Program 2024

Following Tonic’s main theme of “Towards a Sustainable and Tasty Future”, our insightful panels and inspiring keynotes will focus on multiple food business topics, like new ingredients, digital innovations, consumer trends and sustainability. Come to learn what’s new and what’s coming next from industry experts and visionaries at Tonic Food Business Summit 2024!

8:30

Doors Open

9:30

Opening Words
Jan Ameri, ArcticStartup

9:35

Main Partner Welcome
Otto Heinonen, Kespro

9:40

Keynote: Three Myths in Food Tech
Lykke Westgren, Nicoya

10:00

Panel: Investment Trends in the Food Tech Sector
Moderator: Bikash Gurung, ArcticStartup
Pauliina Martikainen, Maki.vc
Louise Heiberg, Nordic Foodtech VC
Mathias Brink Lorenz, European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

Pitching Competition

10:40

Opening Words from the Juries
Elias Aalto, Angel Investor (Co-Founder of Wolt)
Louise Heiberg, Nordic Foodtech VC
Charlotta Gylche, Albion & I Ventures

10:45

Top 10 Startups Pitching

11:55

Keynote: Bocuse d’Or: Competing with the Best Chefs of the World – Months of Hard Work Tasted in Seconds
Chef Ismo Sipeläinen

12:05

Q&A with the Jury and the Pitching Competition Winner Announcement

Trends in Taste and Tech

12:20

Panel: Frontier Food Tech – Ingredients of the Future
Moderator: Alex Brunicki, BACKED VC
Juha-Pekka Pitkänen, Solar Foods
Anastasia Krivoruchko, Melt&Marble
Pete Sharman, THIS
William Pelton, Phytoform

Lunch Break 13:00 - 13:45

13:45

Keynote: Future of Food – Biohacker’s Perspectives on Nutrition & Health
Teemu Arina, Best-selling Author & Biohacker

14:00

Panel: Future of Food – What is the Consumer Looking For?
Moderator: Jan Ameri, ArcticStartup
Nina Gillsvik, OddlyGood
Henrik Pankakoski, Wolt
Fabian Siegel, LifeX

14:35

Keynote: Food Waste – from Cost to Revenue by ResQ Club
Sebastian Wikström, ResQ Club

14:50

Panel: Decarbonising Our Food – Innovations to Make the Food Industry Sustainable
Moderator: Charlie Macdonald, Rubio Impact Ventures
Adrian Friederich, FoodLabs
Daniel Skavn Ruben, Solvable Syndicate
Silla Scheepens, Future Food Fund

15:25

Keynote: Accelerate Innovation through Collaboration by EIT Food
Susanah Aalto and Latif Andersson, EIT Food

15:40

Keynote: Really Smart Vending by Selfly Store
Aslak de Silva, Selfly Store

15:55

Panel: Digital Innovations Transforming the Food Value Chain
Moderator: Johan Jörgensen, Sweden Foodtech
Bodil Sid

16:30

Closing words and Cheers to TONIC Summit 2024 – G&T by Kyrö Distillery! 

18:30 – …

TONIC Networking Night at The Plaza – Wine & Craft Beer

Annanaukio 1, 00100 Helsinki

*The program is subject to change*

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