Agenda 2026 - Future Food 2026

Agenda

Future Food Forum 2025

This is a working program agenda, and topics and timings are subject to change.

AGENDA

FORUM - DAY ONE

TUE | 29 SEPTEMBER

09:00–10:30

REGISTRATION

10:30–10:35

MC Opens

10:35–10:45

OPENING PERFORMANCE

Saeed Al Harib / Fareej show

10:45–10:55

WELCOME ADDRESS

Saleh Lootah, Chairman, UAE Food & Beverage Business Group

10:55–11:05

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The Future of Food: Global Forces Reshaping Food Systems – DG, ADAFSA

30 SEC

GFSS CURTAINRAISER

Video by ADNEC/ADAFSA

30 SEC

BLOCK 1 — INTRO VIDEO

BUILD: Manufacturing, Logistics and Trade

11:10–11:20

PRESENTATION / KEYNOTE

Food Manufacturing Outlook 2035: UAE Food Cluster Growth & Competitiveness Roadmap

11:20–11:35

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

11:35–12:10

CEO PANEL

The New Geography of Global Food Supply Chains: Building Resilient Supply Chains from Farm to Factory to Consumers

11:45–12:05

FIRESIDE CHAT

UAE Industrial Vision 2035: Scaling Smart Manufacturing & Future Food Industries

12:05–12:40

PANEL

Factory That Thinks: AI, Circular Manufacturing & Resource Efficiency

30 SEC

BLOCK 2 — INTRO VIDEO

SECURE: Policy, Food vis-à-vis Nutrition Security

12:40–12:50

KEYNOTE

Securing Tomorrow: Policy Pathways for Sustainable Food Systems

12:50–13:30

PANEL

Food Security Under Pressure: Managing the Next Decade of Global Risks

13:30–14:10

EXHIBITION TOUR

Minister Tours Exhibition

13:30–14:15

NETWORKING LUNCH

14:15–14:25

MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE

H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri

14:25–15:00

EXHIBITION TOUR

Minister Tours Exhibition

14:25–15:05

POLICY OUTLOOK PANEL

Governing Growth: Regulatory Reform, Traceability, and the Path to Food Security

30 SEC

BLOCK 3 — INTRO VIDEO

INNOVATE: SMEs, Technology and Future Skills

15:05–15:40

TECHNOLOGY PANEL

Technologies That Will Win in Redefining Manufacturing Beyond Automation

15:40–16:20

INNOVATION / TALENT PANEL

Beyond Innovation – Scaling agri-food Solutions & Building the Talent of 2035

16:20–16:25

MC CLOSES

End of Day 1 Sessions

18:30–22:30

GALA DINNER, VENUE: MAIN CONFERENCE HALL

18:30–19:30

F&B GROUP AGM

F&B Business Group AGM Meet (members only & Potential Members)

19:30–20:15

AWARDS

Cluster Champion Awards

20:15–22:30

GALA DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT

FORUM - DAY TWO

WED | 30 SEPTEMBER

09:30–09:35

OPENING

MC Opening Remarks

09:35–09:45

WELCOME

Welcome Address

30 SEC

BLOCK 4 — INTRO VIDEO

REACH: Health, Consumers & Future Markets

09:45–10:00

PRESENTATION

The Future Consumer?

10:00–10:40

PANEL

The Health Economy: How Wellness Is Reshaping Food

10:40–11:20

PANEL

Retail Outlook 2035: Becoming Omnichannel Brands

11:20–11:40

NETWORKING COFFEE

11:40–12:10

FIRESIDE CHAT

Brands That Build Communities: Building Real Connections with Ecosystem

30 SEC

BLOCK 5 — INTRO VIDEO

GROW: Invest & Insure Food Future

12:10–12:20

KEYNOTE

Where Should Capital Move Next in the Food Sector?

12:20–13:00

PANEL

Answering What makes food businesses investable?

13:00–13:20

FIRESIDE CHAT

Financing Resilience: Models for Long-Term Food Security

13:20–14:00

NETWORKING LUNCH

30 SEC

BLOCK 6 — INTRO VIDEO

COLLABORATE: What should governments and industry build together

14:00–14:40

PANEL

2035 Vision: Public-Private Convergence on Food Security

14:40–15:20

PANEL

Net-Zero Food Chain: Building Circular, Sustainable Systems

15:20–16:00

PANEL

Women Who Feed the Future: Empowering Women Farmers to Transform Food Systems

15:35–15:45

KEYNOTE

Thanking Keynote

15:45–15:55

CLOSING

MC Closes

SIDELINE MEETINGS

FORUM - DAY ONE

TUE | 29 SEPTEMBER

09:00–09:40

MEETING

Future Food Forum Partners Meeting (Sponsors & Enabling Partners)

10:45–11:30

WORKSHOP

EGF Workshop (SME invites by Munch Box & Seda)

11:00–12:00

MEETING

NPC Workshop

12:00–13:00

WORKSHOP

MOIAT Workshop (Codex)

12:40–13:10

PRESENTATION & Q&A

Food Security Strategy session (Adafsa)

13:30–14:00

MOET × CEO

Ministerial meeting with F&B Sector (H.E. Bin Touq Al Marri)

14:00–15:30

EXPERT WORKSHOP

90-minute Action Lab – 5R Resilience Framework for Food Businesses

14:00–16:00

STAKEHOLDER MEETING

Circular Economy, MCBG, ne’ma

15:35–16:15

EXPERT WORKSHOP

AI Agentification Roadmap for Food Businesses Success

10:00–13:00

B2B

B2B Meetings

14:00–16:00

TALENT PROGRAMME

12:00–16:30

SME

SME Showcase

10:00–14:00

ROUNDTABLE & WORKSHOPS

Silver Economy

FORUM - DAY TWO

WED | 30 SEPTEMBER

09:00–10:00

FOUNDERS MEETING

SME Founders Meet (SEDA)

11:00–12:00

STRATEGY MEETING

Primary Producers (Majid)

12:30–14:00

MEETING

MCBG / Nema / Circular Economy discussion

14:30–16:00

CEO CONFERENCE

Food Safety Conference – DM

11:00–11:40

CLOSED-DOOR MEETING

Healthy Living Strategy

12:00–13:00

MEETING

Franchise Group Meeting

13:30–15:00

WORKSHOP

MOHAP Workshop

15:15–16:15

SPECIALIST MEETING

Food Safety in Transit – Cold Chain Meet

10:00–13:00

B2B MEETINGS

B2B Meetings – DED

10:00–16:00

ROUNDTABLE / EXHIBITION

Silver Economy Expo

12:00–16:30

SME SHOWCASE

SME Presentations

SIDELINE MEETINGS

DAY ONE

TUE | 29 SEPTEMBER

CEO STRATEGIC MEETING, Venue: CEO Conference area