Next Bite 2025 Programme
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain fresh insights, connect with thought leaders, and be part of conversations that inspire real change.
Whether you're exploring how to promote healthier lives through food, advancing strategies for a net zero food system, or championing a fair and resilient food system, you will experience a mix of formats, including keynotes, panels, case study presentations, and roundtable dialogues designed to encourage active participation and knowledge exchange. Dive into expert-led discussions, discover innovative solutions, and collaborate with others who share your commitment to transforming the future of food!
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Event sessions
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Next Bite 2025 Opening Session
Speakers:
Richard Zaltzman, Michiel Scheffer, Gijs Schilthuis, Alessandra Zampieri
Plenary stage
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Lunch Break
Plenary stage
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Matchmaking Time
Plenary stage
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In the Age of Outrage, the Best Story Wins
Speakers:
Jack Bobo
Plenary stage
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Cocktail at Gare Maritime
Plenary stage
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Opening Keynote
Speakers:
Christian Holzleitner
Plenary stage
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Bringing Regenerative Agriculture to Life: Official Launch of the Future Farm Lab
Speakers:
Dr Maarten van der Kamp
Plenary stage
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Lunch Break
Plenary stage
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Matchmaking Time
Plenary stage
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Innovation and the future of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
Speakers:
Kerstin Rosenow, Michiel de Ruiter
Plenary stage
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Next Bite 2025 Closing Session
Speakers:
Stefan Dobrev, Richard Zaltzman
Plenary stage
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Closing Cocktail | Next Bite Farewell: A Toast to Tomorrow
Plenary stage
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Next-Gen Proteins for Healthier, Sustainable Diets
Speakers:
Marija Banovic, Aarhus University, Nina McGrath, Morena Silvestrini, Bram Pareyt, Ivona Babic, Dr Rosalinda Scalia
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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From Vision to Action – Smart Funding for Protein Diversification
Speakers:
Peter Holl, PhD, Laura Eriksson, Stella Child
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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Advancing Healthy Ageing: Progress, Collaboration, and Impact
Speakers:
Magdalena Zatorska, University of Warsaw, Sara De Pelsmaeker, Lorena Savani, Prof. Isabel Medina
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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Protein diversification, policy signals consumers trust
Speakers:
Ariane Duvieusart – Moderator, Renata Adamek, MD, PhD, Mathilde Do Chi, Andrés Antón Durá, Marta Paunova
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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The Informed Grocery List: Bridging Healthy Eating with Everyday Choices
Speakers:
Paula Hafner – Moderator, Marianne Lemberger, Arlind Xhelili, Francisco J. Pérez-Cano, Irini Schoeman Giziakis
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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Crafting expertise for Biotech futures
Speakers:
Irini Schoeman Giziakis, Katarzyna Polanowska, Igor Berkovics
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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Powering Europe's Future in Biotech Through Cross-Industry Collaboration
Speakers:
Thomas Van Cangh – Opening Keynote, Samantha Gadenne – Moderator, Lorena Savani, Christophe Luguel, Olivier Tomat
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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Biotechnology: Involving consumers in the policy journey
Speakers:
Durk Bosma, Klaus G Grunert
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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Policy for innovation and sustainability, quick win options
Speakers:
Zagorka Blaževska, Maria Hristova, Magda Krakowiak, Minerve Vicente, Adam M. Adamek – Moderator
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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Water Wise Futures: Circular, Smart & Inclusive Agri-Food Systems
Speakers:
Antonia Lorenzo, Angela Magno, Andrea Rubini, Charlotte Boeckaert, Carmen Galindo, Virginia Cepollina
Net Zero Food System stage
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Regenerative agriculture, finance, data and proof
Speakers:
Ana Martin, Matteo Mazzola
Net Zero Food System stage
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Next-Gen Agriculture: Powering the Regenerative Future
Speakers:
Luis Sanchez Alvarez, Ian Marshall, Cláudia Costa
Net Zero Food System stage
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The role of MRV in creating a resilient food system
Speakers:
Marie Brueser – Moderator, Benjamin Sanchez, Peter Fröhlich, Tess Robinson Hayes, Nicolas Priou
Net Zero Food System stage
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The power of partnerships in achieving One Health - A Beef and Dairy case study
Speakers:
David Miguel Ribeiro Vieira Santos, Bethan John, Regine Roncucci, Alicia Abendroth
Net Zero Food System stage
