Presentations included The
Future of Food Panel Discussion, which examined how food production, manufacturing and innovation are adjusting to changing demographics and included panelists James Corwell, CMC, founder Tomato Sushi, San Francisco; Bruce Friedrich, executive director, The Good Food Institute, Washington, D.C.; Bill Franklin, CMC, AAC, corporate executive chef, Nestlé Professional, Denver; and Helmut Holzer, CMC, vice president / corporate executive chef R&D, Gourmet Foods International, Atlanta; as well as How Diversity
in the
Workplace Can
Lead to Success, presented by Costa Magoulas, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC, dean, Mori Hosseini College of Hospitality and Culinary Management, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, Florida, who discussed how to develop programs to help people from different backgrounds work together and communicate more efficiently.
Professor Steve Furber FRS, who
led the research, said: «The rate at which technology is transforming the
workplace means that we live
in a world where many primary schoolchildren will work
in technology - based roles that do not yet exist, so it is essential that
future generations can apply digital skills with confidence.»