Agenda

    • Bruce Friedrich, President and Founder of the Good Food Institute

    Moderated by Geoffrey Burt, CEO of the Consecon Foundation

    • Three to five minute pitches from student researchers and community builders. Talk to them more at their posters! 

    • Want to present student led work at the Symposium? Contact us and apply.

  • Get to know the other attendees!

    • Dr. Benjamin Scott, Engineering Biology and Automation Platform Lead at the Global Institute for Food Security 

    • Dr. Rebecca Miller, former Senior Scientist at Beyond Meat and Lead Scientist at New School Foods 

  • Enjoy our tasty plant based lunch and stop by the student posters!

    • Taylor Quinn, Executive Director at Tailored Foods

    What are alternative proteins, and how does that differ from one culture to the next? Understanding the opportunity in alternative proteins requires seeing it as more than a piece of meat at the centre of the plate. Alternative protein innovation has existed for thousands of years in diverse cultures around the world. This talk will explore how the modern alt protein movement can learn from the challenges and successes of past alt protein innovations, and the opportunities for young people to participate in mainstream food systems change.

    • Dr. P. Ravi Selvaganapathy, Distinguished Engineering Professor at McMaster University

    • Dr. Stanislav Sokolenko, Associate Professor at Dalhousie University

    • Dr. Guneet Kaur, Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph

    • Dr. Kimberly Ong, Safety and Regulatory Consultant at Vireo Advisors

    • Dr. Tarika Vijayaraghavan, founder of Trove Biosciences and Venture Resident

    • Sophie Meslin, Climate Venture Accelerator Associate at MaRS

  • Get to know the other attendees!

    • Jason Fonger: The Opportunity for Alternative Proteins in Canadian Schools

    • Jeffray Behr: Career Pathways In Alternative Proteins

    • Dr. Yadira Tejeda Saldana, Director of Responsible Research & Innovation at New Harvest Canada