The Food Forward Summit will convene the industry’s most dynamic and engaging global experts, thought leaders, policy and decision-makers, to offer fresh new perspectives, insights, and inspiring strategies on topics ranging from innovation economics, green solutions, diversification and smarter manufacturing, to entrepreneurship, advanced tech, smart factories, funding & investment and much more.
Building the Food Manufacturing Ecosystem of the Future
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Food Forward Summit Stage5 mins
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Food Forward Summit Stage35 mins
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- Key role of AI in accelerating the food technologies of the future
- Why the future consumer’s personal AI will define their preferences and behaviours
- Food, beverage and agriculture companies using AI to gain competitive advantage
- Meeting the AI driven consumer expectations of the largest generation in the history of the planet, Gen Alpha
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Food Forward Summit Stage40 mins
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- State, prospects and scenarios for the global/regional food system: Takeaways for KSA’s plans
- Geo-economic volatility and uncertainty: Fulfilling the food and beverage needs of a growing population and focus on localization of products
- Shaping the future of food: Trends, opportunities, innovation, sustainability and ESG and trade regulations, and collaboration
- Strategic role of the government and the private sector in positioning Saudi Arabia as a F&B manufacturing hub: Maximizing efficiencies and cost discipline
- Supply chain re-evaluation: Key pillar to success focus on exports “Masterplan” of in-country food value chain, current gaps/priorities, and what inputs and finished food products would still need to be sourced from overseas
- Strategic partnerships between government and public private policies
- What is the picture of success over the next 10-20 years? What is the phased plan to get there?
- Decarbonization– Carbon credits for food manufacturing: Understanding your impact
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Food Forward Summit Stage35 mins
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- Exploring innovations in food manufacturing: How cutting-edge technologies are reshaping the concept of food and food manufacturing
- Using the future: Employing future strategies and anticipatory thinking to proactively shape the future
- Engaging tomorrow's consumers: Strategies for connecting with future consumers through digital platforms, storytelling, and immersive experiences, catering to the expectations of Gen Z and beyond
- Sustainability and ethical considerations: Addressing the ethical implications of new technologies and guiding companies to balance innovation with ethical responsibility
- Call to action: Encouraging collaboration among industry stakeholders, policymakers, and innovators to drive sustainable growth and meet global food industry demands
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Food Forward Summit Stage10 mins
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16:00
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Food Forward Summit Stage40 mins
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- Investment requirements/plans for future food economy
- Fintech and financial innovation possibilities
- Attracting significant funding from venture capital and growth equity – creating successful investments in food systems
- Strategic role of financial institutions in facilitating access to capital
- F&B manufacturing loans: Financing for food production
- Uptick in investment inflows and raising capital for contributing to food security and self-sufficiency
- What do investors seek in the F&B sector in the Saudi market?
- Potential niches to exploit: Halal, Alt Proteins, Aquaculture/Mariculture?
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Food Forward Summit Stage45 mins
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- Upgrading legacy operations with state-of-the-art automation and technology innovations
- How to use digitalization to simulate new facility, process, and product design
- Revolutionizing the way our food is processed and prepared, shaping the industry's future with each new innovation
- Use of automation, data analytics and machine learning to operate existing facilities efficiently
- AI potential in farm-to-fork value chain: Opportunities and advantages of leveraging AI in product innovation, improving productivity and efficiencies and upstream and downstream optimization
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17:35
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Food Forward Summit Stage35 mins
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- Sustaining inventory and supply chain capabilities for security and resilience
- Impact of advanced technologies like IoT and data analytics, AI and blockchain on F&B transport and warehousing initiatives
- Efforts and solutions to make logistics more sustainable?
- De-risking sourcing
- Role of “Friendshoring” as supporting thrust to growing manufacturing in KSA. E.g. investments in farmland and basic processing across the Global South
- Need for collaboration across the industry, governments, innovators, and consumers for resilient and sustainable food systems supply chains
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Food Forward Summit Stage5 mins
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Food Forward Summit Stage10 mins
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Food Forward Summit Stage30 mins
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- How macroeconomic shifts and massively rising social expectations are shaping the future of food
- What is coming in AI, automation, robotics, and work design for food manufacturing and logistics
- Intersection of consumer demand and emerging food technologies
- Reconfiguration of food supply chains for efficiency, safety, transparency, and trust
- Understanding the leadership path to create a world-leading food manufacturing industry
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Food Forward Summit Stage10 mins
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15:00
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Food Forward Summit Stage35 mins
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- Nutrition for health and performance
- Functional foods and beverages
- Ultra-processed foods: Rise of free from foods
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Food Forward Summit Stage45 mins
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- Transforming consumer engagement with smart packaging
- Achieving sustainability goals plus the added benefits of cost savings
- Upcycled and biodegradable packaging value chains
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15:55
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Food Forward Summit Stage35 mins
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- Establishing effective food quality and safety management systems: Improving quality control of raw materials, ingredients and additives
- Developing a standardised nutritional labeling requirement for all food products
- Enabling individuals make more informed decisions about the foods they buy and consume
- Ensuring processed products are safe and incorporating sanitary design principles to all areas of production
- Building and delivering new value propositions and product lines tailored to the region
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Food Forward Summit Stage35 mins
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- NextGen sweeteners: Sweeteners and sugar reduction: innovative solutions for healthy indulgence
- Creating a positive impact with Generative AI in new product development and ingredients
- Personalisation, functionality/fortification, “free from” foods, nutraceuticals
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Innovative Technologies and Production Strategies to Increase Operational Efficiency and PerformanceFood Forward Summit Stage35 mins
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- Monetizing on decentralized production: key drivers, tools and strategies to obtain real-time operation information
- Production shifts and the move towards automation
- Capturing gains from operations excellence programs, remain competitive, and ensure customer success
- How to think future back, today
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Food Forward Summit Stage45 mins
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- Aqua Culture
- Alternative Proteins
- Mycelium
- Precision Fermentation
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Food Forward Summit Stage5 mins
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2024 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
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