Event description

The alternative protein sector will change the world and the food we eat – and the time to get involved is now. While the majority of companies in the sector are currently private, many of them are expected to go public in the coming years. Their success will rely heavily on the support of well-informed investors and advisers.

Speakers include

  • Jeremy Coller – CIO and Chairman: Coller Capital
  • Bruce Friedrich – Co-founder: The Good Food Institute
  • Jim Mellon – Business Investor: Entrepreneur and Author, Juvenescence
  • Dr Clare Trippett – Chief Technologist: Centre for Process Innovation
  • James Lawford Davies – Life Sciences Partner: Hill Dickinson
  • Helena Wright – Policy Director: Jeremy Coller Foundation
  • Plus sessions by Blue Nalu, Meatable, Vitro Labs, Solar Foods, Legendairy and Supermeat

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