Agenda

Optimistic but realistic– Join the industry in discussing the future of cultivated meat, poultry, seafood, and everything in between

Thursday, September 12
Tentative schedule, subject to change.  

9:00 AM – Registration and Coffee Hour

10:00 AM – Opening & Welcoming Remarks
Kicking off the 7th edition of the Cultured Meat Symposium
Alex Shirazi, Cultured Meat Symposium
Anita Broellochs, Balletic Foods

10:30 AM
Fireside Chat: VC Perspective
Alex Davisson, Plug and Play
Steve Simitzis, Solvable Syndicate

11:00 AM – Panel
Inclusivity within the Cultivated Meat Industry:
What does it take to involve the current players?

Moderator: Larissa Zimberoff, Journalist and Author
Patricia Bubner, Orbillion Bio
Elvedin Ramani, Holac Maschinenbau GmbH
Kara E. Leong, Integrative Center for Alternative Meat & Protein (iCAMP)
Joe Morris, T.O. Cattle Company and Morris Grassfed Beef

12:00 PM – Lunch + Expo
Vegan lunch options will be served

1:30 PM – Fireside Chat: Updates 2018 to 2024
Paul Shapiro, The Better Meat Co. and Author of “Clean Meat”
Mike Wolf, The Spoon

2:00 PM
U.S. Food Tech Regulatory Updates
Brian Sylvester, Perkins Coie

2:30 PM
Rethinking Bioreactor Design: Investigating the Potential of Rapid Prototyping, Packed-Bed, and Scale-Out Solutions
Masanobu Kowaka, IntegriCulture Inc. / Hamano Products.Co., Ltd

3:00 PM – Coffee Break + Expo

3:30 PM – Panel
Building a Sustainable Food System

Moderator: Erin Kim, Erin Kim Consulting
Dr. Vítor Espírito Santo, Hoxton Farms
Vidar van der Meijden, Prolific Machines
Megumi Avigail Yoshitomi, Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture
Vanessa Small PhD, Alcheme Bio

4:30 PM – Fireside Chat
Cultivating Change: Innovations and Collaborations in Cultured Meat

Dr. Khyati Shah, MilliporeSigma
Dr. Frederic Berkermann, MilliporeSigma
Nicky Quinn, Aleph Farms

5:00 PM
Happy Hour and Networking Reception with Hors d’oeuvre
Sponsored by Better Foods

Friday, September 13

Tentative schedule, subject to change.

9:00 AM – Registration and Coffee Hour

10:30 AM – Day Two Welcome Remarks

11:00 AM – Panel
Building Momentum: Growth Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Dr Bianca Le, Mission Barns
Brittany Sambol, Wildtype
Craig Forrest, Better Foods
Amy Chen, UPSIDE Foods
Edward Weinstein, Panome Bio

12:00 PM – Lunch

Vegan lunch options will be served


1:00 PM
Provenance and Traceability Adapted for Cultured Meat
Chris Monchinski, InflexionPoint

1:30 PM
“Supply Chain as a Product” – Building a supply chain, accumulating best practices, and funding fundamental research, (while speaking with investors)
Dr. Yuki Hanyu, IntegriCulture Inc.

2:00 PM
Illuminating a Brighter Alternative Protein Future
Max Huisman, PhD, Prolific Machines

2:30 PM – Making Cultivated Meat Happen: New Strategies For Getting To Market
Joshua Errett, Friends & Family Pet Food Company

3:00 PM – Coffee Break & Expo

3:30 PM – Live Podcast Recording
Considerations for a Manufacturing and Scale Up in Cellular Agriculture
David Ziskind, Mach Global Advisors
Alex Shirazi, Cultured Meat and Future Food Show

4:00 PM – Open Mic

4:30 PM – Closing

Venue Information

Cultured Meat Symposium

Bespoke Events
845 Market Street
Suite 450
San Francisco, CA 95656

Parking & Venue Access