Meet our Speakers

Ms. Yasemin Koybasi, Global Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Manager, Kerry 

Yasemin Koybasi is Kerry’s Global Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Manager within Kerry`s AHN Functional technologies Pillar. She has responsibility to ensure products are manufactured and marketed in line with appropriate legislations across globally in a range of highly regulated framework. Her focus encompasses enzymes, beverage ingredients, emulsifiers, texturants, human and animal nutrition and pharmaceutical ingredients. Yasemin has more than 15 years of comprehensive experience in the areas of regulatory affairs, she has skilled at collecting and analysing the regulatory information, communicating with all organisational levels in cross functional teams and developing strategic regulatory plans.  She has a Bachelor`s degree in Chemistry and Master of Science degree in Organic chemistry.
Mr. Christian Venczel, Global Senior R&D Manager for Excipients, Kerry

Christian Venczel is Kerry’s Senior R&D Manager for Excipients. Chris is responsible for providing technical support to Kerry’s excipient business globally with a particular emphasis on the SheffCoat™ film coating business. Chris has more than 30 years’ experience in pharmaceutical related industries. Before recently joining Kerry, for the past 3 years Chris was Managing Director for Venczel Technologies. Prior to that Chris spent over 12 years at Colorcon as an Area Technical Manager, and also more than 18 years as an technical role with Wyeth Research (Now part of GSK Consumer Health).