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As capital tightens and traditional funding slows, a new mix of venture, public, and philanthropic capital is reshaping how innovation gets financed. Where is liquidity really flowing, how can teams better manage runway alongside new rounds, and how do different investors coordinate - or fail to - across the start‑up lifecycle to support credible scale‑up?Speakers
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Philanthropic capital is playing a critical role in de‑risking innovation, attracting private investment, and backing solutions that markets alone won’t fund. How can philanthropists bridge public-private priorities, timelines, and risk tolerance - and which collaboration models are proving most effective?
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What could a truly effective investment ecosystem look like for agri-food innovation across Asia-Pacific? In small, expert-led campfire groups, delegates will work through the capital stack — from venture and corporate investment to public, philanthropic and institutional funding — to identify where capital is falling short, what partnerships could unlock greater scale, and what signals could give investors confidence to deploy. Groups will then report back with the stakeholder, collaboration model and action they believe could most accelerate investment over the next three years.
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Consolidation and restructuring are reshaping corporate risk appetite, investment timelines, and partnership priorities. How is the role of CVC evolving - and where can corporates still play a distinctive role in de‑risking innovation through pilots, procurement, and infrastructure?Speakers
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In this fast‑paced case study, a corporates and start-up pair takes the stage to unpack what it really takes to move from pitch to partnership - and from innovation to scale. Expect candid insights on real‑world collaboration models, key decision points, and lessons learned when working across organisational boundaries. The session offers a grounded look at what works, what stalls, and what both sides wish they had known earlier.
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With IPO windows largely closed and strategic M&A slowing, the industry is being forced to rethink what success looks like. How are expectations shifting among VCs and CVCs, where does private equity now see value that venture capital may not - and what can we learn from countries like China where state influence, domestic consolidation, and strategic ownership are redefining liquidity and exit pathways?
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Close out the day with informal networking over drinks alongside industry leaders, innovators, investors and policymakers
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As climate volatility, geopolitical uncertainty and shifting trade dynamics reshape agriculture, how can Asia-Pacific strengthen food security while sustaining economic growth? Drawing on Olam Agri's global experience across food, feed and fibre value chains, this keynote will explore the investments, partnerships and innovations needed to build more resilient, productive, and sustainable food systems for the decades ahead.
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Volatility is becoming a permanent operating condition. Leveraging learnings from past challenges, which strategies are reshaping supply chains to manage risk, control cost, and maintain food security? What does “resilience‑first thinking” look like in practice?
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As global shocks ripple through supply chains, join a leading economist to unpack the latest risk signals and industry shifts. We’ll identify where pressure is building, where growth opportunities remain, and how regional competitiveness is evolving.
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As food security priorities across Asia Pacific continue to evolve, where is alignment emerging and where are approaches diverging? This panel explores the cooperation mechanisms, partnerships, and collective actions needed to strengthen regional food system resilience.
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As supply chains face disruption, input costs rise and healthier diets remain out of reach for billions, business leaders are under pressure to deliver affordable nutrition without compromising resilience. We’ll explore the commercial decisions shaping food security, from sourcing and procurement to investment and innovation.
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ASEAN member states are pushing ahead with a new five‑year plan for resilient, regenerative agriculture - but is regen ag really the silver bullet it’s made out to be? What funding, capacity building, and market access models are still missing to turn policy ambition into real change on the ground?
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Food security starts long before products reach global supply chains. Mahindra shares practical lessons from its own experience of building resilient agricultural ecosystems at scale. From improving farmer productivity and profitability through seed development and crop management to strengthening market access and reducing supply risk through procurement and market linkage, Mahindra will illustrate how working across value chains remains one of the most effective ways to strengthen food systems for the future.
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From calories to micronutrients, the definition of food security is shifting - just as affordability comes under pressure. Where do CPG and ingredient brands see the biggest gaps in nutrition outcomes, and how can access to safe, high‑value nutrition be expanded across income groups and life stages in Asia?Host
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As the main stage pauses, these fast-paced panels and interactive roundtables in breakout rooms will explore what it takes to bring the regenerative agriculture solutions stack – from bio-inputs to precision tools - to scale. Hear practical insights from agribusinesses, technology providers, start-ups, and investors, and join the conversation to surface new ideas, share challenges, and co-create solutions with local impact.
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As the main stage pauses, these fast-paced panels and interactive roundtables in breakout rooms will explore foodtech innovations enabling healthy longevity - from functional F&B for senior and women’s health to GLP-1s. Hear practical insights from CPGs, ingredient brands, retailers, start-ups, and investors, and join the conversation to surface new ideas, share challenges, and co-create solutions with local impact.
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As demand grows for more sustainable, transparent, and resilient food supply chains, businesses are under increasing pressure to demonstrate progress and verify outcomes. From farm to fork, which technologies and innovations are helping to improve sustainability outcomes, strengthen supply chain resilience, and support growing demands for transparency? And which new partnerships are needed between agribusinesses, food brands, technology providers, and regulators to align efforts, metrics, and standards?
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As protein demand rises and live-animal supply faces mounting volatility, the protein industry needs a new playbook.
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The Netherlands is one of the most innovative and productive countries in agriculture and food.
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The pre‑summit Investment Forum unpacked how a new capital stack is emerging across venture, catalytic, and non‑dilutive funding streams. As capital becomes more selective, where is liquidity really coming from - and which investment and collaboration models are best positioned to deliver growth and impact across Asia‑Pacific?Speakers
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Close out the day with informal networking over drinks alongside industry leaders, innovators, investors and policymakers
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Start your day with a relaxing Tai Chi session at the Fountain Plaza, South Beach Tower before the summit begins. Discover the Traditional Huang Style Tai Chi routine through basic footwork, postures and gentle movements, followed by a guided practice with music. Suitable for beginners and all experience levels.
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As climate change and growing food demand place increasing pressure on food systems, how can innovation help build a more sustainable and resilient food future? This keynote will highlight Japan’s foodtech strategy, emerging technologies, and international partnerships that are helping to strengthen food security and drive sustainable growth.
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Breakthrough science only creates value when it achieves real‑world adoption, yet innovation continues to outpace deployment. Where does the path from lab to market break down, and which structural enablers are needed to reduce cost, drive commercial readiness, and accelerate adoption?Speakers
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From weight management and healthy longevity to personalised nutrition, food and nutrition innovation is accelerating at unprecedented speed - but what are consumers actually willing to pay for? As scrutiny rises fuelled by the ongoing UPF debate and recent safety concerns, how do perceptions around processing, quality, and health claims shape what gets accepted or rejected? And how can brands align product design, positioning, and pricing with real‑world market dynamics to move from initial interest to repeat adoption?Speakers
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Food biomanufacturing is moving from breakthrough science to a race for commercial viability. Across Asia, new production hubs are emerging — but which technologies can truly scale? This session explores the role of policy, investment, infrastructure and manufacturing strategy in moving beyond the pilot plant, alongside how R&D teams are balancing biological functionality, formulation needs, cost and customer demand. From precision fermentation and cell-based production to natural bioactives and next-generation fibres, where is the clearest path to commercial impact?
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Bringing together agribusiness executives, farm leaders, and industry experts from across Asia-Pacific, the session will explore what it truly takes to remain competitive in today's rapidly evolving food landscape - from navigating rising input costs and shifting buyer expectations, to harnessing new technologies for long-term resilience.
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Join Mars Petcare and Big Idea Ventures for the grand finale pitching event showcasing the three finalists from this year’s Next Generation Pet Food Program, in collaboration with AAK, Bühler, Givaudan, and Ingredion.
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Meet the innovators helping to shape the future of sustainable protein. This session celebrates the winners of the Sustainable Protein Growth Stage Grant, organised by the Bezos Centre @ NUS and Enterprise Singapore. The grant recognises promising startups with the potential to deliver meaningful, real-world impact in the alternative protein sector. Discover what’s next for the awardees as they advance their solutions, scale their impact and embark on their next phase of growth.
