The Future of Food and Beverage Forum

12th - 13th May 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Agenda

Day 1

Tuesday 12th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:20
Turning risk into opportunity: How food system innovation can deliver strategic business value and secure supply resilience 
09:20 - 10:00
The consumer is king: How consumer demand is connecting strategy around health, nutrition, and sustainability 
10:00 - 10:30
Balancing production, food security, and sustainability: How to place farmers at the heart of agricultural policy 
10:30 - 11:10
Break and Speed Networking
11:10 - 11:50
Beyond science-based targets: Turning corporate ambition into credible action 
11:50 - 12:30
From farm to boardroom: Reframing regeneration around risk, resilience, and competitive advantage 
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:15
Breakout Round 1 
13:30 - 14:15
Carbon’s nutritional value: How to incorporate nutrient density and health for a complete climate footprint  
13:30 - 14:15
Finding opportunity in portfolio diversification: What is the business case for plant-based?  
13:30 - 14:15
The economics of farming: What needs to change to incentivise the next generation of farmers?  
13:30 - 14:15
SBTs in action: How leading companies are implementing FLAG  
13:30 - 14:15
This house believes we can scale production whilst reducing emissions  
14:15 - 15:00
Breakout Round 2 
14:15 - 15:00
The sweet spot between health, sustainability and affordability: How can retailers and brands collectively shift consumption toward healthier, lower-impact foods?  
14:15 - 15:00
On-farm innovation: How precision ag is transforming efficiency and increasing yield  
14:15 - 15:00
Scaling on-farm adoption: How can business, finance, and policy align to support farmers?  
14:15 - 15:00
ROI for regen: How is business demonstrating the value and impact of regenerative agriculture?  
14:15 - 15:00
This house believes the EUDR will never deliver on its promises  
15:00 - 15:30
Networking Break
15:30 - 16:15
Breakout Round 3 
15:30 - 16:15
Communicating regeneration: Is nutrition the key to winning consumer trust?  
15:30 - 16:15
The DPP ripple effect: How compliance will impact traceability, transparency, and trust  
15:30 - 16:15
The tools and techniques for measuring biodiversity: What’s working, what’s next, and how can we quantify impact?  
15:30 - 16:15
A deep dive into water risk: How should business respond in an ‘era of hydrological disarray’?  
15:30 - 16:15
This house believes challenger brands are leading the way for a more sustainable food system  
16:15 - 17:00
Breakout Round 4 
16:15 - 17:00
Credibility and transparency: How brands can back up claims with data and storytelling  
16:15 - 17:00
Practical pathways for product reformulation: How R&D labs can deliver on nutrition AND sustainability  
16:15 - 17:00
Cultivating platforms for change: How are online marketplaces transforming on-farm knowledge, data, and communication?  
16:15 - 17:00
Soil carbon claims: What do we really know about the science and the long-term effect of soil carbon stores?  
16:15 - 17:00
This house believes regen ag is the next great greenwash  
Day 2

Wednesday 13th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:50
Reimagine, redesign, regenerate: How R&D is transforming business models amongst shifting regulatory, climate and consumer landscapes 
09:50 - 10:30
Climate adaptation and food security: Harnessing innovation and technology to build supply chain resilience 
10:30 - 11:00
Networking Break
11:00 - 11:45
Trust, transparency, and traceability: How can business navigate the challenges around evolving reporting standards and expectations? 
11:45 - 12:30
Financing climate-smart food systems: How do we bridge the funding gap in food system transformation? 
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
Roundtable Sessions 
13:30 - 15:00
a) Farmer first: How can we strike a realistic balance between sustainability and productivity at farm level?  
13:30 - 15:00
b) Sustaining the future of farming: How do we align policy with on-farm transformation?  
13:30 - 15:00
c) Engaging and incentivising suppliers: Do existing approaches go far enough?  
13:30 - 15:00
d) Science-based targets and FLAG: What’s working, what’s not, and what’s next?  
13:30 - 15:00
e) Accessing sustainable nutrition: How can we reframe the narrative around UPFs?  
13:30 - 15:00
f) Buzzwords, microtrends and misinformation: How can we uncover the truth of food sustainability?  
13:30 - 15:00
g) Challenging the status quo: What can legacy brands learn from challenger brands?  
13:30 - 15:00
h) Reframing waste solutions: What are the leading innovations reducing food waste across the supply chain?  
15:00 - 15:30
Closing Remarks 

Contact

For any questions on this event, please contact:

Hannah Oborne

Senior Project Manager

Contact Hannah 

Anita Thomson

Chief Partnerships Officer

Contact Anita 

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