Future Food-Tech

Future Food-Tech returns to San Francisco. The Summit is acclaimed as the most international gathering of food business leaders, VC investors and food-tech innovators to transform innovation and investment in food.

The costs and environmental impacts of cultivated meat

Join GFI Senior Scientist Elliot Swartz, Ph.D., for a review of key insights from a recent life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA) modeling a future large-scale cultivated meat production facility.

The costs and environmental impacts of cultivated meat

Join GFI Senior Scientist Elliot Swartz, Ph.D., for a review of key insights from a recent life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA) modeling a future large-scale cultivated meat production facility.

Fi Global Connect

Fi Global Connect will feature live sessions and exhibition booths from ingredient suppliers around the world.

Colorado Goes Plant-Based

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join the University of Colorado at Boulder's Alt. Protein Project for a virtual panel with leaders in Colorado's alternative protein industry.

Developing nutritionally superior pulse proteins for better human health

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join Dr. Dil Thavarajah, Associate Professor at Clemson University, for a review of her GFI-funded research project focused on the development and selection of nutritionally superior organic pulse crops to improve protein quality and bioavailability.

Food Edge Summit

The annual Food Edge conference brings together industry leaders, disruptive startups, and leading researchers to discuss and collaborate around the trends that are shaping the future of food.

Commercial fermentation: Opportunities and bottlenecks

In this webinar, seasoned industry consultant Mark Warner will provide an introduction to the current state of the industry in contract fermentation and outline the process for facility identification, qualification and contracting.

The State of the Industry: Cultivated meat

2020 was a year of milestones for cultivated meat. This webinar will provide a global analysis of this rapidly accelerating, transformative industry.

SPECTRUM21

A two-day, interactive convening featuring multicultural changemakers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, cross-sector practitioners, and investors determined to build an inclusive, impact economy.

Free From Virtual Summit

Join Free From Virtual Summit for a three-day program focused on sustainability and innovation for CPG brands.

Future Food-Tech Alternative Protein Summit

Future Food-Tech’s new dedicated Alternative Proteins Summit on June 22-23 will connect global food leaders to map out the future of protein.

WSJ Global Food Forum

Virtual Event Virtual Event

The Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum will tackle the critical issue of sustainability across the food industry and agricultural economy, covering topics from seed research and farming practices to packaging and the food we eat.

Plant-based taste mastered

Creating a great tasting and sustainable plant-based product can be a complex, costly, and challenging process. Learn from an expert speaker line-up on how to master savory taste to create winning plant-based food.

GFI Israel webinar: Cultivated meat and plant-based meat research

GFI Israel is excited to invite you to join a scientific webinar with Sharon Schlesinger, Ph.D. who will present her cultivated meat research on culturing and differentiating pluri and multipotent bovine stem cells, followed by a lecture with Miek Schlangen who will discuss texture methods for evaluating meat and meat analogue structures in plant-based protein research.

Natural Products EXPO Virtual

GFI Corporate Engagement Specialist Marika Azoff will cover trends and opportunities in alternative seafood on a panel at the Natural Products EXPO Virtual.

Industrializing Cell-Based Meats and Seafood Summit

GFI senior investor engagement specialist Sharyn Murray and GFI senior scientist Dr. Claire Bomkamp will speak at a three-day virtual conference centered around alternative protein consumer trends and manufacturing.

Fi Global Connect

Fi Global Connect will feature live sessions and exhibition booths from ingredient suppliers around the world.

SWIM: The state of the alternative seafood industry

Join GFI for a webinar covering the momentum of the alternative seafood industry. Learn about innovation opportunities in this urgent and evolving alternative protein category, and join an optional networking session on Meetaway following the webinar. 

VWS Pathfinder competition

Announcing the return of VWS Pathfinder on Oct 27th, the world’s only women founder summit and pitch competition dedicated to animal-free innovation.

How to prioritize species for alternative seafood

Interested in a quantitative approach to prioritizing seafood species archetypes for alternative seafood development? Learn how to use the ArcheType Library for Alternative Seafood (ATLAS) to compare seafood species across a number of metrics.

