Asia Food Business Innovation Summit: Hungry Games & Startup-Investor Forum

08:30 Registration & Networking Coffee

09:00 Welcome Remarks by Informa and by Luke Tay, Founder, Cornucopia FutureScapes, Summit/Forum Organiser & Host

OPENING FORUM

o State & Futures of Global-Asia Food sector & food security: Pain Points & Opportunities for Disruption

o The policy shape & space for foodtech innovation: Governance & Multilateral developments across Asia

o “Snakes and Ladders” on the path to Innovation: VCs, CVCs, Governments, Philanthropy x Startups. The Secret Sauce of Ecosystem Building

DIAMOND SPONSOR KEYNOTE by

- Jeremy Goh, Founder & CEO, WorldFoodChain Group– Diamond Sponsor

DISTINGUISHED PANELISTS

- Prof Paul Teng, Senior Fellow, RSIS, Nanyang Technological University

- Dr Suvaluk Asavasanti, Chairman, Strategic Agenda Team for Future Food Development, Thailand Science Research & Innovation

o Raymond Tham, Founder & CEO, Mycrocell

10:00 THE HUNGRY GAMES & INVESTOR ROUNDTABLE

o Startup pitches from International and Thai startups

o Roundtable: priorities & strategies for winning food innovation; +the *Next* Next Big Thing

o Live product Demos & Tastings

o USD 6,000+ in award money up for grabs. Plus potential additional offers by our panel VCs / Investors / Incubators / Accelerators!

JUDGING & ROUNDTABLE PANEL:

GOLD SPONSOR KEYNOTE by - Dato Dr Emir Mavani Abdullah, Deputy CEO, FarmFresh Industries – Gold Sponsor

- Jeremy Goh, Founder & CEO, WorldFoodChain Group – Diamond Sponsor

- Prof Paul Teng, Senior Fellow, RSIS, Nanyang Technological University

- Dr Fukuya Iino, UNIDO Representative of the Regional Hub in Thailand

- Dr Chris Aurand, Open Innovation Leader, Thai Union Group

- John Cheng, CEO, Innovate 360

- He Weiwei, Head of Commercial, Nurasa

- Santi Abakaz, Co-Founder, TasteBud Lab & Bio Buddy

- Dr Pornpun Theinsathid, Subject Matter Expert, Food Protection and Preservation (APMEA), Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa, Kerry Group

- Kelvin Ng, Managing Partner, Green Bridge Partners

- Dr Bert Grobben, Managing Partner, Midnight

- Debbie Yong, Founder & Brand Strategist, Atypical Media

PITCHING STARTUPS:

AGRIFREEZE

Allium Bio

Curated Culture

De3pBIO

flo

GrubFeeds

MAMAY Technologies

Meat The Next

MUU

Prefer

QARBOTECH

Panel Adjudication & concurrent Special Sharing & Tasting session by Daniel Bucher, Founder, Pridi Cacaofevier

Results Announcement & Prize Awards

12:15 NETWORKING LUNCH & STARTUP-INVESTOR MATCHING SESSION

13:30 TECHNICAL & BUSINESS MASTERCLASSES / PARTNER INFORMATION SESSIONS

16:45 [Separate registration; see below – additional PM sessions will be announced]