The Future of Food and Beverage Forum USA

27th - 28th May 2026

Minneapolis, USA

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Day 1

Wednesday 27th May 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:45
Opportunity in crisis: Reframing sustainability as resilience, risk mitigation and commercial advantage 
Plenary
09:45 - 10:30
MAHA and the future of US food policy: What does it all mean for food production? 
Plenary
10:30 - 11:10
Speed networking and break
11:10 - 11:50
Food security and resilience at 2+ degrees: How leading brands are integrating adaptation into their climate transition planning 
Plenary
11:50 - 12:30
Ag-tech and agri-food innovation: How to promote sustainability within R&D as a driver of long-term, strategic business value 
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 14:15
Breakout track 1 
13:30 - 14:15
Farmers don’t need your charity: How to make the economics of farming work for farmers  
Breakout
13:30 - 14:15
Regen reality check: How far are commitments translating to real world investment, impact and ROI?  
Breakout
13:30 - 14:15
The future of ag-tech that is affordable, and that works: What will scale by 2030?  
Breakout
13:30 - 14:15
Tariff trade-offs: Balancing supply, demand and price across the value chain  
The other room
14:15 - 15:00
Breakout track 2 
14:15 - 15:00
Climate resilience: How sustainable innovation is driving security of supply and demonstrating ROI  
Breakout
14:15 - 15:00
Supply shed collaboration: How to address the barriers to scaling regenerative approaches within sourcing regions  
Breakout
14:15 - 15:00
Let’s be honest about soil health: Leveraging ag-tech for simple, comparable metrics that can drive farmer collaboration and profitability  
Breakout
14:15 - 15:00
The other room: The truth about chemicals: Organic is not better for soil and food. How do we tell the real story?  
The other room
15:00 - 15:45
Break
15:45 - 16:30
Breakout track 3 
15:45 - 16:30
Don’t talk to farmers about carbon and methane: Talk to them about outcomes  
Breakout
15:45 - 16:30
Where’s the ROI in biodiversity? How to understand and quantify impact and outcomes  
Breakout
15:45 - 16:30
Cutting through the AI BS: What will be the real use, and when? What does AI get wrong, and right?  
Breakout
15:00 - 15:45
The other room: Not all processed food is bad: How do we have a better conversation about health outcomes?  
The other room
16:15 - 17:00
A market for regen: How brands can capitalise on consumer trends to create demand for regenerative 
Plenary
17:00 - 18:00
Networking drinks 
Networking

Contact

For any questions on this event, please contact:

Anamya Anurag

Senior Project Manager

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Anita Thomson

Chief Partnerships Officer

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