Sharon Cittone

Sharon Cittone is CEO and Executive Director of the Milan Longevity Summit and Founder and CEO of Edible Planet Ventures. Her work spans food systems, longevity and sustainability, connecting people and organisations across science, business, investment and policy.

At the Milan Longevity Summit, she leads programme development and strategic partnerships, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors and institutions around a shared One Health vision. The Summit explores how human health depends on the health of the planet and the social and economic systems that shape daily life, creating opportunities for collaboration across disciplines and sectors.

Through Edible Planet Ventures, which she founded in 2021, she works with start-ups, corporations and policymakers to address food system challenges. She hosts the FoodTech Junkies podcast and has been recognised by Forbes as one of the most influential women shaping the future of food.

She serves on the Council of the World Agriculture Forum and the boards of the AgrifoodTech Italia Association and The Complementary Protein Alliance. A faculty member at the European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability, she also mentors entrepreneurs through international innovation and accelerator programmes.

As G100 Global Chair for Food Innovation, she advocates for women's leadership and equal opportunities in the food sector and beyond.