Food & Beverage

New Food Conference 2026

The New Food Conference is a leading international trade conference dedicated to plant-based and alternative proteins. Organised by ProVeg International in Berlin, the event brings together key decision-makers from the food industry, retail, agriculture, and policy to drive forward sustainable food solutions. The conference is conducted in English and featur…

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82Speakers
2Sponsors
17On the bill · sessions
68Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at New, in alphabetical order.
Albert Tseng
Co-Founder of Dao Foods International · Dao Foods International
Albrecht Wolfmeyer
ProVeg International
Amanda Richman
Ethical Stewardship Lead at Australian Ethical Investment · Australian Ethical Investment
Anand Nagarajan
CEO and Founder of Liberate Foods · Liberate Foods
Anders Klöcker
Danish Agriculture and Food Council
Angela Tay
Senior Investment Associate at AgFunder · AgFunder
Anna Handschuh
Ministry of Future Affairs
Anna-Lena Klapp
ProVeg International
Anne Lerche
Alliance for Biosolutions
Anoop Haridasan
CEO and Founder of Liberate Foods · Liberate Foods
Chandru R Chandrasekar
Managing Director of Sustein ltd · Sustein ltd
Chloe Dempsey
Associate at Boston Consulting Group · Boston Consulting Group
Christiane Seidel
Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv)
Daniel Anthes
Daphne Tan
Innovation, Technology and Deployment Director at Firmenich · Firmenich
Darren Leong
Associate at VisVires New Protein · VisVires New Protein
David Fienberg
Managing Director of The Lupin Co · The Lupin Co
Denise Blömers
YouGov
Devika Suresh
ProVeg Incubator
Divya Murthy
Senior Investment Manager at ProVeg Incubator · ProVeg Incubator
Dr. Alexander Smerz
Future of Nutrition and Longevity Institute
Dr. Nina Wolff
ProVeg International
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
IFF
REWE Group
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Agenda

Selected from 17 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00 Start

    Let's Start

    Forum
  • 10:50 Coffee Break

    Why Plant-Based Initiatives Succeed or Fail in Corporate Environments

    Plant-based innovation is alive and kicking, but many corporate initiatives stall before reaching the consumer. This is not due to science, but to system-level barriers. Key challe…

    Forum
  • 13:15 Lunch

    In Times of Crisis: Turning Supply Chain Risks into Growth Opportunities

    Geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions, and resource constraints are reshaping the global food landscape and creating new opportunities for resilient, locally produced protein sy…

    Forum
  • 15:50 Coffee Break

    Health, Technology, and Taste: Lessons from Incubating 130+ ventures

    ProVeg Incubator, the world’s leading alternative protein incubator, explores the trends shaping the protein transition in 2026. Molecular farming, clean labels and upcycled ingred…

    Forum
  • TBA

    Closing Remarks

    Forum
  • TBA

    Five keys for the protein transition

    In this talk, Tobias shares the five most important things he learned about changing people’s dietary behavior in his over 25 years of experience. Whatever numbers and dashboards w…

    Forum
  • TBA

    How GLP-1 Agonists Can Reshape Consumer Appetite and Retail Assortments

    As GLP-1 agonists reshape appetite and eating behaviour, they are creating new opportunities as well as challenges for the food industry. This session explores how plant-based diet…

    Forum
  • TBA

    Longevity, the Microbiome, and Future Health Narratives

    How do we translate cutting-edge gut health and longevity research into real-world, cross-industry solutions? This panel dives into the massive socioeconomic and behavioral shifts …

    Forum
  • TBA

    Mainstreaming Plant Proteins, from Category Management to Consumer Communication

    As plant-based products mature, how can retailers and brands achieve broader consumer adoption? Drawing on consumer insights and retail expertise, the session will examine how to t…

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Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 68 companies show up — and 1 bet on three roles at once?

68 companies. one 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
1All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
66Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

IFF

Speakers by seniority

35% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1012%
  • Founder / Owner911%
  • Director / Head of1012%
  • Manager / Lead911%
  • Engineer · IC22%
  • Other roles4251%

Of 82 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01ProVeg International9V
  2. 02IFFSp1V
  3. 03REWE GroupSp
  4. 04Beyond Impact2V
  5. 05Boston Consulting Group2V
  6. 06Liberate Foods2V
  7. 07ProVeg Incubator2V
  8. 087030 Food Science and Technology1V
  9. 09AgFunder1V
  10. 10Alliance for Biosolutions1V
  11. 11Asia-Pacific Society for Cellular Agriculture1V
  12. 12Australian Ethical Investment1V
  13. 13BALPro1V
  14. 14Better Bite Ventures1V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified2
100% of 2