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Food For Future Summit

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12:10
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins
    FoodTech For Good: Innovations Reshaping the Food System
12:50
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins
    • How climate change is impacting food production, identifying innovative solutions for ensuring food security in a changing climate
    • What is the state of global food security today, and what is the role of climate change?
    • Impact of climate policies and the geography on food security
    • Initiatives promoting equitable access to nutritious food worldwide
    • Boosting and strengthening international and regional food security measures
    • Mapping and addressing global food security challenges: Power and role of technology
    • Social responsibility and ethical food practices: The importance of ethical sourcing, fair trade, and corporate responsibility in the fresh food industry
    • Creating an innovative and collaborative ecosystem across all stakeholders
    • How can we advance progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
13:30
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    45 mins
    • Addressing climate change challenges through innovative agricultural practices
    • Role of AgroTech in building climate resilience and mitigating agricultural risks – Pivotal role of technology-driven partnerships and collaborations
    • Strengthening entrepreneurship and private and public collaboration to translate research into commercial impact
    • How are the next generation of farmers embracing innovative practices?
    • Collaboration between Agrotech startups, farmers, academia, industry and governments for its growth
    • Resilience from Farm to Fork - building more resilient supply chains to withstand disruptions and ensure a steady flow of products from farm to fork; engaging consumers and communities in supporting local and sustainability
    • How traditional agriculture and agribusiness can partner/be beneficiaries of new agrifood production technology
    • New emerging bio inputs: Biochar, Bio pesticide and fertilizers Panelists
14:15
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    35 mins
    • What role can policymakers play in creating an enabling environment for climate-smart agri-food ecosystem?
    • Regulatory challenges and opportunities for fostering innovation while ensuring food security and sustainability
    • Striking partnerships between governments and industry to scale up technology
    • Data privacy and security: Ensuring the protection of farmers' data in a digitally connected agricultural ecosystem
    • What policy incentives or frameworks could successfully encourage more private investment in sustainable farming and food systems?
14:50
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins
    • Initiatives that promote a circular economy in food supply chains, reducing food waste and loss and improving sustainability through partnerships and technologies
    • Waste-to-energy solutions: Implementing technologies that convert agricultural waste into energy, contributing to a circular economy
    • Recycling and upcycling initiatives: Promoting initiatives that recycle and upcycle food waste into valuable products
15:30
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    50 mins
    • Exploring new financing options to support investments
    • Social finance for circular food systems: challenges and opportunities
    • Investing in future innovation: Growing momentum around the sustainability agenda drive investment into the agri-food value chain? What new players are entering the agrotech investment space?
    • How as an industry can we help companies to build commercial traction?
    • Current trends and investment landscape in agricultural technology
    • What does the future of funding look like and what are the innovative technologies the investors focusing on as areas of potential growth?
    • Drive greater public investment in ag-tech R&D alongside private funding to create the breakthroughs needed for sustainable farming and future food security
    • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) for agriculture: Exploring the potential of DeFi platforms to provide innovative financing solutions for smallholder farmers
16:20
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    35 mins
    • Supply chain sustainability: How might climate change, economic battles and war affect the food supply chain in the next decade. What are practical steps we can take to ensure food supply continuity and minimize climate impact?
    • Optimizing supply chain efficiency and transparency using blockchain and traceability technologies
    • Critical role and impact of local sourcing
    • Integrating supply chain transformation with farmer optimisation – Overcoming supply chain engagement challenges
    • Sustainable and economical cold chain value system: The backbone for successful food ecosystem
    • Supporting the reduction of Scope three carbon emissions associated with transportation, enhancing economic efficiencies, and fostering sustainable trade practices
    • Farmer Empowerment: Leveraging technology to empower farmers with real-time market data and direct access to markets
12:10
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    30 mins
    • Small is beautiful – Harnessing small farmers to rapidly advance regeneration
    • Affordable green energy and refrigeration where there is no grid
    • Making dead zones an undeniable road to profit
    • Carbon Dioxide Aikido – Turning CO2 into a feature not a bug
    • Feed your enemies and House your friends, a new paradigm for pest control
    • New systems for routinely generating 4X the yield of high value crops
    • Profitable organic fertilizer production in an era of high-priced shortages
    • Engineered biofilters - producing compliant wastewater, high value plant protein and solid green coal replacement
    • New technologies to increase yield 9X in well-designed greenhouse operations
    • Lowering the cost of desalination
    • Rolling back deserts permanently to restore agricultural industry rapidly
12:40
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    50 mins
    • Building a regenerative food system to replenish and restore our interconnected food ecosystem
    • Transitioning to regenerative agriculture and the challenges and opportunities for farmers around the world
    • Impact of animal and Plant protein to Regenerative Agriculture Practices and outcomes
    • Role of Certification and the challenges of Objectivity to observe regenerative practices and outcomes
13:30
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    45 mins

    Successful Agrotech Startups And Their Impact on Farming Practices

    This session spotlights presentations by visionary innovators paving the way for a regenerative and low-carbon future, bolstering crop resilience and protection. Join into sustainable solutions that unlock and optimise resources to achieve peak performance. Emerging agro tech startups and their disruptive technologies.

    Precision Fermentation: The Paradigm Shift Poised to Reshape Our Food Future

    Look to the Sea: Middle East Seaweed Production for Food Security and Environmental Mitigation

14:15
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins
    • Sustainable agriculture techniques: Regenerative farming, soilless farming, organic farming, and beyond
    • Leveraging AgroTech to minimize environmental impact and conserve natural resources
    • Exploring vertical farming, indoor agriculture, and urban farming innovations
    • Next level in Vertical Farming - Overcoming hurdles and innovating agriculture
    • Potential of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) in meeting future food demands
14:55
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins
    • Exploration of AI and machine learning applications in precision agriculture
    • Role of IoT (Internet of Things) in farm management and data-driven decision-making
    • Explore the role of technology (e.g., AI, IoT, precision farming) for increased production output and enhanced predictability
    • Generative AI reshaping possibilities, building upon the transformative era of AI-focused solutions
    • Robotics, AI and automation in farming
    • Innovations in agricultural robotics for harvesting, planting, and maintenance
    • Challenges and opportunities for widespread adoption of robotic technologies
    • What new capabilities are we seeing around automation in soil and carbon measurement?
    • How are innovators exploring the use of AI in robotics and automation
15:35
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins
    • Exploring the feasibility of booming advancements in aquaponics, aquaculture and fish farming in desert environment that can aid the region's National Food Security Agendas
    • Potential of cell cultivation technology to enable local and sustainable production of fish, even in desert environments
    • Challenges and feasibility of scaling cell cultivated production approaches to fill growing gaps in demand
    • Exploring how AI can drive digitization, enhance transparency, predictability to support value chain stakeholders in making macro-level decisions
    • Creation of AI powered systems to monitor production patterns in near-real time, identify critical gaps, and assist in policy-making and strategic decisions
    • Potential AI applications such as enhancing seafood traceability and building climate tech platforms to drive decarbonization efforts in the aquaculture sector
16:15
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    60 mins
    Workshop Overview This will be a masterclass showcasing the ability of data and analytics to better understand the future of food and agriculture, for better, timely, and evidence-based decision-makin ...
12:10
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins

    What Will We Be Eating In 100 Years?

    • Sustainable food future: How eating the “four food kingdoms”, regenerative agriculture, innovative preservation technologies, and waste repurposing will revolutionize our food systems for a healthier planet
    • Personalized nutrition: learn about the rise of nutrigenetics, AI-driven food personalization, and 3D printed foods that will tailor diets to individual needs and preferences from birth and beyond.
    • Space and beyond: Explore how space exploration and the Metaverse will drive advancements in food production, preservation, and global connectivity, shaping the future of nutrition
12:50
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins
    • Rise of plant-based diets and the development of alternative protein sources like cultured meat and insect-based products
    • Rise of precision fermentation, probiotic
    • New innovative products and ingredients transforming the next wave of alternative protein
    • Identifying and managing key R&D challenges and the role of public-private partnerships
13:30
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    15 mins

    Blockbuster GLP-Agonist drugs targeting obesity and diabetes are reshaping the world of diabetes and obesity treatments. The exuberant cost, inability to meet demand, unfavourable side effects, and lack of long-term impact data are creating unprecedented new opportunities for the food industry. The new Food-As-Medicine category is a multi-billion-dollar market opportunity.

    This spotlight session will discuss the challenges and opportunities in this new category

13:45
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    45 mins

    The Green Turtle Revolution embodies the deliberate, thoughtful approach that’s set to disrupt the agri-tech industry. This isn’t just about being green and wise; it’s about leading a powerful shift in functional foods and sustainable practices, proving that a steady, intentional pace truly drives innovation and lasting impact.

    • Discover the latest trends in personalized nutrition and their profound impact on health, focusing
    • Integration of wellness-focused ingredients is driving product innovation and organic and sustainable retailing: The Future of food
    • Strategies for retailing sustainable, organic foods to a health-conscious audience, and the role of importers and exporters in this supply chain
    • Culinary nutrition: embracing diversity and local sourcing
    • Health claims and legal insights: navigating the rules
    • Hotels as healing retreats: a new hospitality trend
14:30
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    45 mins
    • Identifying the ways food is responsibly produced and consumed and tackling the complexities and opportunities surrounding food waste
    • Predictive analytics: Utilizing predictive analytics to forecast food demand and reduce food loss
    • Real-time monitoring: Implementing real-time monitoring systems to track food quality and minimize spoilage
    • Building a circular industry through fermentation and AI
    • Unlocking the potential of fermentation by upcycling by-products
15:15
  1. Za'abeel Hall 3
    40 mins
    • Designing healthier products that deliver on taste and indulgence
    • Retailing sustainable and organic foods
    • Explore evolving culinary nutrition, including fusion cuisine, local sourcing, and the influence of cultural diversity - Sustainable sourcing trends and opportunities

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