[TOKYO FOOD INSTITUTE General Incorporated Association] “Future Food” “socially implements” new food products and services by integrating different fields
Connect 2024” held on September 12th
*TOKYO FOOD INSTITUTE General Incorporated Association*
Press release: August 28, 2024
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“Future Food Connect 2024,” which “socially implements new food products and services” through the fusion of different fields, will be held on September 12th.
* TOKYO FOOD is a general incorporated association that considers the future of food and aims to build new businesses, develop human resources, and build an ecosystem through co-creation of diverse actors in society.
INSTITUTE (location: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, representative director: Toshikazu Sawa, hereinafter “TFI”) is Venture Cafe Tokyo, Future Food In collaboration with the Institute, we hold a pitch and cross-talk event for large companies, venture companies, governments, chefs, etc. with the theme of “socially implementing new products and services through the fusion of different fields.”
Food Connect 2024” will be held at Toranomon Hills on September 12, 2024. This event will be held for the third time this year, starting in 2022. *
*Purpose of holding “Future Food Connect”*
As an intermediary that connects people and places, TFI pursues public benefits that lead to the development of the food industry and the future of the earth and people, and by carrying out concrete activities with a light footing, we create new food innovations. We aim to build value and ecosystems and realize a sustainable society. “Future
Food
Connect” aims to create opportunities for co-creation that transcends areas, countries, industries, etc., and to create new value that will lead to the development of the food industry and the future of the earth and people.
1. Providing a place and opportunity for social implementation ・Providing social implementation bases such as SUIBA, Tokyo Food Lab, and Challenge Kitchen kitchen cars
・Supporting opportunities for collaboration with other industries such as chefs ・Assist in the challenge of global expansion
2.Creating a space for co-creation
・A place for co-creation with large companies, startups, chefs, VCs, government, academia, different industries, etc.
・With the theme of “future food,” a place where knowledge from a wide range of industries and industries can be exchanged and networks created.
3.Transcend areas from rural areas, cities, and the world
・Providing the networks of TFI, Italy’s Future Food Japan, and Spain’s Basque Culinary Center
*“Future Food Connect 2024” implementation overview*
Date and time: Thursday, September 12, 2024, 16:00-21:00 (doors open 15:45) Location: Venture Cafe Tokyo
Toranomon Hills Business Tower 15F, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Sponsored by: Tokyo Food Institute
Co-host: Future Food Institute / Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. / Venture Cafe Tokyo Partner: Culinary Action on the Road by BCC / UnlocX Co., Ltd. Estimated number of participants: 200 people at the venue, 200 people online *2023 results
Participation fee: Free
URL:
https://venturecafetokyo.org/event/future-food-connect-2024-tg-304/ https://futurefoodconnect2024-20240912.peatix.com/ (Peatix)
*Session composition (planned)*
* -Stage Session-*
* Inspiration talk 1.*
We are also making progress in supporting the global expansion of various players who are creating the future of Japanese food, creating collaborations with overseas startups, and disseminating information. In addition, technological development from universities, development of new fields by large companies, collaboration between chefs and companies, VCs focusing on the food field, and government support and system creation are all accelerating.
This time, we plan to have a variety of speakers talk about approaches to food from government, academia, VCs, chefs, food manufacturers, HUB, and the dental field. Key people will talk about what kind of vision each company has, what kind of initiatives they are taking, and what kind of external players they are looking for co-creation with.
*Speaker*
Basque Culinary Center (BCC)
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yamagata University
spanish embassy
Kemuri ventures
Softbank
Kirin Holdings
FOOVO
*Future Food Pitch (Pitch Contest)*
Among the many social issues, foodtech in the food field is
wide-ranging, and although it is directly connected to people’s lives, there are many unexplored fields, and the movement of startups is accelerating.
We also expect new tech contributions from domestic and international players, including personalization, quantum biotechnology, plant-based technology, matcha experiences, upcycling from bananas to leather products, farmed eel, 3D food printers, and coffee grounds mushroom cultivation.
Also, from a global perspective, attention to Japanese foodtech is increasing, and Spain’s Basque Culinary
Center and Italy Future Food
In collaboration with the Institute, we will hold a pitch event as an opportunity to create co-creation that connects networks that transcend cities, regions, and countries.
