Autogrill and HMSHost to feature in The New Yorker magazine’s TechFest

Autogrill’s Gianmario Tondato Da Ruos

USA. Autogrill CEO Gianmario Tondato Da Ruos and HMSHost President and CEO Steve Johnson are to participate in a prestigious technology conference in New York.

The pair will feature in ‘The New Yorker TechFest’, speaking in a session called ‘The Future of Food’. Autogrill Group is also a sponsor of the event.

The New Yorker TechFest features leaders in the fields of science, technology and culture, as well as The New Yorker writers and editors, and explores the “stories behind the technologies that are transforming our world”.

The Future of Food synopsis reads: “We are what we eat. And what we eat is changing. We explore how technology is reshaping the way we think about, cultivate, and consume food.”

HMSHost’s Steve Johnson

Da Ruos and Johnson will be joined by James Beard Foundation President Susan Ungaro and Blue Hill Chef and Co-owner Dan Barber.

‘The New Yorker TechFest’ will also feature sponsor programming, presented by Autogrill Group.

The one-day conference will be held at Cedar Lake in New York City on October 6, and will also feature a variety of breakout sessions.

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