9 October 2025 | University of Limerick, School of Medicine | 08:30 – 14:30
ReThink Food Summit is a call to action for Ireland’s food sector to embrace bold innovation and rethink the future of food. This summit brings together industry leaders, transformation consultants and prominent academics to explore how advanced technologies, open collaboration, and process-driven innovation can unlock new value across the entire food value chain. As Ireland faces climate pressures, shifting global markets, and rising consumer expectations, the event invites a real conversation about where the opportunities lie—and how innovation can future-proof one of our most vital indigenous industries.
Confirmed keynote speakers
- Aidan McCullen, author, transformation consultant and founder of The Reinvention Summit
- Dr Helena Boschi, psychologist, speaker and educator
- Prof. Stephen Kinsella, Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Limerick; Economic Advisor to the Taoiseach and Tánaiste
- Gary Fox, entrepreneur and podcaster
- Kevin Maher, Senior Executive of Dairy Sustainability Ireland (DSI)
- Dr Mary O’Riordan, Co-Founder of HaPPE Earth
- Niall Harty, CEO and Co-Founder of All Real Nutrition
- David Kennedy, Head of Dairy for Bord Bia – The Irish Food Board
- Prof. Thom Huppertz, Research Professor at University College Cork, Research Fellow at FrieslandCampina, Distinguished Visiting Professor at Victoria University and Editor-in-Chief of International Dairy Journal
- Orla Mitchell, former CEO of WaterWipes and Global CMO at Mars
- Jim Bergin, former CEO of Tirlán
- Nicola O’Connell, Director Business Consulting at Ernst & Young
- Dr Audrey Wall, Senior Innovation Choreographer at Nuritas
- Julia Palma, Research Programme Manager at CeADAR, Ireland’s Centre for AI
Who should attend?
- Senior leaders across food and dairy
- Innovation and sustainability leads
- Food SMEs and start-ups
- Technology and solution providers
- Entrepreneurs and funders
- Policy makers
- DPTC academic and industry partners
When & where
Date: Thursday 9 October 2025
Time: 08:30 – 14:30
Venue: University of Limerick’s School of Medicine, GEMS Building, index 34, GEMS0-016
Parking: Available at the Pavilion car park – P25
Register now via Eventbrite and enter code RTF2025 when prompted.
For more information, please contact DPTC (Dairy Processing Technology Centre) info@dptc.ie
Exhibitors at ReThink Food Summit
