Pioneer Presents: Accelerating innovation for the healthy, sustainable foods of the future

The Pioneer Group will showcase how Kent researchers and businesses are leading the way in innovation for the healthy, sustainable foods of the future. 

They will also discuss what is needed to accelerate the sector, including infrastructure, investment, funding for research and development, skills, policy, regulation and consumer and customer acceptance. 

Agenda:

• 09:45 Coffee and registration
• 10:00 Welcome Pioneer Group
• 10:10 Building a more sustainable, secure and just food system Linus Pardoe, UK Policy Manager, The Good Food Institute Europe
• 10:30 Accelerating innovation for the healthy, sustainable foods of the future  Professor Nazanin Zand, University of Greenwich
• 10:45 Alternative proteins as a source of healthy and sustainable foods Parag Acharya, University of Greenwich
• 11:00 Preserving the nutritional content of crops Dr Richard Colgan, University of Greenwich
• 11:15 Life Cycle Assessment for early stage alternative protein products Andrew Stephen, Food Steps
• 11:30 The regulatory environment for novel foods Amie Adkin, Deputy Director of  Risk Assessment, Food Standards Agency
• 11:45 Flash presentations: Next generation healthy, sustainable foods

Winifred Ayeni, Root Mylk

Azhar Murtuza, Born Maverick

Will Marshall, Hooba Foods

Erick Vera Bazan, Little Inca

• 12:30 Lunch and networking
• 13:15 Round table discussion: What’s next in innovation for the healthy, sustainable foods of the future?
• 14:15 Round table discussion: What do we need in to accelerate the innovation for the healthy, sustainable foods of the future, including, infrastructure, investment, funding for R&D, skills, policy, regulation and consumer and customer acceptance.
• 15:15 Summary of the day and next steps
• 15:30 Close

A short report will be produced as an output of the event, with recommendations on how we can accelerate the development and commercialisation of the healthy, sustainable foods of the future. 

The event is being delivered in partnership with Growing Kent & Medway and the University of Greenwich. 

https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-accelerating-innovation-for-the-healthy-sustainable-foods-of-the-future/