* Speakers * (5 minutes for each company, 2 minutes for Q&A) Cuzen Matcha
PEEL Lab
Quantum Flowers & Foods
dish will
Yuurea
Forsea Foods
F-EAT
EQ&T “Poppin”
helsin mushroom
* Inspiration Talk 2.: The future of health seen through the fusion of food company developers and university food scientists *
*Speaker*
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
inclusion japan
Ori Robotics
NTT Data Management Institute
Hitoshi Sugiura
Marukome (Fermentation Valley)
Food Hack Tokyo
SB Foods (Food Culture Future Research Institute)
* -Stage Session-*
*Talk session*
A session to experience the future of food with a unique combination of guests
* Talk 1. The kitchen is not the only place a chef works*
– Koji Tamura (Mr. CHEESECAKE)
– Noriko Hachisuka (Mariage)
– Yuya Nakamura and Zairo Lee (INA lab)
– Moderator: Mitsuru Sawada (Chaos)
*Talk 2. The future of “health” seen from the fusion of food company developers and university food scientists*
– Jiro Seto (Nissin Foods HLD Global Innovation Research Center) – Moderator: Shinichi Ishikawa (Miyagi University, School of Food Industry) *Talk 3. Innovation through food and creating the future of society – Thinking about regenerative approaches from Europe*
– Natsu Shimamura (author)
– Tetsutada Suzuki (Slow Urban Development National Promotion Committee, Toyo University)
– Moderator: Masanori Fukada (Future Food Institute/Japan) *Talk 4. Epigenome and the future of food – The science of dietary habits that holds the key to longevity*
– Ryu Nakagi (Reixa Representative Director)
– Ryuta Takeda (Leave a Nest Executive Officer)
– Akiko Okada (Director of UnlocX)
-Moderator: Shintaro Nishikawa (Glocalink)
[About FUTURE FOOD INSTITUTE]
“Future
Food is a global ecosystem based on a prosperity mindset that sees humans as part of the food and natural ecosystem, with the aim of building a more just world through education and innovation. And, “Future Food Institute” is “Future Food Institute”.
Through the various initiatives provided by “Food,” we play the role of an “engine for change” in the food industry that involves the entire food-related community and encourages innovation. “Future “Food” is “educational activities to improve food knowledge and awareness,” “building a community platform that nurtures people who will innovate in the future of food,” and “activities to discover and accelerate innovations that will bring about changes in society.” Mainly Google
We work globally in collaboration with various organizations and companies such as Food Lab.
[About Basque Culinary Center]
In San Sebastian, Spain, which is known for its gastronomy, the Basque Culinary Center is a culinary college that serves as the core of the region.The Basque Culinary Center not only offers culinary techniques, but also gastronomic science and research innovation as its pillars, providing creative services. and created products. Since last year, we have been strengthening our global networking as Culinary Action on the Road.
Food
Together with the Institute and Tokyo Tatemono, we are implementing Japan’s first educational program with themes such as gastronomy science. In April 2024, we held a workshop with 60 people from 30 Japanese companies at the Basque Culinary Center in San Sebastian, Spain, with the aim of co-creating innovation.
[About TOKYO FOOD INSTITUTE]
TOKYO FOOD INSTITUTE General Incorporated Association
is working to create the future of food from Tokyo by supporting new food-related businesses, promoting human resource development, and building a food ecosystem that generates co-creation among various players in Japan and overseas.
TFI mainly promotes the following activities.
・Providing learning opportunities for people involved in food, and nurturing people who are interested in the field of food and the next generation of leaders.
・Create a place where diverse people interested in the food field can gather, exchange opinions casually but seriously, and create value based on trust.
・We will implement new value created by connecting diverse people into the city, and use the entire Yaesu, Nihonbashi, and Kyobashi areas as living labs to create a place where we can continue to update the future of food.
・Communicate various initiatives that lead to the future of food domestically and internationally
■Official website
https://tokyofoodinstitute.jp/
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https://www.instagram.com/tokyofoodinstitute/
■Facebook page
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-For inquiries regarding this matter-
TOKYO FOOD INSTITUTE General Incorporated Association Secretariat Contact: info@tokyofoodinstitute.jp
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