8:30

Doors Open

9:30

Flair Bartending Show
Nico Välimäki (4x Finnish champion, Baltic vice champion, World
championship finalist), VIP Bartenders

9:40

Opening Words
Jan Ameri – Executive Chairman at ArcticStartup

9:45

Keynote: Capitalizing on Taste: Next-Gen Food Tech Investments
Mark Durno, Managing Partner, AgriFood at Rockstart

10:05

Pitching Competition

Opening Words from the Juries
Henrik Poulsen – Ceo, SeaGood Oy Fort Deli
Juha-Petteri Kukkonen – General Partner & Chairman, KVKI Capital
Charlotta Gylche – Founder & CEO, Albion & I Ventures

10:10

Startups Pitching, check out the top 10 list HERE.

11:10

Mystery Startup Launch
Andy Chen – Entrepreneur

11:15

Keynote: Food Bioprocessing, EIT Fan Helsinki HUB program at 2024
Mirva Lampinen – Co-Creation Manager at VTT

11:20

Q&A with the Jury Members

11:30

Announcing the Winner of Pitching Competition

11:35

Keynote: Storytelling and AI in Brand Diversification
Christoffer Wahlberg – CEO & Founder, HEBLA Consulting

12:15

Trends in Taste and Tech

12:15

Keynote: The Universe in Your Bowl: the Future of Food
Shilei Zhang – Chief Commercial Officer at Solar Foods

12:35

Panel: From Lab to Table?The Future of Feeding the World
Maija Itkonen – CEO and Co-Founder at Onego Bio
Shilei Zhang – Chief Commercial Officer at Solar Foods
Zhongqing Jiang – Director, New Business Innovation at Valio
Nicolas Morin-Forest – CEO and Co-Founder at GPURMEY

13:05

Keynote: It’s now CEE! Grab Opportunities & Collaborate. Check EIT Food offer
Ewa Karólewska – Senior Project Manager on Startup Support, EIT Food CLC NE

13:20

Showcase: UMIAMI Showcase
Lucas Jacquet – Chief of Staf, UMIAMI

13:30

Showcase: Next-Gen Consumer Brands
Till Hoelzer – Principal at FoodLabs

13:45

Panel: Noma 3.0 – Exploring the Future of Taste
Jan Ameri – Executive Chairman, ArcticStartup
Thomas Frebel – Partner & Creative Director, Noma
Toni Toivanen – Chef, Noma

14:40

Food is Everyone’s Business

Keynote: Key Drivers for Reshaping our Food System
Daniel Skaven Ruben – Founder, Solvable Syndicate

15:00

Panel: How AI is Transforming the Food Industry From Farm to Fork?
Johan Jörgensen – Co-Founder, Sweden Foodtech
Erika Hombert – Senior Investment Manager at PINC Paulig
Daniel Skaven Ruben – Founder, Solvable Syndicate
Mikko Alasaarela – Co-Founder and CEO at Equel Social
Ville Sillanpää – Head of Product at Relex Solutions

15:30

Panel: Save the Planet: One Bite at a Time
Annette Kauppinen – CEO, IslandHouse Finland
Adrian Friederich – Investment Associate, Astanor Ventures
Bodil Sidén – General Partner, Kost Capital
Joona Kontinen – Innovation Manager at Sulapac
Riikka Kannas – CEO at Food Camp Finland Oy

16:00

Keynote: The Rise of Culinary Automation
Aslak de Silva – CEO, Selfly Store

16:10

Closing words and Cheers to TONIC Summit 2023! 

16:30

Fizza Party – Food & Drinks – Entertainment

16:45

Pizza Eating Competition

17:00

Quiz Show

17:20

Stand-Up Comedy Show

18:00

DJ & Networking

19:00

Doors Close. See you at TONIC Summit 2024