Food’s Future Summit 2019
Event Information
Description
Our award-winning Food’s Future Summit is back for its third year. Over two days of talks, panels, discussions, showcases and meals, the Food’s Future Summit 2019 will gather change-makers, experts and conscious consumers to delve into key innovations, trends, and issues in the culinary and food technology ecosystems.
What will we be eating in the future?
How will our dining experience change?
How do we create a sustainable food cycle?
These are the key questions we seek to ask and address at the Food’s Future Summit.
The Summit has also included an international feature component since 2018, to learn from and be inspired by global efforts in this space. In 2019, we’re shining the spotlight on the San Francisco Bay Area, home to some of the world’s most innovative and influential companies and not to mention a dynamic and delicious culinary scene.
Meet our 2019 co-host GlobalSF - a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to paving the way for international companies to grow in the City of San Francisco while helping locally-based companies expand into global markets. GlobalSF is lining up a host of exciting speakers, chefs and participants from the Bay Area - expect valuable insights and inspiration from some of the pioneers leading the way into a sustainable food's future.
The goal of the Summit remains the same—we want to inspire and initiate change within the world of food: to recognise future-forward businesses; champion individuals behind critical causes; and empower consumers to make better-informed decisions about what they eat.
Watch last year's Summit video (https://www.foods-future.com/2018-highlights).
Come join us at this highly acclaimed and exciting event! For a taste of what’s to come, see our agenda below (subject to updates and changes. For the latest, please refer to www.foodsfuture.com):
Note: Coffee, breakfast, lunch and future-friendly snacks are included in each day's ticket price.
Friday 11th October
Opening Presentation
Kicking the Summit off with global experts sharing their thoughts on our Food’s Future
Panel 1: The Next Gamble
Find out what the investors and Venture Capitalists are placing their bets and funding on, and why these will be next big food-related innovations
Panel 2: Dining Trends
Our signature panel of top restauranteurs sharing their thoughts and experiences on succeeding in the dining space, and the culinary intersections, influences and ingenuity shaping our food's future
Panel 3: Spotlight on San Francisco - Unicorn Thinking
Meet some of the leading firms and personalities from the SF Bay Area, learn about the latest technologies and trends coming out of Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, and how they can impact the global food space
Afternoon Deep Dives -
Track 1: The (Petri) Dish on Food
Are science laboratories the new farms? We'll bring you up to scratch on the global state of alternative protein and take you on a 360-degree examination of the impact and issues surrounding protein alternatives beyond the IPO-hype and headlines.
Track 2: Dining Disruptions - Tech and Beyond
Join us on a journey through the burgeoning space of new food technologies and innovations that are shaping the way we dine one byte at a time. Find out how data, AI, robotics and other newfangled technologies can change your menus, business and environmental impact.
Food’s Future Gala hosted by Asia Society Hong Kong
For the first time, the Food's Future Summit will hold a Food's Future Gala hosted by Asia Society Hong Kong. Look forward to an exclusive one-night only menu created and cooked up by a celebrity chef using an array of future-forward ingredients and produce. Details will be announced soon.
Tickets sold separately - stay tuned for details
Saturday 12th October
Session 1: How To Be The Next Big Food Disruption
What does it take to be the next big thing in the food space? Find out how accelerators and incubators are nurturing the next generation of food disruptors and innovations.
Session 2: Blockchain In Our Food Chain
Move beyond the crypto frenzy and find out why and how blockchain applications in food supply and custody can address important food safety and security challenges.
Session 3: Reducing Your Carbon “Foodprint” - Beyond Plastic Straws
The battle against plastic straws has made great strides in the last year. That's all well and good but far from enough. Hear from restaurants and industry leaders on the next steps in making our dining space a more sustainable one.
Session 4: Artificially Intelligent Foods: Data Driven Personalized Diets, Health and Food Tech
Food's future is getting personal. Does data know us better than we know ourselves? Find out how data and AI are helping to predict and pre-empt personalised dietary needs, and all the leading technologies making an impact on our dietary destinies.
Session 5: F is for Flexitarian and Other Emerging Consumer Trends
Who are the flexitarians? Heard of sober-curiousity? Get the lowdown on the latest consumer trends changing the food and dining landscape from bars and restaurants to our grocery aisles.