Job Title
Head of R&D
Company
Satelligence
Speaking At
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SUMMIT ON EARTH OBSERVATION BUSINESS
Bio
Rens holds a PhD in hydrology and soil science from Wageningen University, as a follow up of his MSc in Physical Geography and remote sensing from Utrecht University. His drive for translating customer needs into technical solutions, in combination with his passion for sustainability led him to Satelligence, as Head of R&D. At Satelligence we help reduce the environmental footprint of Consumer Goods Manufacturers, Financial Institutions and other companies related to agricultural commodity supply chains. We do this by combining satellite data with other data sources for achieving a full overview of environmental risk of a company’s supply chain. Rens leads Satelligence’s efforts on developing technical solutions that help companies achieve net-zero goals and become forest positive. He oversees Satelligence’s cloud infrastructure and determines how algorithms are best deployed. Ensuring that clients can take informed action, and achieve climate positive sourcing and investment decisions through a well-informed and traceable sustainable commodity production.Speaking
15September
11:30 / 12:00
Concorde
SUMMIT ON EARTH OBSERVATION BUSINESS
Guiding Climate Action: from Data to Actionable Insights