Meet Our Lead Mentor Driving Innovation in Agriculture and Food-Tech
We're thrilled to formally announce Damien Thomas as our Lead Mentor for The National Agriculture and Food Incubator NAFI. Join us in welcoming Damien, a visionary leader in the fields of technology and entrepreneurship. With a passion for driving innovation and sustainability, Damien brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our program.
About our Lead Mentor:
Damien Thomas is the Lead Mentor for NAFI. Damien was previously a Director at kin8, where he worked with leading organisations across Australia to provide innovative translation and commercialisation solutions. Damien has over 20 years of experience as a commercial and business development leader within CSIRO, RMIT University and other organisations. He has strong connections in the private, government and university sectors across Australia, Asia, USA and Europe. He specialises in establishing and growing long-term technology-based collaborations within startups and also large multinational corporations.
Damien is particularly passionate about working with start-up companies in the food and agriculture space to build a competitive advantage based on open innovation, new technology and collaboration. Through its structured program, NAFI provides a mentor support framework through which Damien works closely with new companies and agripreneurs to develop their investment-ready pitches.
“I am very excited to be working with NAFI and our team of Mentors. Our Mentors bring a range of diverse professional skills to guide the new enterprises within NAFI and prepare them for the next stage of capital raising.”
With Damien Thomas at the helm, our incubator program is poised to reach new heights. His guidance, mentorship, and industry insights will empower our cohort of entrepreneurs and agripreneurs to tackle the most pressing challenges facing the agriculture and food-tech sectors.
Are you ready to revolutionise the future of food?
Join us on this exciting journey with Damien Thomas leading at the forefront.
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