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DATE

8th – 9th March 2023

VENUE

Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club | Hybrid

CLOSING THE FOOD GAP:

Sustainable Food System Transformation

event overview

The Future of Food in Asia is an exciting and rapidly evolving field, with new technologies, trends, and challenges emerging every day. At this year’s Future Food Summit, we will be exploring the key sectors that are shaping the future of food in Asia, including food technology, agriculture, and the supply chain.

In addition to interactive sessions and features, the Future Food Summit will also feature a range of networking opportunities, Ancillary events include a MasterChef demo and a Networking Cocktail on the evening of Day 1. A showcase of startup entrepreneurs and solutions demo stage on the afternoon of Day 2 and eye-opening keynotes.

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

FOOD DEMO PARTNER

MEDIA PARTNERS

futurist keynote

KEYNOTE

Exponential Innovation in Food: From Plant-Based Burgers, Cellular Agriculture, 3D & 4D Print and beyond

KEYNOTE

Building a Sustainability, Inclusive & Resilient Agri-Food Tech Ecosystem

KEYNOTE

Ethical Sourcing & Collective Action for a Sustainable Food Industry 

Matthew Griffin

Fanatical Futurist

AWARD WINNING FUTURIST + INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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CEO

THE 311 INSTITUTE, UNITED KINGDOM

Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar

Chairperson

DUTCH LADY MILK INDUSTRIES

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Chairperson & Founder

CLIMATE GOVERNANCE MALAYSIA

Juan Aranols

Chief Executive Officer

NESTLÉ, MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE REGION

expert speaker lineup

YBrs. Zaeidah Binti Mohamed Esa

Director, Agriculture Division

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY

Narmeen Khan

Managing Director for Malaysia and Singapore

MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL

Max Rye

Co-Founder & Chief Strategist

TURTLETREE

Dr. Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam

Chief Research & Development Officer

SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD

Navin Sinnathamby

Head, AgTech, Sectorial Pilots & Drone Tech, Ecosystem Development Division

MALAYSIA DIGITAL ECONOMY
CORPORATION (MDEC)

YBhg. Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Fatimah Mohamed Arshad

Research Fellow, Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies

UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA

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Senior Fellow

INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (IDEAS)

Shen Ming Lee

Author of “Hungry For Disruption” and Director of Strategy & Regional Expansion

THOUGHT FOR FOOD

Matt Van Leeuwen

Chief Innovation Officer

SUNWAY GROUP, MALAYSIA

Nick Cooney

Managing Director

LEVER VC, US

Jay Desan

Co-Founder

BOOMGROW, MALAYSIA

Benjamin Loh

Senior Manager, Sustainable Commodity – Sustainable Markets Programme

WWF – MALAYSIA

Rezuwan Zakaria

R&D Biotechnology Manager

NUTRITION TECHNOLOGIES, MALAYSIA

Ferron Haryanto

CEO at eKomoditi

PLANTATIONDIRECTORY.COM, INDONESIA

Ab Wahab Bin Long

CEO

THE LOST FOOD PROJECT

Sanjay Sethi

Executive Director

PLANT BASED FOODS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Margherita Mellone

Founder

GUSTO, MALAYSIA

Khoo Hock Aun

Convenor

GREEN RENEWABLE ORGANIC WORLD (GROW) CENTRE SDN BHD | ASEAN/GLOBAL GREEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MALAYSIA

Christopher Leow

CEO

FUTURE PROTEIN SOLUTIONS, SINGAPORE

Melissa Ong

Regional CEO, Southeast Asia

THOUGHT FOR FOOD

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Group Chief Officer

IMPACT CIRCLE

Ralph Becker

Founder & CEO

URBAN GREENS, PHILIPPINES

Brenda Hobin

Group Marketing Director

SHIOK MEATS, SINGAPORE

David Davies

CEO

AGUNITY, AUSTRALIA

Shawn Ng

Co-Founder

FUTURE FARMS, MALAYSIA

Christine Gould

Founder & CEO

THOUGHT FOR FOOD

Sanjay Boothalingam

Counsellor (Agriculture)

AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION, KUALA LUMPUR

Ryan Lee

Investment Analyst

AGFUNDER ASIA

Dirk Jan Kennes
Head of RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness – Asia
RABOBANK

Prof. William Chen

Director of Food Science and Technology

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE

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Director, Singapore

AGRI-FOOD INNOVATION LAB

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Scientific Director

SINGAPORE FUTURE READY FOOD SAFETY HUB

Vilosha Sivaraman

Sustainable Program Manager

LEVER FOUNDATION

Charlotte Mei

Nutritionist, Sustainability Advocate & Program Host

Kate Blaszak

Director Protein Transition

ASIA RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT (ARE)

