Jolyon Martin

Jolyon is a co-founder of PetMedix, whose Ky9 platform is based on his PhD work in the lab of prof Allan Bradley (co-founder and CSO of PetMedix). Jolyon heads up Business Development for PetMedix, and is looking to speak to fellow members of the animal health industry about areas of common interest, including partnership opportunities.

Emma Harris

Bénédicte Flambard

Bénédicte Flambard currently is heading the Business Unit of Live Therapeutics & Nutraceuticals at Boehringer Ingelheim. She leads the creation of a new business area at the interface of Therapeutic Nutrition and Health, combining novel microbial based bio-therapeutic and diagnostic approaches.

Previously, Bénédicte worked for Merial and for Chr. Hansen, the world Leader in Microbial Solutions. She hold several Vice President positions across commercial and innovation areas, dedicated to Health Supplements for Pharma, OTC, Infant Formula as well as Agricultural Industries (Animal Feed & Plant). While growing core businesses, she was seeding and developing Growth Opportunities into Start Up businesses- one focusing exclusively on Microbiome.

She holds several trustee positions as Board Member at the Quadram Institute, as well as diverse Advisory roles to organizations in the sectors of consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and technology.

Bénédicte holds a Master of Administration, with specialties in business models in emerging economies from the University of Bath in the U.K.; a PhD in Molecular Genetics and Microbial Physiology from INRA (National Institute of Agronomic) in France; and a Master in Corporate Entrepreneurial Leadership from the Centre for Technology Economics & Management in Denmark.

Eric Paul Bennett

Bentley Eidsmo

Richard Kestenbaum

Richard is a co-founder and Partner of Triangle Capital and has been an investment banker for over 35 years. Richard has a great deal of experience advising clients in merchandising businesses, particularly in the Retail & Consumer sector. Richard is an often-quoted expert on the retail and merchandising industries. He is a Contributor to Forbes.com where he writes a regular blog about trends in retail and consumer product businesses. He also appears regularly in print and other media as well as industry panels and speaking programs.

Before co-founding Triangle, Richard was a Managing Director at a boutique investment banking firm called Financo, Inc. While at Financo, Richard was responsible for a majority of the firm’s apparel industry transactions. Prior to joining Financo, Richard was a Partner and First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. At Drexel, Richard was responsible for a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions around the world.

Richard is the co-author of three books on finance and computer programming. He is formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Business at the graduate program of the Stern School of Business at York University.

Richard received a BS in Accounting from New York University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Harvard University. Richard is married and lives in New York.

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