The Program

Schedule

 

The Alternative Protein Show is an event unlike any other in this industry: the emphasis is on the networking, meeting people, and making connections. Sessions are optional, and instead of panels, you can choose from any one of the many “deep dive” sessions led by experts in their field.

 
 

Tuesday
January 15th


1PM - 6PM

Pre-Event Workshop

If you’re from outside the US, this is a great opportunity to learn fundraising, the Silicon Valley way. You’ll receive the abbreviated version of a curriculum developed for Stanford StartX international entrepreneurs.

This session will cover the art and the science of making great first impressions, body language and behavior, how to pitch VCs in Silicon Valley: everything from what to wear to how, exactly, to shake hands, and much, much more.

Olivia Fox Cabane is the former Director of Innovative Leadership for Stanford StartX, the current Chair of the International Alliance for Alternative Protein, and the bestselling author of The Charisma Myth. In addition to being a keynote speaker and executive coach to the leadership of Fortune 500 companies such as Google, MGM and Deloitte, she lectures at Harvard, Yale, MIT and the United Nations. Olivia is fluent in four languages and was the youngest person ever to have been appointed Foreign Trade Advisor to the French Government.

Judah Pollack is a former faculty member of Stanford StartX, coauthor of The Chaos Imperative and The Net And The Butterfly, and current lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. As a psychological counselor and strategic adviser in the art of leadership, he works regularly with the US Army Special Forces and Red Team University, as well civilian clients such as the Plexus Institute, Airbnb, IDEO, and The North Face.  

Wednesday
January 16th


8:00 - 9:00

Opening Remarks

Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director of The Good Food Institute

9:00 - 6:00

Upper Level: “Deep Dive” Sessions

On the upper level, join any one of the many sessions dedicated to deep-dives into various areas of business, science & industry.
Sandhya Sriram of Shiok Meats on the specific mindset of APAC regions with regards to alt-protein
Jack A. Bobo on shifting consumer preferences and how they affect the protein market
Tyler Huggins of Btrfy foods on the use of leftover brewery ingredients as nutrients for fungal protein production
Alvyn Severien of Algama on the possibilities of microalgae protein and scaffolding
… And many more. To submit a deep dive proposal, contact us.

Lower Level: The Expo

Network with hundreds of people in the industry, make connections you can follow up on later. Here is just a sample of the companies attending:

Thursday
January 17th


7am - 9pm

Silicon Valley VC tour

This is your chance to schedule follow-up meetings with all the people you’ve met at the speed-dating show.

Several Silicon Valley venture capital firms have reserved time in their partners’ schedules specifically to meet with visiting startups, and you’ll be able to sign up to meet them via online calendar.

AIIM Partners
Babel Ventures
Beyond Impact Advisors
Blue Horizon
CoCreationCaptial
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
GreatPoint Ventures
Khosla Ventures
Main Event Sequence Ventures
The Mentors Fund
New Crop Capital
Oakhouse Partners
Obvious Ventures
PepsiCo Ventures
SOSV
Source Capital
True Ventures
Ultra Capital
West Ventures

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