Side Stage A
Co-hosted by:
DAY 1 13:00 - 18:00
As Asia’s largest and most influential tech event, Beyond EXPO is where the entire ecosystem gathers to conduct business. From global tech companies to tech startups, pioneers from around the world come to launch products, build brands and partner to solve some of today’s most pressing challenges.
13:00 - 13:35 DAY 1
Investing in the rising food tech economy: From evaluating startups to exits
Format
Fireside chat
Potential speakers
Bits x Bites + Softbank Vision Fund(memphis, nature’s fynd, and plenty) or Hillhouse or GGV or IDG
Moderator
TechNode 主编，创业邦主编：房煜，亿欧主编
Synopsis
Agrifood startup funding in China rose 66% year-on-year in 2020 to reach US $6 billion. What is attractive about this rising new segment drawing investors from sovereign funds Temasek to long-time TMT funds Sequoia and Hillhouse? What innovation trends have these investors set their sights on?
13:35 - 14:10 DAY 1
Will food tech open a new chapter in China’s plant protein legacy?
Format
Panel
Potential speakers
Next Gen, Starfield, Green Monday, HaiDiLao, Nestle, 双塔
Moderator
Yicai一财食品行业资深记者 栾立，中国植物性食品联盟秘书长 薛岩
Synopsis
Protein alternatives are expected to count for 11% of the protein supply by 2035. And in the past 24 months Chinese consumers have sampled waves of new products by international and domestic protein alternative companies. Put aside the excitement. If we consider the rich plant protein options the Chinese diet offers, starting with tofu and the variety of soy products and beverages, could these new protein alternative players find their place?
14:10 - 14:45 DAY 1
The biotech forum: How will synthetic biology enter the menu of our future?
Format
Panel
Potential speakers
Novozymes,华熙生物, 新和成生物, 摩珈, 嘉必优, 科拓生物,安琪酵母
Moderator
36kr主编刘旌，Deeptech主编 胡巍巍
Synopsis
Human now consume DHA without killing fish thanks to bioscientists who made algae over-expresses the DHA. Now bio fermentation can produce more nutritional or aroma compounds naturally and sustainably. And that’s just one of many biotech applications that we’ll see in our diet. This session will explore the innovation trends in this exciting new field.