Tony Hunter
Global Food Futurist & Scientist
Tony Hunter is a Global Food Futurist, food scientist and strategic foresight consultant specialising in the Future of Food and Agriculture. With more than 30 years’ industry experience, he advises global brands, investors and consulting firms on food technology and consumer trends. His TECHXponential™ framework reveals how food has become an exponential technology sector reshaping the future of business.
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Tony Hunter is a Global Food Futurist, food scientist, author and strategic foresight consultant specialising in the Future of Food and Agriculture. A sought-after international speaker, he has presented across four continents and regularly appears in print, podcasts and radio as an expert on the future of the food system.
With more than 30 years’ experience in the food industry, Tony combines deep scientific expertise with senior executive leadership. A qualified food scientist with over a decade in innovation roles, he has also spent more than ten years in senior management, including serving as General Manager of two food companies.
Tony provides strategic foresight and expert advisory services on food technology, consumer trends and their industry impacts. His clients range from global food and beverage brands such as PepsiCo and KFC to venture capital investors and leading global consulting firms including Accenture.
What sets Tony apart is his distinctive blend of scientific credentials, commercial experience and detailed understanding of emerging food technologies. He challenges conventional thinking by reframing the industry: food is no longer simply about products — it is about technology. As technology advances exponentially, so too does food.
Tony’s signature concept, TECHXponential™, positions food as an exponential technology sector. It is a concept, roadmap and mindset that equips leaders to understand disruption, identify opportunity and prepare their organisations for transformational change.
Through inspirational keynote presentations, Tony helps audiences grasp the extraordinary technological shifts reshaping food, beverage and agriculture — leaving them with clarity, strategic insight and a renewed vision for the future of their organisations.
Topics
Gen Alpha Rising: The Born Digital, AI Powered Consumer of the Future
With 2 billion members Generation Alpha is the largest generation the planet has ever, or will ever, see. A globe spanning generation, their views already drive food consumption and will determine the future of food for decades to come. Add Generative AI to Generation Alpha and the world will never be the same again.
Keynote Takeaways:
- The key attitudes, opinions, values and the composition of this generation
- Why the future consumer’s personal AI will define their preferences and behaviours
- The key role of AI in accelerating the consumer technologies affecting their food choices
- What companies can do to meet the AI driven consumer expectations of this generation
Longevity And Aging 2.0: When AI, Food And Aging Converge
In today’s world it’s about healthspan, not just lifespan. What’s the point of living longer if that means decades of debilitating disease and declining cognitive quality of life? Among the biggest drivers of how well we age are the food and supplements we eat and drink. AI powered cutting-edge research and hardware are redefining our understanding of nutrition’s impact on aging and wellness.
Keynote Takeaways:
- The root causes of aging and whether it really is a disease
- How food and supplements contribute to healthy aging and wellness
- How new hardware technologies are driving hyper-personalised healthy aging plans
- How AI is accelerating the convergence of food, supplements and aging
Reimagining a Sustainable Global Food System
Feeding 9.7 bn people in 2050 means that the Food, Beverage and Ag industries are at the forefront of meeting this challenge. The problem is that our current food system can’t equitably and sustainably feed the increasing population; especially with rising global uncertainties. New technologies, doing more with less, are rising to the challenge, enabling us to reimagine a more sustainable and equitable global food system.
Keynote Takeaways:
- How cutting edge food technologies are changing the future of the Food, Beverage and Ag Industries
- Why we need to decouple food from the twin tyrannies of arable land and available fresh water
- Technologies countries can use to attain increased levels of food security and food sovereignty
- How we can embrace exponential food technologies to reimagine a sustainable global food system
