In an exclusive webinar sponsored by AVEVA entitled ‘AI in Action - Real-world use cases for food businesses’, Food Manufacture is bringing together four experts to hear how AI is being utilised in the food sector, its future applications, and how to ensure responsible use. Register now.
Our speakers include Ted Combs, industry principal for consumer products at AVEVA, Paul Van Wymeersch, head of marketing at Porky Whites, Craig Leadley, chief executive at the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST), and Glen Brittin, head of technical at Gosh! Food.
During the session, which will be filmed live at 3pm on 10 September, the panel will discuss a range of topics including current use cases for AI in the food sector, the benefits of AI and the role of data in building efficient and accurate models.
We will also look at the possible risks and costs associated with AI, the potential ethical concerns its brings up, and then finish by asking what the future holds for firms that fail to embrace AI.
The audience will then have the opportunity to pose questions to the panel, which they will either answer during the Q&A session, or in an article on the Food Manufacture website after the recording.
If this sounds of interest, register here to watch for free when it airs on 10 September.
Learn more about the panel:
- Combs has more than 25 years of experience in information and operations technology, including as global VP for consumer products solutions at SAP and global managing director of consumer goods industry at Microsoft. At AVEVA, Combs has worked with many companies both large and small helping them discover value and transform digitally.
- Van Wymeersch is head of marketing at UK sausage manufacturer Porky Whites, where he is responsible for developing and executing the brand’s marketing strategy across the retail and foodservice sectors. He is committed to empowering others through strategic, data-led decision-making and championing the adoption of cutting-edge marketing technologies to drive efficiencies and growth.
- Leadley possesses over 30 years of experience spanning technical innovation, applied research, and strategic leadership. He is passionate about championing science and technology to drive healthier, more sustainable food systems. Prior to joining IFST, Leadley spent nearly three decades at Campden BRI, where he led teams in a diverse range of disciplines.
- Brittin has 37 years of experience in food working for SMEs, start-ups and blue chip organisations. Since returning to the UK in 2019, he has held various head of technical roles, spending the last two years at Gosh! Food. Brittin has a keen interest in management science and to this day, he uses the techniques he has learned to build business models and develop simulations in order to help solve problems and aid decision making.