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Food Sustainability AI: ESG Leadership & Data - Part I

AI-driven food innovation: ESG, circular economy, sustainability leadership & digital transformation. This powerful sustainability & AI talk explores ESG trends, digital transformation, circular economy breakthroughs, & future leadership skills shaping global food systems. AI-Driven Food Innovation: Reformulating Products for Sustainable Impact. #foodinnovation #ReformulatingProducts #esg #circulareconomy #SustinabilityLeadership 📢 Subscribe for updates on AI innovations, sustainability trends, and supply chain transformation! Summary: • Global ESG Momentum Divergence ESG advances at very different speeds across major regions, with Europe mandating standards while others progress inconsistently and unpredictably worldwide. • Digital Infrastructure Driving Sustainability Execution Digital systems and AI increasingly provide the structural backbone enabling organizations to operationalize complex sustainability requirements across diverse regulatory environments. • Rising Importance of High-Integrity Sustainability Data Reliable, auditable data becomes essential as companies depend heavily on analytics & AI to guide major decisions and demonstrate compliance credibility. • Ambidextrous Leadership for Dual Business Horizons Leaders must simultaneously deliver current operational performance and design future regenerative systems addressing circularity, climate challenges, and regulatory expectations. • AI-Enabled Multivariable Optimization in R&D Innovation AI accelerates formulation and product development by optimizing taste, cost, nutrition, texture, and environmental variables in integrated, multidimensional models. • Circular Economy Acceleration Through Food Waste Solutions Growing global food waste challenges drive innovation in converting discarded materials into valuable inputs supporting circular, sustainable industrial systems. • CO₂ Conversion Technologies Creating New Food Pathways Novel climate tech solutions capture atmospheric carbon dioxide and transform it into nutrient-rich substrates enabling production of sustainable foods. • Supply Chain Integration Through Shared Sustainability Data Effective sustainability requires horizontally connected, interoperable data across supply chains integrating procurement, operations, and sustainability decision-making. • Financial Industry Becoming Primary ESG Enforcement Mechanism Banks, insurers, and investors increasingly enforce sustainability commitments using loan terms, risk assessments, and verified performance documentation. • Cross-Functional Workforce Capabilities for Sustainability Transformation Traditional vertical expertise must evolve as sustainability challenges demand collaborative cross-functional problem solving across science, digital, and business disciplines. • Five-Generation Workforce Shaping Organizational Sustainability Progress Multiple generations influence sustainability implementation, with middle managers integrating diverse approaches and senior leaders guiding strategic transformation. ➡️Part II of this conversation can be found here: (Releasing February 11, 2026)    • Food Sustainability AI: ESG Leadership & D...  ⬅️ ♻️Welcome to the Actionable ESG™️Talks series by AKFI Speaker Bio: Dr. Maria Velissariou is a global food systems and sustainability leader and former Fortune 100 executive, with experience spanning corporate leadership, startups, nonprofits, and advisory roles. Her work is grounded in the belief that strong business performance, environmental stewardship, and societal well-being must advance together—and that digital systems, data, and leadership ambidexterity are essential to making this integration operational. Maria is CEO and co-founder of Food Security Solutions Americas (FSSA), where she leads the development of circular bioconversion platforms that upcycle food and agricultural waste into high-value ingredients for food and feed. She also leads Maria Velissariou Consulting LLC, advising organizations on strategy, innovation, and commercialization at the intersection of food, climate, health, and digital transformation. Her work frequently involves cross-sector partnerships that connect industry, science, capital, and policy to enable scalable solutions. She serves as a Senior Fellow at The Conference Board – Europe, and holds board and advisory roles with Solmeyea, Proxy Foods, and the Institute on Science for Global Policy (ISGP). Previously, Maria held senior science and R&D leadership roles including Global Corporate R&D Vice President and Chief Science Officer at Mars, Incorporated, Chief Science & Technology Officer at the Institute of Food Technologists, and Vice President of Global Nutrition R&D and Quaker Foods North America R&D at PepsiCo, with earlier experience at Kraft Foods and Dow Corning. Her leadership focuses on organizational ambidexterity, helping institutions strengthen today’s core operations while building circular, resilient, and future-ready systems.