Future of Food: Engaging Agriculture and Education in the Protein Transition
GFI’s Jeremy Eltz and Janie Butler are heading to Tuskegee to lead a dynamic workshop at the Professional Agricultural Workers Conference.
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Tuskegee University 1200 W Montgomery Rd, Tuskegee, Alabama
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Plant Based World Expo
Javits Center 429 11th Ave, New York City, United StatesJoin GFI’s Corporate Engagement Manager Abby Sewell at Plant Based World Expo, the only professional 100% plant-based trade event in the U.S.
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The 7th Industrializing Cultivated Meat & Seafood Summit
GFI’s Elliot Swartz, Ph.D., will share insights at the 7th Industrializing Cultivated Meat & Seafood Summit in Boston. Join Elliot and other experts as they discuss R&D innovations that can drive down costs, improve scalability, and accelerate progress toward bringing cultivated meat and seafood to market.
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2026 Tufts Future Food Innovation Day
Joyce Cummings Center 177 College Ave, Medford, Massachusetts, United StatesJoin GFI President Bruce Friedrich at Tufts University’s 2026 Future Food Innovation Day, where he’ll participate in a morning fireside chat with Tufts professor and cell ag pioneer Dr. David Kaplan.
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Foods of the Future: Science and Engineering Approaches (Gordon Research Conference)
Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center 601 West McKinley Ave., Pomona, California, United StatesThe focus of this conference is to bring the multi-disciplinary future food community under one roof with a singular focus: collaboratively advancing the science and engineering of safe and scalable production systems for sustainable agriculture.
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Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital – 2026 Preview Event
Georgetown University 3700 O St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesFor the second year in a row, GFI is teaming up with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital—this time for their exclusive 2026 Preview Event!
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Future of Protein Production – Chicago
GFI is heading to Chicago! Join Bruce Friedrich, Patrick McAuley, and leading voices across science, policy, and industry for a solutions-focused summit on the future of food.
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Natural Products Expo West – Competing on Health: Insights for Plant-Based Brands
Marriott 700 W Convention Way, Anaheim, California, United StatesEvent description Health isn’t just a trend—it’s reshaping the competitive landscape of food. At Natural Products Expo West, GFI will lead a timely conversation on how evolving definitions of “healthy” are influencing consumer behavior and shaping growth in the plant-based category. In “Competing on Health: Insights for Plant-Based Brands,” Taylor Leet-Otley, GFI’s Senior Consumer Research […]
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Plant-Based Community Reception
Join GFI and the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) at the SPINS booth at Expo West.
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The Future of Protein Forum @ SXSW (Regen House)
GFI is bringing protein diversification to SXSW.
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Future Food-Tech San Francisco – Breaking Barriers to Scale: Cost, Efficiency, and De-Risking Bioprocessing
San Francisco Marriott Marquis 780 Mission St, San Francisco, California, United StatesFrom modular systems to shared infrastructure, the future of bioprocessing is getting real. Join GFI’s Amanda Hildebrand at Future Food-Tech San Francisco as she moderates a dynamic breakout session on scaling alt protein biomanufacturing.
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Bruce Friedrich at Politics & Prose
Politics and Prose at The Wharf 610 Water St SW, Washington, District of ColumbiaMeat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity's Favorite Food—and Our Future - with Nicolás Rivero.
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Meat: The Next Agricultural Revolution
Bahen Centre for Information Technology 40 St George St, Toronto, ON, CanadaBruce Friedrich kicks off Canada’s premier alternative protein symposium in Toronto.
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2026 Midwest Climate Summit Campuses as Climate Engines: Cutting Carbon and Building Resilience
Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesJoin us for a lively workshop on the levers campuses can pull right now—from food procurement to school design to climate-ready facilities.
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Bruce Friedrich at Johns Hopkins University: Meat — a homecoming conversation
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MarylandEvent description Co-hosted with the Center for a Livable Future (based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), this event is a chance to connect the dots between food innovation, public health, and building food systems that are healthy, just, equitable, and sustainable. We’ll dig into the big ideas and surprising stories in […]
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The Future of Innovation, Sustainability, and the Law Symposium
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 375 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesGFI’s Madeline Cohen joins Northwestern Pritzker Law’s 2026 Animal Law Symposium for a timely conversation on the legal and policy questions shaping the future of food innovation.
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Alternative Protein Symposium: Bridging Science and Society
NC State University 840 Oval Dr, Raleigh, North CarolinaJoin 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.
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The Climate Challenge & Protein Diversification for the Global South
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1779 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesFood 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 can advance climate resilience, economic development, and food security across the Global South.
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SynBioBeta 2026
San Jose McEnery Convention Center 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, California, United StatesBruce Friedrich joins SynBioBeta to make the case for a new way of producing meat—one grounded in science, built for scale, and critical to the future of food.
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2026 Climate Solutions Prize Festival
Marché Bonsecours 305 De la Commune Street East, Montréal, QC, CanadaBruce Friedrich joins the Climate Solutions Prize Festival to explore why the future of climate action must include the future of food.
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Meet GFI at the 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit
McCormick Place West Building 2301 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesGFI is collaborating with two leading organizations advancing food innovation: the Plant Based Foods Association and the Association for Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Innovation.
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The Future of Meat: Technology, Sustainability, and the Meats of Tomorrow
The Commonwealth of California +1 moreBruce Friedrich heads to The Commonwealth Club for a conversation about Meat—and why rethinking how we produce meat could shape the future of food.
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World Food Forum 2026: Protein diversification for the Global South
FAO Headquarters Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, ItalyHow can protein diversification strengthen food systems across the Global South? At the World Food Forum, GFI and the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein at North Carolina State University will bring together global experts, policymakers, and young researchers to explore how protein innovation can support stronger agricultural value chains, livelihoods, and food and nutrition security.