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From Policy to Plate: Accelerating Agrifood Innovation in Europe Through Government Alignment
Speakers:
Prof. UW dr hab. Krzysztof Klincewicz – Moderator, Andre Veskioja, Claudiu Mitrea, Jitka Götzová, Marija Batinić Sermek, Dr. Rasa Melnikienė, Marios Adamides
Net Zero Food System stage
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Exploring Cellular Agriculture: How Food Biotechnology Turns Side streams into Business
Speakers:
Mirva Lampinen – Moderator, Bruno Gehin, Noora Vilkki, Anni Savikurki
Net Zero Food System stage
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Bite into Innovation: The Test Farms Pitch Competition
Speakers:
Massimiliano Miatton – Jury, Matteo Mazzola – Jury, Iker Bilbao – Jury, Tomasz Mackiewicz – Jury, Dr. Sirli Rosenvald – Jury, Mercedes Groba – Jury
Net Zero Food System stage
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Sustainability, retail scale solutions
Speakers:
Pete Russel
Net Zero Food System stage
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Announcement of Test Farm Pitch Competition winners
Net Zero Food System stage
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Pack to the Future: Scaling Food Packaging Reuse
Speakers:
Marta Longhurst, Fernando Rodriguez-Mata, Clare Brass, Canio Forliano, Polymeros Chrysochou, Ilke Uysal Ünalan, Ilario Ingravallo
Food System Resilience Stage
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From Pilot to Product: Retailer Insights for Food Startups
Food System Resilience Stage
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Barn to Bioreactor: Empowering Farmers with Food Biotech
Speakers:
Kevin Camphuis – Moderator, Anna Niero, Joana Rosa, Luigi Tozzi, Ira van Eelen, Ruud Zanders
Food System Resilience Stage
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Unlocking Transparency: what food system actors can learn from consumers
Speakers:
Victor Leme, Sam Lambert, Martin Ranninger, Lauren Imke May
Food System Resilience Stage
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Building resilience across continents: exploring solutions for food security by focusing on key ingredient supply chains
Speakers:
Kim Fooyontphanich, Awanwee Petchkongkaew, Stephane Durand, Simon Cole, Chris Elliott – Moderator
Food System Resilience Stage
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Cities of the future: co-creating urban spaces where food innovation thrives and leads to community, city and food industry regeneration
Speakers:
Ryan Edwards, Sara Roversi, Anna-Carin Alderin, Anna Traylor
Global stage sessions
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BITE-size: Spotlight on Canada
Speakers:
Gregory MacDonald, Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme – Moderator
Global stage sessions
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Spice Up Your Innovation: Tapping into Southeast Asia’s Food Frontier
Speakers:
Dr Lucy Wallace, Adam A. Lyle, Laurie Tan, David Saunders
Global stage sessions
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Finger on the pulse – unlocking Canada’s and EU’s potential for healthy sustainable diets
Speakers:
Kyle Hoyda, Ron Sauve, Klaus Houben, Paula Maria Leandro Garcia, Gordon Sterritt, Sid Mehta – Moderator
Global stage sessions
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BITE-size: Spotlight on ASEAN
Speakers:
Lucy Wallace, Awanwee Pethkongaew
Global stage sessions
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The road to Belem: COP30 info session
Speakers:
Glindys Virginia Luciano
Global stage sessions
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Catalysing Generational Renewal: Enabling Continuity and Innovation in European Agriculture
Speakers:
Kiki Zinoviadou, Juan Capeáns, Javier González
Pulse stage
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Young Changemakers in Action: Transforming Europe’s Food Systems
Speakers:
Trisha Mandal – Moderator, Martin Richter, Raife Katzaoglan, Sarah-Maria Scheid, Evance Ochola, Ingrid Svedham
Pulse stage
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Next Bite Test Kitchen powered by Sweden Foodtech
Speakers:
Johan Jorgensen
Pulse stage
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Product innovation with social impact: stories to inspire
Speakers:
Katrien Verbeke, Ewoud Dutellie, Gilles Frère, Eman Ismael
Pulse stage
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Next Bite Test Kitchen powered by Sweden Foodtech
Speakers:
Johan Jorgensen
Pulse stage
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Rethinking Start-up Financing: Smarter Risk-Sharing and Strategic Runway Extension
Speakers:
Vanessa Ballard, Deniz Ficicioglu, François Thierart, Jeroen Kimmel, Vasco Costa, Adriano Pilla – Moderator
Pulse stage
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Next Bite Test Kitchen powered by Sweden Foodtech
Speakers:
Johan Jorgensen
Pulse stage
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Diversity Drives Innovation in the Food System: Navigating Change in a Politically Divided Landscape
Speakers:
Peppi Härme
Pulse stage
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Energy and food, smarter investments for cost, resilience and emissions
Pulse stage
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Next Bite Test Kitchen powered by Sweden Foodtech
Speakers:
Johan Jorgensen
Pulse stage
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Venture Track Opening
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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Tech-Enabled Regeneration: Making Soil Health Scalable and Profitable
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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From Match to Market: Corporate-Startup Collaboration in Action!
