iCAMP 25: Cultivated Meat & Alternative Protein Summit

Name: iCAMP 25: Cultivated Meat & Alternative Protein Summit
Start: 2025-09-08T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-09T23:59:59-04:00
Location: UC Davis Conference Center

Past

September 8 – September 9 EDT

Don’t miss Bruce Friedrich, GFI’s president and founder, as he joins iCAMP 25 to discuss the intersection of innovation, investment, and policy in accelerating sustainable protein solutions.

Event description

As global demand for meat continues to rise, conventional production methods are hitting ecological and ethical limits. iCAMP 25 brings together more than 300 scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to address one of the most pressing questions of our time: How can we sustainably and equitably scale protein production for a growing world?

Hosted by the Integrative Center for Alternative Meat & Protein (iCAMP), this year’s summit focuses on transforming food systems and building the bioeconomy through research, innovation, and policy.

A highlight of the program is a fireside chat with Bruce Friedrich, president and founder of The Good Food Institute, in conversation with Professor David Block, iCAMP Center Director. Bruce will also moderate a high-impact panel on biomanufacturing scale-up—diving into the infrastructure, partnerships, and investments needed to bring alternative proteins to scale and into the mainstream.

Summit sessions will cover:

U.S. and global policy developments shaping the alternative protein landscape
Trends in commercialization, investment, and industry strategy
Scientific advances across plant-based, cultivated, and fermentation-derived platforms
Biomanufacturing infrastructure, scale-up bottlenecks, and tech transfer
Regulatory frameworks, food safety, and consumer trust

Participants will also engage in:

Roundtable discussions with leaders from academia, industry, and government
Student flash talks and a poster showcase highlighting emerging talent
Evening networking receptions and a sponsor showcase featuring the latest breakthroughs

Whether you’re advancing scientific research, scaling a food company, shaping public policy, or exploring your role in the future of food, iCAMP 25 offers a space to connect, co-create, and help drive meaningful change.

Event location

UC Davis Conference Center

550 Alumni Ln
Davis, California 95616 + Google Map

GFI speaker

Bruce Friedrich

PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER, GFI

Bruce oversees GFI’s global strategy, working with and across all of GFI’s international teams (Asia Pacific, Brazil, Europe, India, Israel, and United States) to ensure that GFI is maximally effective at implementing programs that deliver mission-focused results. Bruce is a TED Fellow, Y Combinator alum, 2021 “American Food Hero” (EatingWell Magazine), and popular speaker on food innovation. He has penned op-eds for the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, CNN, Nature Food, Los Angeles Times, Wired, and many other publications. He has represented GFI on the TED Radio Hour, New Yorker Radio Hour, Ezra Klein Show, Making Sense (Sam Harris), ReCode Decode, and other programs and podcasts. Bruce’s 2019 TED talk has been viewed 2.4 million times and translated into 30 languages. He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown Law and also holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Economics.