The Deep Dive event delving into the R&D landscape for alternate proteins will now be held on 15 November.
Due to increasing COVID exposure risks over the next few weeks, Future Alternative and the Alt Protein CRC has decided to move Future-Proofing Alt Protein: a R&D Deep Dive to 15 November.
This change has been taken with the best interests of all participants in mind.
The program for the event remains the same, featuring a line-up of impressive speakers from a wide range of industry sectors, including manufacturing, research, government and trade.
Hosted at the University of Sydney, the event will examine Australia’s R&D landscape, discussing opportunities for collaboration and optimising the process of going to market. The full program is included below.
Tickets are $180pp+GST and include attendance to the full day conference, catering throughout the day and networking drinks from 5pm.
This event is supported by the NSW Government.
| 8.30am | REGISTRATION | |
| 9.00am | WELCOME | |
| 9.15am | Opening Address Overview of Alt Protein CRC. Matching Industry Needs with Research Partners | Brent Kaiser, Director of Sydney Institute of Agriculture |
| 9.30am | NSW Office of Chief Scientist | Jaclyn Aldenhoven, A/Director, Future Industries, Office of the NSW Chief Scientist |
| | SESSION 1: INDUSTRY R&D NEEDS | |
| 9.45am | R&D in a Start Up | Kristi Riordan, Co-Founder, Harvest B |
| 10.00am | Formulating a R&D Plan for Success | Graham Smith, Director, Grower Group Alliance |
| 10.15am | Panel Discussion: From Ideas to Research? | Kristi Riordan, Co-Founder, Harvest B Graham Smith, Director, Grower Group Alliance |
| 10.30am | MORNING TEA | |
| | SESSION 2: R&D CAPABILITIES & WORKING WITH RESEARCH PROVIDERS | |
| 11.00am | Understanding CSIRO Research Capabilities – Now and into the Future | Michelle Colgrave, Future Protein Mission, CSIRO |
| 11.15am | Food Engineering for the Future | Fariba Dehghani, Director, Centre for Advanced Food Engineering, USYD |
| 11.30am | Working with Research Providers | Fern Ho, Co-Founder, The Leaf Protein Co |
| 11.45am | R&D Challenges Ahead for Cellular Agriculture and Bio-Fermentation | Johannes le Coutre, Professor, Food & Health, UNSW |
| 12.00pm | Cellular Agriculture Australia | Sam Perkins, CEO, Cellular Agriculture Australia |
| 12.15pm | Panel Discussion: What Makes a Good Collaboration? | Fariba Dehghani, Director, Centre for Advanced Food Engineering, USYD Michelle Colgrave, Future Protein Mission, CSIRO Fern Ho, Co-Founder, The Leaf Protein Co Johannes le Coutre, Professor, Food & Health, UNSW |
| 12.45pm | LUNCH | |
| | SESSION 3: REGULATORY AND NUTRITION FRAMEWORKS | |
| 1.45pm | The Regulatory Framework for Novel Foods | Glen Neal, General Manager, Risk Management and Intelligence, Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| 2.00pm | Nutritional Research for Alt Proteins | Anneline Padayachee, Director, The Food and Nutrition Doctor |
| 2.15pm | Panel Discussion: The Regulatory and Nutrition Outlook for Alt Proteins | Glen Neal, General Manager, Risk Management and Intelligence, Food Standards Australia New Zealand Anneline Padayachee, Director, The Food and Nutrition Doctor |
| 2.45pm | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| SESSION 4: SUSTAINABILITY FOR ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS | ||
| 3.15pm | Sustainability for Alt Proteins | Linda Romanovska, Senior Manager, PwC, ESG, Climate Change & Sustainable Finance |
| 3.30pm | Carbon Miles in Food Supply Chains | Mengyu Li, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Integrated Sustainability Analysis, University of Sydney |
| 3.45pm | Panel Discussion: ESG and Alternative Proteins | Linda Romanovska, Senior Manager, PwC, ESG, Climate Change & Sustainable Finance Mengyu Li, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Integrated Sustainability Analysis, University of Sydney |
| 4.15pm | Summary of the Day Discussions | Brent Kaiser, Director of Sydney Institute of Agriculture |
| 4.45pm | NETWORKING DRINKS | |
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