Beyond the vibrant main stage programme, Future Food-Tech London’s breakout sessions are packed with opportunities to meet and share insights with industry peers and pioneers.

From interactive discussions to dynamic start-up pitches – take a deep dive into critical issues impacting your business success, and uncover new strategies and potential partners.

With even more to be revealed, take a first look at the breakout sessions running alongside the main plenary on October 2-3.

Wednesday, October 2

10:20am-10:50am

Live Demo Kitchen

It’s time for coffee! Join Voyage Foods in the networking break at the Live Demo Kitchen, where you can tuck into some of their delicious and breakthrough products.

10:50am-11:20am

Start-Up Arena: Pitching Session

Hear from exciting early-stage start-ups pitching their technologies that solve challenges across the food ecosystem. Innovators have 3 minutes each to give you a snapshot of their solutions.

Speakers:
Jay Dignan, CEO, BIOMARA
Kaisa Karhunen, CEO, BIOMUSH
Max Grell, CEO, BLAKBEAR
Mohammad El Hajj,
CEO & Co-Founder, BRIGHT BIOTECH
Jacob Kristensen Illán,
General Manager, CHEMOMETRIC BRAIN
Anik Thaler,
Co-Founder & CEO, FABAS
Johan Jacobs,
CEO, FLYBLAST
Sirli Rosenvald,
CEO & Founder, FUNKI FOODS OÜ
Sourabh Kharait,
Founder & CEO, IGH NATURALS
Ralf Becks, 
Co-Founder, RESPECTFARMS

11:35am-12:15pm

Prioritising Food Safety: Exploring Food Contamination Detection for Long-Term Success

Join Mettler Toledo in a deep-dive into Food Contamination Detection. Discover key insights into the BRCGS regulations for food safety, the importance of prioritising food safety from the outset and working in partnership to find the right processes for contamination detection.

From X-Ray inspections to Metal Detection or both, hear the latest solutions in the food contamination space, a must for all involved in contamination detection in the food industry.

Speakers:
Robert Stevens, Market Manager, METTLER TOLEDO
Mercè Sánchez,
Food Programme Manager, BRCGS

12:35pm-1:35pm

Live Demo Kitchen

Join Heura Foods in the Live Demo Kitchen in the networking lunch break, where they will be sharing an exciting announcement exclusively at Future Food-Tech.

This new chapter in Heura’s journey will show them transforming ultra-processed foods into highly nutritious options, using unique patented technology. The breakthrough opens the door for Heura to positively impact a wide range of food categories and explore partnerships with food companies to deliver high-nutrition foods worldwide to reshape the future of food.

Marc Coloma, cofounder and CEO will reveal more details about the technology that aims to disrupt food industry while Alex Pirla, Head of Culinary at Heura Foods will offer a demo kitchen on how to apply the technology.

1:40-2:25pm

Forging New Horizons: Facilitating A Successful Protein Diversification Strategy

As the sector strives to feed the growing population more sustainably, and with more nutritious food, what role does protein diversification play for the food industry? Join this breakout session to hear more on how companies across the value chain are adopting and championing protein diversification as a strategy, and what more is needed for the concept of protein diversification to become reality.

Session Chair:
Peter Schmetz, Principal, VORWERK VENTURES

Speakers:
Dana Wilson, Senior ESG Analyst, FAIRR INITIATIVE
Joanna Trewern,
Director of Partnerships and Institutional Engagement, PROVEG INTERNATIONAL
Derek Stewart,
Co-Director of NAPIC & Director of the Advanced Plant Growth Centre, THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE

2:35-2:55pm

Start-Up Arena: Pitching Session

Hear from exciting early-stage start-ups, powered by StartLife, as they pitch their solutions, sharing how they are working to improve climate and human health through food. 

Hear from:
Simo Hämäläinen, Co-Founder & CEO, AIRCOHOL
Julian Melchiorri,
Founder & CEO, ARBOREA
Brigit Dekkers, Co-Founder & CEO, RIVAL FOODS
Dimitris Karefyllakis, Co-Founder & CEO, TIME-TRAVELLING MILKMAN

3:30pm-4:00pm

Live Demo Kitchen

During the afternoon break, head to the Live Demo Kitchen where MATR Foods will be cooking up some of their innovative products for delegates to try. 

4:00pm-4:25pm

Scale-Up Pitching Session

Hear from the exciting featured scale-ups pitching their technologies that solve challenges across the food ecosystem. Innovators have 3 minutes each to give you a snapshot of their solutions.

Speakers:
Peter ChaterCEOAELIUS BIOTECH
Kristofer Cook, Chairman & CBDO, CARBIOTIX
Ingmar van Hengel, Business Development Manager, CRYPTOBIOTIX
Matthew IsaacsCo-FounderMY EMISSIONS
Carl-Emil Grøn, 
CEO, RESHAPE BIOTECH
Thomas Fudge, CEO, WASE

Thursday, October 3

8:00am-8:45am

Networking Breakfast: Championing Nutritious Solutions for Women Across All Life Stages 

Grab a coffee and join Nestle Health Science as they host a Networking Breakfast and delve into the important topic of Women’s Health.

Explore the challenges and opportunities across every life stage, break the taboos and hear from leaders championing women and the innovations positioning women at the centre of food.

Session Chair:
Marie Asano, CEO, ECBF

Speakers:
Rania Abou Samra, Global Head of Product & Technology Development & Head of R&D, US, NESTLÉ HEALTH SCIENCE
Dr Angela Mazza,
Medical Director, METABOLIC CENTER FOR WELLNESS

10:20am-10:50am

Live Demo Kitchen

Whilst content pauses for a morning break, head over to the Live Demo Kitchen where Neggst will be serving up delicious products to sample! 

10:50am-11:20am

Start-Up Arena: Pitching Session

Hear from exciting early-stage start-ups pitching their technologies that solve challenges across the food ecosystem. Innovators have 3 minutes each to give you a snapshot of their solutions.

Speakers:
Petar Sevo, Global Innovation Manager, MANTISPECTRA
Patrick Griffin
, CEO, MARINE BIOLOGICS
Randi Wahlsten,
CEO, MATR FOODS
Jyrki Lee-Korhonen,
CEO, PERFAT TECHNOLOGIES
Yumiko Kusakabe,
Chief Strategy Officer, PT BIO
Jaap Drenth, CEO & Founder, SENSIP-DX
Dimitri Verweire, Entrepreneur in Residence at VIB, SLIM.BIO
Dmitri Eivin, CEO & Co-Founder, SUNFLY
Johan Hartmann,
CEO, UNSEEN BIO

11:35am-12:15pm

The Start-Up Clinic

In this interactive workshop, take the opportunity to connect with industry leaders as they share insights, advise and learnings on how to strengthen and future-proof your business for success.

Join a range of hosts who will run roundtable discussions focused on perfecting your pitch, finessing your brand and messaging all the way through to how to build out your team and board. Followed by a short re-cap to share all the learnings from each discussion.

Table topics:

Hot Off the Press: Effective Media Collaboration for Success
     Hosted by Jess Spiring, Editor-in-Chief​, FOODNAVIGATOR

Pitch Perfect: Crafting and Evolving Your Pitch & Brand
     Hosted by Ali Griffin, Co-Founder​, KOI FISH

Fundraising 101: Navigating Investment & Reaching Milestones 
     Hosted by Martin Davalos, Partner – Head of Food-Tech, MCWIN CAPITAL PARTNERS

12:40-1:40pm

Live Demo Kitchen

As lunch begins, make sure to head to the Live Demo Kitchen as Savor get cooking up some of their breakthrough products!