Program

The North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit will take place in San Francisco on 22-23rd January 2025. Please contact us to get the detailed summit agenda.

The summit comprises four distinct sessions…

Session One: Sustainability Developments

The opening session covers wider sustainability issues, focusing on ecological impacts and regenerative agriculture.

> Opening Keynote: Social Justice & Equity in Food Systems
> Ecological Overshoot Solutions: The Power of Possibility
> Decarbonization of Supply Chains
> Strengthening Supply Chain Integrity
> Panel: Prioritizing Ecological Impacts
> Defining Regenerative Agriculture
> Regenerative Agriculture Standards Update & Outlook
> Panel: Taking Regenerative Agriculture Mainstream

Session Three: Marketing & Packaging Impacts

This session covers marketing developments and approaches to reduce the packaging impact of food & beverage products.

> Keynote: Overcoming Distribution Hurdles
> Plant-Based Food Market Update & Outlook
> Artificial Intelligence to Monitor Consumer Trends
> Green Marketing Claims & Regulations Update
> Panel: Effective Marketing Communications
> Sustainable Packaging Trends
> Measuring Plastic Footprint of Packaging
> Green Alternatives to Plastics
> Panel: Innovative Packaging Solutions

Session Two: Food Ingredients

This session delves into new and emerging food ingredients for sustainability, highlighting the role of new technologies and value chains.

> Proteins from Carbon-Captured Molecules
> Novel Upcycled Ingredients
> Artificial Intelligence to Create Plant-Based Ingredients
> Panel: Sustainability Merits of Artificial Intelligence
> Regenerative Agriculture: Making the Transition
> Building Supply Networks for Regenerative Organic Ingredients
> Traceability Solutions for Ingredient Value Chains
> Panel: Futureproofing Ingredient Supply Chains

Session Four: Sustainability Schemes

This session gives an update on sustainability schemes, focusing on prominent third party standards and eco-labels.

> Emerging Certification Schemes
> Adding Value to Organic Farming
> Consumer Trends on Organic Foods
> Panel: Future Direction of Organic Labels
> The Potential of Climate-Neutral Labels
> Sustainability Schemes: Retailer’s Perspective
> Consumer Insights on Certified Foods
> Panel: Consumer Attitudes Towards Eco-Labels