STHIRA 2025, Meet the Jury
The Jury members of STHIRA Sustainable Food Innovation Challenge 2025 are inventors, industry leaders, academicians and practitioners from India and Italy. They all have share a common aspiration for a wiser and resilient future of the world.
Maya Sharma
Independent Journalist,
Writer, Teacher
Arshiya Bose
Arshiya Bose
Founder, Black Baza
Conservationist
Nagaraja Prakasam
Author, Mentor, Angel Investor, Fund Advisor
Dr Gurmeet Singh
Dr Gurmeet Singh
Professor & Dean,
Research & Outreach, TDU
Nandan HS
CEO Last Forest,
Social Entrepreneur
Dr Maddalena Borsato
Dr Maddalena Borsato
Research Associate,
Perception & Quality, UNISG
Dr Elena Manciopi
Founder AgroRangers & Regenerative organic farmer
Dipali Khandelwal
Dipali Khandelwal
Founder, The Kindness Meal
Youth Mentor
Ankur Bisen
Management Consultant & Author Urban thinker on sustainable waste
Dr Elena Fusar Poli
Anthropologist & Research Associate, UNISG
Dr Elena Corcione
Dr Elena Corcione
Research Fellow in
International Law, UNISG
Krishnan NS
Krishnan NS
Co-founder & Director
Yellow Bag Foundation
Paul D Souza
Inventor, Founder and CTO
Touchetech Labs
Valter Guiggi
Food & Beverage Specialist
Design sustainable food products
Dr Bianca Minotti
Dr Bianca Minotti
Researcher, UNISG
Focus on urban food systems
Sarika Inamdar
Sarika Inamdar
Technology Leader
Expert in user experience
Priya Bala
Food Writer and Chef
Practices sustainability everyday
Dr Naji Sulaiman
Dr Naji Sulaiman
Asst Prof of Environmental and Applied Botany, UNISG