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    Juan Requena

    Juan Requena | KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub
    Juan Requena

    Biography

    Juan Requena is Director of Open Innovation and Venture at KM ZERO, where he connects the food industry with startups and investment opportunities. He is an investment lecturer at ESIC and has received executive education at Stanford.

    Sessions

    11:30h
    Round table | Alimentaria FoodTech

    Foodtech 2026: less hype, more industry. Which technologies will survive the new cycle?

    Jess Padilla
    Jess Padilla IRTA Open Innovation & Startup Ecosystem Moderator
    Juan Requena
    Juan Requena KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub Director of Open Innovation & Venture Speaker
    Itziar Ortega
    Itziar Ortega CNTA Head of Open Innovation and Ecosystems Speaker
    Miguel Ángel Cubero
    Miguel Ángel Cubero FATE (Food&AgriTech Europe) Managing Director Speaker

    2026-10-07 11:30 2026-10-07 12:00 Europe/Madrid Foodtech 2026: less hype, more industry. Which technologies will survive the new cycle?
    With more selective investment and greater pressure to deliver results, foodtech is entering a new phase. The panel will examine which technologies can demonstrate industrial value, scale and solve real food-chain challenges. It will discuss transfer, pilots, corporate adoption, regulation and business models to identify the signals that separate a passing trend from a solution capable of consolidating and competing.
     Start up Corner
    Wed 7
    11:30h - 12:00h Start up Corner Free access
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    13:00h
    Talk | Alimentaria FoodTech International Business

    Where the Opportunities in Foodtech Lie: Open Innovation and Investment. Powered by KM ZERO

    Juan Requena
    Juan Requena KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub Director of Open Innovation & Venture Speaker

    2026-10-06 13:00 2026-10-06 13:10 Europe/Madrid Where the Opportunities in Foodtech Lie: Open Innovation and Investment. Powered by KM ZERO
    One year after opening its Open Innovation programme to major food companies, KM ZERO shares the key lessons learned: where real value is being created in foodtech, which industrial challenges generate the best opportunities, and why startups that test their solutions in a factory emerge with stronger validation. An overarching perspective on open innovation and investment in the agri-food sector, and how corporates, startups and investors can collaborate with KM ZERO.
     Speakers' Corner
    Tue 6
    13:00h - 13:10h Speakers' Corner Free access
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    13:30h
    Round table | Alimentaria FoodTech International Business

    Invisible Innovation: A Quality System with the Consumer at Its Core

    Maruxa Quiroga
    Maruxa Quiroga Sensesbit CEO and co-founder Speaker
    Juan Requena
    Juan Requena KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub Director of Open Innovation & Venture Moderator
    Ramón Lacomba
    Ramón Lacomba Familia Martínez Corporate R&D Director Speaker

    2026-10-06 13:30 2026-10-06 13:45 Europe/Madrid Invisible Innovation: A Quality System with the Consumer at Its Core
    Not all innovation results in a new product launch. Familia Martínez and TasteLab explain how they have built a quality system that puts the consumer at the center: systematically listening to consumers, measuring what they actually perceive beyond what technical specifications indicate, and turning those insights into product and process decisions. A real-life example of collaboration between a large company and a startup, highlighting outcomes, challenges and key learnings.
     Speakers' Corner
    Tue 6
    13:30h - 13:45h Speakers' Corner Free access
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