September 19 2023 - September 20 2023
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WHAT THE PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE
ICEX – Spain Foodtech Nation has carefully tailored a two-day information programme with outstanding speakers that will present an exceptional learning opportunity for delegates, as it examines the tangible progress being made and the innovations which will make a difference in food ingredients, formulation and processing.
Join the Spanish delegation in rooms G4 and G5 for an exciting two-day programme of roundtables and pitches:
| 19/09/2023 |
20/09/2023 | |
09:30-10:15 |
ICEX - Spain’s Sustainability Ecosystem | ICEX - Spain’s Sustainability Ecosystem |
10:45-11:30 |
Innovation for Sustainability | Search for new ingredients and production models |
12:00-12:45 |
HOLA!PITCH | Circularity and upcycling of waste and by-products |
13:00-14:00 |
LUNCH | LUNCH |
14:00-14:45 |
ICEX - INVEST in Spain | Food and Nutrition of the Future |
15:15-16:00 |
Innovation applied to food packaging and preservation systems | Industry 4.0 |
16:30-17:15 |
Sustainable proteins: the role of fermentation | |
17:15-18:00 |
Close of day one and networking reception | Close of day two and networking reception |
September 19th, 2023
- Spain’s Sustainability Ecosystem (9.30 – 10.15)
Spain not only stands as a prominent player in the global agricultural landscape, but has also emerged as a powerhouse in the field of agricultural technology.
As of 2022, the Spanish foodtech sector has seen a remarkable surge in investment, reaching an impressive €268 million. The sector is currently thriving, showcasing Spain's prowess in innovation. From groundbreaking advancements such as 3D-printed meats, to cutting-edge nanotechnology applications, Spain is leading the way in providing inventive solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges within the agricultural industry.
ICEX promotes exports of Spanish products to Spain’s priority markets, working with Spanish producers, exporters, exporters associations and foreign importers and distributors to introduce new products and developing the market for more established ones.
ICEX will be bringing 11 of Spain’s leading innovators to the Sustainable Food Forum to showcase the problems and solutions they are working on to progress Spain’s sustainability methods.
Speakers:
- Maria Naranjo – Director of the Agrifood Department, ICEX
- Álvaro Nadal – Head Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Spain in London
- Stefan Gates –
- Introduces and moderates the panel.
- Innovation for Sustainability (10.45 – 11.30)
From groundbreaking advancements such as 3D-printed meats, to cutting-edge nanotechnology applications, Spain is leading the way in providing inventive solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges within the agricultural industry.
How might these innovations influence the broader food industry on a global scale? And how can Spanish ingenuity contribute to sustainability efforts, crucial in today's world?
Speakers:
- EATABLE ADVENTURES: Itziar Ortega - Senior VP of Global Operations
- DACSA GROUP: Sunil Mahtani - International Business Development Manager
- EATEX: Camilo Pizarro - Ecosystems Manager
- AZTI: Paula Jauregi - Principal Investigator
- Stefan Gates: Introduces and moderates the panel.
- HOLA! Pitch (12.00 – 12.45)
Hosted by Stefan Gates, HOLA! PITCH involves 7 intrepid, disruptive, and innovative Spanish startups competing to see which is contributing most to sustainability in the food of the future.
And you are going to be the judges!
Speakers:
- COCUUS: Javier Zaratiegui - CEO
- BIO2COAT: Farayde Matta Fakhouri - Co-founder and CSO
- INGREDALIA: Miguel Ángel Cubero - CEO
- NUCAPS: Mariano Oto - CEO
- LEVPROT: Matilde de las Rivas – Chief Technology Officer
- MOA: Bosco Emparanza - CEO
- CULTZYME: Juan Manuel Garzón Vela – CEO & Founder
- Stefan Gates: Introduces and Steers.
- “Rising up in Spain”: Open Innovation in the Agrifood Industry (14.00 – 14.45)
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“Rising up in Spain” is the technology and business talent attraction programme of ICEX-Invest in Spain designed for foreign startups which intend to set up in Spain in collaboration with a local partner. Foreign entrepreneurs and startups selected to participate in the Programme will receive services designed to accelerate the creation of their company in Spain and the growth of their projects.
- ICEX – INVEST IN SPAIN: Martin Jerch – Head of Department
Synopsis and speakers – To be confirmed.
- Innovation applied to food packaging and preservation systems (15.15 – 16.00)
How can sustainability be contributed through innovation in packaging? What solutions are already available in the market and what lies ahead? What are the challenges and successes in creating biodegradable and compostable packaging materials that meet the functional requirements of the food industry?
Eatable Adventures will moderate a panel where Bio2Coat and Eatex will talk about what is being done in Spain to improve food safety and extend the life of products so that there is less food waste.
Speakers:
- Bio2coat: Farayde Matta - Co-Founder
- Eatex: Camilo Pizarro - Head of Ecosystems, Eatex Food Innovation Hub
- Eatable Adventures – Itziar Ortega, Senior VP of Global Operations, Moderator
- Stefan Gates – Introduces the panel
- Sustainable proteins: the role of fermentation (16.30 – 17.15)
The process of fermentation has been used to preserve food for more than 6000 years. It was not until 1850, however, that microbiologists including Louis Pasteur, proved that micro-organisms were the agents responsible for making fermentation happen. Since then, researchers have discovered that fermentation is the result of these micro-organisms breaking the chemical bonds between sugar and starch molecules and generating energy. The by-products of this process (for example lactic acid and acetic acid) produce basic foods that include yoghurt, bread and wine.