Speakers:
Olaf Gruess, Tuba Gökcan, Alba Bernardino Cuesta, William Laratta, Neta Gruber Perry, Tommy Alexander Schmid
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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Feeding the Loop: Unlocking Food Circularity Through Smarter Packaging and Waste Innovation
Speakers:
Peter Leonhardt, Elisabetta Sakiotis, Juliet Bray – Moderator
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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Corporate Venturing Award
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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Investing in AgriFoodTech – has the VC model gone bust?
Speakers:
Ying Shao, Joško Bobanović, Mark Weustink, Victor Meijer, Ali Osman, Yvette Go – Moderator
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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Keynote Mark Post
Speakers:
Mark Post
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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The Fermentation Wave: Unlocking New Protein Possibilities
Speakers:
Jowita Sewerska, Alex Neves
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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Startup Pitch Carrousel: Find your next investment here!
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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EIT FAN Tech Validation Winners announcements and wrap-up
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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Perfect recipes for a skilled workforce
Speakers:
Bram Pareyt, Linn Vande Populiere, Annick Verween, Isa Entenmann, Liam Goldsworthy
Workforce Futures
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European Food Workforce of the Future – Playball, or Playmakers?
Speakers:
Jonas Lazaro-Mojica, Diana Verde Nieto, Iwona Kieda, Luke Hicks
Workforce Futures
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Next Bite 2025 Opening Session
Speakers:
Richard Zaltzman, Michiel Scheffer, Gijs Schilthuis, Alessandra Zampieri
Plenary stage
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View details |
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Next-Gen Proteins for Healthier, Sustainable Diets
Speakers:
Marija Banovic, Aarhus University, Nina McGrath, Morena Silvestrini, Bram Pareyt, Ivona Babic, Dr Rosalinda Scalia
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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View details |
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Water Wise Futures: Circular, Smart & Inclusive Agri-Food Systems
Speakers:
Antonia Lorenzo, Angela Magno, Andrea Rubini, Charlotte Boeckaert, Carmen Galindo, Virginia Cepollina
Net Zero Food System stage
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View details |
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Pack to the Future: Scaling Food Packaging Reuse
Speakers:
Marta Longhurst, Fernando Rodriguez-Mata, Clare Brass, Canio Forliano, Polymeros Chrysochou, Ilke Uysal Ünalan, Ilario Ingravallo
Food System Resilience Stage
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View details |
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Catalysing Generational Renewal: Enabling Continuity and Innovation in European Agriculture
Speakers:
Kiki Zinoviadou, Juan Capeáns, Javier González
Pulse stage
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View details |
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Venture Track Opening
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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Tech-Enabled Regeneration: Making Soil Health Scalable and Profitable
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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From Vision to Action – Smart Funding for Protein Diversification
Speakers:
Peter Holl, PhD, Laura Eriksson, Stella Child
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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View details |
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Regenerative agriculture, finance, data and proof
Speakers:
Ana Martin, Matteo Mazzola
Net Zero Food System stage
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View details |
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From Pilot to Product: Retailer Insights for Food Startups
Food System Resilience Stage
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View details |
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Young Changemakers in Action: Transforming Europe’s Food Systems
Speakers:
Trisha Mandal – Moderator, Martin Richter, Raife Katzaoglan, Sarah-Maria Scheid, Evance Ochola, Ingrid Svedham
Pulse stage
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View details |
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From Match to Market: Corporate-Startup Collaboration in Action!