Meat the Future: Behind the Scenes of the Next Agricultural Revolution

Tune in for a live conversation with Uma Valeti and Meat the Future Director Liz Marshall. Joining them will be Po Bronson, Managing Director of SOSV’s IndieBio, the startup program where Upside Foods produced the first-ever cultured meatball in 2016.

Plant based world expo

Javits Center 429 11th Ave, New York City, United States

Plant Based World Expo North America is the only professional 100% plant-based focused event for foodservice and retail professionals, distributors, investors, and manufacturers.

The Business of Alt Protein: Building high performance teams

In this Business of Alt Protein seminar, you’ll hear from Maureen McCusker, Co-Founder/CEO of Blackhawke Behavioral Science. Dr. McCusker brings her deep expertise in assembling powerful teams that propel startups and early-stage companies to success. From choosing a co-founder to crafting and filling critical roles, Dr. McCusker will cover the team fundamentals that are essential for launching and scaling.

CES Food Tech Conference

Las Vegas Convention Center 3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

The CES Food Tech conference will examine how the world of food and cooking is being reinvented through innovation and technology.

Fermentation-Enabled Alternative Protein Innovation Summit

Hear from key decision-makers from biotech & food tech, multinational consumer packaged goods, independent food brands, and ingredient suppliers, looking to up-scale and commercialize fermentation-enabled alternative proteins.

VEGPRENEUR Summit

This two-day live virtual conference will bring together founders, investors, and thought-leaders who are pushing forward sustainable, plant-based innovation around the world.

Building infrastructure for alt meat and dairy

A uniquely insightful webinar dedicated to helping governments succeed in the alternative meat and dairy industry. By the end of the event, you will be equipped with a practical guide on how to get from an initial high-level vision to practical implementation.

Accelerating AgriTech: The race to feed the world

Tune into this inaugural lunch & learn virtual session for a relaxed chat with experts on understanding AgriTech's current state of play and to map the outlook for this exciting industry.

Expo West

Anaheim Convention Center 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California, United States

GFI Corporate Engagement staff will be attending Expo West and we’d love to meet you there.

Technology for Change Asia Week 2022

Join The Economist to focus on the social and governance aspects of ESG to build much-needed momentum around gender equality, economic inclusivity, connectivity gaps, and access to food, education and digital technology. Acting Managing Director of GFI Asia Pacific Mirte Gosker will participate in a panel to discuss how alternative proteins fit into the future of food tech.

The Future of Protein Production Summit

The must-attend virtual event for any company involved in making the global food system more sustainable, kind, and fair for the planet, people, and animals.

Meat the Future: We shall escape the absurdity

Moderated by media interviewer and celebrity George Stroumboulopoulos, this panel convenes some of the world’s top pioneers from America to the Netherlands, as they de-mystify one of the biggest ideas of the last century.

Fish cell cultures

Join our next Seafood Webinar and Informal Mixer (SWIM) event on March 18th to hear from three experts in finfish cell culture about how they are applying learnings from their previous research to cultivated seafood. 

Future Food-Tech Summit

San Francisco Marriott Marquis 780 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, United States

The Future Food-Tech Summit has become the annual meeting place for the global food-tech ecosystem. Food brands, active investors, start-ups, and technology leaders come together to exchange insights, be inspired, and identify future partners.

Israel State of Innovation Report 2022

GFI Israel's new State of Alternative Protein Innovation Report is out now! Learn how investment in alternative protein in Israel grew over 450% in 2021.

Join the Alt Protein Project

Applications to join the Alt Protein Project are now live! Attend our information sessions for students interested in bringing the alternative protein movement to their university.

The U.S. retail market for plant-based foods, 2018-2021

The U.S. plant-based retail market is a multi-billion dollar market, and growing rapidly. This webinar will provide an overview of newly released sales data and insights for plant-based foods in the U.S. retail market, using custom plant-based categories created by GFI and the Plant Based Foods Association by refining standard SPINS categories.

