Bring everyone to the table.
The Future of Food is an event series built to create interactive, memorable, and meaningful experiences that both inspire and educate the public about their influence as food consumers, and provide measurable benefits to our partners and supporters.
Joined by the universal need for food security, we bring together communities from around the world who were previously siloed by political divides, business sectors, and socioeconomic realities.
Together we strive with our partners and sponsors to make The Future of Food the most accessible, diverse, and innovative event focused on future food systems in the world in order to foster collaboration that creates real social impact, both locally and globally.
Little Herds is an educational non-profit that organizes the Future of Food event series. Our goal is to increase the visibility and amplify mission-driven brands that are dedicated to creating a better, more sustainable, and eco-friendly, climate-resilient future for everyone.
We urge you to consider making a donation to help us subsidize the costs of artistic integration, community organizing, paying our staff a livable wage, and our post-event strategic planning. This will enable us to better serve our collaborators, the community, and our mission as a whole.
Your support will make a difference in creating a better future for all of us!
The event brought together a diverse group of experts, leaders, and visionaries challenging us to think about how our food and agricultural systems will need to adapt to new pressures, and what technologies and innovations will help us feed the world while combating climate change and conserving the earth’s precious natural resources.
The experience is free to watch here on our website and on YouTube. Follow the link below to view The Future of Food 2023 recordings.
Join the conversation, take action, make a difference!
The Future of Food is packed with all kinds of activities led by our partner nonprofits and community leaders, each one focused on creating a better food future.
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Our mission is to educate and empower communities, both locally and globally, to support and promote the use of insects for food and feed as an environmentally sound and economically viable source of nutrition.
Our mission is to be the leading food services group that provides fresh, healthy meals for food-insecure and nutritionally challenged communities. The Cook’s Nook believes everyone deserves access to nutritious and delicious meals, given the impact of food security on overall health.
8:00 am - 8:10 am
Culinary Director; Chef & CEO, Hernandez Hospitality
Founder & Director, Little Herds
8:10 am - 8:50 am
Principal, The Focus Group, an HMA Company
Sr. Director, Social Care & Community Partnerships, Cityblock Health
Senior Director, Clinical Quality Programs, Clover Health Plans
Founder, The Cook’s Nook
8:55 am - 9:35 am
Senior Director of Programs & Policy, National Farm to School Network
Policy Consultant, Center for Mississippi Health Policy
Founder & CEO, Institute for Ecology, Scholarship, and Health
Value Chain Director, Sustainable Food Center
9:40 am - 10:20 am
CEO, Austin Woman Magazine, Adisa Communications and Black Leaders Collective
Former Director of Austin Public Health, Formerly Austin Public Health, Travis County HHS, Health Talk
Founder & Executive Director, Black Men's Health Clinic
Executive Director, Black Mamas ATX
President & Co-founder, Equidad ATX
10:25 am - 10:50 am
Founder & Director, Little Herds
CEO, CULT Food Science
10:50 am - 10:55 am
Founder & Director, Little Herds
Regional Coordinator, Thought for Food
11:00 am - 11:10 am
President, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation
11:10 am - 11:50 am
Director of Nutrition, Kroger Health
Founder, blank space
Senior Investment Analyst, Village Capital
Global Initiatives, Team Lead, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
11:55 am - 12:35 pm
President, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation
CEO, U.S. Hunger
Senior Brand Manager, Bimbo Bakeries USA
Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Hunger
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm
President, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation
President, Food Tank
1:05 pm - 1:45 pm
Founder, blank space
Head of Farmer Advocacy, The Farmlink Project
Head, Food for Good, Google
Operations Director, ReFED
1:50 pm - 2:30 pm
Global Initiative Lead - Food Waste, World Wildlife Fund
Food Sovereignty Director, Sicangu Co
Head of Sustainability, Kroger
CEO of North America, We Don't Have Time
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Curated by Atarraya Inc, Atlantic Sea Farm, Little Herds
CEO, Atarraya Inc
CEO, Atlantic Sea Farms
Author & Journalist, Forbes Magazine
Chef, Food Works, Inc.
3:50 pm - 3:55 pm
Co-founder & CMO, Trendi
3:55 pm - 4:40 pm
Founder & Director, Little Herds
Founder & Chef, Tiffany Derry Concepts
Chef & Co-Owner, Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group
Executive Chef, La Condesa
Executive Chef, Troon
Chef, Food Works, Inc.
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Founder, Curva Lish LLC
Head of the Climate Promise, UNDP
Founder & CEO, Planet FWD
5:20 pm - 5:50 pm
Chief Revenue Officer, Revol Greens®
Chief Executive Officer, Revol Greens®
CEO of North America, We Don't Have Time
5:55 pm - 6:25 pm
Founder and Managing Partner, Backstage Capital
Founder, Curva Lish LLC
6:25 pm - 6:35 pm
Founder & Director, Little Herds
President, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation
CEO of North America, We Don't Have Time
Founder, The Cook’s Nook
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Culinary Director; Chef & CEO, Hernandez Hospitality
Founder & Director, Little Herds
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Founding General Partner, True Wealth Ventures
Founder & Investor, Journey Foods and Joyful VC
Co-founder & CEO, Flourish
CEO, Atlantic Sea Farms
Founder & CEO, Jiminy's
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Founder & Director, Little Herds
Executive Director, Farmshare Austin
11:25 am - 12:05 pm
Founder, Curva Lish LLC
Founder & Investor, Journey Foods and Joyful VC
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Mid-Day Squares
Founder & Author, Vegan Women Summit
Head of Growth, Planet FWD
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
CEO of North America, We Don't Have Time
Chef, Food Works, Inc.
12:40 pm - 12:45 pm
Founder & Director, Little Herds
Principal Founder & Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, Central Texas Allied Health Institute
12:45 pm - 1:10 pm
Executive Director, AdvoCare Foundation
President & CEO, Crossroads Community Services
1:25 pm - 1:30 pm
Founder & Director, Little Herds
Executive Director, Keep Austin Fed
1:30 pm - 2:10 pm
The Cricket Lady, Gym-N-Eat Crickets LLC
CEO, New Wave Foods
CEO & Cofounder, Hyfé Foods
Author & Journalist, Forbes Magazine
2:15 pm - 2:25 pm
Founder, Curva Lish LLC
CEO & Co-Founder, Calibrate Wellness
2:30 pm - 3:10 pm
Curated By: Little Herds, CFRAE, City of Austin Office of Sustainability
Community Advisory Committee, Austin-Travis County Food Plan
Community Advisory Committee, Austin-Travis County Food Plan
Community Advisory Committee, Austin-Travis County Food Plan
Travis County Commissioner Precinct 2, Travis County
Founder, The Cook’s Nook
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Founder and CEO, BrainTrust Founders Studio
Partner, Angel Ventures
CEO, TBC Capital & Black@
Principal, The Cozabe Group
4:05 pm - 4:45 pm
Cult Leader, Snaxshot
Managing Partner, Supply Change Capital
General Partner, Backstage Capital
Managing Partner, Vita Vera Ventures
4:45 pm - 4:55 pm
Founder & Director, Little Herds
President, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation
CEO of North America, We Don't Have Time
Founder, The Cook’s Nook
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