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10/15/24, 9:32 AM FUTURE FOOD FORUM 2024 OPENS TOMORROW, SETTING ROADMAP FOR REGIONAL FOOD SECTOR TRANSFORMATI…
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
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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 US$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 processing to logistics and food waste

management, Food Tech Valley is building an ecosystem for a sustainable food future. Our efforts are
aligned with the UAE government’s ambition to be a world leader in the Global Food Security Index by

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