AGENDA

14:30 Registration     

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3:00 p.m. Institutional welcome    

    - María Peña. Economic and Commercial Advisor Spanish Embassy in Mexico  

    -Alejandro Habib. Productive Sectors Liaison Ministry of Economy   

 

3:15 p.m. The transformative power of the KM ZERO community    

Beatriz Jacoste. CEO KM ZERO   

  

3:30 p.m. Food security: building resilient systems   

    -Patricia Toledo. VP of Sustainability and Social Responsibility CNA  

    -Rafael Pacchiano. CEO Meal2050  

    - Marcella Lembert. VP Corporate Social Responsibility Bank of America Mexico  

    - Ana Cristina Leyva. National Manager of Investment and Social Management BAMX  

    -Diana de la Sancha. Head of Impact & Regenerative Strategy Kool Farming   

  

4:00 p.m. CARLOTA: Cultivating the future drop by drop  

    - Julio Antonio López. Director of Digital Agriculture Solutions NorLa Bayer   

  

4:15 p.m. From strategy to impact: How to drive a more sustainable industry  

    -Laia Mas. Founder & CEO Más Salmones  

    -Zerene Kahan. Director of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations TetraPak  

    -Gema Sacristán. Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change Leader Deloitte Spanish – Latam  

    -Francisco Suárez. Director of Public Affairs and Strategic Relations FEMSA   

    -Juan Antonio Mondragón. Agencia de Desarrollo Ambiental Acción Planeta AC  

  

4:45 p.m. Keynote  AI at the Table: How Intelligence Is Reshaping the Future of Food & Beverage 

    -Alon Chen. CEO & Co-Founder Tastewise  

  

5:00 p.m. The Future of Retail  

    -José Luis Fernández. CEO Gradhoc 

    -Diego Cosío. Presidente Ejecutivo ANTAD
    -Juan Vilches. Presidente IFT México 

    -Armando Novoa. Titular Asuntos Corporativos y Sostenibilidad OXXO Mexico

    -Catalina Valencia. Directora de Comunidad y Grandes Eventos KM ZERO   

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17:30 Food Innovation and the Power of Partnerships:  A BlueNalu case study 

    -Lou Cooperhouse. Founder & CEO BlueNalu 

 

5:45 p.m. Nurturing health and well-being   

    -Zully Corona. Director of Global Nutrition, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Grupo Bimbo  

    -Mary Carmen Mondragón. Director of Nutrition and the Lala Nutrition Institute Grupo Lala  

    -Aitor Sánchez. Dietitian-Nutritionist and CEO of Alaris Academia   

  

6:15 p.m. AI versus the Limiting Factor: Unleashing the agri-food sector in the era of the technological race 

    -Manuel González. Managing partner of Agfunder   

 

6:30 p.m. Open innovation to transform the agri-food industry    

    -Raúl Martín. CEO, Familia Martínez   

    -Ernesto Aguiar. Head of Tastech by Sigma   

    -Mónica Campos. MX Innovation Ecosystem Nestlé  

    -Aura Romero. Corporate Alliances Manager New Ventures  

    -Alejandro Guzmán. VP Industry and Strategy, Arancia Group  

 

7:00 p.m. Networking & Drinks   

  

8:00 p.m. Closing  

  

  

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OCTOBER 7. BBVA SPARK  

 

 

 

Networking Breakfast   

  

8:30 a.m. Registration   

9:00 a.m. Presentation of The Food Changemakers Think Tank Report by KM ZERO   

10:00 Q&A   

10:15 One-on-one meetings   

11:45 Closing 

 

  

  

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OCTOBER 8. Centro Banamex (The Food Tech Summit & Expo)   

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10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.  

Future Market Area by KM ZERO  

Exhibition space with stands from startups presenting technology or products with solutions for the agribusiness industry.  

  

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  

TALK 1 Auditorium  

-Startup pitches: presentations by startups selected to compete for the ftalks'25 LATAM awards in the Innovation and Sustainability categories.  

    -Alec Brewer. CEO & Founder Ourobio  

    -Carla Borini. CTO & Co-Founder Kresko RNAtech  

    -Enrique González. CEO Velozbio 

    -Flavia Andrea Torrent. CEO & Founder Granolín 

    -Iker Arnabar. Co-Founder 2050Meal 

    -Fernando Barrera. CEO Circe Scientific 

    -Rebecca María Pizarroso. COO & Co-founder Comexoft 

    -Gilberto Pérez. CTO & Co-founder Bioplastix  

    -Ángel Alberto García. CTO AgroData Connect 

    -Francisco Javier Cuevas. COO & Co-Founder UNK Latam 

    -Priscila Silva. CMO & Co-founder Gundo 

    -Miguel Berretta. CEO MicroIn 

    -Martín García. CTO & Founder Grape.ag  

    -Ángel Valenzuela. CEO Haproba  

    -María Laura Tortora. CTO BioBlends  

  

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  

SUMMIT INTERNACIONAL Auditorium  

 -ftalks'25 LATAM Awards in the categories of Innovation and Sustainability.  

- “From bla bla bla to action: strategies for connecting industry, government, academia, and consumers.” Keynote speech by Laia Mas, founder of Mas Salmones, sponsored by KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub. 

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October 9. Centro Banamex (The Food Tech Summit & Expo) 

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10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

Future Market Area by KM ZERO 

Exhibition space with stands from startups presenting technology or products with solutions for the agribusiness industry.  

  

   

  

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. 

TALK 1 Auditorium 

-“Cooking the future of food with open innovation” 

Inspirational talk by Beatriz Jacoste, CEO of KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub.