APRIL 7TH

MADRID

GEOPOLITICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN/OPEN INNOVATION/WATER MANAGEMENT/THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE/DECARBONIZATION/ADVANCED NUTRITION AND LONGEVITY/FOOD SERVICE, GASTRONOMY AND RETAIL/FOOD SAFETY/AI AND MARKET TRENDS/NEW PROTEINS/ZERO WASTE

APRIL 7TH

Madrid | SECTION SPACE

/Think Tank & Awards

We brought together a group of international business, investment, scientific and institutional leaders to discuss the priorities and challenges of the future of food.

We will recognize the most influential person in the transformation of our sector nationally and internationally at the Food Changemakers Awards gala.

/Participants

Ideas change the world, but it's people who make them a reality. At KM ZERO we are explorers of the future of food, a team of restless, creative and committed minds who work every day to promote change.

/Julia Collins

Founder & CEO Planet FWD

/Sam Kass

Partners Acre Venture Partners

/Dorothy Shaver

Sustainability Director Unilever

/Ferran Adria

President of ElBulli Foundation

/Alezandre Bastos

Head of Ventures & Competitive Intelligence Givaudan

/Juan Aguiriano

Group Head of Sustainability Kerry Group

/Jack Babo

Executive Director Rothman Family Institute for Studies UCLA

/Daniel Ramon

Professor of Food Technology CEU University

/Marjolein Brasz

Foodvalley CEO

/Belen Viloria

Executive Director of B Corp movement & B Lab Spain

/Adrian Ferrero

Co-founder & CEO
Biome Makers

/Laia Mas

Business Partner & Founder Mas Salmones

/Mario Ubiali

Founder & CEO Thimus

/Stephen Ritz

Founder Green Bronx Machine

/Felipe Turell

Cofounder Conscious Projects

/Roberto Ridolfi

CEO Awa headlight

/Gabriela Chang

CSO & Co-FounderEthicHub

/Marta Gutierrez

CEO Atlántica Agrícola

/Niklas Gustafson

Chairman & Co-founder Natruly

/Sophie Egan

Founder Full Table Solutions

/Martin W. Bloem

Professor Environmental Health Johns Hopkins

/Marta Laorden

VC Director McWin Capital Partners

/Sharon Cittone

Founder & CEO Edible Planet Ventures

/Claudia Jimenez

Swanlaab Venture Factory General Partner

/Malwine Steinbock

Director: Food Republik

/Kilian Zaragoza

CEO & Co-Founder Naria

/Carlotta Ridolfi

Climate & Biodiversity Policy Consultant Pacific Farmers Organization

/Michael Gordon

CEO of Blue Tree Technologies

/Marc Coloma

Co-Founder & CEO Heura

/Didier Toubia

CEO & Co-founder Aleph Farms

/Luis Gonzalez

Technical Engineering & Social Action Director Action Against Hunger

/Felipe Turell

Key Account Manager World Business Council for Sustainable Development

/Juan Carlos Motamavor

ECO TOPIAN/NEOM

/Juan Ignacio Zoido

CEO Real Fooding

/Josep Casas

CEO Europistachios

/Schedule

10:00 - 12:00

1 to 1 meetings

12:30

Section reception and lunch

14:15

Work session by thematic tables

15:45

Pitching and networking session

16:50

Equipment wrap-up

17:30

Conclusions and closing

20:00

The Food Changemakers Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Dinner

/Think Tank

The leaders of the transformation of the food system meet in Madrid, at the largest food Think Tank in Europe.

125 members + 25 guests
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10 investment funds with a total of $4,200M TO ONE
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40 startups with a total of 530M€ of funding raised
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35 corporations with a market value of more than 500,000M€
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40 entities (ICEX, MAPA, ENISA, Netherlands Embassy),
NGOs, hubs, technology centers, media

/Awards

In the first GHall of the Food Changemaker Awards, were recognized to the highest national and international leaders for their contribution to the change in the food system.

In the Social Impact category, Stephen Ritz, founder of Green Bronx Machine. The most renowned international chef Ferran Adrià, was chosen for the Future Talent category because of his commitment to sustainability and education. And finally, Julia Collins, Founder and CEO of Planet FWD, received the award in the Environmental Impact category.

/Partners and collaborators

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