Agenda for the 2023 Plant Futures Symposium
Updated: Jan 29
January 28th: Framing
Welcome
9:00 AM
Samantha Derrick
Will Rosenzweig
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Opening Keynote
9:30 AM
Marion Nestle
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Promising Innovations in Plant-Centric Food Systems
10:45 AM
Irina Gerry
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Colonial Food Systems and Plant-Based Diets as a Key Tool to Decolonize.
11:00 AM
Nivi Jaswal
Solaire Denaud
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We're Our Mothers' Gardens
11:45 AM
Sonya Brooks
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Book Signing Lunch with a Chef
12:15 PM
Marion Nestle Nina Guilbeault
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Animal Agriculture & Justice
2:15 PM
AJ Albrecht
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Plant-Based, by Default: Using Behavioral Science to Improve Health & Reduce Emissions
2:45 PM
Kamanani Conklin
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The Power of Lifestyle to Expand Brain Capacity
3:30 PM
Ayesha Sherzai
Dean Sherzai
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Plant Bioactives Informing a New Paradigm of Health
4:00 PM
Lisa Offringa
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Closing Session
4:30 PM
Will Rosenzweig
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January 29th: Solutions
Welcome
9:00 AM
Samantha Derrick
Will Rosenzweig
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Opening Keynote
9:15 AM
Michel Nischan
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Entrepreneurship in the Plant-Centric Food System: Separating Hype from Real Progress
10:00 AM
George Powlick
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Effective Climate Impact Through Food Choices
10:45 AM
Monica Chen
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Nudging the world toward better food choices
11:15 AM
Don Moore
Max Bazerman
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Bay Area Vegan Entrepreneurs
11:45 AM
Ronnishia Johnson
Rheema Calloway
Danielle Crespo
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The Ethics of Cultured Meat Research: A Conversation
2:15 PM
Eric Schulze
Shannon Cosentino
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Venture Capital Perspective: Investing in Plant-Based Food
2:55 PM
Tracy Chen
Yaqi Gao Grover
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Student Start-Up Panel
3:35 PM
Kashish Juneja
Luiza Villela
Samantha Derrick
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Alternative Proteins: Current and Future Trends
4:05 PM
Priera Panescu
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Closing Session
4:35 PM
Will Rosenzweig