FPP 2023 Agenda



Welcome Breakfast
Join us at The Future of Protein Production LIVE conference for an energizing and engaging networking breakfast. Begin your day with a warm and friendly atmosphere as industry leaders...
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Welcome Address
Nick Bradley, Editor of Protein Production Technology International magazine, sets the stage for our fantastic two-day conference, The Future of Protein Production LIVE! with excitement and...
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Global perspectives on food safety aspects of cell-based food
Cell-based food production involves culturing cells isolated from animals followed by processing to produce food products that are comparable to the corresponding animal versions, such as meat...
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10 Years Hence: Reflections on the 2013 Burger and Insights on the Decade to Come
Join us for a captivating presentation by Mark Post, the visionary behind the ground-breaking 2013 lab-grown burger, as he reflects on the past decade and provides invaluable insights into the...
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How to scale the next phase: Using pluripotent cells to create real muscle and fat.
How to scale the next phase: Using pluripotent cells to create real muscle and fat
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Panel Discussion: The balancing act – how to achieve sustainability and commercial viability of alternative proteins in 2023
Moderated by Ahmed Khan from CellAgri, this panel will explore the intricacies of achieving sustainability and commercial viability in the alternative...
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Ahmed Khan
Ahmed Khan is a cellular agriculture consultant and the founder and editor of CellAgri. A news and research startup that aims to be the homepage of the emerging field of cellular agriculture. CellAgri provides the latest updates and insights on a range of topics and trends relating to cellular agriculture. CellAgri’s platform also tracks all the major and upcoming players in the field. Providing them the ability to post and share their latest news and opportunities. Ahmed is a co-founder and member of the board of directors of Cellular Agriculture Canada, a non-profit organization advancing and promoting the cellular agriculture industry in Canada. Ahmed has previously spoken about cellular agriculture in Canada, England, Singapore, and the United States. Ahmed first learned about cellular agriculture while studying at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
CellAgri
How much do European consumers trust alternative protein sources and products? - A deep dive analysis on the readiness to adopt a plant-based lifestyle in the EU
Join us for an insightful talk where we will present the compelling findings of one of the largest surveys ever conducted in Europe on consumer attitudes and trust towards plant-based food as part of
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Regulating the future of food in the European Union
Without doubt, the EU is the toughest regulatory nut to crack, and because of this, many EU-based and non-EU start-ups have serious concerns about trying to obtain novel food approval so are...
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Navigating Approval Systems - First Mover Takeaways
Join us this presentation by Aneke Schwager, the Director of Government Relations at Impossible Foods. In her engaging talk, Aneke will delve into the fascinating world of regulatory challenges and...
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Panel Discussion: Maximizing Europe's potential to be a global leader in complementary proteins
In this engaging panel discussion, we will explore the immense potential of Europe to become a global leader in the field of complementary proteins. This session brings together a distinguished...
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Randy Jagt
Randy Jagt is a Future Food & Strategy partner at Deloitte, specializing in accelerating responsible and future-proof business models in the food industry. With a focus on Growth, Digital Strategy, and Commercial Excellence, he collaboratively supports clients in defining and realizing strategic transformations. Randy has worked with Fortune 500 companies globally, including Cargill, Coca-Cola, FrieslandCampina, KraftHeinz, Nike, PVH, Ahold, Costco, Pfizer, and DSM. With his passionate and high-energy approach, Randy is a trusted advisor, leveraging his expertise to drive success and growth in the ever-evolving food industry landscape.
Deloitte
Startup Symposium
Hear from nine innovative young companies making their mark in the food-tech space. This session will showcase lightning pitches from each company, with each pitch lasting five minutes...
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Harvesting the best of both worlds: Exploring the potential of hybrid food design
The current state of animal farming is undeniably unsustainable, posing a significant threat to our planet's well-being. Despite this awareness, our consumption of animal-originated foods remains...
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Continuous flow processes to scale production
Esco Aster, a leader in continuous flow processes, is spearheading a revolution in the cultivated meat industry by leveraging its expertise to scale up production efficiently and sustainably...
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Accurate inline blending from first batch in pilot scale all the way to full-blown large-scale production
In this engaging presentation, Ryan will focus on addressing the challenges in the production of plant-based analogs for meat and fish. One of the primary concerns in this field is achieving...
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Panel Discussion: Transitioning from hybrid to full-tissue alternative protein products by 2030
For most consumers, the pleasure of eating real meat is currently simply too much to give up. Lacking compelling taste, texture and look, existing plant-based options haven’t solved that either...
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Isha Datar
Isha Datar is the executive director of New Harvest, a nonprofit dedicated to ending our dependence on industrial livestock production by growing foods like meat, milk and eggs from cells instead of animals. After publishing one of the first papers to discuss cultured meat in academic literature, she coined the term "cellular agriculture" to create a new category for agricultural products produced from cell cultures rather than whole plants and animals. In 2014, Datar cofounded two of the world's first cellular agriculture companies: Perfect Day Foods (formerly Muufri) and The Every Company (formerly Clara Foods). She promptly donated all of her founding equity to New Harvest to establish a public endowment for cell ag research. Now, she works to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and steward cultured meat such that it serves the public good.
