Description
The Future of Food Summit 2022 will drive discussion on issues central to the mission of the Future Food Systems Cooperative Research Centre: to develop smart, sustainable, resilient food systems that capitalise on Australia’s unique strengths, give our agrifood products a competitive edge in key target markets, and shore up food security.
The conference will be a mix of plenary and panel discussion sessions featuring national and international keynote speakers from government, industry and academia, with a two-hour student research showcase running from 3pm on Day 1.
Ancillary events include a Gala Dinner at Queensland Museum on the evening of Day 1, with Indigenous chef, restaurateur and MasterChef contestant Mindy Woods as MC; and a showcase of QUT facilities and capabilities at the university’s Garden Point campus on the afternoon of Day 2.
The agenda
A broad-ranging Summit agenda is designed to explore potential solutions to key challenges facing Australia’s food and agribusiness sectors on the road to 2050 – from mitigating supply-chain uncertainty, to finding smarter ways to enable more crops to be grown in climate-controlled facilities, to developing planet-friendly ways to produce more and better food using fewer resources – by commercialising native ingredients; upcycling food and agricultural waste; or developing brand-new products that cater to growing demand from ‘conscious consumers’ for healthy, sustainable, equitably produced foods, beverages and health supplements.
Key information
The summit will be held on Thursday 1 & Friday 2 December 2022 in Brisbane, Queensland. The conference venue is on level 5 of E Block , on QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus. Short optional tours of agrifood-related QUT facilities have been scheduled for the Friday afternoon.
For further information on speakers, sessions and sponsorships, contact us on info@futurefoodsystems.com.au