Conference Day One
8:00 am Check-In & Morning Refreshments
Managing Upstream & Downstream Strategy to Promote Yields & Profitability
9:00 am Session Reserved for Moolec: Specifying Desired Expression Quantities Through Localization & Timing to Produce Proteins with Minimal Effect on Crops
9:30 am Selectively Engineering Plant Metabolism to Exceed Protein Expression Expectations & Desired Yields for Technical & Commercial Success
- Anatoli Giritch CSO, Nomad Bioscience & Nambawan
10:00 am Choosing the Right Plant Model to Facilitate the Entire Technical & Commercial Aspects from Growth to Final Product.
- Raya Liberman-Aloni Chief Technology Officer, PoLoPo
10:30 am Speed Networking & Coffee Break
11:15 am Case Study: Adopting a Dual Approach to Optimizing Value Extracted from Seeds Fit for B2B Success
- Amos Palfreyman Chief Executive Officer, Miruku
Balancing Between Market Necessity & Product Development to Engage & Maintain Ingredient Partner & Investor Relations
11:45 am Panel Discussion: Engaging Stakeholders and Building Partnerships Before Launch to Set Up for Technical & Commercial Success
- David Welch Chief Scientific Officer & Co- Founder, Synthesis Capital
- Amanda Schaible Director of Operations, Mozza Foods
- Raya Liberman-Aloni Chief Technology Officer, PoLoPo
12:30 pm Networking Lunch
Establishing Risk-Averse Methodologies for Molecular Farming Production to Future-Proof Commercialization & Secure Investments
1:30 pm Speaking to Investor Priorities: Identifying how to Deliver Concrete Evidence to Demonstrate Technical & Commercial Feasibility
- David Welch Chief Scientific Officer & Co- Founder, Synthesis Capital
2:00 pm Understanding Regulatory Requirements for Your Plant Molecular Farming-Derived Products to Enhance Commercial Potential
- Subray Hegde Director, USDA APHIS
3:00 pm Roundtable Discussion: Debating Nomenclature Labels for Alternative Proteins & GMO-Based Products – Address your Concerns, Thoughts & Ideas
- Kevin Folta Professor, University of Florida
3:30 pm Afternoon Networking Break
Leveraging Innovative Technologies to Obtain Desired Characteristic Profiles for Growth Factors & Proteins
4:00 pm Leveraging Proteins & Cellulose-Based Scaffolds to Optimize Growth Factor Extraction within Molecular Farming for Added Value
- Alexandre Reeber Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Core Biogenesis
4:30 pm Optimizing Novel Technologies Fit for Growth Factor Production to Promote End-Product Quality
- Inhwan Hwang Vice Chief Executive Officer & Professor, BioApplications & Pohang University of Science and Technology
5:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference Day One
- Amos Palfreyman Chief Executive Officer, Miruku