Dr. Birgir Örn Smárason is the Research Group Leader for Sustainability at Matís, an Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D company. He leads initiatives aimed at transforming food systems to address the urgent challenges of climate change. His expertise lies in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)and the circular economy, utilizing data-driven methods to measure and minimize the environmental footprint of production. Birgir works to close the loop on resource use, driving innovation toward more resilient and sustainable global food value chains.