Ema Tanovic is a member of Boston Consulting Group’s Consumer practice. Her work focuses on consumer products and retail across growth strategy, marketing, operations, and due diligence. Ema is an expert in behavioral science and holds a PhD in psychology. She is particularly passionate about alternative proteins and is a co-author of BCG’s thought leadership publication ‘Taking Alternative Proteins Mainstream.’

Presentation Description:

The Aims of the Consumer & Industry Track are to create shared visions on:

1. What are the key industry trends moving forward to 2024?

2. How relevant are themes like Affordability, Healthy Diets & Nutrition, Delicious Foods, and Sustainability?

3. What will drive consumers to buy more plant-based foods? How relevant is the climate when shopping for food?

4. What is the perspective of retail and food service? More importantly, what can we learn from data? What do the numbers teach us?

5. What is needed to crack the nuts for consumers when we talk vegan cheese, meat-free, fish-free, and egg-free?

The Aims of the Delicious Foods Track are to create shared visions on:

1. How relevant for developing new foods are themes like Affordability, Healthy Diets & Nutrition, Delicious Foods, and Sustainability?

2. How does the world of novel food ingredients look like? What can we expect in the coming years?

3. Which key new categories will emerge and how can the value chain tap into these opportunities?

4. Which new EcoSystems can contribute?

5. What is the agenda of the Global Plant-Based Foods & Proteins EcoSystem? How can you tap into these EcoSystems?

The Aims of the Sustainable Process Innovations Track are to create shared visions on:

1. How relevant for developing new process technologies are themes like Affordability, Healthy Diets & Nutrition, Delicious Foods, and Sustainability?

2. How does the world of novel food processing technologies look like? What can we expect in the coming years?

3. Which key new technologies will emerge and how can the value chain tap into these opportunities?

4. Which new crops will be relevant?

5. What is the agenda of the Global Plant-Based Foods & Proteins EcoSystem? How can you tap into these EcoSystems?"