Paul Shapiro
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder The Better Meat Co.
Paul Shapiro is the CEO of The Better Meat Co., the author of the national bestseller Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World, a five-time TEDx speaker, and the host of the Business for Good Podcast. He was also named a Most Admired CEO by the Sacramento Business Journal.
Seminars
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Pragmatic Approaches to Scale-Up Within Existing Food Systems
3:00 pm
- Pragmatic paths to scaling through partnership
- Change from within: Partnering with major corporates
- Regulatory changes: Why self-GRAS is unlikely to be good enough for long
Wednesday 24th June 2026
Panel Discussion: Hard Truths & Necessary Shifts for Fermentation-Enabled Proteins
8:15 am
- Highlighting the technical, economic, and regulatory hurdles facing fermentation-enabled proteins today
- Examining the infrastructure, scaling, and collaborative shifts needed to make the industry viable
- Addressing consumer perception, transparency, and expectations to drive adoption of new protein innovations
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:30 am
Wednesday 24th June 2026
Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:00 am
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Chair’s Closing Remarks
3:30 pm
Wednesday 24th June 2026
Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:00 pm
