Future Food-Tech London 2026
24 September 2026 – 25 September 2026
InterContinental London – The O2 & Magazine London, London, United Kingdom
Future Food-Tech London is a two-day summit that brings together leaders from global food brands, ingredient providers, start-ups and investor funds. The 2026 programme covers main-stage sessions, breakouts, networking roundtables, an Innovation Stage for start-up and scale-up pitches, live tastings and the Global FoodTech Awards, focused on creating nutritious, accessible and climate-smart food.
45 sessions · 103 speakers
Media Partners (7)
FoodNavigator · Bakery & Snacks · Eatable Adventures · KMZERO · Intrepia - Food Tech News · Digital Food Lab · Forward Fooding
Sponsors (20)
EIT Food · Untapped Innovation · Sagentia · Arthur D Little · NielsenIQ · CentricSoftware · Intellegens · Clean Food Group · National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) · Alianza · Checkerspot · Catalina Food Solutions · Labcorp · IFF · Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) · Prosur · Millbio · GreyB · 42T · CNTA
Exhibitors (6)
Exponent · YAGRO · RSSL · Novel Foods Expert Network (NFX UK) · Reshape Biotech · Elisa Industriq
Startups (31)
EVANIUM · Shelfion · Agrosustain · BioSense Solutions · Terrasafe · Key2Biotics · Klura Labs · Aelius Biotech Ltd. · Caffree Co. · Bayou Best Foods · Quartz Labs · Dapibuset · Digitaste · Bio2Coat · Pentasweet UAB · Yeastime · Biophelion · SciencePower · Figura · Eclipse Ingredients · CERTI · JOYN Foods · MicroLub · Snap2Cook · OmnisOva · zolvia · Potina · Typcal · Enbiosis · Comet Clinical · Global Sustainable Transformation
Speakers (103)
- Jess Spiring Editor-in-chief, FoodNavigator
- Geert Maesmans VP of R&D of Food, EMEA, Cargill
- Ana Piekarz Global Head of ESG Nutrition, THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY
- Rasmus Munk Head Chef & Founder of two Michelin starred restaurant, ALCHEMIST
- Sasha Novakovich ALCHEMY CLOUD
- Sally Kemkers Partner, Untapped Innovation
- Roel van Poppel Chief Sustainability Officer, TRACT
- Katia Merten-Lentz Partner │ Food Lawyer, FOOD LAW SCIENCE
- Mario Ubiali CEO, Thimus
- David Peters CEO, MicroLub
- Felix Kasper CCO, Biophelion
- Ömer Özkan CEO, Enbiosis Biotechnology
- Archana Jagannathan Chief Sustainability Officer EMEA, PepsiCo
- Lorena Friedhoff Senior Manager in FoodTech, REWE Group
- Adriana de Camargo Global RD&A Innovation Program Lead, KERRY
- Antony Yousefian General Partner, THE FIRST THIRTY
- Benoit Goldschmidt Open Innovation Director, BEL GROUP
- Charlotte Hardie Managing Director, Retail & Grocery Content, WILLIAM REED
- Chris Mitchell Co-Founder & Partner, BRAMBLE PARTNERS
- Dante Fratebianchi Head of Food Biotechnology - R&D&I, CNTA
- Jenni Hastings Head of R&D Futures, SAGENTIA INNOVATION
- Julie Daigle Regional Innovation Director (Quebec), Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN)
- Karen Xiang Investment Lead, BTOMORROW VENTURES
- Kate Roskill CEO, G SPOT
- Marc Hoogenberg Partner, Arthur D. Little
- Marie Asano Partner, EUROPEAN CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY FUND
- Mark Durno Partner, NOURISHTECH FUND
- Martin Davalos Partner, MCWIN CAPITAL PARTNERS
- Nilani Sritharan Group Head of Healthy and Sustainable Diets, SAINSBURY’S
- Prateek Gandotra Principal Consultant, GreyB
- Romeo Frega Global Business Development Director, ABFI
- Rose Bundock Founder, FEMSIGHTS
- Sonia Huppert Global Innovation Marketing Leader, IFF
- Stuart Gilby Director of FMCG, 42T
- Tshego Tshukutswane Senior Director, Kantar Consulting
- Vicky Grinnell-Wright Director, Food Tech, LLOYDS BANK COMMERCIAL BANKING
- Alex Holt Chief Sustainability Officer, AHOLD DELHAIZE
- Alex Neves Co-Founder & CEO, Clean Food Group
- Ali Morrow Partner, CLAY CAPITAL
- Anne Widart Chief Commercial Officer, ARLA FOOD INGREDIENTS
- Annie Denny Director, a Healthy Life, NESTA
- Cecile Lorenzo Director of R&I, DANONE
