Join the conversation shaping Canada’s food future.

Food Forward is Canada’s premier summit for food systems innovation. It brings together policymakers, innovators, producers, SMBs, community leaders, industry stakeholders, and ecosystem builders to advance the future of food through strategic dialogue, practical connections, and intentional collaboration.

Innovation is the summit’s core focus. It shapes the purpose, programming, and value of the event. Food Forward is designed to break silos across the food ecosystem by bringing together conversations that often sit apart across production, innovation, policy, trade, and community systems.

Through intentional programming, curated engagement, and strong experience design, Food Forward creates a platform where ideas, priorities, and opportunities move closer to action. The summit is also shaped by two strategic sub-themes: AI adaptation and trade diversification.