Von KI bis Konsumwandel: Aktualisiertes Konferenzprogramm für CONNECT 2025

Fast alle Speaker*innen sind bestätigt, die Themen weiter geschärft – und eines ist klar: Wer Zukunft mitgestalten will, sollte am 25. September 2025 im Dampfdom der Motorworld München dabei sein.

CONNECT 2025 auf einen Blick:
→ Drei große Themenblöcke mit hochkarätigen Sprecher*innen aus Handel, Industrie, Forschung + Start-up-Welt.
→ Panels zu Konsumtrends, Tech + Taste, kulinarischer KI, Nachhaltigkeit + Innovationsbarrieren.
→ Live-Verkostungen, Break-out-Sessions, Best Practices + jede Menge Raum für Austausch auf Augenhöhe.

Mit dabei:
Daniel Anthes (Food- + Nachhaltigkeitsexperte), Holger Stromberg (Nutriomix GmbH), Verónica García Arteaga (Neggst), Dr. Sara F. Marquart (Planet A Foods), Felix Muxel (Nymphenburg Consult AG), Hendrik Haase (Publizist, Berater + Kommunikationsdesigner), Dr. Katharina Schüller (STAT‑UP Statistical Consulting & Data Science GmbH) und viele mehr.

Und nicht zu vergessen:
In der Food Arena und dem Sense Lab wird es heiß: Die Finalisten des radikal-kreativen Nachwuchswettbewerbs Junge Wilde kochen live – mutig, kompromisslos und mit dem Geschmack von morgen.

 

Hier das vollständige Programm entdecken:

 

Donnerstag, 25.09.2025, Dampfdom, Motorworld München

DIE ZUKUNFT IS(S)T JETZT!

„Food Forward: Neue Zutaten. Neue Technologien. Neuer Genuss.“

Ein Tag. Drei Formate:
Die dreiteilige Highlight-Veranstaltung CONNECT zeigt, wie aus Wandel Resilienz, aus neuen Genussformen Geschmack und aus Begegnung Zukunft wird.

  • Konferenz: Praxisnahe Perspektiven auf Konsumverhalten, Sortimentsentwicklung, KI und Verantwortung.

  • Food Arena + Sense Lab: Neue Genusswelten zum Probieren, Riechen und Diskutieren – inklusive Live-Cooking der Finalisten des Kochwettbewerbs Junge Wilde.

  • Networking: Kontakte knüpfen mit Start-ups, Industrie und Wissenschaft – auf Augenhöhe.

Programmablauf

Moderation: Daniel Anthes, Food- + Nachhaltigkeitsexperte

Uhrzeit Programmpunkt
10.00 Uhr Start der Veranstaltung
+ Einlass in den Dampfdom in der Motorworld München

Kommunikation + Austausch unter den Teilnehmenden sowie erster Besuch im Sense Lab der Food Arena: Zutaten, Produkte + Getränke zum Probieren, Anfassen + Riechen
11.00 Uhr Start der Konferenz – Part 1:
Welt im Umbruch, Märkte im Sinneswandel
Was treibt die Welt der Zukunft + den Geschmack von morgen an? Umbrüche, Strategien + Trends.

Begrüßung + Einleitung Part 1
Daniel Anthes, Food- + Nachhaltigkeitsexperte
11.05 Uhr Keynote:
„Zukunft neu denken – Zwischen Maximierung + Rückbesinnung – die Zukunft der Ernährung als unversöhnliche Paradoxie?“
Daniel Anthes
11.30 Uhr 3 thesengeleitete Speed-Panels:
„Die Zukunft schmeckt anders“

Panel 1: „Wer bestimmt, was wir essen? Über Machtfragen im Ernährungssystem“
– Dr. Silke Lichtenstein
– Klaus Mehler
– Roland Stroese
– Gesprächspartner folgt

Panel 2: „Tech it or leave it – Wie viel Technologie verträgt gutes Essen?“
– Dr. Verónica García Arteaga
– Holger Stromberg
– Ira van Eelen

Panel 3: „Weniger ist mehr? Genuss zwischen Reduktion + Rebellion“
– Philip Kahnis
– Dr. Silke Lichtenstein
– Thomas Mempel
– Gesprächspartner folgt
12.45 Uhr Abmoderation Part 1
Daniel Anthes
12.50 Uhr Lunch + Networking
in der Food Arena mit Sense Lab: Zutaten, Produkte + Getränke zum Probieren, Anfassen + Riechen
14.20 Uhr Fortsetzung der Konferenz – Part 2:
Konsum im Wandel, Innovation im Fokus
Zwischen Bedürfnis + Aufbruch: Wie Konsumverhalten + Innovation neue Impulse setzen.

Recap Part 1 + Einleitung Part 2
Daniel Anthes
14.25 Uhr Keynote:
„Die Realität: Unterschiedliche Motivlagen + Bedürfnisse des Konsumenten von heute und morgen“
Felix Muxel
14.50 Uhr Studie:
„Bridging Barriers to Innovation: Reloaded – Wege aus der Innovationsblockade“
– Prof. Dr. Carsten Leo Demming
– Jochen Matzer
15.20 Uhr Best Practice Talk mit Plant A Foods
– Manfred Vondran
– Dr. Sara F. Marquart
15.45 Uhr Kaffeepause + Networking
in der Food Arena
– Break-out Sessions mit Vorstellung einzelner Start-ups
– Guided Tastings im Sense Lab
– Austausch, Vernetzung + Kooperationsanbahnung
17.00 Uhr Fortsetzung der Konferenz – Part 3:
Algorithmen, Appetit + Verantwortung
Digitale Transformation + smarte Lösungen – wie die Foodbranche gemeinsam Zukunft gestaltet.

Recap Part 2 + Einleitung Part 3
– Daniel Anthes
– Hendrik Haase
17.05 Uhr Kurz-Impuls:
„Update: Künstliche kulinarische Intelligenz – Neue Brücken in eine genießbare Zukunft“
Hendrik Haase
17.20 Uhr 3 Lightning Talks: „KI trifft Praxis“

Part 1: Produktentwicklung
– Dr. Christian Klein
– Gesprächspartner folgt

Part 2: Prozess + Nachhaltigkeit
– Valentin Belser
– Gesprächspartner folgt

Part 3: Marketing + Forecasting
– Gesprächspartner folgen
17.55 Uhr Diskussionsrunde:
„KI trifft (Unternehmens-)Kultur: Zwischen Machen + Meinen“
– Dr. Katharina Schüller
– Hans-Günter Trockels
– sowie ein weiterer Gesprächspartner
18.25 Uhr Wrap-up + Verabschiedung
18.35 Uhr Abendliches Get-together + Live-Cooking
in der Food Arena
– Innovative Speisen + Getränke
– Live gekocht von den Finalisten der Jungen Wilden
– Musik, Netzwerk + Drinks
23.00 Uhr Veranstaltungsende


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