Overview
8.30 am – 6 pm
14 October, 2025
Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney
Mark your calendars for AltProteins 25!
Under the theme ‘From Ideas to Impact’, AltProteins 25 will unite industry pioneers, policymakers, and researchers to explore advancements in plant-based, cultivated, and precision fermentation proteins. Expect insightful keynotes, dynamic panels, interactive workshops, and a curated plant-based culinary showcase. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversations shaping the future of food.
2024 speakers
AltProteins 24 featured some of the most respected figures in the alternative protein industry. From acclaimed nutrition experts to plant-based pioneers the speakers covered the spectrum from scientific innovation to market trends. With leaders presenting the latest in cellular agriculture and offering insights into sustainability, this year’s speakers from across the Asia-Pacific region provided a wealth of knowledge and inspiration.
Master of Ceremonies – Mindy Woods
Mindy Woods is a proud Bunjalung woman, restaurant owner, chef, and cookbook author with a passion for native food. Mindy was a finalist on Masterchef Australia 2012. A series and fan favourite, Mindy returned to the Masterchef kitchen in 2022 to compete in Fans versus Favourites. Over the last 12 years, Mindy has immersed herself in a successful career in the food industry. She became Director of Cuisine and then CEO of Lotus Dining Group before returning to Country in 2020 to open her own native food restaurant Karkalla, in Byron Bay on her ancestral land. Mindy is the first female Indigenous chef to earn a Chef's Hat, awarded by Australian Good Food Guide, which she has held for two consecutive years. She was also the recipient of the Native Food Ambassador Award 2023 for her work and leadership within the industry. Mindy has recently appeared on Channel 10's Ready Steady Cook, and SBS's The Cook Up and Great Australian Walks. Mindy's mission - to celebrate and connect people with indigenous culture through native food.Satya S. Tripathi
A development economist, lawyer and changemaker with over 40 years of varied experience, Mr. Tripathi is the Secretary-General of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet, New York and Chancellor of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar - the world’s largest academic institution dedicated exclusively to indigenous people and cultures. He serves on the Global Steering Group of the Global Ethical Finance Initiative, the Jury of Paris Peace Forum and is also a Trustee at Water Unite. Mr. Tripathi has served with the UN for more than two decades in key positions across the planet and was most recently the UN Assistant Secretary-General, Head of New York Office at UN Environment and Secretary of the UN Environment Management Group.Dr Andy Jarvis
Andy Jarvis has worked for over 20 years in research for development to support the delivery of food security and environmental sustainability in the food system. His research has focused on data-driven policy analysis on a variety of topics from agrobiodiversity conservation to climate impacts and adaptation. Andy joined the Bezos Earth Fund from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, a CGIAR center, as the Associate Director General for Research Strategy and Innovation where he oversaw research that spans from crop breeding and genetics to landscape management, climate adaptation and mitigation through to dietary shifts and consumer behaviour. Andy holds a PhD in Geography from King’s College London and is located in Cali, Colombia.Sonalie Figueiras
Social entrepreneur and trends forecaster Sonalie Figueiras is a sustainability expert, food futurist and eco-powerhouse who has been inspiring global audiences for more than a decade with practical steps on how to fight climate change. Known as the Green Queen of Asia, she is the founder and Editor in Chief of the award-winning Green Queen—the region’s first impact media platform that educates millions of readers on the connection between health, sustainability and the environment and showcases future solutions. Sonalie has been recognised as 2021 Women of Power, 2019 GEN T Honoree, V Label Global Hero and has twice been a TEDx Speaker. She is also the co-founder and CEO of organic sourcing platform Ekowarehouse and climate tech SaaS Source Green, which helps consumer brands quit plastic packaging thanks to proprietary plastic reduction software. In addition, Sonalie is a global keynote speaker and an advisor to multiple mission-driven start-ups and NGOs, and a venture partner to several VC funds.Edwin Bark
Edwin Bark is Senior Vice President at Redefine Meat, leading the EMEA-region. Building on 25 years+ of experience in the Consumer Goods Industry, both at big corporates like L’Oréal and Nestlé (former Managing Director of Nestlé’s European division for plant-based food/Garden Gourmet), as well as through Private Equity. During the past decade, Bark has engaged with several Food & Agri-tech companies in Israel and The Netherlands as an advisory board member of Future Meat Technologies - Cultured Meat, Alliance Nutrition, Rilbite, and is a startup mentor at StartLife, Wageningen University. Bark has an international business mindset, speaks 6 languages and has lived and worked 10 years abroad - from different European countries, parts of Africa to the US. He is passionate about health & sustainability, “food is the new medicine”, and enjoys several sports, good food and wines (especially Italian cuisine). Motivated to make an impact on the food system and drive the protein transition, Edwin is also a member of the Board of the True Animal Protein Price Coalition (TAPPC).Kristi Riordan
Kristi Riordan is Co-Founder and CEO at Harvest B, an Australian B2B food technology company developing and manufacturing novel proteins. Kristi is an experienced operating executive of multiple venture-backed tech companies that redefined categories in highly regulated industries over the past 20 years. Across her career, she has been supported by multiple investors including W23 and Sequoia Scouts (investors of Harvest B) in Australia, Bessemer, Matrix and CRV in the USA. Having spent most of her career in New York City, Kristi was granted a Distinguished Visa in 2019 under the new Global Talent program and is now permanently residing in Australia. Prior to her career in tech growth companies, Kristi spent time at Blackstone Private Equity in NYC, KPMG and served as a law clerk on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington D.C. Kristi holds her Certified Public Accountant license and is an admitted lawyer in the USA.Andre Menezes
Andre Menezes is a seasoned business leader with a proven track record of strategic growth, operational excellence, and innovative leadership across multiple global markets. With extensive experience in Brazil, the USA, Europe, and Asia, Andre specialises in leading companies through periods of transformation and scaling ventures internationally—as both board and management. Andre has managed complex turnarounds as CEO in mid-sized meat processing and distribution businesses and co-founded TiNDLE, a global food tech startup which built a presence in the US, Europe, and Asia after raising USD $130 million from global institutional investors and VCs.
2025 venue
Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney
Sofitel Wentworth is within walking distance to the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
61-101 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2000
+61 (02) 9228 9188
AltProteins 25 is proudly supported by
Investment NSW drives economic growth and prosperity for the people of NSW by bringing together business, government and priority markets to deliver on the government’s strategic priorities and boost the state’s innovation, industry, investment and trade.
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CSIRO solves the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology to build profitable, productive, trusted, and sustainable agrifood and fibre sectors for the future. We are working with industry and research partners to produce more protein, more sustainably, from more sources into the future. Working with CSIRO provides access to world class multidisciplinary science, technology and facilities, relevant IP and global networks.
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To find out about sponsorship opportunities for AltProteins 25 click here for the prospectus or email us at altproteinsconference@foodfrontier.org.
For all event information contact:
Jade Mayhew
Event Manager
altproteinsconference@foodfrontier.org