(MENAFN- PRLog) -- FoodNiche Inc today announced the theme for the 2019 Food Health and Technology summit - Food As Medicine: Innovating Food for Maximum Impact in Communities. Now in its third year, the annual summit brings together educators, scientists, innovators, food industry leaders and community leaders for thought-provoking conversations on creating a healthier food future.
The 2019 summit series will be held in two locations this Fall. The West Coast summit will take place at the University of California, Los Angeles on Oct 11. The East Coast edition holds on Oct 25 at the New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health in New Brunswick.
These events will attract food industry leaders, innovators, community leaders, educators and investors to facilitate collaboration and learning.
Topics include:
• Microbiome and personalized nutrition
• Tackling Childhood/Adolescent Obesity
• Innovating Food & Beverages For The Health Conscious Consumer.
• Practical Strategies To Secure Capital To Fuel Innovation
" Consumers are more careful about what they eat as more people turn to food as a way to manage their health. It is important for food industry leaders to gain insights into factors shaping consumer mindset and stay ahead of the trends instead of trying to keep up with it" -Julia Olayanju PhD organizing team lead.
The events which will feature over 20 speakers some of whom are:
Liping Zhao PhD : Dr Zhao is a world renowned scientist, a microbiologist and expert in Metagenomics. A professor at Rutgers University New Brunswick
Chris Mason PhD: Associate Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine. Chris co-founded five biotechnology start-up companies (Genome Liberty, Biotia, Onegevity Health, P-Omics, and Shanghai GeneTech) and serves as an advisor to many others.
Guruduth Banavar PhD is Chief Technology Officer at Viome, a company that offers unprecedented visibility into the biological ecosystem inside each of us and delivers personalized food & supplement recommendations to deter chronic disease.
T.K Pillan: Co-founder Powerplant Ventures, an emerging growth equity fund that supports visionary entrepreneurs who are leveraging the power of plants to deliver better nutrition in more sustainable and ethical ways.
Brandon Maier: Founder of WestWave Ventures and has extensive experience building financial and marketing strategies for startup companies. Prior to Westwave he was the founder and managing partner at Quake Capital
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http://foodhealthandtechnologysummit.com/
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