To those MAD enough to believe food can shape the future.
MAD is a global nonprofit based in Copenhagen. We’re on a mission to equip the next generation of food industry professionals with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration they need to make their businesses thrive, their industry fair, and the world’s food systems truly sustainable.
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MAD Symposium
MAD Symposium “is a place to learn from big thinkers, a bacchanal pushing world-changing ideas.”
— The Wall Street Journal
The MAD Symposium brings together hundreds of the most innovative minds in hospitality for an immersive experience of learning and connection centered around food. Unlike typical chef conferences that focus mainly on recipes and techniques, MAD Symposium—often dubbed “the Davos of food”—has a broader mission: to ignite curiosity, inspire bold ideas, and unite current and future leaders dedicated to tackling the hospitality industry’s and the planet’s most pressing challenges.
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Our favorite talks from past Symposia
Clare Smyth
What It Takes To Open Your Own Restaurant
Pierre Koffmann
The Perfect Omelette
Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison
