SXSW Panels

Fast Pitches (between panels)
Selected Startups in the Future Food space will have three minutes to pitch their company between panel discussions

Why focus on the future of food?
In the next thirty years we will need to feed 25% more people globally with diminishing resources and a changed climate.
What future foods will we be growing and eating, on Earth and beyond? Join a diverse group of experts, stakeholders, leaders and visionaries thinking about how our food and agricultural systems will be required to dramatically change and adapt to new pressures, and what technologies or innovations will help us feed the world without destroying it.

the State of Future Food, Tech & CPGs

Moderator: Jessi Cape, Austin Chronicle

Kristin Ross, SKU

Adam Yee, WeWork

Matt Ridenour, Food Vision 2050

Sponsor Seat: SKU

 
 

Air AND Space Proteins

Moderator: Olivia Fox Cabane, GAFA

Peter Rowe, DeepBranch Bio

Yaakov Nahmias, FutureMeat

Ezinne Uro-Okoro, Terraformers

David Ramjohn, AlgEternal

Alternative Proteins for the 21st Century

Moderator: Addie Broyles, Austin American Statesman

Sara Brand, True Wealth Ventures

Mohammed Ashour, Aspire Food Group

Liz Koutsos, Enviroflight

Brittany Solano, Jones Dilworth Inc

 
 

Achieving Zero Waste Goals in a Changing Climate

Denise Ollenberg, Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation

Dana Gunders, ReFED

Edwin Marty, Austin Office of Sustainability

Sponsor Seat: KROGER

Diversity in the Future Food System

Moderator: Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank

Kerry Rupp, True Wealth Ventures

Joi Chevalier, The Cook’s Nook

Roman Gonzalez, Gardenio

Sponsor Seat

 
 

THE Food Founders’ Guide To Corporate Partnerships

Moderator: Sam Eder, Big Wheelbarrow

Amy Bell, Whole Foods Market

Liza Larson, Rich Products Corporation

Johann Moonesinghe, inKind Capital