Join New Hope Network and The Future Market’s Mike Lee for a deep dive into food tech, AI, regenerative systems and other high- and low-tech concepts shaping the future of the food, nutrition and beauty industries.
This interactive conversation will explore how to define "responsible" innovation, lessons learned from seminal food innovations from the past century, and what food brands, retailers and innovators today can do to deploy more responsible food innovations into the market.
Resources: Defining Responsible Innovation.pdf
Date & Time
Friday September 22nd, 2023 12:30pm EDT
End Date & Time
Friday September 22nd, 2023 2:00pm EDT
Venue
Innovation Experience Stage, Level 200, Hall A
Address
Innovation Experience Stage, Level 200, Hall A
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Philadelphia, PA
United States
| SPEAKERS |
 Breanna DuffyDirector of Responsible Research & Innovation - US, New Harvest Bio coming soon! |
| Mike Lee Principal Futurist, The Future Market Mike is the principal futurist of The Future Market, which explores what our food system could look like in the next 5 to 10 years. The Future Market works with established food companies to research and envision the future of food and develop the strategies that will enable them to thrive in that future. Through The Future Market and his previous company, Alpha Food Labs, Mike has created future scenarios and innovation strategies for food companies such as Danone, Mars, Campbell’s, Simple Mills, Applegate, King Arthur Flour, Beef Lamb New Zealand, and more. Prior to The Future Market and Alpha Food Labs, Mike held roles leading product development initiatives on the Innovation & New Ventures team at Chobani and was Innovation Director at AccelFoods. He is a frequent global speaker on the future of food and has been featured in many conferences and publications such as The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fast Company, The New York Times, The Culinary Institute of America, The National Restaurant Association, The US Chamber of Commerce, Natural Products Expo East/West, The Summer/Winter Fancy Food Shows, Groceryshop, EvokeAg and more. Mike is the grandson and son of Chinese American restaurant owners in Metro Detroit and was raised in those kitchens and dining rooms. The atmosphere of innovation in Detroit, from his family’s food ventures, to the auto industry’s concept cars, were crucial in shaping his point of view on innovation. Mike has a business degree from the University of Michigan and design from the Parsons School of Design. He is a proud girl-dad to a curious, precocious, food-loving toddler and resides in Metro Detroit. |
 Robyn O'BrienFounder, Sirona Ventures Robyn O’Brien is the founder of Sirona Ventures and co-founder of rePlant Capital, financial services firms scaling climate solutions in the food industry and on the farm. She is also a Fulbright scholar, best-selling author and widely recognized speaker on global food systems. In 2020, she was recognized on Forbes Impact 50 List for her work at the intersection of agriculture and climate. Robyn has been called “food’s Erin Brockovich” by Bloomberg and the New York Times. Her work has inspired millions and her TEDx talk has been translated into Chinese, French, Spanish, Hebrew, Greek and other languages. She advises food policy at the local, state, federal and global level. Her first book, The Unhealthy Truth, was published by Random House in 2009. Her second book on courage, innovation and leadership will be published by Wiley Publishing in 2024. Robyn is an adjunct professor at Rice University’s Jones School of Business where she teaches a course on food innovation and entrepreneurship. She is a recognized global speaker and mother of four. |
| Ethan Soloviev Chief Innovation Officer, HowGood Ethan Soloviev is a regenerative farmer and the Chief Innovation Officer at HowGood, the leading SaaS & DaaS impact accounting startup used by 5 of the world’s 10 largest food companies. HowGood’s Sustainability Intelligence platform tracks, innovates, and communicates the climate, nature, and human rights impacts of over 2 million food products. Ethan is also the author of Regenerative Enterprise and the Levels of Regenerative Agriculture; you can connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansoloviev. |
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