Future of Food Summit

For the first time, EatingWell and the International Food Information Council Foundation are bringing together thought leaders across academia, agriculture, manufacturing, retail and the media to discuss the Future of Food and how our food system needs to change for the better.

Panel Topics

• Sustainable Food Production

• Our Protein Obsession

• Innovations in Nutrition and Health

• The Consumer Experience

With panel members representing GE Appliances, National Cattleman's Beef Association, North Carolina State University, Perdue, Perfect Day and more!

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PANEL TOPICS

9:00 – 9:30 AM

OPENING REMARKS JOSEPH CLAYTON, CEO, IFIC

Joseph Clayton is Chief Executive Officer of the International Food Information Council (IFIC) and IFIC Foundation. He joined IFIC in 2016. Clayton previously served as Interim President of the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), the trade association representing the public policy and regulatory interests of the frozen food and beverage industry. Prior to AFFI, he served as Executive Vice President at Golin International and CEO of Widmeyer Communications. He began his career in the U.S. Senate, where he worked on the legislative staff of former Illinois Senator Alan Dixon (D-IL). A graduate of the University of Illinois, Clayton serves on the Advisory Board of Illinois in Washington.

OPENING REMARKS JESSIE PRICE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, EATINGWELL

Editor-in-chief of EatingWell since 2013, Jessie Price oversees the editorial content across all media platforms including the magazine, books and brand extensions. After graduating from Williams College, Jessie cooked in restaurants in California and Colorado and worked in advertising in San Francisco. She began testing recipes for EatingWell when she moved to Vermont in 2003 and soon after joined the team full time. She has worked on more than a dozen EatingWell cookbooks and is the author of the James Beard Award-winning The Simple Art of EatingWell. Jessie has represented EatingWell across national and local media, appearing on NBC’s Today show, TV Land’s Best Night In and video news network Cheddar, among others. Under her leadership, the magazine has been named Publication of the Year twice by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP), in 2016 and 2019 (and was a finalist in 2017 and 2018).

9:30 – 10:45 AM

KEYNOTE ALI BOUZARI, PH.D.

Ali Bouzari is a culinary scientist, author and educator. He is co-founder of Pilot R&D, a culinary research and development company, and Render, a new food company that collaborates with the best restaurant chefs in the country to reinvent the way food lovers eat. As a chef with a Ph.D. in food biochemistry, Ali has helped to lead the charge in changing the way we think about cooking by teaching and developing curriculum at top universities, and collaborating with the country’s most innovative restaurants, including State Bird Provisions, Eleven Madison Park, and the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group.

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM

The Consumer Experience–Shopping, Cooking & Restaurants

Are robots going to be stirring the pots on our stoves? Will grocery store produce departments be stocked straight from vertical farms on their roofs? How will concerns for sustainability, health and social justice reshape both fast-casual and high-end dining? This panel will tap into the changes that will revolutionize how we interact with food every day.

MODERATOR

• Jessie Price, Editor-in-Chief, EatingWell

PANELISTS

• Chris Bissig, Director Industrial Design, GE

• Maisie Ganzler, Chief Strategy & Brand Officer, Bon Appetit Management Co.

• Hunter Lewis, Editor-in-Chief, Food & Wine

• Mario Ferruzzi, Ph.D., Professor of Food Science & Nutrition, NC State, Plants for Human Health Institute

1:00 – 2:15 PM

Sustainable Food Production

Precision technology, gene editing, vertical farming, regenerative practices and other innovations are helping growers be more productive, use fewer natural resources, sequester carbon, reduce waste and improve soil health. How can we harness technologies like these to make our food system more resilient and healthy in the years to come?

MODERATOR

• Dave Kurns, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Farming

PANELISTS

• Jason Rowntree, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Animal Science, Michigan State University

• Bruce Stewart-Brown, D.V.M., SVP of Food Safety, Quality and Live Production, Perdue

• Mark Guiltinan, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Molecular Biology, Penn State University

• Marc Oshima, Co-Founder, AeroFarms

2:30 – 3:45 PM

Plants to Animals: Where Is Our Protein Obsession Headed?

Americans love to focus on the health benefits of protein, but we’re worried about its impact on the environment. What’s a thoughtful eater to do? Stick with meat, go lab-grown, turn to plant-based alternatives? The options are evolving by the day, especially with help from an influx of investment capital.

MODERATOR

• Sophie Egan, MPH, Author & Director of Health and Sustainability Leadership, Strategic Initiatives Group, The Culinary Institute of America

PANELISTS

• Ephi Eyal, CEO, Hinoman USA

• Katharine Richards, Senior Director of Marketing, Perfect Day

• Renske Lynde, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Food System 6

• Jennie Schmidt, M.S., R.D., “The Foodie Farmer”

• Sara Place, Ph.D., Senior Director of Sustainable Beef Production, National Cattleman’s Beef Association

3:45 – 5:00 PM

Innovations in Nutrition & Health

What will be the biggest influences on dietary and nutrition science in the next ten years? In 2020 the USDA will release the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which help drive food and nutrition policy. What are we likely to see there? Probably small incremental changes. But promising emergent fields including personalized nutrition, microbiome research and sugar replacement alternatives are likely to shake up what we eat to feel our best.

MODERATOR

• Lisa Valente, M.S., R.D., Digital Nutrition & News Editor, EatingWell

PANELISTS

• Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Ph.D., IFIC Foundation Trustee

• Rachel Sanders, CEO, Rootine Vitamins

• Megan Meyer, Ph.D., Director of Science Communication IFIC Foundation

• Dipnath Baidyaroy, Ph.D., Director of Strategic Alliances, Codexis

• Allison Kuhn, Director of Nutrition, Kroger Health

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Are You A Teenager Who Is Passionate About Technology And The Environment?

This is your time to shine!

Seeds&Chips and Fondazione Francesca Rava - NPH Italia Onlus

launch the Call for Teenovators

Applicants have the chance to speak at the next edition of the Summit and meet with the innovators and world leaders who are shaping the future of the planet 

The deadline for applications is April 10th 2019:

https://seedsandchips.com/#call-teenovator

Milan, February 14th 2019 - Seeds&Chips - The Global Food Innovation Summit – the largest food innovation summit in the world – in collaboration with Fondazione Francesca Rava - N.P.H. Italia Onlus, a charitable non profit foundation that helps children in serious need in Italy and worldwide, is launching the Call for Teenovators.

The objective is to find the most passionate and dedicated teenagers (ages 13 to 19), determined to change the food system and address the most pressing global issues in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. These teenagers will inspire the current and next generation of leaders at the fifth edition of Seeds&Chips, from May 6-9, 2019 in Milan, Italy at Fiera Milano, Rho.

At the Summit, Teenovators will have the chance to open the conference sessions for our exceptional speakers – heads of state, entrepreneurs, opinion leaders and innovators – from around the world, and share their thoughts and experiences with them.

Giving a voice to young people has always been a priority for Seeds&Chips. As ambassadors for the next generation, they are spokespeople for the fundamental changes that we must undertake, and symbols of the incredible potential we have to meet these challenges. It is them, after all, who have the most influence on the future, not just from a food innovation point of view. In addition to involving many teenagers, Seeds&Chips 2019 is also calling for Young Pioneers (age 20-25) to share with the world their current projects and plans for the future.  

“The world needs to take inspiration from young people,” says Marco Gualtieri, Chairman and Founder of Seeds&Chips. “In the years to come new generations will have to face great challenges: soil degradation, biodiversity loss, pollution, access to water and climate change pose very serious threats to the future of humanity as we know it. With their choices and efforts, new generations have the power to help humanity transition to a better food system and to reverse the environmental damages that are threatening life on Earth. Luckily, research shows that Generation Z is poised to become the most entrepreneurial generation ever, bound to influence the next big wave of innovation and fully achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”  

“We’re enthusiastic about the synergy with Seeds&Chips because an important part of the Fondazione Francesca Rava – N.P.H. Italia Onlus is educating young people about respecting themselves, others and the environment that surrounds them,” says President Mariavittoria Rava. “N.P.H. Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, which represents the Francesca Rava Fouundation in Italy has been changing people’s lives for over 60 years, with the motto one child at a time, from the streets to the degree.

Through our work in schools and campuses, we listen to the motivated voices of many young people who don’t often get the chance to express themselves and be valued.

The partnership with Seeds&Chips, thanks also to the support of Eco Eridania, allows us to give many deserving young people the opportunity to bring their ideas to the world stage with and be influencers for a better tomorrow.”

Seeds&Chips and the Fondazione Francesca Rava – N.P.H. Italia Onlus are thus launching a worldwide call to all teen innovators who are motivated to shape the future of the planet and of humanity.

Are you ready to impact the future?

Complete and submit the application form available on our website https://seedsandchips.com/#call-teenovator no later than April 10th, 2019.  

Seeds&Chips - The Global Food Innovation Summit, founded by entrepreneur Marco Gualtieri, is the largest food innovation event in the world. Every year since 2015, the Summit has brought together and expanded an ecosystem of startups, companies, universities, organizations, investors, accelerators and incubators, opinion leaders and policy makers from all over the world. It functions as an international meeting point for innovators, influential experts and global leaders from the public and private sector to develop and implement solutions for the most pressing issues in food production and supply.

It showcases the latest ideas and state-of-the-art technologies that hold the potential to transform our food system and help achieve the targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2017, Seeds&Chips’ keynote speaker President Barack Obama delivered inspiring remarks on the importance of food innovation and the impact of climate change and sustainable practices on our global food system. T

he 2018 edition saw more than 300 international speakers, among them former US Secretary of State John Kerry, President of IFAD Gilbert Houngbo, Minister of Agriculture of the Kingdom of The Netherlands Carola Schouten, former European Commission President and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, Starbucks’ former CEO and Chairman Howard Schultz and Intellectual Ventures Founder Nathan Myhrvold.

 Fondazione Francesca Rava Fondazione Francesca Rava – N.P.H. Italia Onlus is an independent, non political, charitable non profit foundation whose mission is to help children in serious need, in Italy and worldwide, through children sponsorship, fundraising projects, volunteers and educational programs. In Italy the Foundation represents N.P.H. (Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos – Our little brothers and sisters) a charitable organization for orphaned and abandoned children in Latin America, founded in 1954 by Father William Wasson, from Phoenix, Arizona. NPH philosophy was even studied by Doctor Erich Fromm, a renowned German social psychologist. In more than 60 years, more than 25,000 orphaned and abandoned children have been saved, nourished, raised with love and educated in the N.P.H. orphanages in Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Peru and Bolivia. The Francesca Rava Foundation was born in 2000 in the name of Francesca, a bright and generous young woman who suddenly died in a car crash, after her sister Mariavittoria, a lawyer, met N.P.H. and decided to dedicate her life to help children. Since then, an outstanding amount of projects were supported from Italy, accomplished in Haiti, where the Foundation is particularly committed, and in other countries in Latin America to support N.P.H. children.