Date: Wednesday 12th June 2024

Time: 10.00 – 16:00

Location: Wilton Centre, Teesside, TS10 4RF

Purpose: Join us for this exciting round table event, with our partner CPI, where we will discuss what is needed to accelerate the development and commercialisation of the alternative proteins of the future, including, infrastructure, investment, funding for R&D, skills, policy, regulation and consumer and customer acceptance.

Outputs: As an output of this round table event, we will be producing a short white paper with recommendations on how we can accelerate the development and commercialisation of the alternative proteins of the future.

Agenda:

09:30 Coffee and registration

10: 00 Welcome and round table objective: Developing a whitepaper ‘Accelerating the commercialisation of the alternative proteins of the future’ Dr Jen Vanderhoven

10:10 Current status, challenges and opportunities for the development and commercialisation of the alternative proteins of the future Yvonne Armitage, CPI

10:30 How can we accelerate the development and commercialisation of the alternative proteins of the future:  Technology readiness, Funding for Research, development and Innovation
Chaired by Tim Chater Phoenix Ventures

11:30 Break

12:00 How can we accelerate the development and commercialisation of the alternative proteins of the future: Infrastructure, Policy and Regulation Chaired by Tim Chater Phoenix Ventures

13.00 Lunch and Networking

13.45 How can we accelerate the development and commercialisation of the alternative proteins of the future: Skills, Communication and consumer acceptance Chaired by Mark Corbett, Biorenewables Development Centre

14:45 Summary of roundtable and next steps Dr Jen Vanderhoven

15:00 Tour of CPI Novel Food Innovation Centre Dr Yvonne Armitage, CPI

16:00 Close