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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📅Secure your place at the table via the event app. Limited spaces available!
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Integrated crop solutions, from advanced genetics and seed technologies to biologicals and next-generation inputs, are becoming essential tools for improving resilience, productivity and profitability. Yet adoption remains uneven across Asia-Pacific. How can companies prove real-world performance, accelerate the path from innovation to on-farm impact, and adapt their approaches to the diverse crops, geographies and farming systems that define the region?
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The Women in Agri‑Food Forum celebrates the leaders driving change across agtech and foodtech, from the farm and lab to the boardroom.
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Robotics and precision tools are advancing fast, but cost, interoperability, and risk are still holding back widespread adoption. How can solutions be integrated into existing workflows, and what lessons have emerged around simplicity and compatibility across crops and systems? When does ownership make sense versus “as‑a‑service” models?
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Climate volatility is becoming a permanent feature of the operating environment for food systems across Asia-Pacific, reshaping how food is produced, traded, and distributed. Which parts of the food system are most vulnerable to climate-driven disruptions, and where should resilience investments be prioritised? And what new approaches to production and infrastructure, sourcing and risk management, and collaboration are needed to design food systems that can operate under permanent volatility?HostSpeakers
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Resilient food systems depend on resilient infrastructure. As climate pressures, population growth, and supply chain disruption intensify, this session examines where investment is most urgently needed across water, energy, logistics, storage, and digital infrastructure. What does bankable food system infrastructure look like from the perspective of large institutional investors, and how can governments and development partners improve project readiness and investment certainty?Speakers
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AI is rapidly reshaping how agri-food innovation is scoped, funded, and delivered, forcing leaders to rethink what gets built, backed, and scaled. As capabilities mature in a margin-constrained environment, how will AI redefine R&D priorities, compress development timelines, and reshape the cost and risk profile of innovation pipelines in the next 3, 5, and 10 years?
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Turning shared ambitions into concrete partnerships, this ceremony will bring together high-level government representatives from Japan and Singapore, alongside leading industry and research organisations, to showcase a series of new collaborations in agri-food innovation.
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AI‑led discovery is transforming how candidates for inputs and seeds are identified and validated, shifting R&D from trial‑and‑error to predictive precision. How are LLMs using large biological datasets to accelerate trait discovery and de‑risk breakthroughs before development even begins?
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Following the Japan–Singapore agri-food innovation MoU announcement ceremony, representatives from the participating companies and organisations will take the stage to share the ideas, technologies, and initiatives behind their newly announced partnerships.
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From autonomous drones and tractors to robotic harvesting, AI-powered machinery and machine vision, advanced automation is moving rapidly from pilot projects into commercial agriculture. But where is adoption gaining real traction, and can these technologies deliver the productivity, labour and cost efficiencies promised? As autonomy scales, what can leading examples teach us about making intelligent machines viable across diverse farming systems?
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AI and biomanufacturing are redefining how ingredients are created - shifting from novelty to measurable performance. Which new proteins and functional compounds show promise, where do data blind spots persist, and what is commercially viable across biomanufacturing platforms such as precision fermentation and cell-based tech? Where is there a genuine market need for lab-grown ingredients versus optimised natural bioactives?
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China’s biomanufacturing ecosystem is scaling rapidly, combining deep scientific capabilities, manufacturing infrastructure and growing investment to accelerate innovation across the bioeconomy. As these strengths increasingly spill into agricultural and food biotechnology, where are Chinese companies and investors placing their bets? And what does China’s rise mean for global partnerships, investment and competition as the next generation of biomanufacturing moves towards commercial scale?
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Following a funding reset, investors are redefining what “credible innovation” looks like in agtech and foodtech. What has changed in how teams, governance, and revenue roadmaps are evaluated? How are investors separating durable, value‑creating capabilities from AI hype, and what does this mean for fundraising, capital discipline, and exit strategies?
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