The Future of Food Summit

FUTURE FOOD SUMMIT

Accelerating Innovation in Supply Chain Resilience, Alternative Proteins,
Sustainability and Agrtitech

27-28 October 2021

9am MYT (GMT +8)

Overview

The Future Food Summit 2021 aims to explore different possible scenarios for the future of food, and what they mean for food and Agri businesses in the Asia Pacific by gathering food industry leaders, venture capitalists, policy makers, startups, and food technology innovators to share strategies for the food value chain and to discuss next generation food and innovation in the region

Event Themes

Expert speakers

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (MPIC)

YB DATUK HAJAH ZURAIDA BINTI KAMARUDDIN

ZALMA ABDUL RAZAK

DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION DIVISION NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION COUNCIL, (NFSNC)
MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA

DR. RAVI KHETARPAL

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, ASIA PACIFIC ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, THAILAND

DINA UMALIDEININGER

PRACTICE MANAGER, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD GLOBAL PRACTICE EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
WORLD BANK, SINGAPORE

MONICA MELDRUM

FOUNDER,
WHOLE KIDS, AUSTRALIA

NICK COONEY

MANAGING PARTNER,
LEVER VC, HONG KONG

EVA GALVEZ NOGALES

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, FOOD & AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE
UNITED NATIONS (FAO), THAILAND

PIYUSH CHOWHAN

GROUP CIO
LuLu Group International

ANNE-VALÉRIE BACH

MANAGING PARTNER
CAPAGRO FRANCE

PETER COOK

Senior Investment Office,
International Finance Corporation (IFC)

VANDANA DHAUL

Chief Operating Officer
ID CAPITAL SINGAPORE

NICK PIGGOTT

CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND
CO-FOUNDER,
NUTRITION TECHNOLOGIES,
MALAYSIA

YIP HON MUN

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
TURTLE TREE LAB

MIRTE GOSKER

ACTING MANAGING DIRECTOR
GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE SINGAPORE

MARTIN GUMMERT

SENIOR SCIENTIST; LEADER MECHANIZATION AND POSTHARVEST CLUSTER,
INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IRRI), GERMANY

JAY DESAN

CO-FOUNDER,
BOOMGROW, MALAYSIA

AATISH KHAN

CO-FOUNDER,
NATUREDOTS,
INDIA

CLAIRE PRIBULA

MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER
The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
SINGAPORE

MOHD SYAZWAN MOKHTAR

GENERAL MANAGER,
THE LOST FOOD PROJECT,
MALAYSIA

RALPH BECKER

CEO & FOUNDER,
URBAN GREENS,
PHILIPPINES

CLAIRE SANCELOT

DIRECTOR,
THE HIVE,
MALAYSIA

KAREN LEE HIZOLA

COUNTRY DIRECTOR
GLOBAL SEED SAVERS,
PHILLIPHINES

MARTIN ZORRILLA

Chief Technology Officer
Nutrition Technologies
Malaysia

AVINASH PANDYA

CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR,
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT,
BOMBAY HEMP COMPANY

PROF. DR. FARIDAH HJ. HASSAN

ACADEMICIAN, MALAYSIA

WINNIE LEUNG

Vice President
at Bits x Bites
JAPAN

JULIAN TING

Special Advisor,
LEVER VC, HONG KONG

PROF. WILLIAM CHEN

DIRECTOR, NTU FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME,
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SINGAPORE

GARY LOG

FOUNDER& CEO
DiMUTO, SINGAPORE

MELANIE LEVINE

Manager, Global Agribusiness Action on Equitable Livelihoods (GAA-EL)
WBCSD

MATTHIAS SCHMIDT-REX

SUPPORTING MEDIA PARTNER

Benefits of Attending

Sustainability

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

Supply Chain

Addressing APAC perspective on the changing supply chains and consumer expectations

Innovation

Showcase your product demo at our next generation innovation zone.

AgriTech

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