Future of Nutrition Summit
Programme

27 November, 2023
Mövenpick Hotel, Frankfurt City

Future of Nutrition Summit Programme

27 November 2023

This one-day, in-person summit will take place the day before the Fi Europe 2023 show opens and will feature speakers from across the industry and beyond, sharing their insights into trends and innovations expected to shape the F&B industry in 5+ years’ time. Besides leading-edge content there will be ample opportunity for peer-to-peer networking.

At the summit, experts will highlight cutting-edge advancements in food, spanning ag-tech to food-tech. This covers innovations like vertical farming, molecular farming, cellular agriculture, and precision fermentation, along with their challenges and opportunities.

Discover AI's role in future ingredient and product creation from field pioneers. Explore consumer neuroscience, reshaping sourcing, product development, and marketing based on preferences and cultural influences for a sustainable industry beyond 5 years.

Read interviews with Summit and Conference speakers HERE

Future of Nutrition Summit Programme

Mövenpick Hotel, Frankfurt City

Time	Session Title	Speaker(s)
10:00 - 10:30	Keynote Designing a next-gen food system that is healthy, delicious, and planet-forward	Christine Gould, CEO & Founder, Thought For Food
10:30 - 11:10	Panel discussion Tomorrow’s farms: How AgTech is changing the face of agriculture	Claudia Roessler, Director, Agriculture, Microsoft Geraldo Maia, CEO & Founder, Pink Farms Christine Gould, CEO & Founder, Thought For Food Dr Maya Sapir-Mir, CEO & Co-founder, PoLoPo Moderator: Natalia Franca Rocha, Senior Content Producer, Fi Europe
11:10 - 11:40	Expert session Seaweed: The greatest untapped resource	Vincent Doumiezel, Ocean Advisor, United Nations, Author of "The Seaweed Revolution"
11:40 - 12:10	Coffee break
12:10 - 12:40	Expert session Feeding the future: The alternative protein landscape	Alex Mayers, Managing Director, Europe, The Good Food Institute
12:40 - 13:10	Expert session The future of dairy: R&D to enhance traditional dairy and unlock the potential of new technologies	Dr Heike Steiling, Vice President R&D, Head of Nestle Research Centers Dairy, Nestlé
13:10 - 14:10	Buffet lunch for Summit guests
14:10 - 14:50	Panel discussion Precision fermentation: How biotechnology is transforming food	Dr Anastasia Krivorchko, Co-founder & CEO, Melt & Marble Dr Heike Steiling, Vice President R&D, Head of Nestle Research Centers Dairy, Nestlé Stephan van Sint Fiet, CEO, Vivici Moderator: Ruben Smouter, Alternative Protein Consultant, Bright Green Partners
14:50 - 15:20	Expert session How data science and AI can shape the future of plant-based foods	Dr. Oliver Zahn, Founder and CEO, Climax Foods
15:20 - 15:50	Fireside chat A view through the lens of consumer neuroscience: How food emotion will intersect with AI and sustainability	Prof. Mario Ubiali, CEO and Founder, Thimus Dr Riccardo Accolla, General Manager, A-T4H Consulting Moderator: Niamh Michail, Head of Publishing, Fi Europe
15:50 - 16:10	Expert session Unicorns inspiring change	Matthieu Vincent, Partner, DigitalFoodLab
16:10 - 16:40	Expert session Embedding disruption into our DNA	Randy Jagt, Future of Food Lead, Deloitte
16:40 - 18:00	Networking drinks and bites