The official program for AltProteins 25, Australia’s premier conference on alternative proteins and the future of food, is here — with Food Frontier curating its most ambitious agenda yet.
Now in its fourth year, the event is taking a bold leap forward, fusing radical ideas, cross-sector innovation and world-class thought leadership.
Held 14 October in Sydney, AltProteins 25 will tackle the urgent challenges and transformative opportunities reshaping the global food system – enabled by a provocative new format with deep-dive discussions, breakout workshops, immersive tastings and real-time engagement with leading experts. The event theme “From Ideas to Impact” encompasses threads of disruption, leadership and transformation, designed to spur participants to rethink assumptions, embrace complexity, and lead with purpose.
From climate disruption to bioeconomic innovation, AltProteins 25 isn’t just focused on what’s next in food — it’s focused on what’s necessary, featuring an extraordinary roster of global and local voices at the cutting edge of climate, innovation, business and policy. These bold thinkers and doers aren’t afraid to ask hard questions and pursue transformative answers to provoke, inspire and catalyse change.
Headline speaker Nik Gowing, former BBC World News presenter and founder of the Thinking the Unthinkable project, will share his work exploring how leaders and organisations can more effectively respond to disruption and complexity in an era of accelerating change. Other key speakers include:
- Cecilia Chang (USA), Chief Business Officer at Mission Barns, a pioneer in cultivated meat innovation;
- Amy Carter-James (AU), impact entrepreneur and CEO of Raaise, redefining how future-fit ventures are funded;
- James Petrie (AUS), Co-founder and CEO of Nourish Ingredients, leading next-gen fat innovation;
- and Sonalie Figueiras (HK), food futurist and founder of Green Queen, Asia’s leading impact media platform and a powerful voice on the future of sustainable food systems.
AltProteins 25 is proudly supported by the NSW Government through Investment NSW, which will lead an interactive workshop on export opportunities.