Hosted by Food Frontier, an independent think tank on alternative proteins, and supported by the Victorian Government, AltProteins 22 will bring together industry pioneers, agri-food and policy experts, and researchers to explore ideas, insights and developments of alternative proteins.
“As demand for new, sustainable sources of protein continues to grow globally, forums like AltProteins 22 are essential to foster critical conversations and collaborations that enable our food producers and policymakers to claim a leading role,” Food Frontier’s Thomas King said.
“We’re excited to host some of the best minds in the field to explore what the global scale-up of new protein industries means for Australia and New Zealand, what we can learn from more mature overseas markets, and what opportunities alternative proteins present for Australian food and agriculture into the future.”
Victorian Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas said the event provided a “fantastic opportunity to explore the growth potential of alternative proteins, which we’ve identified as a key emerging industry in our state’s agriculture strategy”.
More than 20 speakers will feature as part of 11 sessions, discussing everything from emerging opportunities for the agriculture sector and new Australian consumer insights, to cultivated meat’s path to market and the Asia export opportunity.
Attendees will also be able to sample an array of plant-based meat products, with the event menu featuring dishes by local businesses MEET, Rogue Foods and Fenn Foods. A networking and drinks event will conclude the summit.
Key sessions and speakers include:
- Capturing an Emerging Agricultural Opportunity: With Australian Plant Proteins’ Phil McFarlane, CSIRO’s Michelle Colgrave, Agriculture Victoria’s Dr Garry Rosewarne and grains farmer David Jochinke.
- Meet the Industry — Cultivated Meat and Precision Fermentation: With Cellular Agriculture Australia, Vow’s George Peppou, All G Foods’ Dr Jared Raynes and Me & FoodTech’s Esha Saxena.
- Demand on our Doorstep — The Asia Opportunity: With Deloitte’s Vanessa Matthijssen, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s Hamish Campbell and v2food’s Andrew May.
- Age of the Flexitarian — Understanding Consumer Attitudes Down Under: With CSIRO’s Sinead Golley.
- Building a $3 billion Industry — What Consumer Barriers Must be Overcome?: With CSIRO’s Dr Sinead Golley, Australian Foodservice Advocacy Body’s Tony Green and FoodBytes’s Teri Lichtenstein.
- Future of Alt Proteins Down Under — Where to From Here?: With Food Frontier’s Jane Sydenham-Clarke, Harvest B’s Kristi Riordan, Kilara Capital’s Ben Krasnostein and Eden Brew’s Jim Fader
For more information, visit: altproteinsconference.com.au
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