Agenda 2025 - Future Food 2025

Agenda

Future Food Forum 2025

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

Forum Day One
Forum Day Two
Forum Day Three

09:00 - 10:00

23 September

Registration

10:00 - 10:05

23 September

MC Opens

10:05 - 10:15

23 September

Welcome Address

10:15 - 10:25

23 September

Opening Address

10:25 - 10:45

23 September

Celebrating UAE’s Food & Beverage Manufacturing Industry’s Impact Makers

10:45 - 11:15

23 September

Fireside Chat - The Future of Collaborative Growth: UAE’s Vision for F&B Innovation

The session will highlight the UAE’s commitment to fostering stronger ties between academia and industry to drive innovation, talent development, and sustainable growth in the F&B manufacturing sector.

11:15 - 11:30

23 September

Presentation - Shaping Tomorrow’s F&B Industry: The Role of Academia in Driving Innovation & Sustainability

This presentation explores how universities can become catalysts for industry transformation— advancing research in food technology, sustainability, and operational excellence while preparing graduates for impactful careers.

11:30 - 12:00

23 September

Networking Coffee Break

12:00 - 12:40

23 September

Panel Discussion - Food Security & Local Production: The Strategic Role of Research Institutions

With food security a national priority, this session discusses how universities contribute through agritech research, local sourcing strategies, and innovations that enhance the UAE’s self-sufficiency and resilience in food production.

12:40 - 13:20

23 September

Panel Discussion - Global Trends, Local Impact: Preparing UAE’s Talent for the Future of F&B

The session will elaborate how global shifts—like plant-based diets, health-conscious consumers, and regulatory changes—impact the UAE market, and how academia can proactively prepare students for emerging roles and research areas.

13:20 - 14:20

23 September

Networking Lunch

14:20 - 15:00

23 September

Panel Discussion - Building a Sustainable Industry-Academia Ecosystem: What’s Next?

This session defines actionable strategies for long-term collaboration—establishing MOUs, codeveloping research programs, enhancing internship pipelines, and ensuring continuous engagement between universities and F&B manufacturers.

15:00 - 15:30

23 September

Fireside Chat - Entrepreneurship & Startups: Empowering Young Innovators in the F&B Ecosystem

The fireside chat will explore how academia, industry, and funding bodies can nurture student entrepreneurship—supporting FoodTech startups, research commercialization, and innovation hubs that address real-world challenges in the F&B sector.

15:30 - 16:00

23 September

Fireside Chat - Driving Research & Innovation: How Joint Projects are Transforming the F&B Landscape

This discussion will discover how partnerships between R&D departments and universities are leading to breakthroughs in food preservation, packaging, alternative proteins, and product innovation—creating mutual value for industry and academia.

16:00 - 16:10

23 September

MC Closes

09:00 - 10:00

24 September

Registration

10:00 - 10:05

24 September

MC Opens

10:05 - 10:15

24 September

Welcome Address

10:15 - 10:25

24 September

Opening Address

10:25 - 10:55

24 September

Fireside Chat - UAE Food Cluster Blueprint: Turning Vision to Reality

This session will share insights into the strategic growth of UAE’s food cluster, its development, success stories, regulatory support, and the pathway toward becoming a key economic growth driver for the country

10:55 - 11:05

24 September

Presentation - F&B Manufacturing 2025 and Beyond: Insights, Innovations, and Industry Shifts

The presentation will focus on the emerging shifts, market disruptions, and transformative trends poised to reshape the F&B manufacturing landscape, sharing actionable insights for the future.

11:05 - 11:35

24 September

Fireside Chat - Future Foodscape: Decoding Consumer Trends Shaping the F&B Industry

This session will reveal trends such as ethical consumption, demand for clean labels, hyperpersonalization of diets, and digitally influenced buying behaviors. Moreover, the presentation will highlight how to adapt products rapidly and effectively to capture growth opportunities in a dynamic market, capitalizing on demographic shifts, health-conscious consumers, and sustainability-driven buyers across regional and global markets.

11:35 - 12:05

24 September

Fireside Chat - How Food Systems are Revolutionizing Public Health

Explore the critical collaboration between food manufacturers, nutrition experts and health authorities in shaping dietary policies, formulating health-focused food products, and reducing diet-related illnesses, laying the groundwork for healthier societies.

12:05 - 12:35

24 September

Networking Coffee Break

12:40 - 13:20

24 September

Panel Discussion - Leveraging CEPA: Expanding F&B Manufacturing through Strategic Trade Agreements

The discussion will lay emphasis on the benefits and opportunities emerging from the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA), and discuss multilateral approaches to maximizing trade potentials across international markets.

13:20 - 13:50

24 September

Fireside Chat - Breaking Barriers: Achieving Regulatory Harmonization Across the Emirates and GCC

In this fireside chat, GCC industry leaders will explore collaborative strategies for standardizing food safety regulations, quality benchmarks, and market entry requirements, to simplify operations and boost cross-border business efficiency within GCC

13:50 - 14:50

24 September

Networking Lunch

14:50 - 15:30

24 September

Panel Discussion - Taste the Metaverse: How Virtual Worlds are Transforming F&B Experience

In this panel, the discussion will dive into how immersive digital experiences, augmented reality, and virtual platforms are transforming consumer engagement, enhancing transparency, and driving innovation across F&B manufacturing, leading to the development of the UAE Foodverse platform

15:30 - 16:10

24 September

Panel Discussion - The Next Normal: Supply Chain Resilience in the Face of Global Disruption

This discussion will lay emphasis on how food manufacturers are reshaping supply chains
through localization, strategic partnerships, blockchain traceability, and advanced forecasting
to build resilience against future global disruptions.

16:10 - 16:20

24 September

MC Closes

09:00 - 10:00

25 September

Registration

10:00 - 10:05

25 September

MC Opens

10:05 - 10:35

25 September

Fireside Chat - Personalized Nutrition: Manufacturing at the Intersection of Health and Technology

This session will explore the rise of personalized nutrition products, data-driven insights, genomics integration, and how manufacturers can adapt production processes to capture opportunities within customized consumer health solutions

10:35 - 10:50

25 September

Presentation - Manufacturing 4.0 Unleashed: Emerging Technologies Shaping the F&B Industry

The presentation will highlight how Industry 4.0 technologies—digital twins, advanced analytics, cloud solutions—are enabling agile production processes, enhancing product traceability, and significantly improving efficiency and quality in food manufacturing.

10:50 - 11:20

25 September

Fireside Chat - The Future is Novel: Pioneering New Food Categories & Product Innovations

In this fireside chat, leading experts delve into groundbreaking developments in novel food ingredients, regulatory environments, and explore consumer-driven product innovations reshaping manufacturing practices and market dynamics

11:20 - 11:50

25 September

Networking Coffee Break

11:50 - 12:30

25 September

Panel Discussion - Rethinking the Package: Sustainable & Intelligent Packaging Innovations for Tomorrow’s Market

This panel discussion will explore discussions on breakthroughs in recyclable, compostable, and renewable materials that satisfy regulatory demands and consumer expectations for sustainability. Furthermore, the discussion will highlight intelligent packaging solutions like freshness sensors, interactive QR codes, anti-counterfeiting measures, and their roles in enhancing consumer experience, reducing food waste, and reinforcing brand values.

12:30 - 13:15

25 September

Panel Discussion - Automation and AI Integration: The Smart Factory Revolution in F&B Manufacturing

In this discussion, industry experts join hands to discover the positive impacts and challenges of integrating robotics, AI-driven quality control, predictive maintenance, and IoT-enabled operations into food manufacturing facilities, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and maintaining competitiveness.

13:15 - 13:45

25 September

Fireside Chat - Guardians of Trust: Next-Gen Food Safety and Quality Assurance in F&B Manufacturing

The session will explore advanced innovations shaping food safety and quality assurance in food and beverage manufacturing. The discussions will lay emphasis on emerging technologies including AI-driven quality inspections, automated pathogen detection, predictive microbiology, and integrated digital systems to mitigate risk, maintain compliance, and enhance consumer confidence.

13:45 - 14:30

25 September

Networking Lunch

14:30 - 15:10

25 September

Panel Discussion - Future-Ready Workforce: Inspiring the Next Generation in Food Manufacturing

The panel will share best practices on effectively attracting, training, retaining young talent, and highlighting innovative education partnerships, digital training platforms, and cultural transformation within F&B companies.

15:10 - 15:50

25 September

Panel Discussion - Wisdom of the Elders: Emirati Leaders Shaping the Industry's Future

In this session, we will hear firsthand from seasoned Emirati industry leaders on how traditional insights, legacy knowledge, and leadership wisdom continue to influence strategic directions and innovation within the UAE’s food manufacturing sector.

15:50 - 16:00

25 September

MC Closes

16:00 - 16:30

25 September

Networking Coffee Break

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