AI in Food | State of Play
How can AI move beyond the hype and create real value for the food industry?
AI is opening up new possibilities across the food value chain, offering businesses new ways to innovate, improve processes and drive growth.
Join us in Zurich on 10 November for AI in Food: State of Play, a one-day event bringing together food industry professionals, AI experts and innovators to explore real-world applications and new opportunities for adoption.
Discover what AI can do for your business identify the next steps for your organisation's growth.
The event is part of a broader AI in Food Masterclass, an initiative designed for food professionals who see technology as an enabler and want to move beyond the theory of AI to its practical application.
What's Planned
Bringing together perspectives from startups, technology and strategy consultancies, corporate innovation and the public sector, we will hear how organisations are applying AI across the food value chain.
Throughout the morning our speakers will discuss the opportunities, lessons learned and practical considerations of implementing AI in the food industry.
In the afternoon, we will put these insights into practice through 6 challenges in an interactive workshop, giving participants the chance to exchange experiences, tackle shared problems and identify actionable next steps for their organisations.
Programme
9:00 • OPENING
Coffee and light breakfast
9:30 • WELCOME
Opening address
Christina Senn-Jakobsen, SFNV
Nicolas Schärer, Helbling
10:00 • KEYNOTES
Rafael von Thiessen, Kanton of Zurich
Leila Ali Cavasonza, Porsche Consulting
11:00 • NETWORKING BREAK
11:20 • KEYNOTES
Nina Habicht, dreamleap
Dalith Steiger-Gablinger, SwissCognitive
12:00 • NETWORKING LUNCH
Join us on the 14th Floor with a view of Zurich
13:00 • WORKSHOPS
6 food-specific challenges of AI
Each group works out their answer on a Claude artifact and then we will switch topics once.
The topics can also be reformulated or replaced entirely by a more pressing topic for the table/group.
1. Food Development
How do we handle proprietary food data in the age of AI?
2. Food Development
How can AI help us to share data and insights across the value chain to help us design better products?
3. Production
How can physical AI and robotics seamlessly integrate into food production and lift worker satisfaction, quality and speed?
4. Production
How can AI help us to reduce energy and water consumption as well as waste in food supply chains?
5. Consumer interaction
How can we account for consumer data that we get through AI which has in turn been influenced by AI already?
6. Consumer interaction
What can we learn in terms of personalisation from pharma and other industries and apply it to food?
15:00 • Presentation of results
15:30 • COFFEE BREAK and CLOSING
Speakers
Venue
Helbling, Zurich
Hohlstrasse 614,
8048 Zürich
Helbling combines AI, engineering and product development to help food companies bridge the gap between scientific advances and real-world applications, making it the perfect place to host the State of Play on AI in Food.
Get involved
Would you like to join the AI in Food: State of Play?
As places are limited, participation will be curated to ensure strong cross-sector representation and meaningful discussion. Please register below.
Would you like your company to be visible at the event and attract the attention of relevant players in the field? Reach out to Anna Mucha, AI in Food Lead, to explore collaboration possibilities.
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