Prof. Dr. Monika Schreiner is head of the programme area Plant Quality & Food Security at the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) and is an honorary professor at the University of Hannover. She is concerned with the study and influencing of secondary plant metabolism with the aim of optimizing it for human nutrition. She is coordinator of the food4future consortium and involved in the project "Macroalgae and Halophytes". In addition, she is the coordinator of the central coordination office of the overarching funding line Agricultural Systems of the Future.

Dr. Babette Regierer is deputy to the coordinator Prof. Monika Schreiner and supports the work of the food4future office. She has been working in scientific management for more than twenty years and brings her expertise in strategy development, network management, communication and knowledge transfer to the research network. She is particularly committed to positioning food4future in the national and international research area.

Susann Pophal works as a project manager for science communication at the Leibniz Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ). She studied process and quality management at the Humboldt University of Berlin, studied agricultural and horticultural sciences and developed a strong interest in how science is communicated and conveyed to target groups. In food4future, Susann Pophal focuses on public relations, especially on the communication of project topics on social media.