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SUMMARY:A.I. in Food
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms pr
 omise to transform the food industry. Innovative startups are leveragi
 ng these technologies to change the way we produce\, distribute and co
 nsume food — from early plant disease detection to streamlining produc
 t development and consumer insights. What is A.I.? How does it actuall
 y work? How are companies leveraging it and why?\n\nJoin us to hear fr
 om CEOs and COOs of companies that are building intelligence platforms
  from the farm to plate at our March Food+Tech Meetup\, A.I. in Food. 
 Founders will do a deep dive into their business models and technologi
 es. We will also have networking with the community and lots of great 
 food and drinks to sample from Bad Apple Produce\, Artisan Revere\, Si
 lly Chilly Hot Sauce\, Element Farms\, Oswald Co\, Atina Foods\, Halla
 .io\, Culinary Labs + More\n\nSCHEDULE:\n6 - 7:30pm: Networking + Comp
 any Showcase\n7:30 - 9pm: Presentations + Q&A\n9pm - 9:30pm: Networkin
 g\n\nPRESENTERS:\nAlon Chen\, CEO & Co-Founder\, Tastewise\nTastewise 
 leverages AI to tap into the culinary consciousness that drives the wo
 rld’s freshest food and beverage insights. Our platform analyzes billi
 ons of food data points to provide real-time insights for restaurants\
 , hospitality groups\, and food brands. Tastewise equips industry prof
 essionals to identify target segments and competitors\, understand eme
 rging trends\, and determine which dishes or products should be served
  next. A senior Google executive for close to a decade\, Alon Chen has
  a wealth of experience in leveraging AI and big data across technolog
 y\, business and marketing. During his time at Google\, Alon initiated
  and launched the Google Partners channel program in 27 countries\, on
 -boarding 60\,000 partners worldwide. Alon also served as Google’s Chi
 ef Marketing Officer for Israel and Greece and led the company’s relat
 ionship with the World Economic Forum. As Chief Business Officer for V
 oyager Labs\, an AI and cognitive deep learning company funded by Orac
 le\, Alon developed and led their AI marketing-tech eCommerce solution
 .\n\nRiana Lynn\, Founder\, Journey Foods\nRiana is the founder of Jou
 rney Foods\, an AI-powered platform that helps support new product dev
 elopment and nutrition precision. It is creating the future of nutrien
 t consumption through software that supports smarter R&D and efficient
 \, data-driven production of plant-derived snack foods. Its first prod
 uct line focuses on re-imagining fruit snacks and adding functional in
 gredient complexes to target immunity\, digestion\, energy and brain f
 unction. A biologist turned serial entrepreneur\, Riana has developed 
 high-growth\, nationally recognized technology\, and food businesses. 
 Her accomplishments have been featured on CNBC\, Forbes\, USA Today\, 
 Wired\, TechCrunch\, Entrepreneur Magazine\, among others.\n\nChris Ch
 an\, Chief Operations Officer\, Farmwave\nChris Chan is the COO of Far
 mwave\, a company that is transforming the world’s agricultural inform
 ation into AI data models to power decision-making and preserve the fu
 ture of farming. As Farmwave's human Swiss Army knife\, Chris leverage
 s his experience in nonprofit management\, technology consulting\, and
  startups to facilitate ideation\, develop strategy\, and support prod
 uct development. His efforts support the entire company\, but he works
  most closely with the marketing\, design and business development tea
 ms.
LOCATION:WeWork Galactic HQ\, 115 W18th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10011
URL:https://www.meetup.com/food-tech/events/259273139/
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