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10/15/24, 9:32 AM Future Food Forum 2024 Opens Tomorrow, Setting Roadmap for Regional Food Sector Transformation – The Gulf Time Newspaper
Future Food Forum 2024 Opens Tomorrow, Setting

Roadmap for Regional Food Sector Transformation

DUBAI/GULF TIME

The highly anticipated Future Food Forum 2024, organised by UAE F&B Business Group, is set to open its doors tomorrow
(October 2) at the Le Meridien Airport Hotel, Dubai, under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Economy, focusing on the
theme “Future Consumer, Future Government, and Future Food”.
The two-day event will be opened by His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, bringing together key
industry stakeholders, government representatives, and academia to explore cutting-edge technologies, sustainable practices,
and collaborative strategies driving the future of food production. Future Food Forum 2024 is organised in strategic
partnership with the Dubai Chamber and 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 $10 billion and create 20,000 jobs.
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 across the entire value chain – from production and

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