Jacqui Wilson-Smith has been driving strategy and innovating in food, drinks and agribusiness, since 1995 when she switched from being an accountant with Ernst & Young into a disruptive innovator.
Formerly the Global Innovation Manager at McCormick, today Jacqui is Founder and Director at Sustainable Innovation Company, a design-led innovation advisory service that helps agrifood businesses and organisations transform sustainably. Jacqui is also Co-founder and Chair of FAN (Food & Agribusiness Network), Australia’s fastest growing food cluster group, Board Advisor to Perth-based Traveller’s Choice (Australia’s leading network of independent travel companies) and a member of Queensland’s Manufacturing Ministerial Committee providing government advice on strategic matters relating to manufacturing.
In 2017, Jacqui was the Queensland recipient of the AgriFuture’s Rural Woman’s Award for her innovative contributions to food and agriculture spanning 25 years.
