8:00 am Check-In & Light Breakfast
8:45 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Exploring the Potential of Next-Generation Fermentation Technologies to Fully Circularize the Bioeconomy
9:00 am Valorizing Side Streams to Brew Sustainable & Functional Proteins
Synopsis
- Presenting a case study on the new wave of strategic partnerships to valorize side streams
- Strain design and fermentation strategies to create sustainable, upcycled ingredient
- Demonstrating the application potential of these ingredients
9:30 am Out of Thin Air: Harnessing Gas Fermentation to Create Novel Ingredients with Wide Applications
Synopsis
- Sharing the potential of gas fermentation and renewable energy to develop more sustainable protein ingredients
- Demonstrating the nutritional and functional potential of gas fermentation-derived ingredients
- Presenting the cost-competitiveness of these proteins
10:00 am Morning Networking Break
Fermentation & Ingredient Innovation
Enhancing Manufacturing Sustainability of Fermentation-Derived Proteins
11:00 am Towards Zero Waste & Maximizing Process Circularity
Synopsis
- Developing bioreactor systems to transform CO2 into a viable fermentation substrate
- Establishing effective product recovery strategies to maximize yields
- Evaluating the diverse applications of the end product
11:30 am Scaling Up to Industrial Fermentation Through Effective Partnering & Capacity Analysis
Synopsis
- Evaluating the availability of large-scale fermentation facilities globally
- Implementing technoeconomic modelling to assess scale-up viability
- Validating external partners to prepare for scale-up
Product Development & Commercialization
Driving Effective Consumer Engagement to Effectively Diversify Alternative Protein Applications
11:00 am Session Details to Be Revealed
11:30 am Roundtable Discussion: Analyzing Key Consumer Behaviour Trends to Balance Internal Company Drivers with External Market Priorities
Synopsis
- Managing the tension between internal sustainability and supply chain goals with the customer priorities of cost, taste, and convenience
- Delving into key lessons learned from product successes and failures
- Creating a common vocabulary and consumer engagement strategy to advance industry consolidation and drive mainstream adoption
12:00 pm Networking Lunch Break
Ensuring Ingredient Functionality for Successful Formulation & Product Development
1:00 pm Creating Scalable & Effective Analytical Frameworks to Determine Key Quality Attributes & Protein Specifications
Synopsis
- Implementing workflows to test shelf life, thermo/pH stability, and ease of formulation
- Altering the format of the protein ingredient to suit the formulation approaches
- Building an optimal feedback loop between stakeholders to reduce development timelines in collaborative agreements
1:30 pm Validating External Partners to Secure Cost-Effective Supply Chains
Synopsis
- Assessing the suitability of different technical offerings for our processes
- Overcoming global supply and demand challenges and identifying the most secure geographies
- Aligning vendors’ capabilities with commercial objectives
Leveraging Consumer Insight Evaluation to Support Product Development & Innovation
1:00 pm Creating Effective Consumer Insight Feedback Loops & Implementing Commercially Critical Insights into Product Innovation
Synopsis
- Developing effective frameworks to gather consumer insights throughout the product development lifecycle and provide internal feedback
- Utilizing in-market data to support product re-development and innovation
- Collaborating with R&D teams to ensure changes are cost-effective with high ROI potential
1:00 pm Roundtable Discussion: Executing Effective Marketing to Different Consumers Using Nomenclature to Drive Customer Buy-In
Synopsis
- Understanding how to characterize target consumers by identifying their biases, preferences, and narratives
- Matching product perception to the consumer group and the style of marketing to which they will be receptive
- Normalizing that alternative proteins are a known food product originating from an unknown source and selling a new category of products to an existing market
2:00 pm Afternoon Networking Break
Harnessing Competitive Collaboration to Advance Industry Development & Sharing Regulatory Progress
2:30 pm Panel Discussion: The Precision Fermentation Alliance & Fungal Protein Association Perspective
Synopsis
- Hear founding members discuss their work over the past year to champion fermentation-derived proteins in the future of food
- Examining how industry competitive collaboration can advance consolidation
- Discussing effective methods to transform the wider food system through protein innovation
3:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks: Executing on the Long-Term Vision: Evaluating the Key Barriers to Achieving Cost Competitiveness, Convenience & Taste
Synopsis
- Presenting The Good Food Institute’s progress on building a better future for food
- Balancing scale-up financing with ingredient innovation
- Evaluating the key hurdles to fully commoditizing alternative proteins