Organizers
Digital Conference
2 Days and 2 Parallel Channels
50+ Top-Speakers
German and English
28th & 29th of January 2021
Organizers
Selected Top-Speakers
Bruno Meireles de Sousa
Sebastian Stahl
Isabel Trinkert
Kai Thornagel
Comprehensive program
New perspectives on the most important future topics in the food sector, from agriculture and health to supply chain and retail tech
2
Days
International Top-Speakers
Relevant first-hand insights from top-class investors and corporate leaders from Germany and abroad
50
Speaker
High quality exchange
Inspiring keynotes, in-depth panels, exciting master classes, 1:1 coffee breaks, cooking show and much more
100
Expertise
Topics
Food
We provide insights into gamechanger topics: From alternative protein sources, over personalized nutrition, to data-driven trend prediction.
Cultured Meat, DNA-Tests, Longevity? Get an overview of the most crucial tech-based business models that disrupt the existing solutions in the food industry, and improve the day-to-day lives of consumers
Agri- culture
We delineate how groceries can be produced in a decentral and resource-conserving manner by using novel technologies.
Precision or Vertical Farming? Understand how innovation surrounding cultivating methods can contribute towards maximizing yield efficiency and solving the critical challenges of our time in a global context
Supply Chain
We demonstrate how deep tech alters and optimizes cross-company sourcing and logistical processes.
Automation, Blockchain, Internet of Things? What advantage does it really bring to the table and what values can transparency and control create along the value chain
Retail
We take a peek into the future of offline and online retail, and the implication of direct consumer access by using novel platforms.
Artificial Intelligence, Direct-to-Consumer as a Distribution Channel, Last-Mile Delivery? How high-tech improves the shopping experience for consumers and serves new customers on the last mile
Program
Day 1 – 28th January 2021
How has Covid-19 affected food investments in 2020? Between Disruption and Hype: What is the next “plant-based”? Which corporate innovation and venturing strategies really work?
Channel I
- Language: German
- Outlook on the major topics of the future
- Updates from market leaders from the DACH region
Channel II
- Language: English
- Show Cases from Tech Startups
- First-hand case studies from global corporations
Day 2 – 29th January 2021
Which investments in new business models point the way to the future? Which Tech Start-ups are changing the value chain? How can established companies react and participate?
Channel I
- Language: German
- Deep Dive in Retail and Last Mile Delivery
- Updates from German Tech Startups
Channel II
- Language: English
- Technology Trends: AI, Blockchain, IoT
- High level investment hypotheses
Speakers
Jeppe Høier
Partner
Maersk Growth
Caroline Zimmer
Managing Director
Simply V
Niccolo Manzoni
Managing Partner
Five Seasons Ventures
Godo Röben
Member of the Executive Board
Rügenwalder Mühle
Christoph Goeken
Managing Director
M-Venture
Rodrigo Hortega
Head of Investment
Döhler Ventures
Raffael Wohlgensinger
Co-Founder & CEO
Legendairy Foods
Laure Berment
Country Manager
Too Good To Go
Piran Asci
Founder & CEO
Koro
Kai Thornagel
Head of SnackFutures Hub
Mondelez
Kishan Vasani
Co-Founder & CEO
Spoonshot
Michael Goblirsch
Partners
Square One Foods
Matilda Ho
Founder & Managing Partner
Bits x Bites
Sebastian Stahl
Project Manager Digital Solutions
CHEP
Michael Kleindl
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Blue Horizon Ventures
Olaf Gruess
Open Innovation Head
General Mills
