The food frontier: smart and sustainable value chains
15 Feb 2026
Global industrial leadership
This session explores how technology and sustainability are reshaping global food systems, placing manufacturing at the core of solutions for food security. Breakthrough innovations—from AI-driven processing and precision agriculture to automated vertical farms and blockchain traceability—are creating opportunities for efficiency, sustainability, and cross-border partnerships.
Manufacturers must navigate diverse regulations, ESG requirements, and international collaboration to capitalise on a rapidly growing agri-tech market.
- How are AI, automation, and blockchain transforming food manufacturing and supply chains?
- How can manufacturers navigate global regulations while ensuring food security and ESG compliance?
- What strategies enable cross-border partnerships and technology transfer in agri-tech production and logistics?