Australia and New Zealand’s first-ever alternative proteins conference, AltProteins, will be held in Melbourne on May 17. More than 20 speakers will feature as part of 11 sessions, discussing everything from emerging opportunities for the agriculture sector, new Australian consumer insights, to cultivated meat’s path to market and the Asia export opportunity.
Powered by alternative protein think tank Food Frontier and supported by the Victorian government, AltProteins 22 will bring together industry pioneers, agri-food and policy experts, and researchers to explore transformative ideas, insights and developments that will inform the trajectory of alternative proteins down under.
Food Frontier founder Thomas King said forums like AltProteins 22 were needed as the industry grows globally.
“It is essential to foster critical conversations and collaborations that enable our food producers and policymakers to claim a leading role,” King said.
Victorian Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas said, “This event presents 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.”
Recently appointed Food Frontier CEO Jane Sydenham-Clarke said the AltProteins 22 conference signified an important growth milestone for the sector.
“AltProteins 22 signals that the local alt-proteins industry is no longer just emerging, but an industry that is here to stay as a financially viable and important contributor to the future of Australia’s agri-food sector.
“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.
“I’m looking forward to working with industry stakeholders, researchers, policymakers, retailers, innovators and investors to realise the bright future of alternative proteins in the region,” Sydenham-Clarke said.
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 Fënn Foods. A networking and drinks event will conclude the summit.
ALTPROTEINS 22: KEY SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS, MAY 17
Dignitary Addresses by the Victorian Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas
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, who’ll present fresh insights from new research into who’s eating meat alternatives and why, barriers to consumer purchase, and how plant-based meat manufacturers can use these insights to mature the category
Building a $3B 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, Accredited Practising Dietitian
Future of Alt Proteins Down Under: Where to From Here? with Food Frontier CEO Jane Sydenham-Clarke, Harvest B’s Kristi Riordan, Kilara Capital’s Ben Krasnostein, and Eden Brew’s Jim Fader
CONFERENCE DETAILS: ALTPROTEINS 22
8:30am-6:00pm, Tuesday 17 May 2022
W Melbourne, 408 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
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