16th American Food Innovate Summit 2024 | Food Innovate Summit | 26 March 2024 | Courtland Grand Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham, 165 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA

Subjects covered at this year's summit include:

• Bridging the Gap Between R&D and Quality
• Embracing Collaborative Innovation – The Impact of Start-Ups on the Food Industry
• We Are Eating the Planet to Death - Here is How We Can Solve It
• Innovating for the Future of Food
• The Fuzzy Front-End of Innovation

2024 Speakers

Abbas Arslan
Senior Director Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company

Ajsa Spahic
Project Coordinator, ProVeg International

Alexander Holtkamp
Product Commercialization Lead, Wildtype Foods

Ana Plasencia
Innovation Explorer Associate Director, Mars Wrigley

Arne Saupe
Vice President of Technology, Farmer's Fridge

Bradley Andrus
North American Regulatory Affairs Manager, Dawn Foods

Brian Duffy
Culinologist, Fuchs

Cheryl Auger
Senior Research Director for Predictive Anthropology, Lux Research

Cortney Leonard
Product Development Manager, Magic Spoon

Dr. Bernd Koehler
Global VP of R&D, The Edlong Corporation

Eric Krums
Senior Solution Consultant, Infor

Gabrielle Walker
Front End Innovation Scientist, PepsiCo

Greg Kean
Global VP Advanced Innovation, R&D and Sustainability, Wellness Pet Company

Gregory Lorenzo
Head of Marketing & Strategy, Stockeld Dreamery

Jen Batchelor
Chief Euphorics Officer, Kin Euphorics

Jessica Yankell
Partner, The Mind Co.

Jimmy Bookstore
Senior Science Officer, Bacardi-Martini

Jobi Varghese
VP of Global PreSales, Trace One

Joseph Lake
VP Applied Technology and Innovation, McCain Foods Limited

Leah Lambrakis
VP of R&D, Nutrition and Scientific Affairs, Simmons Pet Food & Simmons Animal Nutrition

Mary Knaub
Senior Manager Data Governance and Master Data Management, Dawn Foods

Melanie Zanoza Bartelme
Associate Director, Mintel Food & Drink, Mintel

Michael Anderson
Founder & CEO, Chilau Foods

Mukesh Kasargode
VP Global Foods R&D, PepsiCo

Neval Ceyhun
Senior Scientist, Unilever

Niina Wredfors
Director Product Development, Fazer Confectionery

Richard Morin
Director of Research and Development, Channel Fish

Rishi Banerjee
Senior Director, SmartLabel, Consumer Brands Association

Sara Jane Bellocchi
Networked Ingredients Functional Consultant, TraceGains

Scott Boyle
Senior Vice President of Strategy, Analytics & Insights, Danone

Tristin Brisbois
Director, Advanced Personalization Ideation Center, PepsiCo

2024 Partners

COMMERCIAL PARTNERS:
• Infor
• Innovia Technology
• Planisware
• Trace One
• TraceGains