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Future Food-Tech San Francisco 2026

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uture Food-Tech San Francisco brings together global leaders building a healthy and sustainable future in food. The event gathers CPGs, retailers, ingredient and technology providers, entrepreneurs and investors for targeted networking, exclusive industry insights and start-up discovery. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet innovators, experience liv…

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33Voices
34Underwriters
0Exhibitors
6On the bill · sessions
55Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Future, in alphabetical order.
Amanda Davies
Chief R&D, Procurement and Sustainability Officer Mars Snacking · MARS SNACKING
Anne Pitkowski
Group Research Director · BEL GROUP
Beth Conerty
Regional Innovation Officer · IFAB TECH HUB
Brian Metzger
VP, USA & Canada · PROSUR
Chuck Templeton
Managing Partner · S2G INVESTMENTS
Florian Schattenmann
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President for Innovation and Research & Development · CARGILL
Florian Viton
Vice President R&D Foods Science & Technology and Site Leader at Hive · UNILEVER
Frances Gilman
R&D Lead, Next Generation Ingredients · KRAFT HEINZ
Gali Artzi
Partner & CTO · PEAKBRIDGE
Hanne Volpin
CTO & Co-Founder · CELLESTE BIO
Holly Freishtat
Senior Director, Feeding Change · MILKEN INSTITUTE
Ian Roberts
Chief Technology Officer · BÜHLER
Ilkka Saura
Chief Financial Officer · SOLAR FOODS
Jasmin Hume
Founder & CEO · SHIRU
Jay Gilbert
Director, Co-Developer & Digital Products · IFT
Jeff Sanders
Product Manager · SCHRÖDINGER
Jennifer Kimmel
Head of R&D · ROQUETTE
Jessica Synkoski
Vice President Sustainability & CSR · SODEXO
Jess Spiring
Editor-In-Chief · FOODNAVIGATOR
Juan Cristian Santa Maria
VP, Head of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs · TATE & LYLE
Kris Lutt
President – Sustainable Materials and Strategic Initiatives · ADM
Laura Akowuah
Special Counsel · COOLEY

— and 11 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.Gold
Alchemy CloudGold
AlianzaGold
American Egg BoardGold
California AgTech AllianceGold
CheckerspotGold
CooleyGold
GEAGold
Innova Market Insights BVGold
Kraft HeinzGold
ProsurGold
RoquetteGold
RousselotGold
SagentiaGold
Samyang CorporationGold
Solar FoodsGold
SternMaid IngredientsGold
Tate & LyleGold
Trace OneGold
UncountableGold
AngestSilver
BIOVIASilver
Caladan Bio IncSilver
Centric SoftwareSilver
CoDeveloperSilver
DanoneSilver
IFFSilver
IngredionSilver
IntellegensSilver
Kanzen MealSilver
Merrick & CompanySilver
PeakbridgeSilver
Pow . BioSilver
SchrödingerSilver
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The Programme

Selected from 6 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:10

    Strengthening the Innovations Fueling Food System Transformation

    With the growing importance of a nutritious and resilient food system, how are key stakeholders engaging with and embracing innovation to get ahead of changing landscapes? What doe…

    Main Stage
  • 09:50

    MAHA Unpacked: The Impact & Opportunity of Policy Shifts to Healthier Food Systems

    After the first year of MAHA, what tangible changes have emerged, and how is the industry responding? On the journey to a healthier population, which aspects of the food system nee…

    Main Stage
  • 11:00

    AI in Action: Real-World Innovations Reshaping the Food Ecosystem

    What measurable efficiencies, cost reductions and operational benefits has AI delivered in real-world food sector applications? How can AI and ML be leveraged to create more nimble…

    Main Stage
  • 11:00

    Kraft Heinz + iFAB Challenge: Scaling Food Ingredients Through Precision Fermentation

    iFAB and Kraft Heinz aim to catalyze collaborations that leverage precision fermentation to create sustainable, scalable, and clean-label ingredient solutions that strengthen suppl…

    Breakout Sessions
  • 11:00

    Solar Foods – Food Out of Thin Air

    Solar Foods is transforming the global food system with Solein®, a groundbreaking protein created via hydrogen fermentation. This revolutionary ingredient offers exceptional nutrit…

    Breakout Sessions
  • 11:40

    Commodities of the Future: Building Food System Resilience

    Across commodities - from cocoa to grains and oils - what does it take to move alternative ingredients and underutilized crops from pilots to global scale through effective partner…

    Main Stage
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 55 companies show up — and 11 bet on three roles at once?

55 companies. eleven are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
11All threespeak · spons · exh
23Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
21Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

SOLAR FOODS·ALCHEMY CLOUD·Cooley·Danone·Innova Market Insights·Kraft Heinz·Peakbridge·PROSUR·ROQUETTE·Schrödinger·Tate & Lyle

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

82% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1339%
  • Founder / Owner412%
  • VP-level412%
  • Director / Head of618%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Product13%
  • Other roles412%

Of 33 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01SOLAR FOODSSp·G2V
  2. 02ALCHEMY CLOUDSp·G1V
  3. 03CooleySp·G1V
  4. 04DanoneSp·S1V
  5. 05Innova Market InsightsSp·G1V
  6. 06Kraft HeinzSp·G1V
  7. 07PeakbridgeSp·S1V
  8. 08PROSURSp·G1V
  9. 09ROQUETTESp·G1V
  10. 10SchrödingerSp·S1V
  11. 11Tate & LyleSp·G1V
  12. 12Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.Sp·G
  13. 13AlianzaSp·G
  14. 14American Egg BoardSp·G
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
gold20
59% of 34
silver14
41% of 34
06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters