After a challenging year for our industry, it is time to look forward and move Onwards with Confidence!

Future in Foodservice 2021, is a unique hybrid event looking into future evolving technologies and digital disruption in the Foodservice Industry.

Live attendee ticket price includes networking lunch & refreshments .

The event welcomes Food Industry Leaders, Managers, Suppliers and Operators to come together, as keynote speakers present important industry insights covering – new innovations, technologies and industry restructuring, all of which affects our industry.

Speakers include:

Sissel Rosengren – Managing Director, Food Industry Foresight

Never have market insights been more relevant than now! Sissel will walk you through the current market size and the immediate post-Covid future.

Adam Moore – Culinology Innovation Director, Culinary Revolutions

Respected Chef Adam Moore will share his thoughts on how chefs keep up to date with the evolving changes to our culinary landscape? He will explain how to introduce and create trends in your repertoire.

Karen Job – Head of Industry Engagement, Food Frontier

Plant-based meat – a global and local outlook, and the real drivers and opportunities in an industry projected to be worth $3B in Australia by 2030. Seize your piece of the plant-based-pie!

Lunch & Networking

Craig Rispin – Business Futurist and Innovation Expert

The Future of Food – What are the trends and technologies that will drive how we produce, develop, distribute and consume food in the future? Craig will present the key technologies and areas that are attracting billions of dollars in investment globally.

John Ha – Founder & CEO of Bear Robotics Inc

Bear Robotics is one of the most successful foodservice robot companies in the world. Having recently raised capital for expansion into Asia. What are the real benefits of robotic waiters? Why it was never about replacing staff.

Nicholas Robert – Learning Vault

Nicholas is the king of Micro-Credential learning. He will explain why they are the Ultimate Resource Solution for the Future of Learning. The world is changing rapidly, to stay relevant, we must work and learn at the same time.

Rod Fowler – Futurist, Director, Food Industry Foresight

Our industry has just proven that we can move quickly and pivot in a crisis. What are the immediate opportunities for innovation within the Australian Foodservice sector? What should we be looking to change? Why are we slower to embrace change and what should we be doing to catch up?

Tony Green – CEO, Australian Foodservice Advocacy Body (AFAB)

We have just seen the launch of AFAB as the first real pan-industry collective of leading foodservice professionals in Australia working together to facilitate a platform for connectivity, education, and leadership to embrace the changing face and capability of the industry. CEO Tony Green will clarify the objectives and aspirations of this new association.