Startup Symposium

As the future food sector matures, startups are facing growing pressure to demonstrate not just scientific innovation, but commercial viability, operational readiness, and scalable business models. In this interactive startup symposium, founders will pitch their companies live before engaging in discussion with judges and attendees, offering insight into the realities of building and scaling food-tech businesses in today’s market environment.

What you will take away:

• How startups are adapting to a more commercially focused market
• The importance of scalability, manufacturing, and execution in food-tech
• What separates promising concepts from investable businesses
• Lessons from live investor and industry feedback sessions
• New opportunities emerging across ingredients, infrastructure, and enabling technologies