Future Food-Tech Summit 2023 - London | ReThink Events | 27 September 2023 | Online

More than 800+ C-Suite food brand executives, investors and entrepreneurs from around the globe met in London to spotlight technologies and partnerships to build healthier and more sustainable food systems.

Future Food-Tech’s European flagship returned in-person for the first time in three years to shine a spotlight on new technologies and partnerships that are building healthier and more sustainable food systems. The summit offered an unrivalled opportunity to meet like-minded food brand directors, investors and entrepreneurs to share, showcase and scale these innovative solutions.

With two action-packed days of thought-provoking panels, insightful presentations, roundtable discussions, workshop sessions and live tasting experiences, the summit facilitated knowledge exchange, high-value connections, and long-lasting business relationships.

2022 Past Speakers

David Hardiman-Evans
Senior Vice President, Global Business Development, Ocado Group

Matthew Price
General Manager, uber Eats

Amelia Jarman
Future Health and Wellness Director, Unilever

Tim Spector
Co-Founder, ZOE

Claire Hughes
Director, Product Development, Innovation, Sainsbury’s

Christina Ulardic
Partner, Astanor Ventures

Lionel Kambeitz
CEO, Chairman, Above Food

Aviaja Riemann-Andersen
CEO, Co Founder, Agrain

Andrew Spicer
CEO, Founder, Algenuity

Julian Melchiorri
Founder, CEO, Arborea

Geoff Dance
Head of R&D, Automata

Oliver Vince
Co-Founder, Basecamp Research

Matt Amicucci
Co-Founder, VP, R&D, Bcd Bioscience

Henrietta Hearth
Vice President, Big Idea Ventures

David Ziskind
Director of Engineering, Black & Veatch

Friederike Grosse-Holz
Director, Blue Horizon

Eleanor Blagbrough
Co-Founding Partner, Blume Equity

David Faguer
Global Plant-Based Lipids Lead, Bunge

Fredoen Valianpour
Global Innovation Director, Bunge

Mia Funt
Co-Founder & President, Byheart

Geoff Bryant
Chief Technology Officer, Calysta

Robert Jones
President, Head, Public Affairs, Cellular Agriculture Europe & Mosa Meat

Yvonne Armitage
Business Unit Director, Biotechnology, CPI

Agathe Danjou
Global SN Evolution and Disruption Strategy Director, Danone

James Young
VP Innovation and Business Development, DSM

Anne Marie Butler
Global Director, Innovation and Commercial Development, Edlong

Jessa Friedrich
Digital Marketing Manager, Edlong

Paola Giavedoni
Director of Innovation, EIT Food

Hamutal Yitzhak
Co-Founder, CEO, Else Nutrition

Marie Asano
Partner, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ecbf)

Anand Parikh
Co-Founder, CEO, Faeth Therapeutics

Jonathan Scheiman
CEO, Fitbiomics

Niccolo Manzoni
Managing Partner, Five Seasons Ventures

Anne Peter Lindeboom
Managing Director Innovation, Frieslandcampina Ingredients

Paul Tossell
Head of Novel Foods and Radiological Policy Team, FSA

Nicole Johnson-Hoffman
CEO, Future Meat

Sneha Srikrishnan
Director, Growth, Ginkgo Bioworks

Siddharth Kishore
Associate Director, Commercial Operations,Ginkgo Bioworks

Steven Webb
Executive Director, CEO, Global Institute for Food Security

Sam Day
General Manager, Green Chef

Isabel Fernández
Science, Technology Director, Heura

Max Jamilly
Co-Founder, Hoxton Farms

Michelle Ruiz
CEO, Co-Founder, Hyfe Foods

Hadar Sutovsky
VP External Innovation & General Manager, Icl Group

Joshua Sauer
Co-Founder, CEO, Inulox

Juan Medina
Co-Founder, CEO, Kaffe Bueno

Luca Fichtinger
Founder & Managing Partner, Kern Tec

Ravi Sheth
Co-Founder, Kingdom Supercultures

Miriam Ueberall
Head of R&D International, Kraft Heinz

Michelle Lee
Co-Founder, CTO, Lypid

Paola de Almeida
Global Director, Corporate Innovation, Mars

Anastasia Krivoruchko
Co-Founder, CEO, Melt&marble

Solveiga Pakštaitė
Founder, Director, Mimica

Gil Horsky
Senior Director Venture Investments, Mondelez

Alan Hahn
CEO, Mycotechnology

Josh Kittleson
VP Biology, New Culture

Morgan LeConey
Head of Food & Beverage Coverage, Nomura Greentech

Maha Tahiri
Founder, Nutrition Sustainability Strategies

Maija Itkonen
Co-Founder, CEO, Onego Bio

Kieran Mahanty
Investor, OTPP

Hermes Sanctorum
CEO, Co-Founder, Paleo

Nadav Berger
Co-Founder and General Partner, Peakbridge

Imran Afzal
Senior R&D Manager, Life Sciences, Pepsico

Alex Brittain
Senior Vice President, International,Perfect Day

Halim Jubran
Co-Founder, CEO, Phytolon

Mike Anstey
Corporate IP Investor, Pilot Lite

David Brandes
Co-Founder, CEO, Planetary

Joachim Schulze
CTO, planetary

Bill Greuel
CEO, Protein Industries Canada

Paul Baisier
Chief R&D Officer, Puratos

Tim Ingmire
Chief R&D Officer, Quorn

Ira van Eelen
Co-Founder, Respectfarms

Jane Staniforth
Head of Food Sales, RSSL

Sam Wilkinson
Strategy Director Food, Beverage and FMCG, Siemens

Shilei Zhang
Chief Commerical Officer,Solar Foods

Bill Liao
General Partner,Sosv

Kishan Vasani
Co-Founder, CEO, Spoonshot

Jan Meiling
Managing Director,Startlife

Ido Savir
Co-Founder, CEO, Supermeat

Mariliis Holm
Co-Founder, Partner, Sustainable Food Ventures

Rosie Wardle
Partner,Synthesis Capital

Jonathan Berger
CEO, The Kitchen

Rebecca Miller
Senior Scientist, The Planet Partnership: Beyond Meat X Pepsico Joint Venture

Rachel Konrad
Chief Brand Officer, The Production Board

Andy Shovel
Founder, Co-CEO, THIS

Manmit Shrimali
Co-Founder, CEO, Turing Labs

Fengru Lin
CEO, Turtletree

Kristen Rocca
Principal, Unovis, New Crop Capital

Momchilo Vuyisich
Co-Founder and CSO, Viome

Justin Kolbeck
Co-Founder, CEO, WILDTYPE

Eva Gurfein
Global Manager, Zx Ventures