The reThink Food Annual Leadership Conference is the first conference to bring together a diverse group of thought leaders and innovators at the intersection of technology, behavior, design, and food. Our assembled speakers, experts, and provocateurs will spotlight areas of innovation all along the food industry’s chain of supply and demand—from agriculture to the consumer food experience—and offer solutions for rethinking the future of food amidst radically changing food markets around the globe.
Presented by The Culinary Institute of America, the three-day conference invites chefs and other food industry leaders; academics; and innovators in R&D, technology, consumer package goods, marketing and related fields to join us for networking opportunities, cutting-edge research that will widen perspectives, and business-friendly solutions for the challenges and imperatives that face us.
Download the 2017 program schedule. Get a taste of what the conference is about with this one-minute video. You can also watch the 2016 webcast of all general sessions here.
Wednesday, November 1 | |
3 p.m. PDT | Registration and Refreshments: Atrium (1st floor) |
3:45 p.m. PDT | reThink Food: Welcome and Overview |
3:50 p.m. PDT | Emcee Introduction |
3:55 p.m. PDT | Opening General Session |
6:10 p.m. PDT | reThink Flavor: Opening Flavor Discovery Reception: Atrium (1st floor) |
7 p.m. PDT | Program Concludes for the Evening |
Thursday, November 2 | |
8 a.m. PST | Napa Valley Breakfast: Mezzanine (2nd floor) |
8:30 a.m. PDT | Emcee Introduction |
8:35 a.m. PDT | General Sessions |
10:10 a.m. PDT | Networking Break & Walk to Breakout Sessions: Mezzanine (2nd floor) |
10:30 a.m. PDT | reThink Conversations (Breakouts A-1 - A-5) |
12:30 p.m. PDT | Walk-Around Networking Lunch: Jackson Family Wines Amphitheater (weather permitting) |
1:30 p.m. PDT | General Sessions |
3:30 p.m. PDT | Coffee and Networking Break: Mezzanine (2nd floor) |
3:45 p.m. PDT | General Sessions |
5 p.m. PST | reThink Reception: Startup Studio: An Evening of Ideas and Experiences: Mezzanine (2nd floor) |
6 p.m. PST | Program Concludes for the Evening |
Friday, November 3 | |
8 a.m. PST | Napa Valley Breakfast: Mezzanine (2nd floor) |
8:30 a.m. PDT | Emcee Introduction |
8:35 a.m. PDT | General Sessions |
10:35 a.m. PST | Networking Break + Walk to Breakout Seminars |
10:50 a.m. PST | reThink Conversations (Breakouts B-1 - B-5) |
11:50 a.m. PST | Walk Back to General Session |
12 p.m. PST | Closing Keynote |
12:30 p.m. PST | Closing Lunch |
1:30 p.m. PST | Conference Concludes |