Madrid, capital of food design from 12 to 15 September at the fifth edition of the Food Design Festival

From 12 to 15 September 2023, the Spanish capital will host the Madrid Food Design Festival 2023. This event, located in La Nave, the centre of the Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem, promises to be a significant boost for Food Design and Innovation.

This new edition marks a turning point in the five years of life of the most international and inclusive festival in the design and food sector.

After its first four editions, two of them in the middle of the pandemic, in its fifth edition the Food Design Festival returns with a more innovative proposal. On this occasion, the festival is co-organised by Singular Foods and Revista Alimentaria and is presented as a multidisciplinary space for new design trends applied to the agri-food value chain.

The aim of Food Design Festival is to be the centre of reference where the future of food is forged through design, fashion, gastronomic culture, entrepreneurship, open innovation, the creation of business opportunities and an inclusive ecosystem of designers, chefs, cooks, artists, researchers, teachers, architects, entrepreneurs, doctors, journalists, communicators, artisans, engineers, opinion leaders and professionals in the food industry, to better understand the need to create a more sustainable context for people, health and the planet.

During its three days it will host round tables, conferences, workshops, tastings, experiences and exhibitions featuring experts in design, sustainability, food innovation, new technologies, marketing, branding and brand image, among other subjects. There will be a new exhibition space as a business platform for companies and professionals in the fields of design, fashion, culture and food innovation.

Exhibitors will have the opportunity to showcase their products and solutions to hundreds of potential customers, and will be able to choose between different models to adjust their investment and ensure the highest visibility and visitor traffic to their stand. In addition, the event has been designed for start-ups, newly created companies and small producers, who will be able to showcase their innovations, products and services in a forum where design, innovation and technology go hand in hand.

Among the speakers confirmed for #FDF23 are professionals as diverse as María Naranjo, Director of the Food Industry at ICEX; Luki Huber, industrial designer, founder of Manual Thinking and promoter of design at ElBulli; Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros, CEO in LIUX | CEO in Auara | One Young World TOP 15 Entrepreneur 2020; Bruno López, General Director of ASTUREX; Ana Palencia, Director of Communication and Sustainability at Unilever; Máximo Cabrera, pioneer chef in plant based cuisine and founder of Estudio Crudo; Sonia Díez, President of Educación, among the more than 150 speakers who will join us; Albrecht Wolfmeyer, Director of ProVeg Incubator, the largest international foodtech accelerator; Emilio Corchado, CEO and Founder of Startup Olé and Director of CYL-HUB; Guy Ben-Zvi, Founder and CEO of O'Taste; Nino Redruello, chef and owner of Grupo La Ancha; designers Ivan Merino, Sergi Freixes and Juan Umbert, representatives of the new generation of Spanish food designers, as well as Isabel Cabello, Paco Adín and Ricardo Moreno, creative directors and experts in branding and food packaging. More than 4,000 visitors are expected to attend the festival. The festival will offer a combination of conferences, markets and exhibitions, gastronomic experiences, design, creativity, technology, leisure and entertainment.

To get to La Nave, visitors can use different means of public transport, including bus, train and metro.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit https://fooddesignfest.com/