About Future Food Asia 2021

As the AgriFoodTech sector comes of age, its big promise of sustainability is about to move from a state of ‘theory’ to ‘assessment’. Talents from all walks of life start to come to agrifoodtech, generating new approaches to building the future of food. The sector just looks different – we aptly coined this phase  AgriFoodTech2.0 and made it the theme for the 2021 edition of the Future Food Asia conference.

The FFA 2021 conference was hosted from June 7-11, convening executives from leading corporations, emerging entrepreneurs, key investors, sector experts and many other agrifood industry stakeholders.

Over the course of 5 days we explored the catalysts that have helped propel the sector into its 2.0 version and what it holds in store for the entrepreneurs, investors and corporations in the ecosystem. FFA2021 also hosted an innovation showcase from 10 leading start-ups that are building solutions to increase the sustainability of Asia Pacific’s agrifood supply chain.

With a focus on disruptive solutions to overcome the hurdles on the path to a more sustainable food future in Asia Pacific, the jury named Allozymes and Senior Deli as co-winners of the 2021 Future Food Asia Award. This was the first instance of an announcement of co-winners at Future Food Asia, a testament to the quality of the start-up finalists and overall maturity of the agrifoodtech sector.

 

Future Food Asia 2021 Co-Winners!

Cargill Health Through Nutrition Prize Winner

Thai Wah Circular Bio-Economy Prize Winner

Mi Terro - USA/China

Mi Terro - USA/China

Mi Terro repurposes plant-based agricultural waste to manufacture single-use plastic-alternative packaging materials

Future Food Asia 2021 Start-up Finalist Cohort

Bondi Bio - Australia

Bondi Bio - Australia

A solar bioengineering company sustainably producing traditionally plant-derived natural products from light, water and CO2.
Fasal - India

Fasal - India

A patent pending IoT-powered, AI-SaaS platform providing farm-level and crop-specific actionable intelligence for horticulture.
Iamus - Ireland

Iamus - Ireland

Developed an autonomous robot called ‘Gallus’ to improve poultry margins & welfare.
Change Foods - Australia

Change Foods - Australia

An Australian food tech company (re)creating real, animal-free dairy foods, by leveraging precision fermentation technology.

Future Food Asia 2021 Speakers & Jury Panel 

Isabelle Decitre

Isabelle Decitre

Founder & CEO
ID Capital

Kelvin Chiu

Kelvin Chiu

Founder and CIO
Silverstrand Capital

Kamel Chida

Kamel Chida

Deputy Director Private Sector Partnership Development for Nutrition 
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Ralph Graichen

Dr. Ralph Graichen

Senior Director Food and Consumer
A*STAR, Singapore

Jeyakumar Henry

Jeyakumar Henry

Senior Advisor
Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, A*STAR

Dr. Hsu Tin Chen

Dr. Hsu Tin Chen

Vice Chairman – ILSI Taiwan  
Director – Chien Yuan Food Technology 

Xiuling Guo

Xiuling Guo

Managing Director Global Edible Oil Solutions, Asia
Cargill Asia Pacific

Ho Ren Hua

Ho Ren Hua

CEO
Thai Wah PLC

Sebastien Pascual

Sebastien Pascual

Director, Food & Agribusiness
Temasek

Francesca Kleemans

Francesca Kleemans

Managing Director, Cocoa & Chocolate Asia Pacific
Cargill Asia Pacific

Sarah Nolet

Sarah Nolet

General Partner
Tenacious Ventures

Rhishi Pethe

Rhishi Pethe

Product Manager
Mineral (X, the moonshot factory)

David Lee

David Lee

President
AppHarvest

Frank Mitloehner

Frank Mitloehner

Director, Professor and Air Quality Specialist
CLEAR Center at UC Davis

Mark Rottmann

Mark Rottmann

CEO
iCell Sustainable

Johannes le Coutre

Johannes le Coutre

Professor 
University of New South Wales, Sydney

Henry Soesanto

Henry Soesanto

Executive Vice-President and CEO
Monde Nissin Corporation

Meera Vasudevan

Meera Vasudevan

Co-founder
C-SAW

John Wood

John Wood

Founder
Purpose, Inc

Vi Nguyen

Vi Nguyen

Director of Research and Lead in Sustainable Protein
Asia Research and Engagement

Nick Hazell

Nick Hazell

CEO and Founder 
v2food

Stefanie Beitien

Stefanie Beitien

Head of Market Transformation
WWF-Singapore

 

David Yeung

David Yeung

Founder & CEO
Green Monday

Doris Lee

Doris Lee

General Manager
GFI Consultnacy

Phil Morle

Phil Morle

Partner
Main Sequence Ventures

Dan Pathomvanich

Dan Pathomvanich

CEO
NRF Public Company Limited

Amol Deshpande

Amol Deshpande

CEO
Farmers’ Business Network

 

Steve Saunders

Steve Saunders

Founder & CEO
Robotics Plus Limited

Anand Sundaresan

Anand Sundaresan

Regional Vice President, APAC
DSM Nutritional Products

Ritu Verma

Ritu Verma

Co-Founder, Managing Partner
Ankur Capital

Joel Woodward

Joel Woodward

Regional Representative – Southeast Asia 
USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council and U.S. Dry Bean Council

Sonalie Figueiras

Sonalie Figueiras

Founder & CEO
Green Queen Media / SourceGreenPackaging.com

Barbara Guerpillon

Barbara Guerpillon

Head of Ventures 
Dole Sunshine Company

Ying LI

Ying LI

China Agriculture Director
The Nature Conservancy in China

Mohamed Nasser Ismail

Mohamed Nasser Ismail

Global Head of Equity Capital Markets
SGX

Nolan Paul

Nolan Paul

Partner
Yamaha Motor Ventures

Pier Luigi Sigismondi

Pier Luigi Sigismondi

SVP & President, Worldwide Packaged Foods Division 
Dole Sunshine Company

Yuni Choi

Yuni Choi

Director of Investments
RS Group

Alpana Titus

Alpana Titus

Vice President Foods, Thailand and SEAT
Unilever Thailand

Anastasia Volkova

Anastasia Volkova

CEO and co-founder
Regrow

Ryan Yang

Ryan Yang

CEO
Taiwan Startup Institute

Gary Scattergood

Gary Scattergood

Editor-in-Chief
FoodNavigator Asia

Bianca Le

Bianca Le

Executive Director
Cellular Agriculture Australia

Alexandra Londoño

Alexandra Londoño

Head of Business Segment Pulses
Bühler

Claire Pribula

Claire Pribula

Managing Director
The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

Kate Jarvis

Kate Jarvis

Agribusiness Finance Specialist
ADB

Marcel Smits

Marcel Smits

Chairman
Cargill Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Ltd

Duncan Turner

Duncan Turner

General Partner – SOSV 
Managing Director – HAX

Eugene Wang

Eugene Wang

CEO 
Sophie’s Bionutrients

Junhu Yao

Junhu Yao

Professor
Northwest A&F University

Erin Sweeney

Erin Sweeney

Lead, Sustainable Investment & Inclusion
Grow Asia

Teymoor Nabili

Teymoor Nabili

CEO
Tech For Impact Asia

Eddie Grieve

Eddie Grieve

General Manager, Listings
ASX

 

Agenda Highlights Future Food Asia 2021

Future Food Asia 2021 Partners 

EXPERT PARTNER

GOLD PARTNER

SILVER PARTNER

SILVER PARTNER

STRATEGIC PRATNER

GOLD PARTNER

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER

Singapore Economic Development Board

Singapore Economic Development Board

SILVER PARTNER