The Future of Food and Beverage Forum
12th - 13th May 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Day 1
Tuesday 12th May 2026
Time
Session title
Theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:25am
From insight to impact: How are leading brands aligning on resilience, sustainability and business value?
Unilever | Mars
9:25am - 10:15am
The consumer is king: How consumer demand is connecting strategy around health, nutrition, and sustainability
Nomad Foods | Asahi Group Holdings | Ahold Delhaize | Mondelēz International
10:15am - 10:45am
Balancing production, food security, and sustainability: How to place farmers at the heart of agricultural policy
ING Wholesale Banking | FoodDrinkEurope
10:45am - 11:25am
Break and Speed Networking
11:25am - 12:10pm
Beyond science-based targets: Turning corporate ambition into credible action
Heineken | Danone | Symrise
12:10pm - 12:50pm
From farm to boardroom: Reframing regeneration around risk, resilience, and competitive advantage
JDE Peet's | Mars | Nespresso
12:50pm - 1:50pm
Lunch
1:50pm - 2:30pm
Breakout Round 1
12:00am - 1:00am
Healthy, sustainable and affordable: Can consumers have all three?
Nomad Foods | Access to Nutrition initiative
12:00am - 1:00am
The alternative protein paradox: Climate solution or nutrients risk?
12:00am - 1:00am
The economics of farming: What needs to change to incentivise the next generation of farmers?
Sodiaal
12:00am - 1:00am
SBTs in action: How leading companies are implementing FLAG
Nestlé | South Pole | Science Based Targets initiative
1:50pm - 2:30pm
This house believes we can scale production whilst reducing emissions
2:30pm - 3:10pm
Breakout Round 2
12:00am - 1:00am
Credibility and transparency: How brands can back up claims with data and storytelling
Regrow
2:30pm - 3:15pm
Collaborating to future-proof fruit production: Lessons from regenerative apple supply chains
innocent drinks | DöhlerGroup
12:00am - 1:00am
Scaling on-farm adoption: How can business, finance, and policy align to support farmers?
Rabobank | Farm Frites
12:00am - 1:00am
ROI for regen: How is business demonstrating the value and impact of regenerative agriculture?
Heineken | ING Wholesale Banking | Cargill
2:30pm - 3:10pm
This house believes food waste targets should be mandatory for large businesses
3:10pm - 3:40pm
Networking Break
3:40pm - 4:20pm
Breakout Round 3
12:00am - 1:00am
Communicating regeneration: Is nutrition the key to winning consumer trust?
Koperwiek | Griffith Foods
3:40pm - 4:20pm
From targets to delivery: Building an agriculture enterprise approach to Scope 3 emissions
12:00am - 1:00am
The tools and techniques for measuring biodiversity: What’s working, what’s next, and how can we quantify impact?
Arla Foods | WWF-NL
12:00am - 1:00am
A deep dive into water risk: How should business respond in an ‘era of hydrological disarray’?
Nestlé Waters & Premium Beverages
3:40pm - 4:20pm
This house believes plant-based alternatives are critical to sustain our food system
4:20pm - 5:00pm
Breakout Round 4
12:00am - 1:00am
Carbon’s nutritional value: How to incorporate nutrient density and health for a complete climate footprint
Carbery Group | Nomad Foods
12:00am - 1:00am
Practical pathways for product reformulation: How R&D labs can deliver on nutrition AND sustainability
The Compleat Food Group
4:20pm - 5:00pm
Cultivating platforms for change: How are online marketplaces transforming on-farm knowledge, data, and communication?
4:20pm - 5:00pm
Soil carbon claims: What do we really know about the science and the long-term effect of soil carbon stores?
4:20pm - 5:00pm
This house believes regen ag is the next great greenwash
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Networking Drinks
Day 2
Wednesday 13th May 2026
Time
Session title
Theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
From innovation to resilience: How can we transform our food system at scale?
Aldi South
9:20am - 10:00am
Reimagine, redesign, regenerate: How R&D is transforming business models amongst shifting regulatory, climate and consumer landscapes
Oatly | ETG
10:00am - 10:30am
Climate adaptation and food security: Harnessing innovation and technology to build supply chain resilience
ING | SSP Group
10:30am - 11:00am
Networking Break
11:00am - 11:45am
Trust, transparency, and traceability: How can business navigate the challenges around evolving reporting standards and expectations?
Nomad Foods | Verstegen Spices & Sauces
11:45am - 12:30pm
Financing climate-smart food systems: How do we bridge the funding gap in food system transformation?
Koperwiek | Rabobank
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Roundtable Sessions
1:30pm - 3:00pm
a) Farmer first: How can we strike a realistic balance between sustainability and productivity at farm level?
1:30pm - 3:00pm
b) Sustaining the future of farming: How do we align policy with on-farm transformation?
1:30pm - 3:00pm
c) Engaging and incentivising suppliers: Do existing approaches go far enough?
1:30pm - 3:00pm
d) Science-based targets and FLAG: What’s working, what’s not, and what’s next?
1:30pm - 3:00pm
e) Accessing sustainable nutrition: How can we reframe the narrative around UPFs?
1:30pm - 3:00pm
f) Buzzwords, microtrends and misinformation: How can we uncover the truth of food sustainability?
1:30pm - 3:00pm
g) Challenging the status quo: What can legacy brands learn from challenger brands?
1:30pm - 3:00pm
h) Reframing waste solutions: What are the leading innovations reducing food waste across the supply chain?
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Closing Remarks