Tonic21 - Trends in Taste and Tech

Safety alert! To access Tonic21, you are required to present an EU Digital Covid Certificate (EUDCC) or a valid vaccination, recovery, or negative test result certificate issued by a third country.

Welcome to our pre-Slush event for Food Tech, Tonic21 - Trends in Taste and Tech

Join us on Tuesday November 30th 2021 from 9:00 - 17:00 at Hard Rock Cafe Helsinki

-- The event will be SOLD OUT. Please signup only if you are sure you can attend. Due to the popularity, there will be a no-show fee of 65 euros charged in case you register but do not come to the event and do not cancel your ticket at least one day before the event.--

Come and experience the latest in food and technology. Meet all the relevant players under the same roof. Food manufacturers, entrepreneurs, retail chains, hotels and restaurants, investors, startups, scientists and media.

To help you get more out of the event, you can also book one-to-one meetings with other participants via super-cool and easy-to-use Deal Room networking platform. Deal Room will be opened about one week before the event.

Speakers:

• Karl Munthe-Kaas (Co-founder & CEO, Oda, NOR)
• Marika King (Head of PINC, Paulig Group, SWE)
• Toni Toivanen (Chef & Test Kitchen, ´Restaurant Noma, DEN)
• Lauri Reuter (Partner, Nordic Foodtech VC, FIN)
• Timo Nisula (Owner and CEO, Kouvolan Lakritsi, FIN)
• Staffan Ingvarsson (CEO, Stockholm Business Region, SWE)
• Milla Westerling (Founder, Green Planet Astronauts, FIN)
• Andy Chen (Co-founder & CEO, Weorder, NOR)
• Yoran Meijers (Principal at Anterra Capital, NED)
• Johan Jörgensen (Founder at Sweden Foodtech, SWE)
• Elias Aalto,(Co-founder of Wolt, FIN)
• Alexandra Malmberg (Investor at Haflo, SWE)
• Maija Itkonen (Co-founder of Gold&Green, angel investor, FIN)
• Juha-Petteri Kukkonen (Angel investor, FIN)
• Ben Holden (Internationalisation at Whywaste, UK)
• Juri Kaskela (Chocolate entrepreneur at Kultasuklaa, FIN)
• Henrik Poulsen (Food entrepreneur, angel investor, FIN)
• Jenny Berthling (Senior Business Development Manager at Invest Stockholm, SWE)
• Olexandra Kovbasko (Innovation Programs at Sweden FoodTech, SWE)
• Jan Ameri (CEO at ArcticStartup, FIN)
• Janne Saarikko (Director at Founder Institute, FIN)

Technology Showcases and Startup Pitches. If you are a startup or a new food company and want to apply for a pitching slot or a table to give tasters, please email jan (at) arcticstartup.com.

Hosted by Chef and Food Entrepreneur Henrik Poulsen,  Jan Ameri (ArcticStartup), Janne Saarikko (Founder Institute Food Ecosystems Accelerator) and Tasha Tolmacheva (Founder Institute Food Ecosystems Accelerator)

THE PROGRAM

09:00 Doors open

09:20 First Deal Room meetings start

10:00 Welcome words, Jan Ameri, ArcticStartup & Tonic

10:15 PINC and what’s cooking in food/tech? Marika King, PINC

10:35 Happy healthy kids - Happy healthy planet Emmi Kuusikko, Carrot Kitchen

10:40 Transformation of Food Systems - the Venture Perspective, Keynote + Q&A Yoran Meijers, Anterra Capital

11:05 Inside Noma Toni Toivanen: Restaurant Noma

11:10 The Republic of Liquorice Timo Nisula, Kouvolan Lakritsi

11:25 Creating new ethical fundaments for the chocolate industry Juri Kaskela, Arctic Kultasuklaa

11:40 Launch of Stockholm Foodtech report Jenny Berthling, Invest Stockholm; Oleksandra Kovbasko, Sweden FoodTech

11:50 Networking Break

12:25 Fireside chat with Elias Aalto, ex-Wolt - hosted by Jan Ameri, ArcticStartup

12:45 Using Data to Improve Sustainability in Food Retail Ben Holden, WhyWaste

12:55 Weorder showcase Andy Chen, Weorder

13:05 Discovering new Nordic food tech unicorns: startup pitching

14:05 Networking Break

14:40 Panel discussion: Growth and investments in a Good Food City, with Staffan Ingvarsson, Stockholm Business Region; Lauri Reuter, Nordic Foodtech VC; Milla Westerling, Green Planet Astronauts; moderator Johan Jörgensen, Sweden Foodtech

15:10 Fireside chat with Karl Munthe-Kaas, Oda - hosted by Jan Ameri, ArcticStartup

15:30 Panel discussion: Investing in early-stage food startups - the pains & the gains with Maija Itkonen, Gold&Green Foods, Alexandra Malmberg, Haflo; Juha-Petteri Kukkonen, Angel Investor, Henrik Poulsen, Angel Investor; moderator Janne Saarikko, Founder Institute

16:00 Networking

16:20 Last Deal Room meetings end

17:00 See you at Tonic22

You do not want to miss this. Register now - limited seats available.

Due to the limited seats, there will be a no-show fee of 65 euros in case you do not cancel your registration at least one day before the event.

Looking forward to see you at Tonic21

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hard Rock Cafe Helsinki, Aleksanterinkatu 21, Helsinki, Finland