

Bytes for Bites Hackathon Launch – Talks & Panel co-hosted by the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein, Microbial Food Hub & I-X
Programme (Friday, 19 September | I-Hub, Imperial White City):
14:00–14:15 Welcome note
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro (Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein, Imperial College London)
Sophia Yaliraki (I-X, Imperial College London)14:15–14:45 Panel discussion – Future Plates: How Sustainable Food Tech Will Shape Tomorrow’s Food Systems
Moderated by Ismaël Bawah (Good Food Institute)
Panellists:
• Morgan Richards (ValleyDAO)
• Adriana De Camargo (Kerry Group)
• José Manuel Vilariño (Hijos de Rivera)14:45–15:05 Keynote – AI in Future Food Systems
Johnny Drain (Food Scientist & Co-Founder, WNWN Food Labs)15:05–15:30 – Coffee Break
This public session will set the stage for the weekend hackathon, where 50 students will tackle challenges at the intersection of AI and future food systems.
👉 Visit our website to see the full list of challenges the teams will be working on: https://bezoscentre.co.uk/byteforbites-hackathon/