FDF Investment Summit 2025: Powering Productivity
The FDF Investment Summit 2025 is an exclusive gathering of food and drink business leaders, government, technology and finance experts.
Featuring an address and Q&A with Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Emma Reynolds, the Summit provides a unique forum to discuss future investment, productivity and growth for the UK’s largest manufacturing sector.
Agenda
Welcome: Karen Betts, CEO, FDF
Part One: Powering Productivity Through Tech Adoption
Ministerial Address: Kate Dearden MP, Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection
Future Factory: A tech powered strategy: Wil Schoenmakers, Global Head of Retail and Consumer Goods, Newton
AI in action: Dini McGrath, Co-founder, Zest
Panel: How digital tech can transform the UK’s largest manufacturing sector
Chaired by Bal Dhoot, Director of Sustainability and Growth, FDF
Part Two: Stimulating Growth in the Everyday Economy
Panel: How can food and drink power growth in the Everyday Economy?
Chaired by Karen Betts, CEO, FDF
Keynote speech & Q&A: Rt Hon Emma Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Summary and Close: Karen Betts, CEO, FDF
If you’re interested in attending the Investment Summit, please email investment@fdf.org.uk
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Code of conduct
To uphold the highest professional, ethical and legal standards whilst ensuring everyone has a great time, we kindly ask all guests to be mindful of their behaviour and follow our code of conduct by showing respect to fellow attendees, staff, and the venue at all times.
Inclusion and diversity
We are proud to be an inclusive company with supportive colleagues and flexible, agile work environments. We will do our best to accommodate events and meeting guests. If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in our events or meetings, please let the FDF Secretariat or event planner know