Speakers:
Olaf Gruess, Tuba Gökcan, Alba Bernardino Cuesta, William Laratta, Neta Gruber Perry, Tommy Alexander Schmid
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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Feeding the Loop: Unlocking Food Circularity Through Smarter Packaging and Waste Innovation
Speakers:
Peter Leonhardt, Elisabetta Sakiotis, Juliet Bray – Moderator
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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Advancing Healthy Ageing: Progress, Collaboration, and Impact
Speakers:
Magdalena Zatorska, University of Warsaw, Sara De Pelsmaeker, Lorena Savani, Prof. Isabel Medina
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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View details |
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Next-Gen Agriculture: Powering the Regenerative Future
Speakers:
Luis Sanchez Alvarez, Ian Marshall, Cláudia Costa
Net Zero Food System stage
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View details |
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Barn to Bioreactor: Empowering Farmers with Food Biotech
Speakers:
Kevin Camphuis – Moderator, Anna Niero, Joana Rosa, Luigi Tozzi, Ira van Eelen, Ruud Zanders
Food System Resilience Stage
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View details |
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Next Bite Test Kitchen powered by Sweden Foodtech
Speakers:
Johan Jorgensen
Pulse stage
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View details |
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Corporate Venturing Award
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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Lunch Break
Plenary stage
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View details |
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Matchmaking Time
Plenary stage
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View details |
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Protein diversification, policy signals consumers trust
Speakers:
Ariane Duvieusart – Moderator, Renata Adamek, MD, PhD, Mathilde Do Chi, Andrés Antón Durá, Marta Paunova
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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View details |
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The role of MRV in creating a resilient food system
Speakers:
Marie Brueser – Moderator, Benjamin Sanchez, Peter Fröhlich, Tess Robinson Hayes, Nicolas Priou
Net Zero Food System stage
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View details |
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Cities of the future: co-creating urban spaces where food innovation thrives and leads to community, city and food industry regeneration
Speakers:
Ryan Edwards, Sara Roversi, Anna-Carin Alderin, Anna Traylor
Global stage sessions
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View details |
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Product innovation with social impact: stories to inspire
Speakers:
Katrien Verbeke, Ewoud Dutellie, Gilles Frère, Eman Ismael
Pulse stage
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View details |
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Investing in AgriFoodTech – has the VC model gone bust?
Speakers:
Ying Shao, Joško Bobanović, Mark Weustink, Victor Meijer, Ali Osman, Yvette Go – Moderator
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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BITE-size: Spotlight on Canada
Speakers:
Gregory MacDonald, Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme – Moderator
Global stage sessions
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View details |
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The Informed Grocery List: Bridging Healthy Eating with Everyday Choices
Speakers:
Paula Hafner – Moderator, Marianne Lemberger, Arlind Xhelili, Francisco J. Pérez-Cano, Irini Schoeman Giziakis
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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View details |
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The power of partnerships in achieving One Health - A Beef and Dairy case study
Speakers:
David Miguel Ribeiro Vieira Santos, Bethan John, Regine Roncucci, Alicia Abendroth
Net Zero Food System stage
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View details |
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Spice Up Your Innovation: Tapping into Southeast Asia’s Food Frontier
Speakers:
Dr Lucy Wallace, Adam A. Lyle, Laurie Tan, David Saunders
Global stage sessions
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View details |
|
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Next Bite Test Kitchen powered by Sweden Foodtech
Speakers:
Johan Jorgensen
Pulse stage
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View details |
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In the Age of Outrage, the Best Story Wins
Speakers:
Jack Bobo
Plenary stage
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View details |
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Cocktail at Gare Maritime
Plenary stage
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View details |
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Opening Keynote
Speakers:
Christian Holzleitner
Plenary stage
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View details |
|
|
Bringing Regenerative Agriculture to Life: Official Launch of the Future Farm Lab
Speakers:
Dr Maarten van der Kamp
Plenary stage
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View details |
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Crafting expertise for Biotech futures
Speakers:
Irini Schoeman Giziakis, Katarzyna Polanowska, Igor Berkovics
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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View details |
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From Policy to Plate: Accelerating Agrifood Innovation in Europe Through Government Alignment
Speakers:
Prof. UW dr hab. Krzysztof Klincewicz – Moderator, Andre Veskioja, Claudiu Mitrea, Jitka Götzová, Marija Batinić Sermek, Dr. Rasa Melnikienė, Marios Adamides
Net Zero Food System stage
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View details |
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Finger on the pulse – unlocking Canada’s and EU’s potential for healthy sustainable diets
Speakers:
Kyle Hoyda, Ron Sauve, Klaus Houben, Paula Maria Leandro Garcia, Gordon Sterritt, Sid Mehta – Moderator
Global stage sessions
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View details |
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Rethinking Start-up Financing: Smarter Risk-Sharing and Strategic Runway Extension
Speakers:
Vanessa Ballard, Deniz Ficicioglu, François Thierart, Jeroen Kimmel, Vasco Costa, Adriano Pilla – Moderator
Pulse stage
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View details |
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Keynote Mark Post
Speakers:
Mark Post
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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The Fermentation Wave: Unlocking New Protein Possibilities
Speakers:
Jowita Sewerska, Alex Neves
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
|
|
Powering Europe's Future in Biotech Through Cross-Industry Collaboration
Speakers:
Thomas Van Cangh – Opening Keynote, Samantha Gadenne – Moderator, Lorena Savani, Christophe Luguel, Olivier Tomat
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
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View details |
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Exploring Cellular Agriculture: How Food Biotechnology Turns Side streams into Business
Speakers:
Mirva Lampinen – Moderator, Bruno Gehin, Noora Vilkki, Anni Savikurki
Net Zero Food System stage
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View details |
|
|
BITE-size: Spotlight on ASEAN
Speakers:
Lucy Wallace, Awanwee Pethkongaew
Global stage sessions
|
View details |
|
|
Next Bite Test Kitchen powered by Sweden Foodtech
Speakers:
Johan Jorgensen
Pulse stage
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View details |
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Startup Pitch Carrousel: Find your next investment here!
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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The road to Belem: COP30 info session
Speakers:
Glindys Virginia Luciano
Global stage sessions
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View details |
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Lunch Break
Plenary stage
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View details |
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EIT FAN Tech Validation Winners announcements and wrap-up
AgrifoodTechVentures stage
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View details |
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Matchmaking Time
Plenary stage
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View details |
|
|
Biotechnology: Involving consumers in the policy journey
Speakers:
Durk Bosma, Klaus G Grunert
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
|
View details |
|
|
Bite into Innovation: The Test Farms Pitch Competition
Speakers:
Massimiliano Miatton – Jury, Matteo Mazzola – Jury, Iker Bilbao – Jury, Tomasz Mackiewicz – Jury, Dr. Sirli Rosenvald – Jury, Mercedes Groba – Jury
Net Zero Food System stage
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View details |
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Unlocking Transparency: what food system actors can learn from consumers
Speakers:
Victor Leme, Sam Lambert, Martin Ranninger, Lauren Imke May
Food System Resilience Stage
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View details |
|
|
Diversity Drives Innovation in the Food System: Navigating Change in a Politically Divided Landscape
Speakers:
Peppi Härme
Pulse stage
|
View details |
|
|
Perfect recipes for a skilled workforce
Speakers:
Bram Pareyt, Linn Vande Populiere, Annick Verween, Isa Entenmann, Liam Goldsworthy
Workforce Futures
|
View details |
|
|
Energy and food, smarter investments for cost, resilience and emissions
Pulse stage
|
View details |
|
|
Policy for innovation and sustainability, quick win options
Speakers:
Zagorka Blaževska, Maria Hristova, Magda Krakowiak, Minerve Vicente, Adam M. Adamek – Moderator
Healthier Lives Through Food stage
|
View details |
|
|
Building resilience across continents: exploring solutions for food security by focusing on key ingredient supply chains
Speakers:
Kim Fooyontphanich, Awanwee Petchkongkaew, Stephane Durand, Simon Cole, Chris Elliott – Moderator
Food System Resilience Stage
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View details |
|
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European Food Workforce of the Future – Playball, or Playmakers?
Speakers:
Jonas Lazaro-Mojica, Diana Verde Nieto, Iwona Kieda, Luke Hicks
Workforce Futures
|
View details |
|
|
Sustainability, retail scale solutions
Speakers:
Pete Russel
Net Zero Food System stage
|
View details |
|
|
Next Bite Test Kitchen powered by Sweden Foodtech
Speakers:
Johan Jorgensen
Pulse stage
|
View details |
|
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Announcement of Test Farm Pitch Competition winners
Net Zero Food System stage
|
View details |
|
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Innovation and the future of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
Speakers:
Kerstin Rosenow, Michiel de Ruiter
Plenary stage
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View details |
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Next Bite 2025 Closing Session
Speakers:
Stefan Dobrev, Richard Zaltzman
Plenary stage
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View details |
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Closing Cocktail | Next Bite Farewell: A Toast to Tomorrow
Plenary stage
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Please note that the programme is subject to change and may be updated without prior notice.