The event is hosted by the MAD Food Organization, founded in 2011 by Danish chef René Redzepi, the founder of the Copenhagen-based restaurant, Noma.
[1] MAD's purpose is to educate and raise awareness among modern chefs and food professionals, to better prepare them for the challenges and responsibilities that go beyond merely providing sustenance for a single meal.
The symposium aims to feature speakers from diverse disciplines, offering different perspectives on food and culture while providing those in the kitchens with new knowledge and greater imagination.
[2] MAD is a not-for-profit grassroots operation composed of a full-time team and collaborators spread throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States.
Notable guests and features to these publishings include chefs Dan Barber and Margot Henderson, musician James Murphy, and artist Olafur Eliasson.