7:30 am Check-In & Light Breakfast
8:25 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Evaluating Shifts in the Private & Public Investment Landscape
8:30 am Securing Private & Public Investment to Support Protein Innovation & Scale-Up
Synopsis
- Overcoming funding challenges and tackling regulatory and legislative hurdles
- Uncovering how food innovators are navigating a changing landscape
- Sharing key lessons learned
9:00 am Panel Discussion: Reflecting on the Investment Changes Since 2022 – What Does the Future Hold?
Synopsis
- Evaluating how founders can approach building a profitable business in an evolved investment landscape
- Discussing avenues to receive non-dilutive capital
- Comparing business models against other upcoming tech, and evaluating similarities and differences
- What are the problems that the tech can realistically solve that isn’t over-promising?
10:00 am Scaling Alternative Proteins Successfully: Lessons, Pitfalls, & Best Practices
Synopsis
- Navigating the expansion journey from R&D to commercialization
- Applying lessons from biofuels to strengthen alternative protein growth
- Implementing the FEL process to de-risk and accelerate scale-up
10:15 am Morning Break & Speed Networking
Spotlighting Scalable Strain Development & Successful Upscaled Fermentation
Synopsis
Chair: Stephane MacMillan
11:15 am Optimizing Target Molecule Selection & Production for Use in Diversified Products
Synopsis
- Ensuring target molecule selection is achievable through fermentation at scale
- Discussing how to predict the functionality of the protein ingredient in R&D
- Evaluating next-generation screening methods to identify modifications to improve protein expression
11:45 am Technology & Process Optimization to Maximize High Quality Protein Ingredient Yields
Synopsis
- Setting up effective monitoring and feedback loops to adjust the fermentation environment
- Removing waste by-products to ensure the health of the host organism
- Minimizing changes in temperature, shear force, pH, and dissolved oxygen to improve stability at scale
12:15 pm Unlocking Data-Driven Protein Production Towards Improvements in Efficiency, Yield, & Cost Reduction at Scale
Synopsis
- Sharing the density, pH, temperature, and time-of-flight measurements captured by our continuous monitoring sensors during bioprocessing
- Demonstrating the application of this data to precision fermentation to improve batch consistency, detect deviations, and tune process parameters
- Case study: sharing an example of how real-time data improved fermentation outcomes in brewing, and the potential for direct applicability to fermentation-derived proteins
12:25 pm Networking Lunch Break
Developing Best-in-Class Product Formulations to Delight Consumers
Synopsis
Chair: Stephane MacMillan
1:30 pm Key Considerations for Successfully Developing Alternative Dairy Products
Synopsis
- Aligning expectations of consumers, suppliers and manufacturers
- Key steps for developing successful food applications
- Successfully navigating product scale up
2:00 pm Maintaining the Taste & Functionality of Alternative Protein Ingredients in Product Processing
Synopsis
- Ensuring product manufacturing techniques are mindful of the protein specifications
- Avoiding compromising on the final product quality given protein instability
- Designing workflows to detect and mitigate aberrant proteins
2:30 pm Marrying Protein Ingredient Selection with End Product Application to Accelerate Commercialization
Synopsis
- Identifying key protein properties that lend themselves to specific applications
- Aligning ingredient value proposition with the target market
- Ensuring cross-functional collaboration between R&D and application teams
- How to position applications to consumers
3:00 pm Afternoon Networking Break
Advancing Commercially Successful Strategic Partnerships
Synopsis
Chair: Adam Leman
3:45 pm Panel Discussion: Innovating the Next Generation – CPG & Ingredient Provider Evaluation of Alternative Proteins
Synopsis
- Articulating how CPGs and ingredient providers view fermentation-derived proteins in their long-term sustainability goals
- Discussing the key criteria to hit to get a viable product to consumers by bringing together the ecosystem in a way to de-risk the technology
- Quantifying the level of importance of alternative proteins to CPGs and ingredient providers, and what are the different types of proteins of interest
4:30 pm Collaborating with Diverse Customers: Lessons Learned from CPG & Ingredient Provider Partnerships
Synopsis
- Presenting the journey of operating with as B2B innovator and forming long-term joint development agreements
- Collaborating strategically with diverse partners to fulfil the potential of alternative protein ingredients
- Positioning an ingredient to be relevant to CPGs and ingredient providers