Kai-Markus Hock is the founder and Managing Director of HOCK Management, an independent strategy and M&A advisory firm focused on food ingredients, food manufacturing and related B2B industries. He has more than 15 years of experience in corporate strategy, commercial due diligence, portfolio management and strategic transformation. Before founding HOCK Management, he held senior roles at Döhler, ICL Group and Coperion, with a strong focus on food ingredients, texture and stability systems, plant-based proteins, flavours, colours and extracts. His expertise covers growth strategy, market assessment, go-to-market models, M&A support and operational performance improvement. At the conference, he will speak about the impact of GLP-1 on food innovation, consumer trends and strategic implications for ingredient suppliers.