Full Agenda
An afternoon of ideas
14:45 - 15:30Tasting
Visit our Taste the Future innovation space to sample the latest sustainable food and drink products and the stories behind them, grab a coffee and network with your fellow foodies.
Exhibitors include Coca Cola, Diageo, Mondelēz, KRIKET, PepsiCo, Mars Inc., and Pernod Ricard.
15:30 - 16:15Inspiring
Choose between three stages to hear inspirational Bite Sized Talks from speakers along the food chain about the future of our food and drink. First session speakers include:
The Farmers Stage
Is the grass greener on the other side for UK farmers?
Nick von Westonholz
Director of Strategy, UK National Farmers Union
Sustainability starts with our coffee growers
Laurent Sagarra
VP Sustainability, JDE Peet's
A green vision for profitable farming
Faustine Bas-Defossez
European Environmental Bureau, Director for Nature, Health and Environment
Lessons from my cherry trees in the mountains
Tiago Mateus
Portuguese young farmer
The Food and Drink Makers Stage
Sugar beets: nature’s Swiss Army knife
Andries Olie
Senior Manager Nutrition, Health and Sustainability, Cosun Nutrition Centre
The little ingredients holding our food systems together
Maryse Hervé, Secretary General, EU
Specialty Food Ingredients
Jumping into the future with insect protein
Michiel Van Meervenne
Co-founder, KRIKET
The Consumers Stage
So tell me what you want, what you really really want
Ricardo Celorio i Sardà
Nutritionist, Barcelona University, Andorra University
Ultra-food-confusion: untangling a web of correlations
Vincenzo Fogliano
Professor of Food Quality & Design, Wageningen University
Pop Culture in Food - how inspiration to cook is changing
Peter Dekkers
General Manager, Business Unit Nutrition, Unilever Europe/METU/ANZ
The power of listening to an online community to drive positive change
Ben Ebbrell
Founder & Chef at Sorted Food
16:15 - 16:45Networking
Grab a coffee, network and continue to explore the Taste the Future* innovation space.
16:45 - 17:30Thought provoking
Choose between the three stages to hear a second session of thought provoking Bite Sized Talks** with big ideas for the future of our food.
The Farmers Stage
How to get banks to back next gen farmers
Sandra Eimane
Latvian dairy farmer, chairwoman of the Board of the Latvian Young farmers' club
Ideas for Farm Carbon Conundrum
Christian Holzleitner
European Commission Head of Unit for Land economy and Carbon Removals, DG CLIMA
Can plant-based and meat live in harmony?
Christian Høeg Andersen
Danish farmer, Cogeca VP, chairman DLF
The Food and Drink Makers Stage
Why is a Petcare company supporting marine habitat restoration
Lisa Boulton
Ocean Regeneration Lead, Nestlé Purina
The future of dairy
Dr. Stephan Peters
Manager Dairy, Nutrition, Health & Sustainability, Dutch Dairy Organisation
Why do we process food?
Prof. Bruno De Meulenaer
Professor, Food Technology, Safety and Health, Ghent University
More to be announced soon!
The Consumers Stage
A Vision for Inclusive Packaging with NaviLens
Pete Matthews
Director Brand Design & Operations, Kellanova
Food, Drinks and Rock & Roll
Koen Scholiers
Food and Beverage Specialist, Live Nation BE
Recipes to communicate to consumers
Christophe Matthys
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UZ Leuven
An evening of entertainment
17:30 - 22:00Eating, drinking, networking and relaxing
Enjoy delicious drinks, great food and good company at our summer party reception. And if you haven’t already been to our Taste the Future* innovation space, go before it closes at 18:30.
The summer party will have a festival feel with a cocktail bar, food vans, live music and a few more surprises to boot. Don’t miss out!
Workshop space
Personal invite only
14:30 - 15:15The road to sustainable coffee
JDE Peet's host an invite-only workshop to discuss how to achieve a sustainable coffee supply chain.
15 minute break
15:30 - 16:15Achieving circularity on packaging
Coca Cola host an invite-only workshop to discuss innovations and partnerships to achieve sustainable packaging and a circular economy.
15 minute break
16:30 - 17:15The innovations for a sustainable future
FoodDrinkEurope joins with the BBC to host an invite-only workshop to discuss the ideas that will deliver a competitive and sustainable food and drink industry.
15 minute break
17:30 - 18:30FoodDrinkEurope Board (private reception)
For more information about the event programme, please contact FoodDrinkEurope at info@fooddrinkeurope.eu and put ‘Ideas Fest question’ in the subject line.
A special thank you to JDE Peet's, AbInbev, Diageo, Nestle, Pernod Ricard and PepsiCo for providing excellent food and drink for the Ideas Fest guests.