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Panel Discussion | Open Innovation - How to create successful Engagement models to generate Impact

28 Jan 2026
The Pavilion
NXT Stage
Corporate-startup collaboration is essential for food system transformation - yet most partnerships fail to deliver value. Global F&B innovation leaders join entrepreneurs to share what actually works. The conversation covers corporate strategic priorities beyond innovation theater, what makes partnerships valuable versus extractive, IP frameworks and pilot structures that lead to commercial deployment, common failure pitfalls, and why the GCC offers unique advantages for rapid implementation.
Speakers
Max Leveau, Founding Partner & COO - Forward Fooding
Lucio Cicerelli, Director of Open Innovation & Technical Excellence - pladis Global
Alex Worker, Founder, President - Nutrition from Water (NXW)