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21 - 25 FEBRUARY 2021

DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE

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Gulfood Innovation Summit

Gulfood Innovation Summit

The brightest brains in the business are coming to Gulfood!

As brightest minds in the F&B business walk up to take their seats, the audience is presented with a lineup of superstars, and 2020 was overwhelmingly rich in speakers and content all Rethinking Food.

3 days of high-level, curated content

Gulfood is bringing together the world’s most influential chefs, food scientists, government officials and industry leaders who are at the forefront of innovation to discuss and shape the future of food and gastronomy as we will delve into topics revolving around:

•    Governments’ role in shaping the future of food
•    Adapting to healthier, sustainable lifestyles
•    F&B Marketing, Tourism and Retail
•    Leveraging emerging and future food technologies

The 2021 conference agenda coming soon...!

2021 Innovation Summit Agenda

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12:40
  1. Welcome remarks
    5 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
12:45
  1. The UAE Food Security Strategy
    20 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
13:05
  1. Cooperation and multilateral exchanges for secure food systems
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
13:45
  1. Reaching 3 billion consumers
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    While the UAE consistently rank among the top countries on the World Bank's ease of doing business, recent months have been challenging for global trade - yet the emirate cemented its claim as a strat ...
14:25
  1. The UAE-Israel trade potential
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Dubai's exports to Israel could reach $4 billion annually as businesses on both sides tap into synergies and build partnerships. The UAE and Israel are sparing no effort in capitalising on the tremend ...
15:05
  1. Food security: Steering clear of global headwinds
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Deep dive into the complex issues linking trade agreements and policies to food security and the solutions available to avoid pitfalls due to vulnerability of being dependent on imports. Understand th ...
15:45
  1. Hungry for progress: Technology for a perfect food system
    20 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Outlining the state of the world's food security and highlight the technological advances that will help end world hunger, ensure sustainable agriculture and availability of affordable food for all.
16:30
  1. Cell-based protein and dairy production: the key to future food security in a bio-reactor?
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    The total amount of investments raised by cultured meat start-ups since 2015 is more than $300 million. How can this potentially planet-saving alternative grow to scale at consumer-affordable prices
17:00
  1. The rise of functional foods
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Consumers are increasingly turning towards food, not just to ease their hunger, but also to cure a number of ailments and boost their immunity. As a result, there are healthier ingredients in packaged ...
11:30
  1. Opening comments
    5 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
11:35
  1. Panel Discussion: A recipe for mitigating disaster
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    The whole world came to almost a complete halt earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The food industry is particularly susceptible to experiencing a duel impact from such a global outbreak, ...
12:15
  1. Hydroponic agriculture; scaling to feed the desert
    25 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    The hydroponics market size is expected to grow to USD 627.93 Million by 2023. Who will be the market leaders? What are the opportunities and challenges? How can this sector be accelerated to offer fo ...
12:40
  1. Vertical agricultural models - the key to the planet's survival?
    20 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    The global vertical farming market size is anticipated to reach USD 9.96 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. It offers hope for urban areas and countries with littl ...
13:00
  1. Biotechnology ' A Solution to Hunger
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Biotechnology holds tremendous possibilities for the developing world. The use of high-yielding, disease- and pest-resistant crops will have a direct bearing on improved food security, poverty allevia ...
13:30
  1. Customer demands; looking through the crystal ball
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Changes in how consumers want their food to be packaged, prepared, sourced, delivered and available are all affecting how processors approach both new and existing products. This session will dissect ...
14:00
  1. Future Food - The next BIG thing for the new normal!
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
14:30
  1. Healthy nutrition ' the XL sized market
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Health and wellness food market and it is poised to grow by USD 235.94 during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of 6% during the forecast period
15:10
  1. Shop Shifting: COVID-19 forces widespread retail disruption
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Some of the highest revenue-generating grocery stores in the world are facing sweeping changes to their customer bases and their ability to deliver value to brands as people change where they shop'a c ...
15:40
  1. Innovation and product differentiation
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Product innovation and differentiation is one of the fastest routes to business growth in the food industry. How are companies innovating in their ingredients and flavours to keep up with consumer dem ...
16:10
  1. Export masterclass ' Building a distributors network to crack the African markets
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Africa is a giant landmass home to diverse communities with different needs, buying habits, culinary traditions and purchasing powers. Many majors have been attempting to seize shares of a market that ...
16:50
  1. Export Masterclass ' Israel
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
11:35
  1. Dubai Tourism and hospitality: Beyond the revival, the growth
    20 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Travel and tourism worldwide have suffered from global stay-at-home orders. As the city was among the first to implement strict safety and hygiene initiatives, it has been among the first ones to welc ...
11:55
  1. Destination Saudi Arabia: Keys to unlock the Kingdom's tourism and leisure sector
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Saudi Arabia's new vision is transforming the country into a sought-out destination for tourism and business. This session will equip HORECA professionals with the necessary keys and insights to enter ...
12:35
  1. All eyes on Africa
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    When it comes to future growth for the hospitality and tourism industry, Africa is a continent abundant with opportunity and as a result, there is a lot of interest from investors in the GCC and beyon ...
13:15
  1. Are Ghost Kitchens the future of dining?
    20 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    The boom in off-premises business has some restaurants considering the virtual kitchen model. As counter-service brands grapple with rising rents and shrinking margins amid a crush of off-premises dem ...
13:35
  1. Building a food tech ecosystem for the future
    35 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    The pandemic has seen an increase in the ghost kitchens all over the world, from the States to Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia This trend was a long time coming, thanks to pioneering cloud ki ...
14:10
  1. Food on delivery
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    In 2018, Frost & Sullivan estimated the gross revenue bookings for online food delivery market at $82 billion and is set to more than double by 2025 to reach approximately 200 billion. Everybody acros ...
15:00
  1. Foodservices ' a year of transition and transformation
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Review the past few months, the new landscape for food service and the legacy of global stay at home orders for f&b industry. Understand how the Abraham accords are opening an entire new segment for f ...
15:30
  1. Trends and insights in operations
    30 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    Running a successful restaurant is a bit more than loving food and serving guests. It is critical to have streamlined operations to support your business, and everyday operations can be taxing for res ...
16:00
  1. The day after
    40 mins
    • Gulfood Innovation Summit
    In 2020 a lot of people just stopped eating out ' whether because they had more time to cook, less income to spend, or because of lockdowns, the fact remains that restaurants, especially fine dining r ...

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