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Join the GlassWall Syndicate for a fall webinar series focused on B2B markets in alternative proteins. Each webinar will cover a different sector of animal-free food & clothing production: cultivated meat, fermentation, plant-based proteins, and next-gen materials.

GFI Corporate Engagement team members Laine Clark, Audrey Gyr, and Zak Weston will moderate panels in the series:

GFI speakers

Laine

Laine Clark

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANAGER

Laine serves as an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager, helping to position GFI as a valuable resource for emerging companies in the alternative proteins sector as they launch and scale.

Audrey gyr

Audrey Gyr

STARTUP INNOVATION SPECIALIST

Audrey Gyr serves as GFI’s Startup Innovation Specialist, supporting entrepreneurs and startups in the alternative protein sector and building open-access tools for the industry.

Zak weston

Zak Weston

MOONSHOT INITIATIVE MANAGER

Zak works with growth-stage startups and supply chain companies to help rapidly commercialize enabling technologies and increase production capacity of alternative protein end products and inputs.

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