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Innovation GameChangers is here to co-create, collaborate and connect your business for profitable and sustained growth.
Meet Dr Angeline Achariya
BSc (Hons), PhD, GCert Bus Mng, FAIFST, GAICD
Angeline, a global luminary in industry and commercialising innovations, currently leads as the CEO of Innovation GameChangers and Australian Chair of AgriFood Innovation. Steering initiatives like G100: Mission Million and advising at Beanstalk AgTech, she epitomizes transformative leadership. With over 25 years’ experience in multinational giants such as J R Simplot, Mondelez International, Yum Brands, Fonterra and Mars Corporation, Angeline’s impact is profound.
Having commercialised 1200+ innovations globally across sectors like Agribusiness, FMCG, Foodservice, E-commerce, she is a trailblazer. Rooted in her agricultural upbringing, Angeline champions a sustainable agrifood system. Her mentorship extends to startups, SMEs, and individuals, nurturing, and scaling innovations to market.
Beyond boardrooms, Angeline is an internationally recognised speaker, shaping discussions on resilient agrifood innovation, the future of food, and Australian exports. Recognised by LinkedIn as Top Voice 2024 for her leadership and influence, her commitment to creating value-added products resonates with consumer needs, making her a force for positive change. Angeline’s journey is an inspiration – a testament to the transformative power of collaborative passion and dedication to a connected, sustainable world.
Angeline's passion for Food and Innovation traces back to formative years spent on her family's farms, where she gained firsthand knowledge of sustainable agriculture and food production. This ignited a deep-rooted love for food.
The goal for Innovation Gamechangers is to create a positive impact through leadership, fostering a cohesive and circular agrifood system, and connecting agriculture and food for the creation of value-added products and services that meet consumer needs and desires.
BOARDS
Angeline is non executive director and advisor who actively contributes to several prominent Industry, Government, NFP advisory committees and boards leveraging her extensive experiences, skills and thought leadership to provide oversight, foresight and insight.
Angeline is available and open to exploring opportunities in private, public including NFP boards, committee's where her extensive experiences and skills can contribute and create impact and value to organisations and communities.
SPEAKER
Angeline an internationally sought after thought leader and speaker.
She has spoken at over 330 public and private forums, conferences and private events. She shares practical, lived experiences from creating sustainable and circular AgriFood systems, commercialising and scaling innovations to global markets.
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Recent speaking topics:
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Savouring the Future Feast
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Sustainable innovation commercialisation for Chinese market
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Food Vision 2030 - creating sustainable AgriFood sectors
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Commercialising innovations for sustainable scale and growth in Food and Beverages
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Adapting through resilient innovations in a complex world
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Leveraging foresights over insights to win the hearts and minds of consumers
Angeline is available for speaking opportunities from keynote to panel speaking opportunities. Her areas of experience and expertise across AgriFod are in:
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Commercialising and scaling innovations to market
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Export pathways for creating more value added products into global markets - specifically Asia.
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Creating circular and sustainable AgriFood ecosystems
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Accelerating and de-risking product innovations to market
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Future trends in AgriFood and how to maximise this for your brand
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Consumer and Customer centric product design and execution
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Creating high performing teams in organisations, across ecosystems and diverse cultures
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Navigating through complex and ambiguous ecosystems for sustained performance