Vegan Women Summit

City Market Social House 1145 San Pedro St, Los Angeles, California, United States

The Vegan Women Summit® gathers rising women leaders in a conversation to bring compassion to their career and industry.

The State of the Industry: Cultivated meat and seafood

Join us for an event series covering the current global landscape of alternative proteins. This webinar will provide a global analysis of the rapidly-developing cultivated meat and seafood industry.

Fermentation – Industry Outlook on Trends & Opportunities

Boffins Event Centre 111 Research Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Join the Fermentation Trends & Opportunities —Current & Future Industry Outlook webinar to gain insight from industry experts on fermentation technologies and to meet the partners who are leading the way to advancing fermentation processing in Western Canada.

Anuga FoodTec

Koelnmesse Exhibition Centre Messeplatz 1, Cologne, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany

As the leading global trade fair, Anuga FoodTec is the most important source of impetus for the international food and beverage industry.

Industry Update: Alternative seafood

Join us for an event series covering the current global landscape of alternative proteins. This webinar will provide a global analysis of the rapidly-developing alternative seafood industry.

Food Edge 2022 Summit

Food Edge is a leading B2B summit with participants from around the world that is designed to spark conversation and catalyze strategic connections that will transform the food industry.

AltProteins 22

W Melbourne 408 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Australia

If you’re interested in the rapidly expanding sector for emerging proteins, or are already part of the ecosystem in Australia and New Zealand, AltProteins 22 will provide you with valuable knowledge-sharing, problem-solving and collaborative opportunities.

Material Innovation Initiative Conference

Virtual Event Virtual Event

The Material Innovation Conference aims to advance the next-gen materials industry by providing vital expertise and bringing together all key players along the innovation path from concept to commercialization.

National Restaurant Association Show

McCormick Place 2301 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

This show is the largest annual gathering of foodservice professionals in the Western Hemisphere, bringing together tens of thousands of restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality industry leaders from around the world. Visit GFI in the exhibition hall!

2022 Menus of Change Leadership Summit

The Culinary Institute of America 1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park, California, United States

This three-day event will include a variety of speakers who will provide guidance for executives navigating the convergence of nutrition, public health, environmental and social imperatives, the culinary arts, and innovation within American food service.

GFIdeas June networking mixer

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join us at the June GFIdeas mixer to meet and mingle with alternative protein professionals. During the networking session, you will be matched with other members of the GFIdeas community to exchange ideas.

GFIdeas June networking mixer

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join us at the GFIdeas June mixer to meet and mingle with alternative protein professionals. During the networking session, you will be matched with other members of the GFIdeas community to exchange ideas.

Devex World 2022

The Mead Center for American Theater 1101 6th St SW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Expect a full day of inspiring, interactive, and collaborative sessions with one focus: turning ideas into action. Join in person or online!

July GFIdeas networking mixer

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join us at the GFIdeas July mixer to meet and mingle with alternative protein professionals. During the networking session, you will be matched with other members of the GFIdeas community to exchange ideas.

FERMENTATION 2022

Chicago Marriott Downtown 540 Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States

FERMENTATION 2022 brings together everyone from the world of fermentation - producers, retailers, chefs, scientists, researchers, authors, suppliers, and regulators - to share their knowledge, experience, and strategies for growth.

Fish International

Messe Bremen Findorffstraße 101, Bremen, Germany

Fish International will host hundreds of exhibitors presenting their products in fish production and processing, fresh fish and delicacies, and research and development, including a spotlight on alt proteins.

FHA-Food & Beverage

Singapore Expo 1 Expo Drive, Singapore, Singapore

Evolved from the highly successful Food&HotelAsia (FHA), FHA-Food & Beverage is Asia’s largest food & drinks trade event that brings together the global food and hospitality community.

Glasswall Syndicate Fall Webinar Series

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join the GlassWall Syndicate for a fall webinar series focused on B2B markets in alternative proteins.

Plant Based World Expo

Javits Center 429 11th Ave, New York City, United States

Plant Based World Expo is the must-attend, 100% plant-based event designed exclusively for foodservice and retail professionals, distributors, investors, and manufacturers.

UC Davis Summit on Cultivated Meat and Alternative Proteins

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts 523 Mrak Hall Dr, Davis, California, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Alternative Proteins. The event includes a number of expert speakers from academia, industry, stakeholders, and Federal and State government.

Global Futures Conference

Javits Center 429 11th Ave, New York City, United States

What are the ‘must-have’ outcomes and ‘must-do’ actions that can accelerate the necessary transformations to a safe, just, and habitable planet for all? This vital question is the focus of the Global Futures Conference.

Ask GFI: Alt Protein Careers

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Are you interested in working in alternative protein? Join SciTech university innovation specialist, Christina Aguila, to learn more about what it takes to pursue an academic or industry career in this rapidly growing field.

Future Food-Tech London

Park Plaza London Riverbank 18 Albert Embankment, London, United Kingdom

At a time of heightened fragility in the global agri-food supply chain, there has never been a more urgent need for food-tech innovation that protects both human and planetary health.

Natural Products Expo East 2022

Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Expo East is where the natural products industry meets to discover, learn and push the industry forward.

Sustainable Protein Forum

Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel 163 E Walton Pl, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

This forum covers the latest research and developments in alternative proteins with leaders from across the food system!

International Scientific Conference on Cultured Meat

Crowne Plaza Hotel Ruiterij 1, 6221 EW, Maastricht, Netherlands

Maastricht University will host the 8th annual International Scientific Conference on Cultured Meat.

10th Anniversary Food and Beverage Exchange

The Metropolitan Club 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Participants of the Food and Beverage Exchange will benefit from a singular opportunity to benchmark and brainstorm ideas across subject matters while effectively navigating the ever-evolving risks and challenges disrupting the industry.

GFI x Cell Valley Labs: Bay Area Networking Mixer

Cell Valley Labs 2865 Seventh St, Berkeley, California, United States

Join GFI on Monday, October 24 from 6-8 pm for a night of mingling and reconnecting with the alt protein community at Cell Valley Labs in Berkeley.  

VERGE22

San Jose McEnery Convention Center 150 W San Carlos St, San Jose, California, United States

VERGE 22 is the leading climate tech event accelerating solutions to the most pressing challenges of our time.

Singapore International Agri-Food Week

Sands Expo & Convention Centre 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore, Singapore
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The Singapore International Agri-Food Week (SIAW) spotlights the latest innovations in supply chain resilience, urban food systems, sustainable proteins, and affordable nutrition. As part of SIAW, the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific has co-organized the Global Agri-Food Scientific Symposium in collaboration with the Singapore Food Agency and others!

Cultured Meat Symposium 2022

Bespoke Events 845 Market Street, San Francisco, California, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

Industry leaders discuss the role of cultivated meat technology and the future of meat, poultry, and seafood.

Vegan Women Summit Pathfinder

VWS Pathfinder is the world's first and only women's founder summit and pitch competition dedicated exclusively to animal-free innovation through the future of food, fashion, beauty, and biotechnology innovation.

United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27)

Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Centre El Salam Road, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

For the first time ever, there will be a Food Systems Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference, putting food center stage during these crucial negotiations — and the Good Food Institute is one of nine co-host organizations leading the effort!

FoodTech IL

Charles Bronfman Auditorium, Tel Aviv Culture Center Huberman St 1, Tel Aviv, Israel

FoodTech IL, Israel's largest food tech conference and expo, will take place on November 7 in Tel Aviv.

Networking for alternative protein scientists

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join our virtual networking sessions to ignite collaborations and synergies that will accelerate alternative protein science.

FoodNavigator webinar: Discover 3 Versatile Ways to Create Plant-Based Offerings with Superior Meat-Like Texture and Functionality

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Consumers are seeking plant-based meat applications that have the health benefits of plant proteins, with the texture and functionality of traditional meat applications. Find out more about emerging market trends, data-driven consumer insights, and innovative solutions for creating plant-based offerings that will delight consumers.

