Beyond the Plate: AI, Foodtech & the Future of Human Health.
Connecting Foodtech innovators transforming nutrition, health, and sustainable food systems.
Cornell Tech University, New York City.
November 6TH, 2026
2026 SPEAKERS TBA
Past speakers Include:
Jess Fanzo PhD
Professor of Climate,
Director of Food For Humanity Initiative, Columbia University
Jason Dietz
Biotechnology Coordinator, Center For Food Safety & Applied Nutrition at FDA
Katie Stebbins
Executive Director, Food and Nutrition Innovation Institute, Tufts University
Julia Olayanju PhD
Founder & Chief Science Officer FoodNiche
Stu Strumwasser
Managing Director, Green Circle Foodtech Ventures
Anne Greven
Strategic Finance Executive, Global Food, Agricultural & Sustainability Innovation
Koen Burghouts
Global VP Marketing, PepsiCo
Jennifer Smith
Executive Director
Grow NY / Cornell University
Andrew D. Ive
Founder & Managing General Partner, Big Idea Ventures
Gabor Forgacs
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Fork and Good
Jim Cali
General Partner, Next Gen Nutrition Investment Partners
Ricky Silver
CEO, Daily Harvest
Bunmi Olayanju
Investor & Co-founder FoodNiche Inc.
Anabelle Broadbent PhD
Founder & CSO Verde Ops
Alexander Olesen
Founder and CEO
Babylon Microfarms
Paola de Almeida
Operating Advisor
Pegasus Capital Advisors
James Caffyn
Partner, LeverVC
Scott Landers
Co-founder & CEO, Figure 8
Amaru Sanchez
Attorney, Wiley Rein LLP
Ben Berman
Co-Founder & CEO, Tomorrow Farms
Daniel Russek
Founder & CEO, Atarraya Inc
Emma Ignaszewski
Associate Director, Industry Intelligence and Initiatives, Good Food Institute
Angel Veza
Senior Manager, ReFED
Bunmi Olayanju
Investor & Co-founder FoodNiche Inc.
Anabelle Broadbent PhD
Founder & CSO Verde Ops
Alexander Olsen
Founder and CEO
Babylon Microfarms
An Event For People Shaping The Future
Gain Insights From Visionary Leaders
Join hundreds of the brightest minds redefining our food system. Gain insights on successfully tackling the challenges facing our food system from farm to fork
Discover The Future Of Food Innovation
There are different innovative companies tackling challenges facing our food system. Discover exceptional innovators shaping the future of food on the FoodNiche Summit innovation stage
What To Expect
Fireside Chats
Keynotes
Panel Discussions
High Impact Networking
Expand Your Network...
Accelerate Business Growth.
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High Impact Networking
Expand your network of influential changemakers redefining the future of the food industry. Meet prospective collaborators, investors or partners.
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Insightful Learning Opportunities
Join the brightest minds in food for intelligent insights on innovating successfully in the current food ecosystem. Learn factors driving change and factors driving consumer food purchasing decisions.
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Discover Innovative Food Technology Companies.
Stay ahead of the innovation trend in food, discover collaborators, or partners from the global food ecosystem.
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Showcase Your Brand
Leverage opportunities at this summit to enhance your company’s visibility, leverage your thought-leadership and promote business growth.
What Past Attendees Are Saying:
“This was a well-run event and more importantly, it brought to the table all stakeholders – convening power of food. I made some great connections with some companies in the meeting and I will follow up with them.“
Phil Demokritou, PhD
Head of Environmental Bioengineering, Rutgers University
“FoodNiche® Summit NYC was such an excellent event. Impressive lineup of speakers, sharing valuable insights. So many golden nuggets of food innovation wisdom shared! It was great to meet so many of the attendees. I left the summit beyond inspired. The future of food is bright.“
Anabelle Broadbent, PhD
Founder, Verde Ops
"Skillfully created and excellently hosted. A fantastic event! The investment panel at the FoodNiche Summit is the most informative panel session I have ever listened to."
Shou Wong, PhD
Chief Innovation Officer, TurtleTree
"Out of all the conferences I go to, I appreciate the FoodNiche Summit most because of the diversity of perspectives it brought together. There were representatives from across the food system - this kind of collaboration is key to solving the challenges of feeding the world sustainably."
Scott Landers
Co-Founder & CEO, Figure8
Frequently asked questios
Is This A Virtual Event?
This summit will take place in person in New York City. Specific addresses to each of the events will be included in your tickets.
Is there accommodation close to the venue?
We created a list of
hotels here
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These hotels are in close proximity to the venue for the event.
Are there group discount for teams?
Yes, there are group discounts for teams, please contact Joshua at [email protected] for details.
How can companies exhibit or present on the innovation stage at this summit?
Companies can schedule a call with the team by booking a time here.