Food Community Collider - Bench to Bite! by the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and Microbial Food Hub
The Future of Food Community Collider at Imperial's White City campus will bring together startups, investors, industry leaders, academics, and early career researchers working in the field.
It marks the inaugural day of the Bezos Centre’s translational pipeline, showcasing our plans for commercialising and translating the Centre's research in sustainable proteins. The session also celebrates the official launch of our 2025 PhD programme, the first in the world dedicated to alternative proteins, and welcomes the next generation of researchers and talent entering the field. It will be an opportunity to connect the people and ideas driving change across global food systems.
The event will begin with a short panel on the challenges and opportunities shaping the sector, followed by structured networking with food and refreshments provided, creating space to meet future collaborators, funders, and founders in a relaxed setting.
Please kindly RSVP using the link above.
Agenda:
2:45-3:00 Welcome and Registration
3:00-3:30 Industry Panel
Priscila Chaves Martínez, Innovation & Ecosystem Lead at Cargill
Fiona Bennie, Managing Director at Accenture
Fernando Santiago Cajaraville, UK Technology & Startup Scouting at Bühler
Rosie Wardle, Founding Partner at Synthesis Capital
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Director of the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and Microbial Food Hub (Moderator)
3:30-5:00 Structured Networking, Finger Food and Drinks
Address: The Stadium, Scale Space, White City.