Date : Thursday, 27th November 2025, 14:00 – 17:00 

Venue: Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE), Capgemini St Pauls, London

What’s Now UK is our exciting informal speaking series of events, bringing together inspiring thought leaders to talk about the latest in disruptive innovation, new ways of working and emerging technologies transforming the world around us.​

In the world of nutrition and wellness, needs are rapidly evolving. Anticipating and meeting these demands is crucial in a very competitive market.  At the same time, we see fast paced advancement in technology unlocking an exciting future for nutrition and wellness.

Join your peers from within the consumer products and retail industry as we embark on an extraordinary journey into the future of nutrition, exploring three key areas:

  • Consumer experience: AI and smart technology is enabling personalisation, improved nutritional performance, holistic health, and disease prevention.  We are opening the possibility for fundamentally new experiences for consumers.
  • Product and formulation: Digital approaches are transforming the way we spot, react, and innovate in nutrition. From automated compliance checking through to predicting changes in product performance. 
  • Sustainability and ethics: Technology is aiding strategies to reduce waste, change farming practices and drive eco-conscious diets.

The latest industry insights

Our guest speaker, Sonja Matthews will explore the Glanbia MegaTrends report which identifies the major consumer-driven trends shaping the functional nutrition market in 2026 and beyond. The report serves as a roadmap for brands, formulators, and marketers to innovate in food, beverage, and supplement categories.

Explore how Capgemini, World Food Programme, and Tilburg University collaboratively are using modern technology to tackle one of humanity’s biggest challenges—malnutrition.

Discover how data-driven innovation is transforming food systems to deliver sustainable, nutritious diets for communities worldwide. In use in 20 countries, the Enhance platform transforms how governments, NGOs, and agencies plan nutrition—balancing calories, costs, and climate across diverse geographies.

Speakers

Sonja Matthews

Senior Manager for Strategic Insights, Glanbia

Sonja has enjoyed 18 years working within the CPG industry and B2B ingredient space, gaining extensive experience in research & insights, market analysis, trend identification and market strategy development. Her experience working within the food, beverage & supplement industry coupled with her educational background in international food marketing has given her an in-depth knowledge base for managing research projects and generating insights.

Mark Knight

Head of Digital Engineering, R&D Centre of Excellence, Capgemini

Mark leads our Digital Engineering Research and Development Centre of Excellence in the UK. With 15 years of experience in consumer products research and development, Mark has advised and implemented a number of Digital transformations at organizations such as Unilever, BAT, PepsiCo and Mondelez. He is passionate about science and its role in product innovation and renovation.

Kate Wadley

Vice President, Head of Consumer Products, Health & Retail, Capgemini Invent

Johan Lonn

Senior Innovation Strategist, Capgemini

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René Flohil

AI Engineer

René Flohil is an AI Engineer based in Utrecht, NL, specialising in Machine Learning and GenAI. For the past four years René, together with his colleagues in AIE NL, have worked on project Enhance a global initiative in partnership with the World Food Programme and Capgemini aimed at tackling malnutrition through data-driven solutions. The project uses advanced analytics to optimise food systems, improve nutrient gap assessments, and support sustainable diets worldwide.

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Moley Robotics

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