BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Good Food Institute - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Good Food Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gfi.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Good Food Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T235959 DTSTAMP:20260414T150645 CREATED:20260303T150216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T150218Z UID:10000764-1775692800-1775865599@gfi.org SUMMARY:Alternative Protein Symposium: Bridging Science and Society DESCRIPTION:Alternative Protein Symposium: Bridging Science and SocietyPast\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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. \n\n\n\n Share this page on Bluesky\n \n Share on Bluesky\n\n\n Share this page on Threads\n \n Share on Threads\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\nThe Alternative Protein Symposium: Bridging Science and Society convenes students\, researchers\, industry leaders\, and policymakers for two days of big ideas and real-world insight. \n\n\n\nMeat demand is rising. So is innovation. From plant-based breakthroughs to fermentation and cultivated meat\, scientists and entrepreneurs are developing new ways to make the foods people love—using fewer resources and expanding what’s possible. This symposium dives into the science behind these advances and the broader questions they raise about food security\, sustainability\, economic opportunity\, and consumer choice. \n\n\n\nOn Day 1\, Bruce Friedrich\, founder and president of the Good Food Institute\, will share what it takes to move innovation from lab bench to marketplace. Through GFI’s work across science\, policy\, and industry\, he helps accelerate research\, secure public investment\, and support companies building the next generation of protein. \n\n\n\nWith keynote talks\, panels\, and student research presentations\, the symposium creates space for ideas to connect across disciplines. Supported by the Alt Protein Project at NC State\, Duke University\, and Virginia Tech\, the event highlights the growing academic momentum behind protein diversification. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGFI speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBruce Friedrich\n\n\n\nPRESIDENT AND FOUNDER \n\n\n\nBruce Friedrich serves as GFI’s chief thought leader and relationship-builder\, working in close partnership with GFI’s global teams and food system stakeholders around the world. \n\n\n\nBruce is a TED Fellow\, Y Combinator alum\, and popular speaker on food innovation. He has penned op-eds for the Wall Street Journal\, Foreign Policy\, Nature Food\, USA Today\, Los Angeles Times\, Wired\, CNN\, and many other publications. He has represented GFI on the TED Radio Hour\, New Yorker Radio Hour\, the Ezra Klein Show\, Making Sense (Sam Harris)\, and a variety of other podcasts and TV programs. Bruce’s 2019 TED talk has been viewed more than 2.4 million times and translated into 30 languages. \n\n\n\nPublishers Weekly selected Bruce’s book Meat as a top 10 new release in science\, writing: “This packed account makes food science feel like an urgent and essential undertaking.” The book has also received praise from Nobel Laureate in economics Michael Kremer\, former UNFCCC head Christiana Figueres\, and CSIS director of global food and water security Caitlin Welsh\, who penned the foreword. Says Welsh: “This book explains the imperative to transform our food systems\, and lays out a game plan to get us there…. Meat is as important as it is enjoyable.” Find out more on the book’s website\, MeatBook.org. \n\n\n\nBruce graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown Law and also holds degrees from Johns Hopkins University\, the London School of Economics\, and Grinnell College. \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 April 14\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n Academic Research Challenge information session\n \n \n \n Join an information session to learn more about the challenge topics and application requirements! \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 16\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Business of Alt Protein: Consumer taste preferences in dairy-free products\n \n \n \n Join GFI for our next Business of Alt Protein webinar as we unveil insights from NECTAR’s new Taste of the Industry… \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 20\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n Animal-Free Meat: The Next Agricultural Revolution\n \n \n \n Come learn how science\, policy\, and industry can work together to satisfy the world’s soaring demand for meat\, no animals… \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 21\, 2026\n Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\n \n \n \n The Climate Challenge & Protein Diversification for the Global South\n \n \n \n Food systems sit at the center of the climate challenge. This DC Climate Week session brings together development finance leaders\,… \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n April 21\, 2026\n Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library\n \n \n \n DC Climate Week Leadership Forum – Future Food Fireside Chat\n \n \n \n Bruce Friedrich joins DC Climate Week for a conversation on how rethinking meat can help tackle climate\, protect nature\, and… \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 1\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n The Science of Alt Protein: Transforming waste to fungal mycoprotein\n \n \n \n Learn how Dr. Wang is developing a foundational biorefinery for converting food waste to fungal mycoprotein for practical food applications. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 5\, 2026\n \n Virtual Event\n \n \n \n Proposal Writing Workshop: Tips and tricks for securing alternative protein funding\n \n \n \n Join our expert-led workshop designed to help U.S.-based researchers strengthen their ability to secure funding. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 5\, 2026\n San Jose McEnery Convention Center\n \n \n \n SynBioBeta 2026\n \n \n \n Bruce Friedrich joins SynBioBeta to make the case for a new way of producing meat—one grounded in science\, built for… URL:https://gfi.org/event/alternative-protein-symposium-bridging-science-and-society/ LOCATION:NC State University\, 840 Oval Dr\, Raleigh\, North Carolina\, 27606 CATEGORIES:External in-person event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/svg+xml:https://gfi.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/third-party-event-featured-image_UNIVERSAL.svg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR