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SUMMARY:Reuters Transform Food
DESCRIPTION:Reuters Transform FoodPast\n\n\n\n\nJoin GFI at Reuters Transform Food\, a conference focused on improving the resiliency of global food and agriculture systems. \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Facebook\n	\n	Share on Facebook\n\n\n	Share this page on Twitter\n	\n	Share on X\n\n\n	Share this page on LinkedIn\n	\n	Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\n120 of the world’s most influential food decision makers will come together to tackle the structural barriers impeding transformation at scale and unlock a viable roadmap to a net positive future for all. Use discount code GFI200 for $200 off any ticket type when you register. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n	\n															\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													November 12\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n				\n				\n							\n				Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated…
URL:https://gfi.org/event/reuters-transform-food/
LOCATION:The Marquette Hotel\, 710 S Marquette Ave\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55402
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SUMMARY:Private Label Manufacturers Association 2023 Annual Private Label Trade Show
DESCRIPTION:Private Label Manufacturers Association 2023 Annual Private Label Trade ShowPast\n\n\n\n\nAre you an alt-protein startup looking to meet potential contract manufacturing partner? The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) show is coming up and a fantastic opportunity to do so! \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Facebook\n	\n	Share on Facebook\n\n\n	Share this page on Twitter\n	\n	Share on X\n\n\n	Share this page on LinkedIn\n	\n	Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nThe largest trade show of its kind\, the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) is coming up and a great opportunity for alt protein startups to meet with potential contract manufacturing partners. \n\n\n\nThis trade show is a fantastic opportunity to connect with potential contract manufacturers as well as supermarkets\, wholesale clubs\, dollar and specialty stores\, mass merchandisers\, and e-commerce retailer. The show will also cover the latest in food products\, ingredients\, flavors\, packaging and supplier trends in the private label industry. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n	\n															\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													November 12\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n				\n				\n							\n				Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated…
URL:https://gfi.org/event/private-label-manufacturers-association-2023-annual-private-label-trade-show/
LOCATION:Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Chicago\, 5555 N River Rd.\, Rosemont\, Illinois\, 60018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Plant-based World Expo
DESCRIPTION:Plant-based World ExpoPast\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the next generation of plant-based on November 15-16\, 2023. \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Facebook\n	\n	Share on Facebook\n\n\n	Share this page on Twitter\n	\n	Share on X\n\n\n	Share this page on LinkedIn\n	\n	Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nWant to take your business to the next level? Improved profitability\, menu items that capture new customers\, and progress toward lasting\, transformational change across the global food system. Plant-Based World Expo makes it all possible\, by bringing more than 5\,000 stakeholders together to spark new opportunities in a market projected to reach $162 billion by 2030 (Bloomberg\, 2021). \n\n\n\nAs the only 100% plant-based expo for retail and food service\, this is where buyers learn about the better-for-you options that consumers are craving\, where the companies creating the next wave of innovative and accessible products find their big breaks\, where the roadmap to sustainability evolves — and where the next era of plant-based begins. \n\n\n\nThis is Plant-Based 2.0. Are you ready? \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarlotte Lucas\n\n\n\nSENIOR CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT MANAGER\, GFI EUROPE \n\n\n\nCarlotte leads GFI Europe’s corporate engagement work\, connecting with companies and investors across Europe to encourage investment and innovation in sustainable proteins. Her background is in change management consultancy with Deloitte\, supporting companies and stakeholders through large-scale transformations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n	\n															\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													November 12\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n				\n				\n							\n				Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated…
URL:https://gfi.org/event/plant-based-world-expo-london-2023/
LOCATION:ExCeL London\, Royal Victoria Dock\, 1 Western Gateway\, London\, E16 1XL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Dubai Future Forum 2023
DESCRIPTION:Dubai Future Forum 2023Past\n\n\n\n\nThe Dubai Future Forum\, in its second edition\, is the largest gathering of world’s top futurists who meet to anticipate challenges\, imagine opportunities\, and shape the future by challenging each other and translating their work in meaningful actions. This year the Forum takes place just days ahead of the UN COP28 and will see thought leaders from around the planet sharing views on four themes: Empowering Generation; Regenerating Nature; Transcending Collaboration; and Transforming Humanity. \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Facebook\n	\n	Share on Facebook\n\n\n	Share this page on Twitter\n	\n	Share on X\n\n\n	Share this page on LinkedIn\n	\n	Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nThe Dubai Future Forum is an annual event hosted by the Dubai Future Foundation at the iconic Museum of the Future that brings together futurists\, foresight practitioners\, thought leaders\, and experts from academia and various industries as well as government to anticipate challenges\, imagine opportunities\, share foresight\, and shape the future. The 2022 inaugural event brought together over 1000 such individuals and close to 50 foresight groups and organizations around four key themes: the Future of our World; Mitigating Existential Risk through Foresight; Value and Humanity; and Hedging our Bets through Foresight. \n\n\n\nIn 2023\, the Dubai Future Forum will once again seek to provide an international platform for futurists and thought leaders\, from diverse sectors\, to discuss insights and experiences\, inspire and challenge one another\, and build a long-lasting community by engaging on tomorrow’s most pressing issues; thus cementing Dubai’s position as a rising global hub for futures leadership and action. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBruce Friedrich\n\n\n\nPRESIDENT AND FOUNDER\, GFI \n\n\n\nBruce 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\, USA Today\, 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 two million times and translated into dozens of languages. He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown Law and also holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Economics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n	\n															\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													November 12\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n				\n				\n							\n				Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated…
URL:https://gfi.org/event/dubai-future-forum-2023/
LOCATION:Museum of The Future\, 67CP+H4Q Sheikh Zayed Rd\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
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SUMMARY:COP28 (UN Climate Change Conference)
DESCRIPTION:COP28 (UN Climate Change Conference)Past\n\n\n\n\nCOP28 UAE brings the world together at a critical moment for global transformative climate action. Join GFI and other alternative protein experts at this historic event! \n\n\n\n	Share this page on Facebook\n	\n	Share on Facebook\n\n\n	Share this page on Twitter\n	\n	Share on X\n\n\n	Share this page on LinkedIn\n	\n	Share on LinkedIn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n	\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent description\n\n\n\nA critical moment in global transformative climate action \n\n\n\nIn the three decades since the Rio Summit and the launch of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)\, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP) has convened member countries every year to determine ambition and responsibilities\, and identify and assess climate measures. The 21st session of the COP (COP21) led to the Paris Agreement\, which mobilized global collective action to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100\, and to act to adapt to the already existing effects of climate change. \n\n\n\nCheck out some of the ways we are engaging at COP28 to elevate alternative proteins as a climate solution.  \n\n\n\n\nWe are partnering with Climate Action for the Agri-Food Systems Summit\, returning to COP28 in technical collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. GFI President and Founder Bruce Friedrich will speak on the panel\, “Health is Wealth: Prioritizing the Consumer” (December 8). Learn more here!\n\n\n\nGFI Brazil CEO Gus Guadagnini will convene government and industry leaders for “Unleashing the Power of Alternative Proteins for Climate Resilience and Food Security” (December 3)\, an official UNFCCC side event. Visit the COP28 side event schedule for details. Gus will also be speaking at “Unlocking the agri-food system transformation: Aligning regenerative farming with sustainable food choices” (December 10)\, a discussion hosted by the Food4Climate Pavilion.\n\n\n\nGFI President Bruce Friedrich will be speaking at several events\, including the Climate Leaders’s Assembly (November 30)\, World Agri-Tech Dubai (December 5)\, and a fireside chat on responsible consumption and sustainable production at the Food Pavilion (December 10).\n\n\n\nGFI Asia Pacific Managing Director Mirte Gosker will moderate a discussion on how governments can play a role in accelerating the product development and scale-up of future foods. “Connecting the Little Red Dots: Singapore’s Emerging Blueprint for Future-Proof Food” (December 10) will be hosted by the Singapore Pavilion.\n\n\n\nGFI India Policy Specialist Radhika Ramesh will speak on the panel “Brewing Protein Represents a Whole New Way to Address Food Security\, Overfishing\, Deforestation and Loss of Biodiversity” (December 10). This conversation will be hosted by Unibio and the Danish government at the Danish Pavillion.\n\n\n\nGFI Director of International Engagement Stephanie von Stein will sit alongside industry leaders for a critical conversation. “Cultured Meats – a myth or reality?” (December 10) will take place at the Technology & Innovation Hub in the Green Zone.\n\n\n\nGFI Brazil Policy Analyst Mariana Bernal will speak on “Sustainable Snacking for Future Champions” (December 10) at the Children and Youth Pavilion.