VERGE22
Event description
Join thousands of leaders — from business, government, solution providers, and startups — working together to address the climate crisis across six strategic areas: clean energy, sustainable transportation, carbon removal, regenerative food systems, net-zero buildings, and the startup ecosystem.
On October 25th, the Good Food Institute, the Breakthrough Institute, and GreenBiz will co-host a three-hour interactive tutorial designed to clarify where the field stands today and reflect on where it should go. It will allow entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders to dig into the industry’s inflection point and collectively workshop strategic paths forward. Learn more about the tutorial for “Impossible? How Alternative Proteins Will Become a Mainstream Staple” here.
Event location
GFI speakers
Caroline Bushnell
VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT
Caroline Bushnell leads GFI’s Corporate Engagement team in their work with companies and investors around the world to accelerate the alternative protein industry.
Priera Panescu
SENIOR SCIENTIST – PLANT-BASED SPECIALIST
Priera Panescu is focused on analyzing plant-based meat and proteins and how to best expedite their progress.
Upcoming events
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Alternative Protein Symposium: Bridging Science and Society
Join Bruce Friedrich and our Alt Protein Project leaders from NC State, Duke University, and Virginia Tech at the Alternative Protein Symposium: Bridging Science and Society.
The Business of Alt Protein: Messaging to drive consumer adoption of plant-based foods
Join CEO of People for Better Food, Emilie Fitch, and GFI’s Associate Director of Market Insights, Jody Kirchner, to explore new research on the messaging strategies that effectively resonate with…
Academic Research Challenge information session
Join an information session to learn more about the challenge topics and application requirements!
Building Your Alt Protein Career: Gastronomic science
Join us to learn how gastronomic science can be translated into high-impact food solutions.
Academic Research Challenge information session
Join an information session to learn more about the challenge topics and application requirements!
The Business of Alt Protein: Consumer taste preferences in dairy-free products
Join GFI for our next Business of Alt Protein webinar as we unveil insights from NECTAR’s new Taste of the Industry 2026 report which benchmarks consumer taste preferences across the full dairy-free…
Animal-Free Meat: The Next Agricultural Revolution
Come learn how science, policy, and industry can work together to satisfy the world’s soaring demand for meat, no animals required.
The Climate Challenge & Protein Diversification for the Global South
Food systems sit at the center of the climate challenge. This DC Climate Week session brings together development finance leaders, researchers, and industry experts to explore how diversified protein production…