- Dager Florez Chief Commercial & Operations Officer, ALIANZA TEAM
- Dan Zuba Key Account Manager, BOSTON DYNAMICS
- Darren Kidd Scientific Specialist & Subject Matter Expert, NAMs and In Vitro Sciences, Labcorp
- David Randall CEO, SPACEGOODS
- Derek Oxford CEO, TOTAL GROW CONTROL
- Diana Rucinschi Senior Advisor, EUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCIL (EIC)
- Dr Megan Rossi Gut Health Scientist, Dietitian and Founder, BIO&ME and SMART STRAINS
- Emmanuel Perrin Senior Director Biotechnology & Ingredients - Advanced Technology, DANONE
- Erika Rosati Global Head, Solution Management, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, TRACEONE
- Felix Leonhardt Managing Partner, OYSTER BAY VENTURE CAPITAL
- Franco Sassi Professor and Director, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
- Heike Steiling Chief R&D Officer, UNILEVER FOODS
- Helen Bass VP Growth and Innovation, Tate & Lyle
- Imran Afzal CEO, National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC)
- Irene Minguez Senior R&D Director, EMEA, GRUPO BIMBO
- Irene Smit Independent Advisor Food & Health, GreyB
- Ivana Dimic Solutions Engineer, ALCHEMY CLOUD
- Jan Hendrik van Gilst CFO, THE PROTEIN BREWERY
- Jeffrey Sanders Product Manager, SCHRÖDINGER
- John Krzywicki CEO, Checkerspot
- Karina Zimerfeld Global Vice President R&D Food and Nutrition, MARS
- Lauri Reuter Partner, NORDIC FOODTECH VC
- Louis Bedwell Independent consultant and food industry advisor
- Maarten Hagen Head of Food & Beverage Consulting UK, Centric Software
- Mark Golder CEO, WIN-WIN
- Mette Johnsen CEO, SPORA
- Mike Perry Chief Creative Officer of Tavern, Founder, HYPERBLAST
- Muriel Dewilde Business Development Manager, BIO-BASE EUROPE
- Nadav Berger Founding General Partner, PEAKBRIDGE VC
- Pierre-Marc Denault Commercial Lead - NPI Canada, Nielsen IQ
- Rania Abou Samra Chief R&D and Innovation Officer, LESAFFRE
- Rebecca Lamb Head of Innovation Research Programme, FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
- Richie Gray VP & Global Head of SnackFutures Ventures, MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL
- Rory Paterson Co-Founder and CEO, XOXO SODA
- Saachi Avis Head of Dietetics, COMPASS GROUP
- Simon Claessens Global Director, Prosur
- Simon Guyomard-Norman Principal, Arthur D. Little
- Spot the Dog BOSTON DYNAMICS
- Stefania Stoccuto Global Industry Developer, Future Food, Siemens
- Stephane Mac Millan Co-Founder & CEO, VERLEY
- Teun van der Keuken Founder, TONY'S CHOCOLONELY
- Tom Whitehead Head of Machine Learning, Intellegens
- Zac Austin Co-Founder & CEO, PACIFICO BIOLABS
- Zibi Lewicki Chief Research, Design & Innovation Officer, THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY
- Adam Womersley Founder, Potina
- Ali Winger Founder & CEO, Key2Biotics
- Charlotte Chadwick CEO, Comet Clinical
- Elza Kreismonaite Head of Marketing and Communications, Pentasweet
- Eric Quick CEO, CAFFREE
- Erik Yang CEO, Digitaste
- Jonathan Kahan CEO, Quartz Labs
- Kaan Basaran Co-Founder & COO, CERTI
- Lidia Garcia Pou Co-Founder & CEO, Global Sustainable Transformation
- Luca Giannone CEO, SciencePower
- Mahmoud Masri Co-Founder & CEO, Global Sustainable Transformation
- Marcelo Marelli CCO, EVERIS
- Marvin Tiebout Founder & CEO, Snap2Cook
- Mette Bhatia Frederiksen Global Head of F&D Applied R&D, NOVONESIS
- Nicholas Deeney Co-Founder / CEO, Zolvia
- Shalom Daniel CEO, 50 CUT
- Siobhan Coster Founder & CEO, Eclipse Ingredients
Agenda
- Food’s vibe shift 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Food beyond fuel: The joy factor 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Eating in 2046: Designing a new food system 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- From food-tech to food-love: Can gastronomy accelerate innovation? 24 September 2026 · Innovation Stage
- From vision to reality: Where food-tech innovation gets stuck 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Start-up pitches: Biomanufacturing Fermentation & Circular Production 24 September 2026 · Innovation Stage
- Lessons from resilience: Does innovation move faster when people care? 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Inside the smart factory: How Cargill is deploying robotics today 24 September 2026 · Innovation Stage
- Want to Enter North America? Start with Canada 24 September 2026 · Breakout Room
- Biomanufacturing spotlight: How do novel ingredients win the path to market? 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Millbio x Thimus Live tasting 24 September 2026 · Exhibition and Networking Area
- Building healthier baskets: A retailer's view on reformulation 24 September 2026 · Auditorium
- Reformulation reality: How can brands deliver the 2046 food future? 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Innovating with scale in mind: What separates commercial winners from the rest? 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Food beyond GLP-1 drugs: What’s the next opportunity? 24 September 2026 · Breakout Room
- 06. Future-ready product stories to drive commercial success 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 6
- 02. Designing for humans and algorithms: The next R&D challenge 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 2
- 03. Will Edge AI make manufacturing expertise obsolete? 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 3
- 04. Precision Fermentation for Functional Ingredients: From Lab to Market 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 4
- 05. Repositioning healthy snacking: function, context and consumer behaviour 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 5
- 01. The future of food enjoyment in the GLP-1 Era 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 1
- 07. Balancing regulations, consumer needs, and food innovation 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 7
- 08. Delivering launch-ready innovation: managing effective handover from NPD 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 8
- 09. The adoption challenge: Turning external innovation into business impact 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 9
- 10. What’s in our food? The cost and value of knowing 24 September 2026 · Roundtable 10
- Start-up pitches: Powering smarter food innovation 24 September 2026 · Innovation Stage
- Commercial readiness test: Which food-tech actually makes it? 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- NPD snackathon 24 September 2026 · Breakout Room
- Notes from the FoodNavigator Newsroom 24 September 2026 · Auditorium
- Who pays for the next generation of food-tech? 24 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Snackathon pitches & happy hour 24 September 2026 · Innovation Stage
- Experience: Morning social run 25 September 2026
- Women’s networking breakfast 25 September 2026
- Building the next generation of healthy foods 25 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Supporting healthier baskets: How retailers can help shape consumer choice 25 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Eating in the GLP-1 era: What’s worth the bite? 25 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Crowning the winner: Global food-tech awards 25 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Scale-up pitches 25 September 2026 · Innovation Stage
- New consumer insights: What the data says about health & longevity 25 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Putting AI to Work in Product Development 25 September 2026 · Breakout Room
- Healthy longevity: How to design nutrafoods for impact 25 September 2026
- Start-up pitches: Next-Generation Ingredients & Functional Nutrition 25 September 2026 · Innovation Stage
- What beverages reveal about where nutrition is headed 25 September 2026 · Main Stage
- The next 3 months: Decisions that can’t wait 25 September 2026 · Main Stage
- Eating in 2046: Designing a new food system 25 September 2026 · Main Stage