Dr. Rofina Yasmin Othman

Hon. Professor Institute of Advanced Studies

UNIVERSITI MALAYA

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Founder

LEAF EDGE TECHNOLOGIES 

Prof Dr. Jennifer Ann Harikrishna

Director

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURE (CEBAR)

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Professor, Genetics & Molecular Biology

FACULTY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA MALAYSIA

Jason Ng

Manufacturing Vice President

CELL AGRITECH GROUP OF COMPANIES

Katy Su

Venture Project Manager

ID CAPITAL, SINGAPORE

Zhen Hui

Director

ARTEM VENTURES, MALAYSIA

David Cirulli

Group Director

SAFFRON SYSTEMS &
KAMBYAN NETWORKS

Kevin Wu

Founder & CEO

ENTO, MALAYSIA

Low Zhen Bang (LZB)

Sales & BD Lead

NANKA, MALAYSIA

If you want to attract new investors, looking for a cooperation partner – our Demo Stage offers you the opportunity to draw attention to your problem solutions

PACKAGES

TICKETS + BENEFIT

DEMO

EXHIBITION

OFFER #1

3x Start-Up Tickets Full
Event Access

1x Exhibition Booth
Stand

OFFER #2

3x Start-Up Tickets Full
Event Access

15 min Demo on
Product Stage

ALL IN ONE OFFER

5x Start-Up Tickets Full
Event Access + 1-on-1
Meeting with
Corporate / Investor

15 min Demo on
Product Stage

1x Exhibition Booth
Stand

event themes

Keynotes, Fireside Chat, Case Studies and in-depth discussions on:

01

Resilient & Sustainable Agri-Food System

02

Ecosystem & Supply Chain

03

Vertical Farming,  Regenerative Agriculture, Agritech & More

04

Alternative Protein & Plant-Based Food

05

Consumer Expectation & Smarter Food

06

Financing & Transformative Investments

07

Super Food & Food As Medicine

08

Food Waste

why you cannot afford to miss future food summit 2023

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

01

Learn about global trends influencing food security, poverty, and the overall sustainability of food and agricultural systems.

02

Shortening the food supply chain distance, reducing carbon footprints and tapping into consumer preference for locally- and regionally-sourced ingredients.

03

Diversifying and increasing plant-based protein consumption, which is healthier and more sustainable compared to processed meats and seafoods.

04

Explore advanced devices, precision agriculture and robotic systems which will allow farms to be more profitable, efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly.

05

Showcase your product demo at our next generation innovation zone.

06

Meet targeted investors & strategic partners from the agri-food tech ecosystem.

07

Supporting growth in the healthy food and providing personalised and customised nutrition and experiences by harnessing real foods, super foods and short ingredient lists.

who should attend

F&B Brands

Food Ingredient

Biotechnology

VC Investors

Consultants

Food Tech Providers

Ingredient & Manufacturers

Agribusiness / Farms

Food Service / Retails

Start-Ups

R&D Academics

Government & NGO

who you will meet

CEOs

CTOs

Managing Directors

General Managers

Founders

Heads of Nutrition

Heads of R&D & Innovation

Heads of Business Development

who should sponsor

Personalised Nutrition

Alternative Protein

Food Tech Trends

Retail Tech

Sustainable Supply Chain

Gut Health

Automation & Robotics

Farming Systems

past event highlights

WHAT PAST ATTENDEES HAD TO SAY

Overall, all topic very interesting , informative and good platform sharing new things future food.

Tosiah Binti Abdullah

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY DIVISION – MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Hope to see this event physically. Very interesting.

Mohamad Hafiz Bin Suhaili

SARAWAK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (SEDC)

Well done. Very informative.

Dayana Anith Binti Suhanih

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY (MAFI)

Congratulations to the organiser for organising this event.

Mohd Al Khotimi Bin Siren

LEMBAGA PERTUBUHAN PELADANG (LPP)

Some of the topics are really an eye opener! Congratulations for a fruitful summit. I personally benefited a lot.

Dr. Wan Norhana Bt. Md

FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BATU MAUNG, PENANG

Good job and performance on topic matter. Great line of speakers.

Wan Faez B. Wan Jafaar

ECONOMIC PLANNING UNIT (EPU)

COMPANIES ATTENDED

8th – 9th March 2023 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia