “Tokenize” Whiskies

    Tzvi Wiesel is an experienced whisky investor and trader, focused on fine and rare bottles and casks. He is the Founder and CEO of BAXUS, a marketplace for trading high-end wine and spirits, powered by blockchain technology. Tzvi got his start in the spirits industry initially by accident, when he was staffed as a production assistant. He quickly became fascinated by the expansive whiskey collections. He launched his own whiskey fund on his own while at school at Columbia University where he met Carrie, his current business partner. Tzvi is currently Head of Fine & Rare bottles for Dalkeith Brokerage, a premier whisky brokerage firm. Formerly Managing Director of The Negotiation Institute.  


    Tzvi Wiesel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/web4O 

    Tzvi Wiesel on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-wiesel/ 

     
    Tzvi Wiesel suggested podcasts:
    Blockworks podcast: https://blockworks.co/podcasts 

    Coindesk Podcast: https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts 


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    • 42 min
    Dr. Parvaneh Parvin - Spice it up with Tech

    Dr. Parvaneh Parvin - Spice it up with Tech

    Parvaneh Parvin is a tech-savvy problem solver with a flair for all things culinary. She studied Digital Humanities and Computer Science at the University of Pisa in Italy, where she also earned her PhD in her research into Just-in-time health feedback systems for older adults with mild cognitive impairments. But she didn't stop at algorithms and data; her deep passion for food steered her on a different path. 

     
    Pari’s journey into the world of food technology began when she joined Wageningen University & Research. Today, as a postdoc researcher within the Health and Nutrition division in the Sensory Science and Eating behavior group, she has carved out a niche in the world of Food recommendation systems. Her mission? To make the culinary world joyful and delightful for those dealing with smell disorder. 

     
    As a Persian, she has inherited a deep passion for the intricate dance of flavors and spices that define her cuisine. It's not just about algorithms; it's about creating digital experiences that tantalize the senses, much like crafting a delectable dish. 

    Join her on this unique journey where technology meets the kitchen, and together, we'll explore the flavors of tomorrow. 
     
    Pari Parvin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parvaneh-parvin/
     
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    • 32 min
    Julia Christiane Sick - Emotions, Traits, and Tiny Taste Testers

    Julia Christiane Sick - Emotions, Traits, and Tiny Taste Testers

    Julia has recently joined SAM Sensory and Consumer Research as Research Manager, Germany. Before joining SAM, Julia graduated with a doctoral degree in Food Science & Technology from the University of Florence. Her research focused on the role of emotions, personality traits, and sensory sensitivity in children’s food preferences as part of the EU-funded project “Edulia - Bringing down barriers to children’s healthy eating”.
     
     Julia holds a master’s degree in Human Nutrition and worked as a research assistant at the Department of Design & Consumer Behavior at the University of Copenhagen, where she conducted research on children’s food preferences and developed research-based teaching material within sensory science for primary schools. 
     
    Julia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliasick/
     
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    • 33 min
    Gern Huijberts - Stay Curious and Be Brave

    Gern Huijberts - Stay Curious and Be Brave

    Gern Huijberts is the global innovation portfolio manager at Cargill, with responsibility for businesses in Europe, the US, Brazil, West-Africa, and Asia-Pacific. In this position, he manages the global quality organization for food safety, quality assurance and quality control as well as regulatory affairs. 

    In previous roles, he has worked at international food companies like Heineken, H.J. Heinz, and FrieslandCampina, in the fields of Research & Development and Quality Assurance. Throughout his career, he has always had a keen interest in sensory analyses, both as an active member in sensory panels as well as from a research perspective. He is very interested in artificial intelligence and machine learning for applications in the quality assurance of food products. 

    Gern Huijberts holds an MSc degree in molecular biology from Wageningen University and a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He is married with two children and lives in Doorn near Utrecht in the Netherlands. In his free time, he likes to take long walks with his wife in the local national park and he plays guitar in a rock band. 
     
    Gern on LinkedIn: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/gern-huijberts-84a7331 
     
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    • 40 min
    Vijay Pravin Maharajan - A Tradable Future

    Vijay Pravin Maharajan - A Tradable Future

    Vijay Pravin is the Founder & CEO of bitsCrunch, a Blockchain Analytics and Forensics company focusing on securing the NFT ecosystem. Living in Munich, Germany for the last 10 years, and originally from India. 
     

    To date, Vijay has helped raise 6.5M USD from prominent Web3 VCs like Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Brands, Chainlink, Polygon, Crypto.com Capital, Gate.io labs, Hashkey Capital, Borderless Capital, and a few others. 


    bitsCrunch tackles wash trades in the NFT space, provides price estimation of NFTs via Chainlink’s oracle, and helps brands protect their IP. They work with Mastercard, CoinTelegraph & a few partners on the B2B side. They launched our B2C product: www.UnleashNFTs.com recently, a one-stop place for NFT insights and forensics. They are live across ETH, Polygon, BNB Chain, and AVAX - started indexing Solana.  


    Previous Work Experience: Siemens, Volkswagen in Germany 

    Education: Masters-Graduate in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Munich.  

    TEDx Speaker - the first Indian to be invited for a TEDx talk in Germany below 30 

    Awarded as ‘Top 40 Data Scientists under 40’ in India 

    Nominated as ‘20+ Inspiring Data Scientists to follow on LinkedIn in 2020’ by AI Time Journal from the United States 

     
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijaypravin

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/VijayPravinM


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    • 38 min
    Lennox Matsinde - Don’t Miss Out Loyalty in Web3

    Lennox Matsinde - Don’t Miss Out Loyalty in Web3

    Lennox is the CEO & Co-Founder of Satoshi’s Index, a token-gated SaaS platform that automates portfolio management for crypto investors.
    In addition to this, he leads product initiatives at Starbucks Corp, and is the co-founder of NFT Seattle, the region's first large scale Web3 conference.
     
    Lennox on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennoxmatsinde
    Lennox on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennoxtakura
    Lennox on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lennoxtakura/
    Newsletter:  https://www.noanswers.io/


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    • 33 min

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