Speakers
Björn Örvar
Co-Founder, CSO & EVP of Research & Innovation
ORF Genetics
Day One
10:20 am | Live Presenter Q&A
10:00 am | Cracking the cost of growth factors for sustainable cell meat production
Jeremiah Fasano
Consumer Safety Officer
US Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Day Two
2:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Working with US Regulators to Outline a Clear Framework for Industry Regulation & Looking at Regulators Abroad
David Kay
Senior Manager of Communications & Operations
Memphis Meats
Day One
10:20 am | Live Presenter Q&A
9:20 am | An Industry United: How Collaboration Has and Will Strengthen the Industry
Joe Getsy
Researcher
New Age Meats
Day One
3:00 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
2:20 pm | How Can Automation Help Commercialization of Cell-Based Meat?
Sandhya Sriram
CEO & Co-Founder
Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd.
Alain Rostain
Executive Director
Clean Research
Day Two
12:00 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
11:20 am | A better, faster approach to developing cell-based fish: It starts with zebrafish
Brian Spears
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
New Age Meats
Day Two
4:50 pm | Panel Discussion: Advancing the Field Via Collaboration
Nieves Martinez
Chief Executive Officer
Novel Farms
Day One
12:30 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
12:10 pm | Leveraging synthetic biology to solve the challenge of achieving steaklike texture in tissue cultur
David Mack
Senior Investigator, Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine & Senior Investigator
The University of Washington & Clean Research
Day Two
12:00 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
11:20 am | A better, faster approach to developing cell-based fish: It starts with zebrafish
Elliot Swartz
Senior Scientist
The Good Food Institute
Day One
4:20 pm | Panel Discussion: Clarifying the Industry’s Requirements for an Effective Media that is Safe, Versatile & Cost-Efficient
Greg Potter
Director of Research
Clean Research
Alec Smith
Acting Instructor, Depart. of Physiology & Biophysics & Senior Advisor
The University of Washington & Clean Research
Blake Byrne
Business Innovation Specialist
The Good Food Institute
Blake leads GFI’s efforts map out the commercial white space in the alternative protein industry and advise the high-potential entrepreneurs, business professionals, and scientists who will fill those gaps. A former strategy consultant, advisor to an institute for regenerative medicine, and health policy enthusiast, Blake is laser-focused on harvesting the next crop of companies that are unambiguously good for our planet and palate. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Public Health and a minor in Entrepreneurship.
Day Two
10:20 am | Live Presenter Q&A
9:20 am | Keynote Presentation: Encouraging the Cultural Shift to Cell-Based Meat
Eric Schulze
VP of Product & Regulation
Memphis Meats
Day Two
1:40 pm | Challenges Faced By a Small Company When it Comes to Regulation
2:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Working with US Regulators to Outline a Clear Framework for Industry Regulation & Looking at Regulators Abroad
Katie Kam
Founder
BioBQ
Day One
12:30 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
11:50 am | Utilizing Novel Scaffolding Platforms for Improved Taste & Texture
Gregory Jaffe
Biotechnology Project Director
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Day Two
12:00 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
11:40 am | A Consumer Perspective on the Roadmap to Marketing and Acceptance of Cell-Based Meats
Matthew Michael
Director, Issuances Staff, Office of Policy & Program Development
USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service
Day Two
2:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Working with US Regulators to Outline a Clear Framework for Industry Regulation & Looking at Regulators Abroad
Steve Kattman
Senior Director
Sana Biotech
Day One
4:20 pm | Panel Discussion: Clarifying the Industry’s Requirements for an Effective Media that is Safe, Versatile & Cost-Efficient
Hermes Sanctorum
Consultant
Gaia Be
Day Two
10:00 am | Why Cultured Meat Should Matter for the Animal Rights Movement
10:20 am | Live Presenter Q&A
Saloni Shah
Food and Agriculture Analyst
The Breakthrough Institute
Dave Schnettler
Co-founder/COO
Lab Farm Foods
Day Two
4:10 pm | Investment in Cell-Based Meat: Where We Are and Where We are Headed
Paul Shapiro
Chief Executive Officer & Co founder
The Better Meat Co.
Day One
3:00 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
2:00 pm | All of the Above: The Clean Energy Strategy for Sustainable Protein
Day Two
4:50 pm | Panel Discussion: Advancing the Field Via Collaboration
Lou Cooperhouse
President & Chief Executive Officer
Blue Nalu
Day One
3:50 pm | Formulating your Commercialization Strategy
Day Two
4:50 pm | Panel Discussion: Advancing the Field Via Collaboration
Leo Groenewegen
CEO
CellularRevolution
Day One
3:00 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
2:40 pm | The Need for Continuous Cell Culturing
Isaac Emery
Principal Consutant & Founder
Informed Sustainability Consulting
Day Two
12:20 pm | Panel Discussion: Working Together to Minimize the Environmental Impact of Cell-based Meat on the Environment
Yuki Hanyu
Chief Executive Officer
Integriculture
Day Two
1:00 pm | Meeting the Food Regulations from Technical Point of View
2:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Working with US Regulators to Outline a Clear Framework for Industry Regulation & Looking at Regulators Abroad
Brian P. Sylvester
Special Counsel
Foley & Lardner LLP.
Day Two
2:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Working with US Regulators to Outline a Clear Framework for Industry Regulation & Looking at Regulators Abroad
1:20 pm | Updates on the Joint Regulation of Cell-Based Meats in the US
Fengru Lin
Co Founder
Turtle Tree Labs
Day Two
10:20 am | Live Presenter Q&A
12:20 pm | Panel Discussion: Working Together to Minimize the Environmental Impact of Cell-based Meat on the Environment
9:40 am | Quantifying the Real-World Impact of Cell-Based Meats
Dirk von Heinrichshorst
CEO
Peace of Meat
Day Two
3:50 pm | Taking an Open-Source Approach to Collaboration in Cultured Meat
4:30 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
Siddharth Manvati
Co-Founder & Director of R&D
Clear Meat
Day Two
4:30 pm | Live Presenter Q&A
3:30 pm | The innovation landscape of cultivated meat industry in Asia
Max Rye
CTO
Turtle Tree Labs
Day One
4:20 pm | Panel Discussion: Clarifying the Industry’s Requirements for an Effective Media that is Safe, Versatile & Cost-Efficient
Sandhya Sriram
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Shiok Meats