FoodNavigator USA: Futureproofing the Food System Digital Summit

Virtual Event Virtual Event

The western diet – and the food system that underpins it – is becoming increasingly unsustainable, for the health of humans and the planet. So how do we futureproof the food system to deliver healthier, more sustainable products that nourish our bodies without destroying the environment?

Investing in a Shifting Food Supply System

Virtual Event Virtual Event

This virtual conversation explores how an investment in shifting the global food supply system to be more efficient can help to address our current inefficiencies and positively impact food insecurity.

Alternative proteins—are we there yet?

The future of food will not look like the past. This Guelph Food Safety Seminars panel will explore novel food challenges and strategies.

Ask GFI: Alt Protein Careers

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Are you interested in working in alternative protein? Join SciTech university innovation specialist, Christina Aguila, to learn more about what it takes to pursue an academic or industry career in this rapidly growing field.

The Business of Alt Protein: Finding and financing biomanufacturing capacity

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join GFI and Synonym, a company developing, financing, and building commercial-scale biomanufacturing facilities, to learn about the current state of global fermentation capacity and how productization is the key to unlocking the capital needed to bring more infrastructure online.

Fermentation-Enabled Alt Protein Summit

Grand Hyatt at SFO 55 S McDonnell Rd, San Francisco, California, United States

The Fermentation-Enabled Alternative Proteins Summit is the only industry-led, end-to-end meeting designed to scale-up production platforms to commercialize clean-label, animal-free, and regulatory-approved alternative meat, dairy, eggs, seafood, and functional protein ingredients.

Apply to join the Alt Protein Project

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Applications to join the Alt Protein Project are now live! Attend our information sessions for students interested in bringing the alternative protein movement to their university.

Apply to join the Alt Protein Project

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Applications to join the Alt Protein Project are now live! Attend our information sessions for students interested in bringing the alternative protein movement to their university.

The Future of Protein Production Summit 2023

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join the Future of Protein Production Summit to connect virtually with alternative protein industry leaders.

Progress on our Plates: Legal & Regulatory Issues in Alternative Proteins

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join the NY Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society for a conversation with GFI Senior Regulatory Attorney, Madeline Cohen, as they lead a discussion on legal, regulatory, and policy issues affecting alternatives to traditional meat products.

Eating for a healthy body and a healthy planet

Kresge Building 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

GFI Founder and President, Bruce Friedrich, speaks at Harvard University about the newest science and technology behind diets that are good for our personal health and better for the environment.

Natural Products Expo West

Anaheim Convention Center 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California, United States

Discover new plant-based brands—or exhibit your own—at the leading natural products trade show.

Tufts Nutrition Data Symposium

Jaharis Cafe 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

This symposium aims to highlight solution- and implementation-oriented research and to promote engagement with some of the greatest threats and obstacles facing public health and research today. GFI Founder and President, Bruce Friedrich, will deliver a keynote address on March 9th.

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit

San Francisco Marriott Marquis 780 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit returns on March 14-15, 2023! Join a global audience of over 2,000 innovators in San Francisco and online for a unique, two-day event aimed at moving transformational agricultural technologies out of the lab and into the field.

Future Food-Tech San Francisco

San Francisco Marriott Marquis 780 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, United States
Virtual Event Hybrid Event

The Future Food-Tech Summit is an annual meeting place for the global food-tech ecosystem. Food brands, active investors, start-ups, and technology leaders come together to exchange insights, be inspired, and identify future partners. Join over 1600 delegates and 130 speakers for robust discussions and high-value networking.

Making Alt Proteins The New Default: Duke & UNC Alt. Proteins Conference

Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business 100 Fuqua Drive, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Register for the nation's first student-led alternative proteins conference, hosted by the Duke Alt Protein Project and the Chapel Hill Alt Protein Project on April 14 at Duke University!

The State of the Industry: Cultivated meat and seafood

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join GFI for a webinar series covering the current global landscape of alternative proteins. This webinar will provide a global analysis of the nascent cultivated meat industry.