Track: Marketing and Communication

For years, promotions have been used as short-term tactical levers. Today, however, they have become one of the main touchpoints between brands and consumers. In this session, we will explore how brands are transforming their promotional strategies toward more relationship-driven models, combining high-impact campaigns and loyalty programs to generate engagement, consumer insights, and sustainable long-term growth.

Triptolemos Foundation is a global pioneer in sustainable food systems: ALIMENTARIA's 50th anniversary invites reflection. Leaders committed to Sustainable Food Systems will share their experiences, demonstrating how business leadership, innovation, science, and cooperation enable progress toward more competitive, sustainable, and healthy food models, generating positive social impact and economic value

Discover consumer habits around how food is handled, stored, and prepared at home. In this session, we’ll share insights from the 2nd edition of the AECOC Shopperview Food Safety Barometer, highlighting the important role consumers play in ensuring food safety.

The rules of the game have changed. AI is no longer just a tool for chatting or creating text; it can now pursue business goals and make autonomous decisions. We have moved from giving simple instructions to ChatGPT to enabling AI to work independently to deliver results. Today, there is a strong competitive advantage in redesigning processes and a real cost in continuing to rely on legacy tools in this new era

A conversation on the impact of fake news in the food sector and its effects on reputation, competitiveness and consumer trust. Based on the report “Health, Food and Fake News,” the session will explore the causes of misinformation, its consequences for the sector and the most effective strategies to anticipate and respond to these crises.