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Future Food-Tech San Francisco

Meet the global leaders building a healthy & sustainable future at Future Food-Tech San Francisco.  Join CPGs, retailers, ingredient and technology providers, cutting-edge entrepreneurs and investors on March 19-20, 2026 and connect for targeted networking, exclusive industry insights and start-up discovery.

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29Speakers
67Sponsors
14Sessions
85Companies · in total

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Speakers

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
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
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
Kristen Harvey
Managing Director · 301 INC GENERAL MILLS
Laura Akowuah
Special Counsel · COOLEY
Laura Sinisalo
Brand & Marketing Director · SOLAR FOODS
Lu Ann Williams
President and Co-Founder · INNOVA MARKET INSIGHTS
Pae Wu
General Partner · SOSV

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

KPMGPlatinum
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.Gold
Alchemy CloudGold
AlianzaGold
American Egg BoardGold
California AgTech AllianceGold
CheckerspotGold
CooleyGold
GEAGold
GreyBGold
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
Abu Dhabi Investment OfficeRegional Partner
ADMExhibitor
Andritz Separation Technologies IncExhibitor
Applied Food Sciences IncNetworking Partner

Agenda

Selected from 14 sessions.

  • 07:30

    Networking Breakfast

    Networking Break
  • 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
  • 18 Mar 2026 12:00

    Future Food-Tech at UC Davis

    Join us for an exciting opportunity to tour cutting-edge facilities at UC Davis, exploring the most advanced and sustainable winery, brewery and food-processing facility in the wor…

    Experiences
  • 19 Mar 2026 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
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 85 companies show up, and 10 bet on three roles at once?

85 companies. ten 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.

Who's in the room
10All threespeak · spons · exh
57Sponsoringsponsor only
18Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

SOLAR FOODS·ADM·ALCHEMY CLOUD·Cooley·Danone·FOODNAVIGATOR·Innova Market Insights·Kraft Heinz·PROSUR·Tate & Lyle

Speakers by seniority

83% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1138%
  • Founder / Owner414%
  • VP-level414%
  • Director / Head of517%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Other roles414%

Of 29 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1SOLAR FOODSSponsor · Gold2
2ADMSponsor · Exhibitor1
3ALCHEMY CLOUDSponsor · Gold1
4CooleySponsor · Gold1
5DanoneSponsor · Silver1
6FOODNAVIGATORSponsor · Media Partner1
7Innova Market InsightsSponsor · Gold1
8Kraft HeinzSponsor · Gold1
9PROSURSponsor · Gold1
10Tate & LyleSponsor · Gold1
11Abu Dhabi Investment OfficeSponsor · Regional Partner-
12Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.Sponsor · Gold-
13AlianzaSponsor · Gold-
14American Egg BoardSponsor · Gold-
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
1% of 67
gold21
31% of 67
silver14
21% of 67
networking partner3
4% of 67
regional partner2
3% of 67
supporting partner1
1% of 67
exhibitor14
21% of 67
wifi partner1
1% of 67
innovation partner1
1% of 67
media partner9
13% of 67
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit 2026November 11, 2026Singapore5
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IDF World Dairy Summit 2026November 15, 2026Auckland2
Sustainable FoodsJanuary 27, 2027London2

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