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AI has the potential to transform every facet of the agri-food value chain, unlocking new opportunities to drive both productivity and sustainability. At the same time, it is hard to separate the signal from the noise. As the technology continues to advance rapidly, agri-food executives are grappling with 3 key questions:
- Where are the most compelling use cases for my business?
- What is the investment case?
- How do I orchestrate the transformation?
In this session, Bain & Company brings together leaders and innovators from across the food value chain to explore these questions and discuss the high-impact opportunities to improve performance and competitiveness with AI.
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- As the global trade landscape evolves and the climate crisis accelerates, how are countries in Asia-Pacific strengthening their relationships and networks with other regions including Latin America and Africa? What is the role of BRICS countries in South-South cooperation and championing agri-food transformation?
- What are the strategic objectives central to these partnerships, and how are public and private stakeholders addressing them through the implementation of open and inclusive trading systems, climate change adaptation, and smallholder finance?
- Which mechanisms and programmes show positive outcomes, and how can these initiatives be further scaled and replicated across the Global South?
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- From novel ingredients to functional food products, many innovations stall between lab success and commercial scale.
- This breakout session explores how Singapore serves as a springboard for APAC growth - offering the ecosystem support, infrastructure, and regulatory environment innovators need to succeed.
- Startups, corporates, and investors will gain practical insights into how the Singapore ecosystem can help to overcome scale-up and commercialisation challenges - turning promising prototypes into market-ready solutions poised for success.
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Join Mars Petcare and Big Idea Ventures for the grand finale pitching event showcasing the three finalists from the second iteration of the Next Generation Pet Food Program, in collaboration with AAK, Bühler, and Givaudan. The challenge targets startups working on novel ingredients, sustainable fats and proteins, and advanced processing technologies to create more sustainable, future-ready animal nutrition. Come prepared for a high-energy pitching session followed by interactive Q&A.
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Born from a defined need for representation and connection, the Women in Agri-Food Forum at the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit celebrates the women driving positive change in agriculture, food, and aquaculture.
From the farm to the boardroom, women play a crucial role in Asia’s food system, advancing R&D, production and processing, and food security at every level.
To elevate female leadership across the agri-food and aqua innovation ecosystem, we invite inspiring women leaders to share valuable insights into their leadership journeys: the barriers they’ve broken, the platforms they’ve built, and the visions they are bringing to life. How have they transformed setbacks into opportunities? What strategies have helped them succeed?
This dynamic forum will foster meaningful connections among female policymakers, scientists, investors, corporate decision-makers, and entrepreneurs. Join us to hear their stories, exchange insights, and build new relationships to empower women and amplify impact at every stage of the value chain.
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Biological crop inputs such as biostimulants are gaining traction as a solution for sustainable farming, enabled by advances in microbiome engineering and synthetic biology. While more companies are entering this industry, inconsistent usage protocols and misaligned cost expectations constrain widespread adoption.
Mainstreaming biologicals will require coordinated efforts across research, industry, and government. What are the global success cases that we can look to? Which interventions should be prioritised to drive business development and research commercialisation in Singapore and Southeast Asia?
Join Enterprise Singapore for interactive roundtable discussions led by key voices from industry and research. Participants will collaborate on real-world challenges, exchanging insights and ideas. Before wrapping up, every group will present their key takeaways to the room — sparking broader dialogue and shared learning beyond the session, Summit, and SIAW.
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- As 2030 climate targets loom closer, which insetting strategies and initiatives are delivering real reductions in Scope 3 emissions and what sets them apart?
- With MRV still a critical hurdle, how are agribusinesses and CPGs generating verifiable, and defensible data that prevents double counting and ensures credibility? What technologies are emerging?
- Which partnerships models are integrating regional projects to drive impact at the landscape level?
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The Gates Foundation is thrilled to present a dynamic workshop focused on agri-food systems transformation - an urgent and complex challenge that demands bold innovation, strategic investment, and cross-sector collaboration.
This session brings together a cohort of the most promising innovators who are reimagining how food systems can be more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive. Participants will gain insights into the Gates Foundation’s evolving strategy and expanding remit across the Asia-Pacific region, with a spotlight on its commitment to unlocking scalable solutions that address rural livelihoods, climate resilience, and food security.
The session will feature high-energy, quick-fire startup pitches from visionary entrepreneurs tackling key bottlenecks across the agri-food value chain - from biotech and agri-tech to livestock solutions.
To close, a panel discussion between senior decision-makers at the Gates Foundation and the presenting entrepreneurs will invite the audience into an interactive conversation and Q&A. Together, we’ll explore how catalytic capital and blended finance can accelerate the transformation of agri-food systems in Asia.
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This breakout session spotlights cutting-edge food innovation powered by engineering biology from across Europe, featuring startups supported by EIT Food and Innovate UK. Through three rapid-fire panels, hear directly from innovators harnessing approaches from synthetic biology and precision fermentation to novel biomanufacturing. Agrifood Futures presents a front-row view into the ideas and entrepreneurs driving transformation across the global agri-food landscape and its impact in Asia-Pacific.ChairpersonSpeakers -
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As the industry strives to scale both specialty and commodity-scale ingredients, which technologies and systems are attracting investment? How are they enabling continuous loop production and supporting commercialisation ambitions? Join GEA for an interactive discussion about the near- and long-term future of alternative proteins, from precision fermentation and cell-cultivation to plant-based and hybrid products. Key voices from food and ingredient brands will host small group discussions, allowing participants to collaborate on real-world challenges - exchanging insights, sharing ideas, and building new relationships that can catalyse and scale innovation.
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- Where do we see innovation opportunities across plant-based and blended products, and how do we expand these pockets of growth? Does the answer lie in scaling emerging technologies or redefining value propositions?
- Join us for an interactive discussion on the latest consumer research and economic analyses fuelling growth strategies and commercial partnerships.
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This breakout session spotlights pioneering agri-tech and foodtech startups from New Zealand that are redefining the future of food and farming through science and technology. Hear directly from the founders as they share how their companies are leveraging biotechnology, molecular farming, fermentation, and cellular agriculture to tackle global challenges in food security, climate resilience, and supply chain transformation. The session will explore their unique technologies, commercial strategies, and the collaborative ecosystem that supports agri-tech and foodtech innovation in New Zealand.
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- With the biologicals market in Asia-Pacific poised for double-digit growth over the next decade, how can agribusinesses and investors work with start-ups to support the commercialisation and implementation of these solutions across a resource-constrained and fragmented market?
- What role should regulators play in fast-tracking market access while verifying product claims and building trust in biological efficacy?
- How are tailored education and capacity-building programmes being deployed across diverse farm sizes and economies, and where are industry and government partnerships incentivising adoption?
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This session explores case studies of proven European Living Lab models - spanning alternative proteins, regenerative agriculture, circularity, and bioeconomy - and how they can inspire scalable agri-food innovation in Southeast Asia. Through a blend of presentations and interactive discussions, participants will examine regional ecosystem needs and market-entry challenges, and co-create practical solutions. Join startups, investors, and ecosystem builders to contribute insights and expectations, fostering a pragmatic, collaborative approach to adapting innovation frameworks across diverse Southeast Asian contexts.
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