Lauri Reuter
Partners
Nordic FoodTech VC
Therese Köhler
Founder & CEO
Heycater
Frederic Maximilian Knaudt
Founding Team Germany
Picnic
Louise Leitsch
Head of Research Consulting
Appinio
Frank Cordesmeyer
Founder & Managing Partner
Good Seed Ventures
Michael Bruck
Founder & CEO
Kelvyn
Isabel Trinkert
Division Manager
Markant
Ido Savir
Co-Founder & CEO
Supermeat
Chanyu Xu
Founder & CEO
Her1
Benjamin Bugl
Managing Director
Müller Ventures
Bruno Meireles De Sousa
Venture Architect
Cargill
Philipp Ritterhaus
Managing Director
Rootcamp Accelerator (K+S)
Trinh Le-Fiedler
Founder & CEO
Nomitri
Brett Brohl
Managing Partner
Bread and Butter Ventures
Aviv Oren
Business Engagement
The Good Food Institute
Mazen Rizk
Founder & CEO
Mushlabs
Ali Morrow
Principal
Astanor Ventures
Adrian Kapsalis
Founder & Managing Director
Loewi
Pasi Vainikka
CEO
Solar Foods
Philipp Stradtmann
Co-CEO
Bösch Boden Spies
Christopher Peters
Partner
Jovoto
Udo Kiesslich
E-Food & E-Commerce Strategist
former MD kollex
Bastian Halecker
Founding Partner
Hungry Ventures
Lukas Neuß
Co-Founder
Kitchentown
Ivan Draganov
Investment Analyst
Dealroom
Falco Schuett
Strategic Partnerships & Marketing
Next Big Thing Ag
Neeraj Berry
Founder & Partner
Tet Ventures
Prof. Dr. Katja Lotz
Academic Lead
DHBW Heilbronn
Amir Zaidman
VP Business Development
The Kitchen Hub
Bernd Biehl
Chief Editor
Lebensmittel Zeitung
Miriam Hebben
Editor
Lebensmittel Zeitung
Florian Heinemann
Founding Partner
Project A
Deniz Ficicioglu
Co-Founder & CEO
Betterfish & Nordic Oceanfruit
Anna Alex
Co-Founder & CCO
Planetly
Tim Host
Founder & Managing Director
EMSU
Christopher Messina
Head Of Supply Chain Management
Flaschenpost SE
Allison Kopf
Founder & CEO
Artemis
Sebastian Heinz
Founder & CEO
Foodboom
Fabio Ziemssen
CEO
NX-Food
Daniel Kurrasch
Sales Leader Germany
Shopify
Jochen Matzer
Managing Partner
Red Rabbit
Dr. Peter Dill
Partner
Armira Group
Mikhail Kozyrev
Head of Digital & Business Intelligence
Share
Albana Rama
Founder & CEO
The Rainforest Company
Marie Asano
Investment Principal
ECBF
Allen Mohammadi
Founder & CEO
PlasticFri
Boris Bösch
Co-Founder & Managing Director
everstox
Jamie Head
Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Ocean Spray
Asmus Wolff
Head of Supply Chain
Ritter Sport
Nora Tank
Director International Marketing
Henkel
Lars Ellerbrock
Founder & CEO
Lifebrands
What you can expect
The Food Tech Invest Days are the virtual meeting-point for decision makers from the food industry. For relevant exchange with top-class speakers with help of the digital networking features of Run the World – even beyond keynotes and panel discussions.
- Future prospects of investors
- Investment strategies for the industry
- Innovations from technology startups
1:1 Networking
Einfach Kontaktanfragen managen und Netzwerk erweitern
Live-Interaction
Als Teilnehmer per Chat oder Video Fragen stellen und Feedback geben
On-demand Videos
Alle Session – auch nach dem Event – abrufen
Partners
The Food Tech Invest Days are presented by leading partners from the food and tech ecosystem.
Why should I participate?
Investments, strategic partnerships and new products. The Food Tech Invest Days are all about the future of the food industry and how we can shape it.
Christoph Goeken
M-Venture
For me, the Food Tech Invest Days are a place for valuable exchange on the question of how we can jointly create sustainable solutions to improve the food ecosystem in the long term.
Frank Cordesmeyer
Good Seed Ventures
Participating companies
Host
Dan Ram
Moderator, 5x TEDx Speaker & Top 40 under 40 Europe India
Malte Lorenz
Co-Moderator, Founding Partner Hungry Ventures
Media Partner
