Singapore
From Insight to Bite:
How AI Will Change What’s on Our Plate by 2030
From Insight to Bite: How AI Will Change What’s on Our Plate by 2030
Event Details
23 April 2026
Breakfast Networking: 9.45 AM - 10.15 AM
Topic Presentation: 10.15 AM - 11 AM
This session will be delivered in English
Hall 1, Singapore EXPO (Part of FutureFWD Conference and Showcase Area)
1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150
About This Session
A FutureFWD panel on predictive AI, shifting consumer behaviour, and faster food innovation.
What we eat in 2030 will be shaped less by intuition and more by intelligence. As consumer preferences evolve at an unprecedented speed, AI is becoming a decisive force in predicting demand, shaping ingredients, and accelerating product development across the food ecosystem.
This dynamic panel brings together leaders from CPG brands, ingredient companies, and food-tech startups to explore how predictive AI is transforming the journey from consumer insight to finished product. From identifying emerging food trends and flavour signals to enabling faster formulation, smarter reformulation, and more targeted launches, the discussion will spotlight how data-driven decision-making is redefining what ends up on our plates.
Powered by AI Palette’s trend and food intelligence, the session will unpack real-world applications of AI in shaping future diets—revealing how brands and innovators can move faster, reduce risk, and stay ahead of what consumers will want next.
About The Speakers
Alan Lai
Founder & CEO, ProfilePrint
Alan is the founder & CEO of ProfilePrint, and the inventor of its patented A.I. Food Fingerprint Technology. Before starting ProfilePrint, he was the Assistant CEO of an investment group focusing on Fintech and digital KYC companies based in Hong Kong. Prior, his professional experiences include heading M&A and investment in the United Kingdom, General Manager South China and Assistant to Group CEO President at a Temasek-owned MNC. He served 8 years as a military officer and is currently a reserved Squadron Commander with the Singapore Air Force. He was a PhD candidate in Operational Research at INSEAD, completed the post-graduate management program at Tsinghua University and graduated with French Singapore Double Engineering degrees (1st Class honours) from Ecole Centrale Paris and National University of Singapore under a government scholarship.
Charissa Leong
Head of Sales, Olam Food Ingredients
Charissa Leong, Head of Sales at Olam Food Ingredients, leads the cocoa powder and liquor sales portfolio across the Asia Pacific region. With over a decade of experience in commercial strategy, customer engagement, and product innovation, she plays a pivotal role in driving growth by aligning customer needs with differentiated cocoa solutions. Charissa recently earned her Executive MBA, further enhancing her leadership capabilities and strategic acumen to navigate the dynamic and evolving food and beverage landscape.
Som Gan Choudhuri
Co-Founder, AI Palette
Som GanChoudhuri is the Co-founder of AI Palette, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup recently acquired by GlobalData. AI Palette uses Artificial Intelligence to help the world’s leading F&B and personal care brands identify growth opportunities by spotting and analyzing emerging consumer trends in real time.
Som has spent over a decade working closely with some of the world’s largest FMCG brands, helping them innovate and bring winning products to market. He has also co-authored the book “Consumer-based New Product Development for the Food Industry”, sharing his insights on how businesses can create successful products grounded in consumer needs.
Som’s work has earned him numerous accolades, including being named Top 50 Innovators at the World Innovation Congress, Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow by Tatler magazine, and recipient of the Impact Leader Award by SIAL Malaysia. Passionate about using technology to supercharge product innovation, Som continues to inspire with his vision of making AI a powerful ally for businesses navigating rapidly changing consumer preferences.
About The Moderator
Gladis Chua (Moderator)
Manager, Partner Success and Investments, Plug and Play
Gladis Chua is an innovation professional working at the intersection of food systems, consumer insight, and emerging technology. Her experience spans the public sector, Fortune 500 companies, and the startup ecosystem, giving her a cross-sector perspective on the evolving food landscape.
She began her career at the Singapore Food Agency, contributing to national resource planning in support of Singapore’s food security strategy. Her work has also explored precision nutrition as a pathway to reduce food waste and improve system efficiency.
She has since partnered with Fortune 500 CPG organisations to understand shifting consumer behaviours and translate insights into future-facing product strategies.
Currently active in the startup space, Gladis works with emerging technologies shaping the future of food and beverage, with a focus on how AI and data-driven intelligence can enable more responsive and scalable innovation from insight to product.
Attendees
This Business Breakfast event is part of the FutureFWD Conference and Showcase. Once registered, you will gain access to FutureFWD Conference and Showcase (21 – 24 April 2026).
To learn more, kindly visit www.saladplate.com/futurefwd or contact us at [email protected].
Registration will close on 17 April 2026.
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