The IPIFF Secretariat

The IPIFF Secretariat manages the everyday activities of the organisation – from administrative and communication matters to organising the IPIFF events and interactions with policymakers.

For generic queries and questions, please contact this email address 📨
In case you have specific questions about how IPIFF works and its mandate, please contact the Secretariat.

Christophe Derrien – Secretary-General

Christophe Derrien is in charge of coordinating the advocacy and outreach activities of the organisation, regulatory developments (e.g. animal feed, frass, new substrates) and the general management of the Secretariat.

📠 Tel: +32 (0)2 893 20 22

📱   Mobile: +32 (0)4 86 44 94 76

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Alice Grassi – Communication Manager

Alice Grassi is responsible for managing the overall communication strategy of the organisation (e.g. media interactions, social media and newsletters). She is also responsible for organising IPIFF events and requests from external stakeholders.

Contacts:

📠 Tel: +32 (0)2 893 20 21

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Steven Barbosa – Public Affairs Manager

Steven Barbosa is in charge of insects as food developments (e.g. Working Group on ‘Food safety and consumers’ information’, novel food). He will be also monitoring relevant EU initiatives for the insect sector under the ‘EU Farm to Fork’ strategy as well as outreach to the European Parliament.

Contacts:

📠 Tel: +32 (0)2 893 20 21

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Dániel Komlós – EU Policy Advisor

Dániel Komlós is in charge of the IPIFF strategy and activities on research (outreach to EU policymakers, IPIFF knowledge platform for research, involvement of IPIFF in EU-funded research programmes), coordination of the IPIFF International policy and outreach activities (e.g. outreach to the FAO, collaboration with ‘insect regional associations’ and the development of the IPIFF activities on environmental footprint and LCA.

Contacts:

📠 Tel: +32 (0)2 893 20 21

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