Time: 17:30 - 21:00 (+Networking)

Place: Lendhafen, Lendkai 17, 8020 Graz

Panellists: Astrid Radkohl (YFlavour) and David Haider (Fermentfreude)

Moderator: Craig Matthews, Science Park Graz

The food system is entering a period of enormous change. From alternative proteins and precision fermentation to new approaches to nutrition, the way we produce, flavour, and consume food is all being fundamentally reimagined.

The challenges are equally significant. A growing global population, climate change, pressure on natural resources, changing consumer expectations, and the need for more resilient supply chains are forcing us to rethink some of the most basic assumptions about food. At the same time, consumers want food that is healthier, more sustainable, affordable, convenient — and, importantly, still tastes good. Behind all this innovation lies a simple but enormous question: How to feed a growing population in a sustainable way?

With this Fireside Chat, we want to create space for an open conversation with our valued Alumni startups about where the food system is heading, what is driving change, and what the future of food could actually look like.

Register to join here: https://scienceparkgraz.typeform.com/to/xSEj99bp

Introducing:

Astrid Radkohl, Co-Founder and CEO of YFlavour

Astrid Radkohl leads an innovative food-tech company focused on developing next-generation flavour solutions. With a strong entrepreneurial and innovation-driven mindset, she is helping shape new approaches to food production and the future of how we create flavour — combining technology, sustainability and consumer expectations.

Learn more: https://yflavour.com/

David Haider, Founder and CEO of Fermentfreude

David Haider is co-founder of Fermentfreude, a Graz-based food innovation company using fermentation to create high-quality foods from regional plant-based side streams. His work sits at the intersection of food innovation, biotechnology and sustainable food production, translating controlled fermentation processes into products that combine flavour, nutritional quality and a responsible use of regional resources.

Discover more: https://www.fermentfreude.at

AGENDA

17:30-18:30 – Registration + Mingling

18:30-19:30 – Fireside chat & Q&A

19:30-21:00 – Networking with catering