Cultivating change
How to feed the next 2 billion people?
Are you an (impact investor) or C-level representative from the meat industry?
to find out more!
invitation only
On February 13th 2025, Meatable will host an Exclusive, Invitation-Only Event in Leiden, the heart of bio-science and just 30 minutes outside Amsterdam.
On
February 13th, 2025
Meatable will host an
Exclusive,
Invitation-Only
Event
in Leiden, the heart of bio-science and just 30 minutes outside Amsterdam.
With our planet’s resources under increasing pressure—70% of freshwater withdrawals go toward agriculture, 33% of the world’s arable land is used to feed livestock, and 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions are linked to livestock farming—it’s evident that our current food system is unsustainable. Already, over 800 million people go to bed hungry each night. As the global population is expected to reach 10 billion by 2050, the demand for protein is set to grow by 70% that same year.
To continue to feed the world’s population without destroying our planet, innovative solutions are not only desirable: they are critical to make sure can pass on our way of life to the next generations.
Event
This full-day event will address some of the most critical challenges of our time, including climate change, food security, and resource scarcity – and how cultivated meat can be part of the solution.
Highlights
Exclusive Meatable Headquarters Tour & Tasting:Â
Start the day at our headquarters, where over 65 leading scientists from around the world will share insights into how we produce our ground-breaking cultivated meat. You'll be among the first to taste our product and compare it to other products on the market.
Engaging Discussions & Global Perspectives on feeding 10 billion people:
Stand on the shoulders of giants at the Museum Boerhaave and explore groundbreaking scientific achievements, including the world’s first cultivated meat burger. Hear from experts about how various elements of innovation are converging to revolutionize our food system.
Discussions with
Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE
Chair, Climate Action Coalition
Chair, Desmos Capital Partners
Chris Skidmore served in Parliament between 2010-24 and in the UK government in five different ministerial roles, including as Energy and Clean Growth Minister attending the UK Cabinet, when he signed the UK’s net zero commitment into law in June 2019- becoming the first G7 country to do so. Chris was also was Science, Research and Innovation Minister, Universities Minister and Health Minister. In 2022, he was asked by the UK Prime Minister to lead an independent review of net zero, the largest engagement exercise in net zero to date. The Mission Zero report was published in January 2023, and the vast majority of its recommendations have now been adopted by the UK government. Since leaving Parliament, Chris has become Chair of the Climate Action Coalition, established by Secretary John Kerry, to accelerate climate action for 2030, and is Chair and founding partner of Desmos Capital Partners, that seeks to help raise investment for sustainable companies and the energy transition. Chris is also Professor and Chair of the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEX) at the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change.
Danielle Nierenberg
Danielle Nierenberg is a world-renowned researcher, speaker, and advocate on all issues relating to our food system and agriculture. In 2013, Danielle Nierenberg co-founded Food Tank (foodtank.com) with Bernard Pollack, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on building a global community for safe, healthy, nourished eaters. Food Tank is a global convener, thought leadership organization, and unbiased creator of original research impacting the food system.
Danielle has an M.S. in Agriculture, Food, and Environment from the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and spent two years volunteering for the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic. Danielle is the recipient of the 2020 Julia Child Award.
Jeff Swain
Mr. Swain holds over 40 years of Meat Industry experience – including leadership roles at ConAgra, Townsends, Foster Farms and multiple PE-backed Natural Protein companies. He is the current Chairman of the Board for a multi-billion dollar food distributor, a media company, and serves as Lead Director for a billion-dollar agricultural company. Previously, Mr. Swain was the CEO and President of Natural Foods, where he managed 2,500 employees and expanded EBITDA six-fold through strategic acquisitions and innovations in multi-species natural food offerings.
Alex Mayers, MD Good Food Institute Europe
Alex (he/him) oversees GFI Europe’s strategy, working across the whole Europe team to maximise GFI Europe’s impact and advance our mission to build a sustainable, secure and just food system. He has a strong background in leadership and management, with particular experience in education, sustainable development and peacebuilding.
Andy Hanacek
Andy Hanacek is the senior editor of Food Processing magazine, focused primarily on processing plant operations. Hanacek has covered the meat & poultry, bakery and snack foods businesses in the U.S and Canada as an editor for the past 20 years. He has toured hundreds of meat and poultry processing plants and food companies during that time, including visits to meat industry-related businesses and operations in the U.S., Canada, Germany and China. Additionally, he led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years during his 17-year tenure as the editor-in-chief of The National Provisioner magazine.
Chef Andrew Hunter, Blending Expert
Chef Andrew is blending expert. He is considered one of the leading research and development chefs in the United States. He is currently head of culinary R&D for Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Executive Chef for Niman Ranch and Global Development Chef for Kikkoman.
Andrew is the Co-Founder of both KOGI L.A. Street Sauces and Hi Note, a plant-based, chef-driven seasoning company.
Andrew’s culinary development focuses on restaurant and menu development, business development for agricultural products, and product commercialization for industrial clients. He maintains more than a dozen clients in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States.
      
He has appeared as the R&D expert on Lifetime’s series, Supermarket Superstar and as a season regular on CNBC’s Restaurant Startup.
      
Andrew earned an AOS in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, a BA in culinary history from New College, and an MA in museum studies from San Francisco State University.
(Impact) investors
on the potential impact and opportunities of cultivated meat, incl. Lorne Abony, entrepreneur and serial investor in alternative proteins, raised over $1.4 billion through the public and private debt and equity markets, and Victor Meijer, senior investment manager at Government Fund Invest-NL.
+ more
Networking dinner
Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin
Enjoy a seaside dinner at one of the Netherlands’ finest hotels, Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin.
We are inviting a select group of global leaders:
- meat industry representatives
- (impact) investors
- policymakers from countries with food insecurity challenges
to join us for this impactful day.Â
This is your opportunity to experience firsthand how cultivated meat can be part of the solution to the world’s most pressing issues, and hear from our CEO, Jeff Tripician, about how Meatable plans to lead the industry in addressing these challenges.
For more information
please contact Bo de Koning | bo.de.koning@meatable.com