\n\n\n\nGFI India Acting Managing Director Sneha Singh will speak on the panel “Feeding the Future: Revolutionizing food systems through technology and innovation” (December 10) at the Swedish Pavilion\, Blue Zone.\n\n\n\n\nNote: Many COP28 events will be live-streamed. Check the host organization’s webpage for details. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet the speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBruce Friedrich\n\n\n\nPRESIDENT AND FOUNDER\, GFI \n\n\n\nBruce 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\, USA Today\, 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 two million times and translated into dozens of languages. He graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown Law and also holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University and the London School of Economics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMirte Gosker\n\n\n\nMANAGING DIRECTOR\, GFI APAC \n\n\n\nMirte lives in Singapore\, the first country in the world to approve the sales of a cultivated meat product. Prior to GFI\, she worked as a management consultant to startups\, and as a researcher in humanitarian logistics. She brings experience in startups\, international development and philanthropy. Mirte holds a MA in International Development from Wageningen University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGus Guadagnini\n\n\n\nCEO\, GFI BRAZIL \n\n\n\nGustavo lives and works in São Paulo\, Brazil and is focused on developing and promoting Brazil’s plant-based food industry. He has experience as a start-up strategist and is involved in the Brazilian entrepreneurship community. Gustavo worked with the Whirlpool Corporation for seven years\, and he has a background in project management\, product development\, and marketing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephanie von Stein\n\n\n\nDIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT\, GFI \n\n\n\nWorking with team members from across GFI’s five international affiliate organizations\, Stephanie leads GFI’s strategic engagement with multilateral institutions\, helping secure support for alternative proteins as a key solution to the climate crisis\, antimicrobial resistance\, and food insecurity. Prior to GFI\, Stephanie spent two decades building strategic partnerships and managing international teams and programs across the private and non-profit sectors. An Asia specialist\, she founded and ran the Asian Waterkeeper network for the clean water advocacy organization\, Waterkeeper Alliance. Stephanie earned a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and an A.B. in History from Brown University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRadhika Ramesh\n\n\n\nPOLICY SPECIALIST\, GFI INDIA \n\n\n\nRadhika holds a degree in law\, having completed her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law with Political Science and International Law Honors from Alliance University\, Bangalore. As a student she interned in several litigation firms\, but deepened her passion for climate change and environmental protection after working with climate think tanks and the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation where she studied the human influence on urban\, rural and wildlife geographies\, and worked on analyzing animal protection laws and suggesting reforms. Radhika’s keen interest in international trade law\, nutrition\, sustainability\, and policy led her to GFI India where she actively works to increase the policy pathways for the emerging area of food and biotechnology innovation in the smart protein sector. Passionate about creating opportunities for a just transition in India’s protein transformation\, she believes that GFI India’s work will bring India to the forefront of sustainable nutrition and a powerhouse of alternative protein production. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMariana Bernal\n\n\n\nPOLICY ANALYST\, GFI BRAZIL \n\n\n\nMariana Bernal is the policy analyst for GFI Brazil. She works directly with government agents and public policymakers\, to foster communication between the government and market agents and collaborate with local\, global and multilateral players to ensure that the current regulatory framework allows for the full development of Brazil’s alternative protein sector. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSneha Singh\n\n\n\nACTING MANAGING DIRECTOR\, GFI INDIA \n\n\n\nSneha is a CIPD qualified HR professional from Manchester Business School\, and has worked as an HR professional in the UK for eight years. Before joining GFI\, she was the strategic and operational HR Lead for London Wildlife Trust\, developing and implementing robust HR policies\, ensuring best practice HR and driving organizational change. Sneha is passionate about all things nature conservation\, sustainability\, and climate change\, which led her to working for GFI — as she continues on her journey of shaping the workforce for the greater good. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming events\n\n\n\nView all events\n\n\n\n\n	\n															\n								\n		\n										\n						\n		\n			\n								\n							\n													November 12\, 2026\n																\n								Virtual Event\n																			\n				\n				\n					The Science of Alt Protein: Genome-scale modeling of porcine cell metabolism\n				\n				\n							\n				Explore how a GFI-funded genome-scale metabolic model can reveal porcine cell nutrient requirements and inform lower-cost culture media for cultivated…
URL:https://gfi.org/event/cop28-un-climate-change-conference/
LOCATION:Expo City Dubai\, Al Wasl Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
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