8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Networking & 1-2-1 Meetings
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
9:05 AM - 9:50 AM - Panel Discussion
How has COVID-19 Changed the Food Industry and what Lessons are we Taking Forward?
Gideon Ashworth, Head of Food Defence, Bart Ingredients
Staci Willson, Owner, Sunnyland Farms
Dan Howell, Director of R&D Columbus Craft Meats, Hormel Foods
Dr Darin Detwiler, LP.D, M.A.Ed., Assistant Dean, Professor, Northeastern University
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM - Keynote
Innovation & Technology
The Human First: Food & Beverage Innovation Opportunities
Abbas Arslan, Global Senior Director Human Insights, The Coca-Cola Company
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Solution Spotlights
Consumer Insights & Marketing
Agile Consumer Research Leading Innovation
Anthony Walton, Managing Director, Client Services Midwest, Curion
Mat Henrichs, Sensory Scientist II, Johnsonville Sausage
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
1-2-1 Meetings & Speaker Roundtable
Rebecca Etter, Global Marketing Director, Grupo Bimbo
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM - Case Studies
R&D & Formulation
Carvel R&D and Marketing
Dave Fenner, Sr. Director Culinary R&D, Carvel & Seattle's Best Coffee International, FOCUS Brands
Innovation & Technology
Meeting Unmet Needs: Innovating in Baby Food
Magdalena Bartosik, PhD, Director of R&I, Happy Family Organics
12:25 PM - 12:55 PM - Solution Spotlights
R&D & Formulation
Optimizing Protein Content with Almonds
Dr. Swati Kalgaonkar, Associate Director, Nutrition Research, Almond Board of California
Christine Farkas, Chef, Almond Board of California
12:55 PM - 1:55 PM
Networking Lunch
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM - Case Studies
R&D & Formulation
Win, Win: Developing Plant-Based Protein with No Compromise
Jitendra Sagili, Chief Research & Development and Food Technology Officer, Greenleaf Foods
Consumer Insights & Marketing
Smart Diets: How Technology Is Creating New Opportunities for Personalized Food and Drink
Melanie Bartelme, Global Food Analyst, Mintel
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Solution Spotlights
Innovation & Technology
How Networked Product Development Drives Better, Faster Innovation
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
1-2-1 Meetings & Networking
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
How Eclipse Foods is Building the Beyond Meat of Dairy
Aylon Steinhart, CEO, Eclipse Foods
Innovation & Technology
Demystifying the Secrets to Success for Innovation
Andria Long, Board Member, Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network
4:25 PM - 5:10 PM - Panel Discussion
Innovation & Technology
How can the Food Industry Become More Sustainable and More Appealing to Evolving Consumer Demands?
Brian Spears, CEO & Founder, New Age Meats
Michelle Wolf, Co-Founder/CTO, New Wave Foods
Morgan Oliveira, Founder & Principal, Grounded, Etc.
Chad Clem, Director of Research and Development, Applegate
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Networking & 1-2-1 Meetings
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
1-2-1 Meetings & Networking
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
9:05 AM - 9:50 AM - Panel Discussion
How to Handle Trade-Offs Between Quality, Safety and Costs especially in the Context of a Post-COVID Recession?
Matteo Gori, Global Marketing Director, Barilla Group
Brian Quandt, Group Development Leader - Meat Products, Hormel Foods
Atanasios Moschos, Quality, Security & Safety Director, Leonidas
Philip Calabrese, Senior Quality Engineer, Meati Foods
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM - Case Studies
R&D & Formulation
Why we need Healthy New Proteins with a Low Environmental Impact
Tim Finnigan, Chief Scientific Adviser, Quorn Foods
Innovation & Technology
How to Adapt your Innovation Approach in a Global Pandemic
Johan Sanders, Chief Product Officer, Dawn Foods Global
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Sustainable Coffee at Tchibo - Creating Value Together
Nanda Bergstein, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Tchibo
Innovation & Technology
Sustainable Farming and Innovation
Farmer Lee Jones, Owner, The Chef's Garden
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
1-2-1 Meetings & Networking
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
From Food Robotics to AI in 5 years to make a Healthy Life the Easiest Option
Glenn Mathijssen, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Alberts
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM - Case Studies
Consumer Insights & Marketing
Nurture Life Co-Founder Weighs In: The Importance of Teaching Nutrition At A Young Age & How to Turn it Into a Lifestyle
Jennifer Chow, Co-Founder, Nurture Life
R&D & Formulation
Challenges and Opportunities in Plant-Based and Alternative Proteins
Kyle Gaan, Research Analyst, The Good Food Institute
12:25 PM - 12:55 PM - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
An Innovation Dilemma: Case For Change OR Burning Platform
R&D & Formulation
SavorEat – More than just a Meat Alternative!
Racheli Vizman, Co-founder and CEO, B.Sc.,MBA, SavorEat Ltd.
12:55 PM - 1:55 PM
Networking Lunch
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM - Case Studies
Consumer Insights & Marketing
Looking Beyond the Pandemic: How the Nature of Foodservice Innovation has Changed in Response to COVID-19
Matthew Godinsky, Research Analyst, Euromonitor International
R&D & Formulation
Pawing Through the Pandemic - Pet Food's Solutions in a Covid World
Leah Lambrakis, VP, Research & Development, Nutrition and Scientific Affairs, Simmons Pet Food
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Broadening Lenses to Create New Categories
Ben Goodwin, Co-Founder, Olipop
David Lester, Co-Founder, Olipop
Innovation & Technology
Innovation in Ingredients and Manufacturing Technologies for the COVID and Post-COVID Marketplace
Kantha Shelke, Ph.D., CFS, Senior Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
1-2-1 Meetings & Networking
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Case Studies
Innovation & Technology
Some Things Don’t Change: Using a Philosophical Approach to Navigate Uncertain Times
Dan Howell, Director of R&D Columbus Craft Meats, Hormel Foods
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM - Panel Discussion
Innovation & Technology
Learning from the Entrepreneurial and Start-Up Culture: Innovate Faster or Stand to be Disrupted
Dan Howell, Director of R&D Columbus Craft Meats, Hormel Foods
Rajneesh Hora, VP of Research & Development, Chobani
Nick Desai, Chairman and CEO, PeaTos
Suzie Yorke, CEO & Founder, Love Good Fats
Fabricio Zonzini, President, Beyond Beer, Anheuser-Busch
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM
4:55 PM - 5:55 PM
Networking & 1-2-1 Meetings