The Future of Food and Beverage Forum USA

27th - 28th May 2026

Minneapolis, USA

David Bennell

Managing Director of Investor Relations

Transformational Investing in Food Systems

David Bennell is a leading ESG and Sustainability management professional with 25 years of experience with corporations and investors, as well as many of the world’s top NGOs and philanthropic foundations. He is an investor and limited partner in a digital assets fund focused on technology companies fighting climate change and biodiversity loss.

He’s worked directly in the corporate sector as an employee at Microsoft, REI and LL Bean managing R&D, leadership development, and sustainability programs, and held a 5-year appointment at MIT as adjunct faculty in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. David wrote and presents one of the world’s most watched corporate sustainability courses viewable on LinkedIn Learning (titled: Sustainability Strategies), named the #1 global course for impact investors.

He has an undergraduate degree in environmental studies, a graduate degree in health and human performance, is a delegate of the Prince of Wales Business and Environment Programme at Cambridge University, and was selected as a Fellow for Yale University’s Environmental Leadership Program.

David Bennell's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

Tuesday 26th May 2026

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Day 1

Wednesday 27th May 2026

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08:30 - 08:55
Plenary
10:55 - 11:45
Plenary
12:15 - 13:15
13:15 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:15
16:15 - 17:00
Plenary
17:00 - 18:00
Networking
Day 2

Thursday 28th May 2026

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09:00 - 09:45
The say-do gap: Are young consumers buying more 'sustainable' ? 
Dole Food Company | McCain Foods | The Center for Food Integrity | Fairtrade America
Plenary
09:45 - 10:30
Plenary
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:45
Investing in resilience: How blended capital, venture funding and partnerships can work together to scale resilience? 
Transformational Investing in Food Systems | SVG Ventures | Danone | Sand County Foundation | The Rockefeller Foundation
Plenary
11:45 - 12:30
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:15
Plenary