FOOD INNOVATION SYMPOSIUM – First ever Food Innovation Symposium in Kyoto

KYOTO Design Lab is happy to announce that we will be hosting the first ever Food Innovation Symposium in Japan with the Food Innovation Program, based at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) in Italy and with the support of MTRL KYOTO providing the venue.

First ever Food Innovation Symposium in Kyoto

The Food Innovation Program (FIP) develops and disseminates radical innovations in the food industry from “farm to fork,” including agriculture, food distribution, retail, and consumption. FIP combines the age-old topic of food with the two renowned worlds of forward thinking approaches – Design Thinking and Foresight.

The Symposium will highlight some of the research and projects being conducted by the Food Innovation Program as well as local innovators changing the future of world. Also presenting are the final presentations for the three-day Food Innovation Workshop happening during the same time. Come find out what’s next in the most basic elements of civilization.

If you’re interested in the Workshop, check out: https://www.facebook.com/events/351390291926836/

Schedule

18:00 Hall Opens
18:30 – 19:30 Food Innovation Workshop Final Presentations
19:30 – 20:30 Speaker Presentations
20:30 – 21:30 Mixer

Speakers

Matteo Vignoli – Foodiscovery: hunting for the future of food
Matteo is “building the future” through research, education and business all centered around the application of Design Thinking and he is experimenting with the world-renowned Reggio Approach in higher education. Matteo teaches in several master programs and business schools, and works on innovation projects with global organizations. He is an Assistant Professor in Management Science and Engineering at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University.

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Nick Difino – Food trotting around the world
Storyteller Eater-tainer
Nick Difino is a performing artist / adv. communicator who concentrated all his research on the Food World. Started as a food system hacker and continued as food researcher in both anthropology and future of food is now the official story teller for Future Food Institute. Nick is a TV show host for Gambero Rosso Channel on SKY and several web productions.

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Philip Nguyen – Gochiso Inc.
Gochiso is a social dining startup established in November 2016 and located in Umeda, Osaka. It connects users over delightful dining experiences that help build a better world. Every time a user dines at a partnered restaurant, up to 35% of their reservation is donated to a social cause that they support.
CEO and Cofounder, Philip comes from a multidisciplinary background in science and the arts and holds two bachelor’s degrees from UCLA and a Ph.D. from Kyoto University. He is actively involved in the startup and nonprofit community.
Philip was born in Vietnam, raised in California, and has lived in Australia, Austria, and Japan. He loves traveling, dance, design, and technology.

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*Language : English