Thailand Food Innopolis and Thailand Management Association (TMA) will be organizing the Food Innopolis International Symposium (FIIS) 2019 during November 9 – 14, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand, with the aim to connect ASEAN, Asia-Pacific, Europe and US Food Clusters to enhance and strengthen the global network of food innovation. The symposium will be the excellent platform for regional and international players to mutually learn and benefit from their differences and diverse possibilities.

This annual landmark conference will provide a forum for regional and international professionals as well as start-ups to show and share their technologies and at the same time to explore the business opportunity.

The theme of 2^nd FIIS is “From Traditional to Innovation: The Art & Science of Food”. The topics include Food Foresight, Advanced Food Processing Technology, A Conversation on the Circular Economy of Food, The Future Protein, The Crossing of Health as well as Food and Medicine

KEY HIGHLIGHT Speakers:

» Food Foresight

• Mr. Ben Hamamoto, Research Director, The Institute for the Future, U.S.A

» Future Protein

• Mr. Eran Gronich, Chief Executive Officer, Flying Sparks, Israel

» World Café: Food Tech Accelerator Worldwide

•Ms. Charlotte Kowara, Chief Executive Officer, Accelerice, Indonesia

» Exploring the world with the Global Food Mission

• Prof. Dr. Matteo Vignoli, Director of Food Innovation Program and Trustee, Future Food Institute, Italy

» The Future of Food & Agriculture through the Lens of Foresight

• Professor Ronald Corstanje, Professor of Environmental Data Science Head of Centre, Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Informatics (CEAI), Cranfield University, UK.

The Food Innopolis International Symposium (FIIS) 2019 will be held during November 9 – 14, 2019 with the following activities:

Pre-symposium

Nov 9, 2019: Singha Hackathon

Nov 10, 2019: TASTE-Innovative Food SMEs pitching day/ Food Battle Ground for FoodTech startups and Social Enterprise including Showcase Display and Networking Party

Symposium

Nov 11, 2019: Special session: Getting to Know the ASEAN Marketplace

Nov 12 and 13, 2019: Main Conference

Nov 12, 2019 (evening): Dinner in the Park: Tales of Thailand “The Exotic Journey of Thai Gastronomy & Beyond”

Post-symposium

Nov 14, 2019: Special Excursion: The Food Innovation and The Locallicious Tours

Register today to join the regional annual conference on FOOD INNOVATION & GLOBAL TRENDS in ASEAN

LINK: http://tiny.cc/pnfxcz

Should there be any further query, please do not hesitate to contact Thailand Management Association Tel. 02-319-7677

Jatuporn ext. 122 |Email: jatuporn@tma.or.th

Somchit ext. 149 |Email: somchit@tma.or.th