HiConf

Healthy Innovation
Conference

SEOUL | 23 October 2024

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How to feed the entire
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Experience the Future of Food This October in Seoul!

Speakers

20+

Start-Up pitches

06

Partners

09

The global food technology market, valued at $260 billion in 2022, is expected to surpass $360 billion by 2028. HiConf is set to lead this evolution, uniting top industry leaders, innovators, scientists, investors, and policymakers to shape the future of food technology, drive international collaboration, and promote sustainable development for people and the planet.

South Korea, with its expertise in science, AI, and robotics, is emerging as a global foodtech leader. HiConf serves as a platform in Korea to showcase its innovations, adopt global best practices, and foster entrepreneurship, job creation, and international business growth.

All attendees will have the unique opportunity to connect with Korea’s leading experts and international scientists who are pioneering advancements in food technology. The event also offers space for collaboration on cutting-edge projects, leveraging Korea’s scientific excellence to fuel innovation.

HiConf is a hub for groundbreaking discussions, driving both economic growth and sustainable development in the foodtech industry.

Join us in shaping the future of food technology and driving global change!

Program

08:30

Doors Open

Opening Session

Government representatives will address the audience spotlighting the political processes driving food transformation from a global and local perspective.

09:00

Welcome Session
Sori Moon, Moderator & News Anchor, Korea

09:05

Welcome Address
High-level Government Representative, Korea

09:15

Welcome Address
High-level Government Representative, United Arab Emirates

09:25

Welcome Address - Video
Kim Gwan-young, Governor of Jeonbuk State, Korea

09:30

Welcome Address
Prof. Ki Won Lee, Co-Chairman, Korea FoodTech Council, Korea

Global Perspective on Food Tech

This session will focus on global investments and developments in food transformation, highlighting opportunities and implications for the local market.

09:40

Welcome to session 2
Sori Moon, Moderator & News Anchor, Korea

09:45

Impulse Presentation - Global Investments for Global Needs
Dr. Manon Littek, Founder & CEO, Green Generation Funds, Germany

10:05

Commercial Impulse Presentation – How to Design Products in a Global Environment: Exploring Innovations in Food Tech
Dr. Gregory Yep, CTO, CheilJedang Food, Korea

10:25

The Big Opening Panel - Moderated by Dominic Jeong, President, Korean Bio-based Future Food Industry Committee & CEO, Simple Planet
Sergei Ivanov, Executive Director & Member of the Board, EFKO Group, Russia
Prof. Ki Won Lee, Co-Chairman, Korea FoodTech Council, Korea
Young-hoon Park, CEO, D.Camp & FRONT1, Korea
Raymund Scheffler, Founder & CEO of the HITI Fund & Member of the Board, Novel Foods Group LLC, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Gregory Yep, CTO, CheilJedang Food, Korea
Tao Zhang, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Dao Foods International, China
Dr. Andy Zynga, Consultant & Professor, Ex-CEO EIT Food, Belgium

11:00

Coffee Break

Best of Food Tech Innovation

Showcasing the best cases and innovations to inspire the audience and provide a glimpse of what is already possible.

11:15

Welcome to Session 3
Sori Moon, Moderator & News Anchor, Korea

11:20

Case Study
Alex Song, CEO, Shinsegae Food, Korea

11:40

Case Study
Paolo Costa, CEO, Biolumen, USA

12:00

Case Study
Anna El Tahchy, Founding Director & CTO, Nourish Ingredients, Australia

12:20

Case Study
Michele Stansfield, CEO, Cauldron Ferm, Australia

12:40

Lunch & Networking

Food is the New Medicine

Focusing on the medical side of nutrition, especially Korean products and their potential for the international market.

13:00

Welcome to Session 4
Sori Moon, Moderator & News Anchor, Korea

13:05

Impulse Presentation
Rohini Bajekal, M. Sc. Nutritionist& Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional, United Kingdom

13:25

Case Study
Yong-Chul Shin, Chairman & CSO of Amicogen, Korea

13:45

Case Study
Sina Albanese, Founder & CEO, Koralo Food, Korea

14:05

Case Study
Dr. Yun Ha Hwang, Director, Dongwha Pharm, Korea

Feeding the World with Alternative Protein

Highlighting best practices, state-of-the-art techniques, and international investor relations.

14:15

Welcome to Session 5
Sori Moon, Moderator & News Anchor, Korea

Stage 1
moderated by Jeongtae Kim, Moderator, CEO & President, MYSC, Korea

Stage 2
moderated by Magel Kim, Accelerator & Executive Director, Krypton Co., Ltd.

14:20

Impulse Presentation
International Markets for Alt-Protein

Viola Chen, Manager, GFI Consultancy, China

14:00
Pitch #1
Stepahne Chen, CEO & Founder, Another Food, Singapore (Cell-Based Coffee)

14:00
Pitch #2
Nélida Leiva Eriksson, CEO, Ironic Biotech, Sweden (Nutrition Biotech)

14:35

Case Study - Product Portfolio Transformation
Patrick Bühr, Head of R&D, Rügenwalder Mühle, Germany

14:45
Pitch #3

14:45
Pitch #4
David Klingen, CEO and Founder of Northern Wonder, Netherlands (Sustainable Coffee)

14:55

Case Study - Best Food Ingredient 2023
Chen-Yu Huang, CEO, Lypid, USA/Taiwan

15:30
Pitch #5
Jake Berber, CEO & Founder, Prefer Coffee, Singapore (Fermented Coffee)

15:30
Pitch #6

15:15

Panel Discussion
Sina Albenese, Founder & CEO, Koralo Food, Korea
Viola Chen, Manager, GFI Consultancy, China
Jen-Yu Huang, CEO, Lypid, USA
Moderated by Christian Kuhn, Head of dfv MICE Media

15:35

Coffee Break

16:10

Partnership Presentation – Korea’s Startup Ecosystem
Hyun-woo Kim, CEO, Seoul Business Agency, Korea

16:45

Partnership Presentation
Seungha Baek, Director (Agri Food Division) Jeunbuk State, Jeonju

The Joy of Sweet Proteins

Exploring the next big thing in food production and nutrition. Making humans stronger and more competitive without harming health or the planet.

17:00

Welcome to Session 6
Sori Moon, Moderator & News Anchor, Korea

17:15

Impulse Presentation - Markets & Products
Dr. Adam M. Adamek , CIO at European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food, Belgium

17:20

Presentation of Novel Foods
Achraf Kawwa, Head of R&D, Novel Foods Group L.L.C, UAE

17:40

Case Study - Sweet Proteins
Antonella De Lazzari, Founder & CBO, Naturannova, Chile

18:00

Wrap-Up & Conclusion
Sori Moon, Moderator & News Anchor, Korea
Prof. Ki Won Lee, Co-Chairman, Korea FoodTech Council, Korea
Raymund Scheffler, Founder & CEO, Member of the Board, HITI Fund, Novel Foods Group LLC