New Harvest
In-depth analytical product characterization: a critical tool to develop, optimize and secure the manufacturing process
Defining a robust production process for a recombinant protein product comes with various challenges. From the earliest stages of development, it is key to have a thorough understanding of how your...
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Coexistence to complementarity: Integrating new foods into the agricultural landscape
Join Robert E. Jones from Cellular Agriculture Europe as he presents a thought-provoking session on the integration of new foods into the agricultural landscape. This captivating presentation will...
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Ingredient selection for alternative products
Floor Buitelaar, an expert from Bright Green Partners BV, will guide you through a step-by-step process for selecting the right ingredients for your plant-based or fermentation-derived product...
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Water lentils: a plant protein hero addressing food security, regenerative agriculture and climate change
In this session featuring Sustainable Planet, an award-winning agri-tech food production company at the forefront of sustainable agriculture, Susan Payne, COO, will highlight an innovative approach...
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Getting cultivated meat to market – how we need to re-think the growth media challenge to achieve affordable and profitable cultivated meat production at scale
Representing Multus, CEO, Cai Linton will explore the critical aspects of scaling up cell cultivation, whether it be for meat production or other markets. The success of this endeavor relies...
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Panel Discussion: Sourcing the right ingredients and processing technologies to usher in Plant Based 2.0
Convincing consumers that plant-based alternatives are not only sustainable for the environment but also tasty enough to repeatedly buy is proving to be a tricky proposition for manufacturers...
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Lorena Savani
Lorena is the Innovation Programme Manager at EIT FOOD CLC South specilaizing in Healthy Nutrition and Protein Diversification since 2018. With over 20 years of international experience in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods and Horeca sectors, she made significant contributions in the areas of Innovation, business development, and marketing. She has worked in renowned companies such Kraft Foods and Burger King and has also served as senior business consultant of prominent food industry companies on designing and implementing clean label and sustainability product strategies. She pursued a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Food Science and Technology at Universitá degli Studi di Milano and she received a Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetic for Health Promotion at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. To enhance her leadership and managerial skills, she completed an Executive Education Program (PDD) at IESE Business School.
EIT Food
Moving from lab to production, the role of pilot processing
Fred van de Velde from NIZO food research will dive into the crucial aspect of upscaling in the protein industry's ongoing transition. As new ingredients and products emerge from the lab, dedicated...
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Best practices for safeguarding the fermentation process in a newly regulated industry
Jaclyn Simons from Donaldson will examine the critical issue of unwanted contaminations in liquid, air, gas, or steam fed to a bioreactor during fermentation or cultivation processes...
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Using precision fermentation and synthetic biology to produce animal milk bioactive proteins
We invite you to join Shou Wong, a distinguished expert from TurtleTree Labs, as he takes us on a fascinating journey into the realm of precision fermentation and synthetic biology, revolutionizing th
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Panel Discussion: Perfect partners: successful supply chain collaborations to accelerate alternative protein penetration
This panel discussion featuring industry experts who will share their experiences and insights on successful supply chain collaborations that have accelerated the penetration of alternative...
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Ira van Eelen
Cofounder & CEO of KindEarth.Tech | CellBased Foodtech Board Member | Founder of ToothCamp | NextNatureNetwork Fellow |KindEarth.Tech (KET) Amsterdam, Netherlands Founder, organizer, designer and speaker With my legacy as daughter of The Godfather of CellAg “Willem van Eelen” and the largest network in this field, I support innovation through KindEarth.Tech and let you embrace the huge potential of this future foods industry …. that is here today. All routes, small, medium and large will play an important role in getting it to our plates for many to enjoy, therefore I find it important to take the role agriculture can play into account with RESPECTfarms. My passions for design, software system integration, preventive oral health care and educating teenagers are important elements in my lives journey.
KET
Measure and improve the impact of alternative products using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
In this session, EcoChain will highlight the Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) of alternative protein products. It will explore the environmental impact and sustainability profiles of various...
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Protein without footprints
Karim Kurmaly from DSM will explore the rising global interest in utilizing microbial biomass as a sustainable food source. With the global population on the rise and the potential for a shortage...
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Creating a circular agrifood system with up-cycled ingredients that benefit people and planet
This presentation from the Duynie Group will look into the concept of a circular agrifood system and the transformative potential of upcycled ingredients. Discover how the Duynie Group is leading...
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Panel Discussion: Innovative financing mechanisms for industrial scale of alternative proteins
With financing and transaction activity in the alternative proteins industry slowing in 2022 due to the unfavourable global economic environment, there has never been a more challenging time in...
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Ben Happ
Ben heads investment advisory for BERA, and works closely with clients on their alternative protein investment portfolios. He has invested as an angel in plant-based, precision fermentation, and cultivated meat alternative protein companies for over a decade. Previously, he worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, was an investment analyst at Allianz, headed marketing for a leading Asia hedge fund, and raised billions of dollars from institutional investors. He has an MA from the University of California, Berkeley, and has earned the right to use the CFA designation.
BERA
Closing Remarks
Concluding The Future of Protein Production LIVE! conference, Nick Bradley, Editor of Protein Production Technology International magazine, will provide a wrap to our two-day conference, drawing...
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The Future of Protein Production Amsterdam!
Europe's Meeting Place For Alternative Protein Production Solutions