Summit 22 October - Presentations

Plenary 

Welcome Address – Vincent Brain, Bridge2Food & JoAnne Berkenkamp, MBOLD

From Seed to Scale: Building the Plant-Based Value Chain – Sanah Baig, Plant-based Food Institute

Track I

Labeling, Nutrition & Additives: Regulatory Shifts in Plant-Based Foods – Brian Ronholm, Consumer Reports

The Best of Both Worlds: How Hybrids Are Reshaping the Future of Meat and Plant-Based Eating – David Benzaquen on behalf of Fable Foods

Retail Product Innovation Insights: Catering to Consumers with Food Allergies and GLP-1 Users - Kathy Risch, Acosta Group

Track II

Biosolutions to Overcome Textural Challenges in Plant-based Yogurt – Indumathi Kangampalayam Palaniswamy, Novonesis

Technological Developments for Alternative Proteins from Oilseeds – Alex Danelich, CPM Crown

Capturing the Power of Plant-Based & Clean Label Innovation – Divek Nair, Kalsec

How To Better Valorize Sustainable Proteins and By-Products? - Frédéric Baudouin, IMPROVE

Driving Plant-Based Innovation with Enzymes – Antonio Sullo, Amano Enzyme Europe, Ltd.

MBOLD Coalition, Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis & Buhler Group Pitch Slam

Bettani Foods, Triple Bar, Onego Bio, Oobli, C-Merak, Nucicer, NuBean Nutrition & Kyomei

Summit 23 October - Presentations

Plenary

From Minnesota to the World – MBOLD’s Protein Innovation Initiative - JoAnne, MBOLD

Track I

Adapting Appetites: What the Rise of GLP-1 Means for Food & Beverage - Sarah Miller, Kerry

Rethinking Dairy: Specialty Plant-Based Innovation with Superfoods and Uncommon Ingredients - Jim Richards, Milkadamia

Private Label Growth: Potential & Impact on CPGs - John Baumgartner, Mizuho Group

Re-thinking Better-for-You Through the Eyes of the Consumer: What Google and TikTok Trends Reveal About the Future of Food - Alyssa Williams, SPATE

Track II

Smart & Lean Processing for Small-Scale Efficiency - Lissy Frantzen, endeco

The Rise of Fungi - Debbie Yaver, Nature's Fynd

Pioneering the Future of High-value Finfish: Cultivated Seafood Product Development - Courtney Benson, BueNalu

From Waste to Wonder: Unlocking the Next Generation of Ingredients with Industrial-Scale Supercritical CO₂ - Ted Barber, SCO2, Inc.