Agri & Food Technologies are getting increasingly important and
relevant to us today. Join us and hear from these industry leader
Today, the global Food and Agriculture industry is worth at least $5
trillion, and it will continue to grow. This gives an avenue for many
countries to expand their agriculture sector along with a growing
global interest in plant-based meat substitutes. The changing urban
food landscape would give rise to the Agri- and Food-Tech industry in
Singapore as well. Despite the limited land and food production with
less than 1% contribution to the GDP, the Little Red Dot aims to be
the next regional hub in Asia for Agri- and Food-Tech.
What key roles does Singapore play in the emergence of Urban
Agriculture and new food trends? What investment opportunities can we
leverage on? How do technological innovations shape the future of
food?
The topic of food and agriculture technologies is emerging and new to
many of us. In light of the changing global market, it is increasingly
important to identify potential business opportunities and envision a
more sustainable future with this growing industry. Join us to hear
from entrepreneurs, an investor and a policy maker who are opening the
new era of the Urban Food Landscape in Singapore.
PROGRAMME:
6.30 - 7.00pm: Registration
7.00 - 7.40pm: Presentations by the Speakers
7.40 - 8.10pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A
8.10 - 8.40pm: Networking
SPEAKERS:
* CHRISTIAN CADEO, Managing Partner, Big Idea Ventures
[https://bigideaventures.com/]
Christian is currently the Managing Partner for Big Idea Ventures. Big
Idea Ventures is a new alternative protein venture capital
fund/accelerator based in NY and Singapore. It is anchored by
investments from Temasek Holdings and Tyson Food (NYSE: TSN/Fortune
100 company).
Prior to this Christian was a seasoned operator with experience in
bringing US based startups to Asia including AdMob (acquired by
Google), Domo (IPO NASDAQ) and JUST. There he was the first on the
ground person out of the three alternative protein Unicorns (JUST,
Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat) in Asia.
* SANDHYA SRIRAM, CEO & Co-Founder, Shiok Meats
[https://shiokmeats.com/]
Sandhya is a biotech enthusiast, scientist and entrepreneur. She
believes in the potential of translating biotech research into
products. She is currently building a cell-based clean meat company in
Singapore - Shiok Meats. Her previous experience includes scientist
and Business Development Manager at A*STAR and setting up two startups
SciGlo and Biotechin.Asia in Singapore.
She has always wanted to do meaningful science and not fall into the
trap of "publish or perish"! Starting up her own companies has been an
eye opening experience, through which she further discovered my
passion for the "right" science. Her past achievements include getting
featured on Forbes Women in Tech, an author for Nature Biotechnology
blog and being an Influencer at Mogul.
* BJORN LOW, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Edible Garden City
[https://www.ediblegardencity.com/]
Bjorn is passionate and driven, and keen to change the food production
landscape in cities around the world. He aims to produce the best
quality and freshest vegetables so that people can come to realise the
value of an urban food production model, where urban farms are located
within minutes from soil to plate.
* YING QUAN TAN, Senior Development Partner, Enterprise Singapore
[https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/]
Ying Quan Tan is the Senior Development Partner of Enterprise
Singapore’s Agri-Tech team under the Food Manufacturing cluster. He
has been leading the development of Singapore’s agri-tech startup
ecosystem over the past 2.5 years. Ying Quan has an extensive
experience working with local SMEs companies across the high-tech
urban farming, food manufacturing and food services sectors.
Currently, he is focused on developing the aquaculture subsector.
Prior to Enterprise Singapore, Ying Quan founded his own food
manufacturing business called Peasures Inc to produce sustainable
vegan snacks in San Francisco. He is also an associate under the
Philip Yeo Innovation Fellows Programme.
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