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FOOD SEC & TECH IL CONFERENCE
The Global Conference on Food Security will be held this year amidst the major crisis facing the State of Israel and the tangible threat to the country’s food independence.
Food Security directly impacts National Security across many aspects: health, national resilience, economy, environment, settlement, employment, an growth. Food security and nutritional resilience also encompass dietary habits, food consumption culture, food loss prevention, improving agricultural interfaces and technology, and promoting local and renewable agriculture. Proper use of natural resources, land, water sustainability, climate, land utilization, energy, and more.
PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE
The goal of the conference is to conduct a multidisciplinary discussion to formulate a national strategic plan for food security. All stakeholders in the field will participate in the conference, highlighting the appropriate methods, means, approaches, and solutions for immediate, significant, and effective action in advancing food security in Israel.
The discussions will focus on technological innovation, targeted investments, budgets for research, development and implementation, execution strategy, and multidisciplinary cooperation.
Food-Tech, Agri-Tech, and related fields (environment, sustainability, biotechnology, nutrition, health, and medicine) are designed to provide solutions to the global issue of food security. This industry strives to improve food security metrics both in Israel and worldwide in a qualitative, efficient, and sustainable manner.
Eyal Shimoni, PhD
Conference Chair
Senior Research Fellow in the Samuel Neaman Inst for National Policy, leading the “Israel Food Security 2050” initiative. Senior R&D, Tech and Food-Tech expert, Board member, Venture partner, Advisor, Consultant, & Mentor of startups. EIRMA’s “European CTO of the year” awardee in 2017. Established, “The Kitchen FoodTech hub” as well as the EIT Food Accelerators Network (FAN). Chaired the Israeli Food IoT – Big Data consortia. Board member of the Helath Tech Valley, leading the NutritionTech.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
Food Security = National Security. Food security is a fundamental component of national security.
National Food Security Index. New and resilient food systems.
Global Food Security Models
Technological Innovation – The significant component in food security – Food Tech, Agro Tech, Nutri Tech, Medi-Food.
Israel’s Food Reserves / Emergency Stockpiles
The Food Industry: Challenges, opportunities, and required assistance (time test, production costs, raw materials, public demand, variety, competition, future of traditional food items, allocation of production lines for innovation).
Academia, Industry, Innovation: Required synergy, feedback, joint activities.
Economy and Food Security: Economic and innovative models in the food sector, bioeconomy, sustainable business concept, radical/economic tools for changing the global food chain, cost of living incentive for the Food Tech industry.
Joint Ventures: Industry, academia, and startup companies.
Local Production and Globalization: Control of international/foreign entities over food corporations and supply chains, nutritional independence, international cooperation, and global food security agreements.
Food Sovereignty, Nutritional Justice, Food Security in Uncertain Conditions.
Food Waste Prevention, Circular Economy, Recycling
“Redesigning the Plate”: Levers for changing food consumption, education on food consumption based on food security characteristics, food consumption culture and nutrition, sustainability cuisine, health, food as medicine, Healthy Choice = Easy Choice, Novel Food.
Agriculture as a National Project: Integrating technologies, national strategy in collaboration with the community, programs to encourage young farmers (training, academic studies, support, and grants, integrating innovation).
Encouraging Automation and Digitization in Agriculture: Improving the economic capabilities of farmers and the industry.
AI and the Food Industry: Food security and artificial intelligence, digitization, Big Data.
Deep-Tech: Food security, job security, growth, export, development.
The Future Shock – Futurism: Expert assessments, the future of the food technologist profession.
Side Events:
Food Sec & Tech Exhibition: Display of technologies, developments, new food, agriculture.
Grants Competition for Entrepreneurship and Developments: Companies, incubators, accelerators, students, and academia.
PARTICIPANTS
| Industry | Institutions and Organizations | DeserTech |
| Academia | Government Ministries and National Authorities | Renewable Energy |
| Food Technologies | Development and Investments | Food Consumption Culture and Proper Nutrition |
| Agriculture | International Cooperation | Environmental Culture |
| Climate and Environment | Local/Renewable Agriculture | Green Thinking |
| Entrepreneurship | Supply Chains | Food Waste Reduction |
| Private and Public Investors | Transformation of Food Systems | Enabling Regulation |
| Alternatives to Natural Resources |
Contact us
Venue & Opening Hours
Tuesday, 29.10.2024
Wednesday, 30.10.2024
Sapir College
