HSI to host 2nd annual "Future of Protein Summit" in New Delhi

Hyderabad: The Humane Society International/ India along with Good Food Institute India is set to launch its second annual event namely 'Future of Protein Summit', in collaboration with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on the 11th to12th of November.

Notable speakers like Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, Michelle Adelman, Founder, and CEO of Infinite Foods, and Sonny Vu, renowned entrepreneur-investor and Chairman of the Board at Perfect Day will be addressing the panel in the two-day annual event.

Alokparna Sengupta, Managing Director HSI/India said, "Plant-based and alternative proteins are driving the next great food revolution. The Future of Protein Summit endeavours to bring key stakeholders together by providing a unique networking platform for valuable partnerships to aid the growth of the sector in India."

The recent emergence of alternative proteins such as plant-based and cultivated meat, eggs, and dairy has been identified as a solution to numerous environmental, public health, social and ethical challenges in the global food system.

This one-of-a-kind annual event is designed to advance the plant-based and cultivated protein sector with insights from leading international and local experts discussing key drivers and pathways for building the alternative protein ecosystem in India.

Varun Deshpande, Managing Director of GFI India said, "The alternative protein sector is already catalyzing a major shift in the way the world sources meat, eggs, and dairy. India has the potential to play a pivotal role in this transformation and the Future of Protein Summit is aimed at laying the groundwork for the scientific, business, and policy advancements needed to get there."

The Future of Protein Summit's sessions is curated to address all aspects of advancing this sector in India by closely examining the scope for scientific innovation, investor insights, the international landscape, the latest policy developments in this sector and much more.