Start-up Symposium

Meet the entrepreneurs, technologies, and business ideas helping shape the next generation of sustainable food production. This startup symposium brings together innovative young companies for a series of concise live pitches covering everything from alternative proteins and fermentation to manufacturing tools, functional ingredients, and enabling technologies. Each presentation will be followed by audience and expert discussion designed to challenge ideas, spark collaboration, and uncover future opportunities.

What you will take away:

• A first look at innovative startups entering the future food sector

• How founders are communicating value in a competitive investment environment

• The commercial and technical challenges startups are prioritizing today

• Direct interaction between startups, investors, manufacturers, and industry leaders

• Insights into where future food innovation may be heading next