18:30

End of Event

19:00

Invite Only - VIP Dinner

Speakers

Adam Adamek

CIO, European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food, Belgium

Adam Adamek

CIO, European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food, Belgium

Sina Albanese

Founder & CEO, Koralo, Korea

Sina Albanese

Founder & CEO, Koralo, Korea

Seungha Baek

Director (Agri-food industry division), Jeonbuk State, Jeonju, Korea

Seungha Baek

Director (Agri-food industry division), Jeonbuk State, Jeonju, Korea

Rohini Bajekal

M. Sc. Nutritionist& Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional, United Kingdom

Rohini Bajekal

M. Sc. Nutritionist& Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional, United Kingdom

Patrick Bühr

Head of R&D, Rügenwalder Mühle, Germany

Patrick Bühr

Head of R&D, Rügenwalder Mühle, Germany

Viola Chen

Manager, GFI Consultancy, China

Viola Chen

Manager, GFI Consultancy, China

Paolo Costa

CEO, Biolumen Monch Monch, USA

Paolo Costa

CEO, Biolumen Monch Monch, USA

Nélida Leiva Eriksson

CEO, Ironic Biotech, Sweden

Nélida Leiva Eriksson

CEO, Ironic Biotech, Sweden

Anna El Tahchy

Founding Director & CTO, Nourish Ingredients, Australia

Anna El Tahchy

Founding Director & CTO, Nourish Ingredients, Australia

Sergey Ivanov

Executive Director, Member of the Board, EFKO Group, Russia

Sergey Ivanov

Executive Director, Member of the Board, EFKO Group, Russia

Dominic Jeoung

Simple Planet, CEO & Co-Founder, Korea

Dominic Jeoung

Simple Planet, CEO & Co-Founder, Korea

Achraf Kawwa

Head of R&D, Novel Foods Group L.L.C, UAE

Achraf Kawwa

Head of R&D, Novel Foods Group L.L.C, UAE

Dr. Yun-Ha Hwang

Director, Dongwha Pharm, Korea

Dr. Yun-Ha Hwang

Director, Dongwha Pharm, Korea

Kim Gwan-young

Governor of Jeonbuk State, Korea

Kim Gwan-young

Governor of Jeonbuk State, Korea

Jeong Tae Kim

CEO, MYSC, Korea

Jeong Tae Kim

CEO, MYSC, Korea

Prof. Ki Won Lee

Co-Chairman, Korea FoodTech Council, Korea

Prof. Ki Won Lee

Co-Chairman, Korea FoodTech Council, Korea

Dr. Manon Littek

Founder & CEO, Green Generation Funds, Germany

Dr. Manon Littek

Founder & CEO, Green Generation Funds, Germany

Sori Moon

Moderator & News Anchor, Korea

Sori Moon

Moderator & News Anchor, Korea

Young-hoon Park

CEO, D.Camp & FRONT1, Korea

Young-hoon Park

CEO, D.Camp & FRONT1, Korea

Raymund Scheffler

Founder & CEO, Member of the Board, HITI Fund, Novel Foods Group LLC

Raymund Scheffler

Founder & CEO, Member of the Board, HITI Fund, Novel Foods Group LLC

Yong-Chul Shin

Chairman & CSO of Amicogen, Korea

Yong-Chul Shin

Chairman & CSO of Amicogen, Korea

Alex Song

CEO, Shinsegae Food, Korea

Alex Song

CEO, Shinsegae Food, Korea

Gregory Yep

CTO, CJ-Group, Korea

Gregory Yep

CTO, CJ-Group, Korea

Tao Zhang

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Dao Foods International, China

Tao Zhang

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Dao Foods International, China

Dr. Andy Zynga

Ex-CEO, EIT Food, Belgium

Dr. Andy Zynga

Ex-CEO, EIT Food, Belgium

Jen-Yu Huang

CEO, Lypid, USA / Taiwan

Jen-Yu Huang

CEO, Lypid, USA / Taiwan

David Klingen

CEO & Founder, Northern Wonder, Netherlands

David Klingen

CEO & Founder, Northern Wonder, Netherlands

Christian Kuhn

Head of dfv MICE Media

Christian Kuhn

Head of dfv MICE Media

Magel Kim

Accelerator & Executive Director, Krypton Co., Ltd

Magel Kim

Accelerator & Executive Director, Krypton Co., Ltd

Hyun-woo Kim

Seoul Business Agency, Korea

Hyun-woo Kim

Seoul Business Agency, Korea

Bruce Xia

CEO & CSO, Tofflon-Qianchun, Associate Professor of Jiangnan University, China

Bruce Xia

CEO & CSO, Tofflon-Qianchun, Associate Professor of Jiangnan University, China

Our Audience

Entrepreneurs

Investors

Government representatives

Scientists

Food industry players: big corporations and R&D centers

Public nutrition industry representatives

Technology specialists

Partners

Where

ST Center, Seoul,
South Korea

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