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Innovation Hub

Designed to provoke, inspire and inform

The Innovation Hub serves as the centre for forward-thinking discussions within the global food and beverage landscape, bringing together diverse voices from marketing, procurement, sustainability, and regulatory affairs.

Through engaging fireside chats, panel discussions, and expert presentations, this dynamic space explores the forces reshaping our industry while examining current trends and anticipating the challenges that will define 2026 and beyond.

Key topics include:

Consumer trends & demand shifts
Geopolitcal impacts on global supply chains
Next-gen susatinability strategies
Breakthrough ingredient innovations
AI & automation application
Communication in a post-trust era
Supply chain resilience strategies

Day 3 will include a dedicated Pet Food Spotlight, focusing on this fast-growing segment of the global food industry.

Full agenda coming soon!

Our sponsors

Some of our 2025 speakers

Learn from industry leading experts

Lu Ann Williams

Innova Market Insights

Global SVP Research, Co-Founder

Solène Limongi

Innova Market Insights

Market Analyst

Alexander Bilsing

Simon-Kucher & Partners Strategy & Marketing Consultants GmbH

Partner

Marie Verdier

Simon-Kucher & Partners

Senior Partner

Colin Wheeler-James

IMCD

EMEA Development Chef

Matthieu Vincent

DigitalFoodLab

Partner

PhD Maura Di Martino

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Food safety specialist

Startup Challenge

Innovators breaking new ground

The Innovation Hub will host the always popular Startup Challenge where some of the sector’s most promising disruptors will pitch live and one lucky winner will be announced on Day 1.

Find out more

Fi Europe

Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Pl. de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris, France

Visitor opening times

In-person*

2 December: 10:00 - 18:00

3 December: 10:00 - 18:00

4 December: 10:00 - 16:00

*IMPORTANT: morning access hours may vary depending on pass type purchased. Priority and Premium visitor passes will be allowed entry at 9:00am.

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Customer service

Customer Service Team

Call or WhatsApp our customer service team on +31 20 245 5355

About us

Food ingredients Europe has been uniting the world’s leading food & beverage suppliers, buyers, R&D experts and production specialists for over 35 years. Each year, it showcases a diverse range of innovative, new ingredients & services and over its lifespan, has welcomed more than 500,000 people through its doors.

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