6th Industrializing Cultivated Meat & Seafood Summit: 150+ Industry Leaders Gather in Boston to Chart Path to Commercial Viability – vegconomist
The 6th Industrializing Cultivated Meat & Seafood Summit, a conference that supports the industry across the value chain, has unveiled this year’s speakers and comprehensive program and opened registration for participants. It will take place in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, at the Hilton Boston from August 27th to 29th, 2024.
The event will bring together 150+ C-Suite food tech leaders, CPG, innovation leads, and technology providers, including Umami Bioworks, the Good Food Institute (GFI), Green Circle Capital, the USA’s FDA, CellX, Vital Meat, Ever After Foods, Clever Carnivore, and Big Idea Ventures, among many companies and entrepreneurs working to decarbonize and create a more ethical food system.
This year’s program will focus on creating a viable roadmap to achieve technical and commercial viability through data-driven technical, scientific, and strategic case studies, discussions, partnerships, and networking.
The Good Food Institute shared, “Now is the time for senior stakeholders to unite to share technical insights and case studies to reflect on recent successes and collectivize as your industry enters a critical consolidation phase.”
Three days of networking and discussions
The summit will host two days of conferences, including a brand-new investment focus breakfast on day 1, where attendees will have the opportunity to pitch ideas, discuss markets, and collaborate with investors such as Big Idea Ventures, Green Circle Capital Food Tech Ventures, Newtree Impact, McWin Capital Partners, and EcoTech Capital.
Meanwhile, day one and two conferences feature a distinguished lineup of speakers, each bringing unique insights from their respective fields encompassing multiple topics.
Some examples include technological advancements (Clever Carnivore and Avant Meats), reflecting on the past 10+ years, and cost reduction and scaling effectively (Umami Bioworks and Jellatech).
“It’s now make-or-break to crack the code to taste, texture, and price parity”
Other important discussions will center around regulatory frameworks and food safety (FDA, Vital Meat, and Tissen Biofarm), market dynamics and consumer acceptance, and supply chains and facilities (CellX and Newform Foods),
The last day will be a post-conference think tank day, “Build Out the Future Through Competitive Collaboration,” with keynotes from Anna Handschuch, Managing Director at Future Affairs, and Laine Clark, Senior Corporate Engagement Manager, Innovation at GFI.
Hannah Poole, Senior Program Director of the summit, shared: “It’s now make-or-break to crack the code to taste, texture, and price parity, as investors’ timelines loom alongside the need to demonstrate scalability and a clear path to profitability. The importance of strategic partnerships and innovation to achieve this cannot be understated.”
