Feb.

Future Food Boot Camp 2021

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Event description

Annual forum for Brisbane and South East Queensland's food and beverage companies.

About this event

Future Food Boot Camp, part of Brisbane Economic Development Agency’s (Brisbane EDA) Future Food Initiative is our annual forum for Brisbane and South East Queensland’s food and beverage companies featuring industry thought leaders and trailblazers.

Facilitated by the University of Queensland’s Entrepreneur in Residence, Cameron Turner, this event will serve up a diverse menu of discussions led by industry leaders and experts covering recent shifts in consumer behaviour and future trends, strategies for navigating lockdowns, restrictions and building resilience, and first-hand success stories from local and national food companies.

Boot Camp Highlights

Keynote: “COVID-19 Consumer Response - behaviours to leverage Autumn Winter 2021”

Sarah Bush, Director - Commercial & Strategic Insights, News Corp

Keynote: "Global Insights 2021 - Now, Next & Future"

Lee Ann Thevenet, Country Manager ANZ, Mintel
Megan Stanton, Senior Global Food & Drink Analyst, Mintel

Panel 1: “Adapting to Build Future Resilience (Then & Now)”

Calvin McDonald, Head of Australian Operations, Brew Dog
Anni Brownjohn, Managing Director, Ozganics
Kellie Watson, General Manager- Special Projects, FareShare

Panel 2: “Food All Stars - Case Studies of Success”.

Robert Pekin, Co-Founder, Food Connect
Anna Kerwick, Head Marketing, Merlo Coffee
Ben Cleary, Co-Founder & Director, Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers
Brett McMullen, General Manager, Earlee Foods

About the Future Food Initiative

The Future Food Initiative is Brisbane EDA’s industry development program designed to nurture local talent within Brisbane and South East Queensland, and provide food entrepreneurs, producers and companies with the necessary skills, knowledge, networks and access to resources that will assist in the scaling of their enterprises.

The programs within the initiative are designed to build capability and provide connection pathways to new markets, customers and investors – both locally and globally.

Learn more about the Future Food Initiative and upcoming programs.

About Cameron Turner

Over the last 30 years, Cameron has been a researcher, entrepreneur, CEO, inventor, management consultant, and academic. He has commercialised multiple food and agricultural technologies, developed extensive research projects within the food industry, and raised millions in funding and investment capital for four food and agricultural start-up companies, one of which he is still CEO of Progel.

Cameron developed and launched the world's most innovative probiotic drink Perkii and was on the advisory board of the 2019 Mars food Australia accelerator. Cameron is seen as a national leader in food and agriculture innovation, commercialisation and is now the Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Queensland Business School.