Current technologies have broadened the use of fermentation and continue to produce new and exciting advances, becoming pivotal to obtaining alternative proteins.
Speakers:
- LEVPROT: Matilde de las Rivas – Chief Technology Officer
- MOA: Bosco Emparanza - CEO
- CULTZYME: Juan Manuel Garzón Vela – CEO & Founder
- DACSA Group: Daniel Bustamante - Chemical engineer
- Eatex – Camilo Pizarro, Head of Ecosystems, Eatex Food Innovation Hub, Moderator
- Stefan Gates – Introduces the panel
September 20th, 2023
- Spain’s Sustainability Ecosystem (9.30 – 10.15)
Spain not only stands as a prominent player in the global agricultural landscape, but has also emerged as a powerhouse in the field of agricultural technology.
As of 2022, the Spanish foodtech sector has seen a remarkable surge in investment, reaching an impressive €268 million. The sector is currently thriving, showcasing Spain's prowess in innovation. From groundbreaking advancements such as 3D-printed meats, to cutting-edge nanotechnology applications, Spain is leading the way in providing inventive solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges within the agricultural industry.
ICEX promotes exports of Spanish products to Spain’s priority markets, working with Spanish producers, exporters, exporters associations and foreign importers and distributors to introduce new products and developing the market for more established ones.
ICEX will be bringing 11 of Spain’s leading innovators to the Sustainable Food Forum to showcase the problems and solutions they are working on to progress Spain’s sustainability methods.
Speakers:
- Maria Naranjo – Director of the Agrifood Department, ICEX
- Álvaro Nadal – Head Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Spain in London
- Stefan Gates –
- Introduces and moderates the panel.
- Search for new ingredients and production models (10.45 – 11.30)
The agrifood sector is seeing an unprecedented revolution. A whole set of technologies have emerged in recent years that signify a change of paradigm in the food industry.
The foodtech revolution includes the application of technologies to facilitate innovations that are more or less disruptive to the entire agri-food value chain, will enable it to perform better and become more efficient and sustainable.
Ingredients are a critical part of the agri-food value chain and have in recent years borne witness to this industrial revolution: from recovering/creating added-value ingredients from waste food, micro-encapsulation and precision fermentation.
Speakers:
- INGREDALIA: Miguel Ángel Cubero - CEO
- NUCAPS: Mariano Oto - CEO
- LEVPROT: Matilde de las Rivas – Chief Technology Officer
- AZTI: Irene Peral - Senior Researcher at AZTI Food Research Division
- DACSA: Araceli Císcar – CEO, Moderator
- Stefan Gates: Introduces the panel
- Circularity and upcycling of waste and by-products (12.00 – 12.45)
On average, every one of us throws away 121 kilos of food each year, globally. Given the challenges that are impossible to ignore, such as hunger and climate change, it is vital that we reduce this amount of waste.
Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), and startups that are on a mission to re-distribute or re-use food are the key ingredients we need to move towards more efficient, resilient and sustainable food systems.
Speakers:
- BIO2COAT: Farayde Matta Fakhouri - Co-founder and CSO
- INGREDALIA: Miguel Ángel Cubero - CEO
- MOA: Bosco Emparanza - CEO
- EATEX: Camilo Pizarro - Ecosystems Manager
- AZTI – Dr Paula Jauregi, Principal Investigator, Moderator
- Stefan Gates: Introduces the panel
- ICEX – Invest in Spain (14.00 – 14.45)
Synopsis and speakers – To be confirmed.
- Food and Nutrition of the Future (15.15 – 16.00)
The food of the future will essentially be traceable, transparent, safe, healthy, clean, regenerative, tasty, fresh, nutritious, personalized and carbon neutral and will also act as preventive medicine.
The development of technology will be key to making this happen.
Speakers:
- COCUUS: Javier Zaratiegui - CEO
- NUCAPS: Mariano Oto - CEO
- CNTA: Camilo Pizarro - Ecosystems Manager
- AZTI: Irene Peral - Senior Researcher at AZTI Food Research Division
- DACSA GROUP: Lucía Zaragoza - Nutritionist, moderates the panel.
- Stefan Gates: Introduces the panel
- Industry 4.0 (16.30 – 17.15)
As we navigate the ever-changing landscape of the fourth industrial revolution, it's evident that digital technologies are reshaping various industries, and the food sector is no exception. Industry 4.0 seamlessly integrates automation, data exchange, artificial intelligence, and other advanced technologies, hinting at a potential transformation in how food is produced, processed, distributed, and consumed.
With the presence of representatives from Cocuus, Cultzyme, Dacsa, and Europastry, we have the opportunity to explore the subtle yet significant impact of Industry 4.0 on the food domain and gain insights into how the respective companies embrace these technologies, their understated influence on the food industry as a whole, and the potential implications for society, sustainability, and food safety.
Speakers:
- COCUUS: Javier Zaratiegui - CEO
- CULTZYME: Juan Manuel Garzón Vela – CEO & Founder
- EUROPASTRY: Jordi Gallés, Executive President
- EATABLE ADVENTURES: Itziar Ortega, Senior VP of Global Operations, moderates the panel.
- Stefan Gates: Introduces the pane
