Functional Food Session: Novel Ingredients Steeped in Tradition
Leave a Nest Singapore is pleased to announce a panel discussion on Functional Foods at the upcoming Global Knowledge Hub Forum (GKHF) on 20 August 2025.
In aging societies such as Singapore and Japan, increasingly greater emphasis is being placed on the importance of food in maintaining one’s health well into old age. One domain gathering attention is that of functional foods, and novel functional ingredients to help fight common diseases such as diabetes are the targets of much research and innovation efforts.
In this pioneering panel session, we will get to hear from a stellar lineup of panellists in the arena of functional foods, including Morus, a Japanese startup creating instant matcha with novel insect-derived ingredients, and another Japanese startup developing granola infused with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) ingredients. They will be joined by Louken, a leading venture building and brand consultancy. The line-up of panelists will be confirmed at a later date.
We welcome all players in food, functional ingredients, and healthcare to join this panel session. Please click the link below to register your attendance at GKHF!
Event details:
Date: 20 Aug 2025, Wednesday
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Venue: The Legacy, NTU Alumni House Level 3, 11 Slim Barracks Rise, Singapore 138664
Participation fee: FREE
Tentative timetable:
| Time | Content | Main Hall | Second Hall | Booth Hall |
| 8:30 – 8:45 | Opening remarks | Opening remarks | – | – |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Special ceremony | D-0. award ceremony | – | – |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Session 1 | AI Solutions session | – | – |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Booth time | – | – | Booth time |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Session 2 | 144 Ventures special session | – | – |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch / Booth time | – | Monozukuri (Manufacturing) seminar | Lunch / Booth time |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Session 3 | Japan Tech Pitch session | – | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Booth time | – | – | Booth time |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Session 4 | New Energy session | Functional Food session | – |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Closing remarks | Closing remarks | – | – |
For those interested in:
- how AI sees, understands, and transforms our world → Please also join AI Solutions session
- the frontline of SEA deep tech startups →Please also join 144 Ventures special session
- Japanese deep tech expanding to SEA→ Please also join Japan Tech Pitch session\
- how to overcome difficulties in manufacturing → Please also join Monozukuri (Manufacturing) seminar
- cutting-edge energy related startups in SEA → Please also join New Energy session