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
Chris Skidmore
The Hon. Rt. Chris Skidmore is a former UK MP and Minister of State, with a strong track record in clean energy. He was Interim Minister for Energy and Clean Growth (2019) and signed the UK's Net Zero Pledge into law, becoming the first major economy to do so. He wrote the Net Zero Review, pledging to use the review to focus on the UK's fight against climate change while maximizing economic growth to ensure energy security and affordability for consumers and businesses. He is the co-founder of Better Earth with former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as the co-founder of the Climate Action Coalition with John Kerry, former US Secretary of State.
Chris is currently the chair and co-founder of Demos, a boutique bank that invests in companies that are transforming the world for the better.
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.
Dr. Tan Lee Kim, Kim (Singapore Food Authority)
Dr Tan Lee Kim, Kim is a veterinarian by training, graduating from Murdoch University, Western Australia, in 1994 under a Public Service Commission of Singapore overseas scholarship. She received a master’s in international animal health in 2000 from the University of Edinburgh under a scholarship from the Commonwealth Commission.
Over the past 25 years, Dr Tan has held several positions in both operations, management as well as in policy and planning in the areas of food security, food safety and animal health.
Dr Tan was previously the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore for 4 years, overseeing the strategies and initiatives to ensure food security for Singapore such as diversification of supply, local agriculture policies and planning, urban food production solutions, R&D, industry development and international relations at food security-related platforms.
Since 1 April 2019, Dr Tan took on the portfolio of Director-General (Food Administration) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Food Agency. She oversees the national food safety regulatory system and food supply-related regulatory matters.
Dominic Chen (ESCO Aster)
Dominic Chen currently serves as the Head of Commercial Operations at ESCO Aster, focusing on integrating cutting-edge biotechnology into food manufacturing to enhance food sustainability and agriculture. Prior experience includes serving as Business Development Manager at VizioFly - Virtual Reality Singapore.
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.
The Culinary industry
including Chef Andrew Hunter, Head of Culinary R&D for Wolfgang Puck, sharing their visions for hybrid applications and bringing cultivated meat to the menu worldwide.
(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
