LONDON FOOD TECH WEEK 2017

London Food Tech Week is the world's largest week-long showcase and collaboration of the companies and trends transforming the Food ecosystem using technology. We're not a conference. We're a festival celebrating and connecting all the incredible people, companies and innovations in Food Tech.

Designed to educate, foster partnerships, and help businesses enhance their impact on Food Tech.

Check out some of the key highlights and stats from 2017

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WATCH SOME OF THE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS



“London Food Tech Week is the crucible where ideas are generated and where partnerships are formed. It’s the best place for a startup in this space to be.”


Robert Lynch, Founder of CityMunch



SOME OF THE 2017 SPEAKERS

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Antoine Nussenbaum
Felix Capital
Partner & Co-founder
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Antoine Nussenbaum
Felix Capital
Partner & Co-founder

Antoine is a Partner and member of the founding team of Felix Capital. He currently sits on the boards of Frichti, Urban Massage, Papier and Rad

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Daniel Vennard
World Resources Institute
Global Programme Director
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Daniel Vennard
World Resources Institute
Global Programme Director

Daniel is a Program Director at the World Resources Institute – the world's number one environmental think tank with over 500 staff based around the world. He runs a program called the Better Buying Lab that works with large food companies and experts in behaviour change and marketing to develop, test and scale new ideas that help shift consumers towards eating more sustainable diets

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Joanna De Koning
Just Eat
Head of Corporate Communications
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Joanna De Koning
Just Eat
Head of Corporate Communications

Jo is head of corporate communications at Just Eat, a leading global marketplace for online food delivery. Just Eat operates in 12 markets and has 19 million customers and 74,500 restaurant partners globally

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Darren Goldsby
The Jamie Oliver Group
Chief Digital Officer
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Darren Goldsby
The Jamie Oliver Group
Chief Digital Officer

Darren has been Chief Digital Officer at Jamie Oliver since March, where he is responsible for driving the use of digital technology to improve all areas of the Jamie Oliver business. He was previously Chief Digital Officer at Hearst Magazines UK where he helped launch the Good Housekeeping Institute, and has worked in the media industry for over 15 years with previous roles at The Financial Times, News Corporation and Rightmove.

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Leonie Cooper
London City Hall
Chair of the Environment Committee
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Leonie Cooper
London City Hall
Chair of the Environment Committee

Leonie Cooper AM represents Merton & Wandsworth at the London Assembly. Assembly Members scrutinise the Mayor and bodies of the GLA to protect the interests of and enhance the lives of Londoners

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Carl Morris
Elior Group
Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications
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Carl Morris
Elior Group
Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications

As Director of Marketing and External communications Carl has responsibility for Elior Uk’s public PR and brand, both in print and in the digital context. The marketing function covers all aspects marketing activity; offers, concepts, promotions, menu management together with nutrition and dietetics and corporate responsibility

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Professor Charles Spence
Oxford University
Head of the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the Department of Experimental Psychology
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Professor Charles Spence
Oxford University
Head of the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the Department of Experimental Psychology

Professor Charles Spence is a world-renowned experimental psychologist specialising in neuroscience-inspired multi-sensory design. He established the Crossmodal Research Laboratory (CRL) at the Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University in 1997

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Dr Morgaine Gaye
Dr Gaye
Food Futurologist and Co-Founder
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Dr Morgaine Gaye
Dr Gaye
Food Futurologist and Co-Founder

Morgaine is a world leading Food Futurologist who looks at food and eating from a social, cultural, economic, trend, branding and geo-political perspective. She consults to FTSE food companies, advises governments, is a frequent media contributor in print, radio and TV and an experienced She is currently writing a book, The Taste of Things to Come

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Kimberly Hurd
Tabl
Co-Founder & CEO
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Kimberly Hurd
Tabl
Co-Founder & CEO

Kimberly is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tabl, the UK’s first online marketplace blending independent food and events that serves as a home for its ever-growing food community. Prior to Tabl, Kimberly headed up Zomato UK - the restaurant search and discovery site and app

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Fredrika Gulfot
Simris
Founder & CEO
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Fredrika Gulfot
Simris
Founder & CEO

Fredrika Gullfot is the CEO and founder of Simris Alg, a pioneering agribusiness listed on the Nasdaq First North growth market. Simris' main focus is the production of omega-3 from farmed algae as a premium alternative to fish oil

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Kevin Duffy
Co-Founder
Winnow
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Kevin Duffy
Co-Founder
Winnow

Kevin co-founded Winnow to help the hospitality sector cut food waste using technology. Winnow is a smart meter to help chefs measure, monitor and dramatically reduce food waste

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Jamie Spafford
SORTEDfood
Co-Founder
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Jamie Spafford
SORTEDfood
Co-Founder

SORTEDfood is one of the largest and most engaged food channels on YouTube with a global community of over 2 million fans. When he’s not on screen cooking (or mainly eating!), co-founder Jamie Spafford looks after community, media and partner relationships.

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Sai Sreenivas Kodur
Dishq
Co-Founder & CTO
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Sai Sreenivas Kodur
Dishq
Co-Founder & CTO

Sai is the Co-Founder & CTO. A computer science graduate from IIT (Madras)

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Jonathan Petrides
allplants
Founder
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Jonathan Petrides
allplants
Founder

JP is the founder of allplants, delivering hand-made plant-based deliciousness, fresh-frozen to your doorstep. They shamelessly use bold flavours and hyper convenience to bring more plants onto plates across the UK, inspiring us all to eat healthy and nourish the planet

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Jamie Bolding
Jungle Creations
Founder & CEO
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Jamie Bolding
Jungle Creations
Founder & CEO

Jamie is the Founder and CEO of Jungle Creations, the third most viewed media property in the UK and the fifth most viewed in the world, which also owns VT, crowned the most viewed Facebook channel in the world in March 2017. Jamie created VT in 2014, which quickly gained over one million followers

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Safia Qureshi
Cupclub
Founder & CEO
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Safia Qureshi
Cupclub
Founder & CEO

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“I’ve been to a lot of conferences all around the world and YFood have created an amazing thing with London Food Tech Week, where it’s not just about listening to speakers. . . it’s actually getting really involved. I urge any other companies that really want to be involved in the Food Tech community to be part of this and work with YFood.”


Stuart Mainwaring, Head of Corporate Ventures at Just Eat

DAY THEMES & AGENDA



View the London Food Tech Week 2017 Calendar


“[London Food Tech Week] is an incredibly important week for anyone interested in food . . . whether you’re a moderator, whether you’re a speaker or whether you’re someone attending the audience you’re learning a huge amount.”


William Sitwell, Writer, Editor, TV Presenter & Food Critic

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