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10/15/24, 9:32 AM Future Food Forum 2024 opens tomorrow, setting roadmap for regional food sector transformation
features FoodTech Valley as an organising partner. It is also supported by the Abu Dhabi Food Hub and
DP World.

In its sixth year now, Future Food Forum will feature several key highlight sessions that delve into the
most pressing issues and opportunities in the food industry. The event will feature high-level ministerial

discussions, fireside chats with industry leaders, and panel discussions on topics such as food security,
climate change, sustainable packaging, supply chain innovation, and empowering SMEs and set a
roadmap for the food sector’s contribution to the UAE's food cluster strategy and its role in driving
economic growth and sustainability. The UAE's ambitious food and agricultural transformation roadmap

aims to increase the sector's contribution to GDP by US$10 billion and create 20,000 jobs.

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Highlighting the event’s success as a platform for collaborative platform and sector
transformation, Saleh Lootah, Chairman of F&B Group: "The Forum continues to be a catalyst for

innovation and collaboration in the food industry. We are excited to welcome all stakeholders from the
region and globally to share their insights so we can leverage most of the food innovations emerging
technology, such as the Metaverse and AI in our food ecosystem to create a sustainable food chain
across manufacturing, distribution, retail, as well as in enhancing customer centricity by meeting their

preferential and nutritional requirements.”

“In addition to driving the food sector to align with UAE’s food sector targets under cluster strategy, we at
F&B Group aim to create a model food ecosystem that will potentially transform the food sector in the
wider MENA region. This is evidenced by the support of the Ministry of Economy and other strategic

organisations to the Forum and F&B Group, he added.

Ahmed AlShaibani, Head of Food Tech Valley, added: “Food Tech Valley is on a mission to reshape
how we produce, process, and sustain our food systems. By bringing together innovative businesses

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