Bühler will hold its first North American virtual event, focusing on the global nutritional challenges, the future of food, marking the opening of the new Food Application Centre (FAC) in Plymouth, MN, on 15 June at 2:30pm CDT, and running through 19 June
Under the motto “Creating tomorrow together,” the GO!2020 programme consists of morning and afternoon sessions featuring keynote presentations, live panel discussions and the FAC grand opening itself.
“We have more than 50 speakers that will provide insights, information, and inspiration around the topics of collaboration, sustainability, safe and transparent food supply chains, digitalization, and workforce development,” stated Bühler.
Speakers that will highlight the challenges of sustainably feeding 10bn people by 2050 and the opportunities for the food industry to create impact, include:
Rich Berger, vice-president of engineering, CLIF Bar, speaking on the global challenges, from the food industry's perspective. John Harthorne, founder and former CEO of MassChallenge, will be speaking on the need for collaboration in meeting these challenges. Jason Weller, Truterra vice-president and former chief of the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, will be speaking on leadership in sustainability. Sally Lyons-Wyatt, executive vice-president and practice leader, client insights, IRI, will be speaking on consumer trends and the future of high protein snackification.
There will be live panel discussions filled with experts from food processing companies, academia, industry associations and government. Bühler CEO Stefan Scheiber will speak on how Bühler is helping the food industry address the global nutrition challenges.
