Hungry Jacks founder Jack Cowin sees a future in plant-based protein.
PLANT-BASED proteins and the latest in agtech innovation will feature at the evokeAG 2020 conference next February.
Keynote speakers will include Hungry Jacks founder Jack Cowin whose company recently launched the beef-free Rebel Whopper and intends to produce more economical alternative proteins in Australia.
Mr Cowin is also a major shareholder in ASX-listed Domino’s Pizza and will delve into the potential for plant-based proteins at evokeAG from 18-19 February 2020.
“We believe there will be an increasing demand for beef as the standard of living in third-world countries increases.
“We don’t believe that our beef production has the capacity to grow to meet this increasing demand,” he said.
“Our objective is to produce these plant-based proteins in Australia and export to other markets.
“Australia has the capacity to be a low-cost producer of grains which will lead to jobs and investment in this country through our competitive product development capabilities,” Mr Cowin said.
Nick Hazell, the chief executive officer of the Australian company behind Hungry Jack’s newest burger, v2food, will also be joining the evokeAG. speaker line-up and will address the challenge of trying to feed the 10 billion people expected to live on earth by 2050.
Over two days in Melbourne, more than 70 thought-provoking experts in their fields will take to the stage and share their ideas on challenging the conventions of what is grown, how it is grown and what we eat.
Keynote speakers include:
- Damon Gameau; filmmaker, director and actor who will share his insights and discoveries into practical climate change solutions following the global success of his 2040 documentary
- Mike Lee; a food futurist who will explore what the future of food might look like over the next five to 25 years
- Ranveer Candra; the Chief Scientist at Microsoft Azure Global and leader of the FarmBeats project, a suite of technologies which will slash the cost of “precision agriculture”
- Jane Bennett; Managing Director and CEO of ASX listed company TasFoods Ltd who are building a unique portfolio of premium Tasmanian food brands
- Andrew Coppin; Chairman and Managing Director of Aussie startup Farmbot Monitoring Solutions Australia who have already sold 1.1. million worth of water monitoring machines
- James Madden; Managing Director of Flinders + Co. the first meat company in the world to fully offset all carbon emissions from not only their business but every kilogram of meat they sell
- Keren Mimran; Founder of edete, an advanced automated pollination system
- Didier Toubia; Co-founder and CEO of Aleph Farms, a cultivated meat company that is shaping the future of food by growing high-quality slaughter-free beef steaks directly from cow cells
- Ethy Levy; Co-Founder of the Bridge Hub – based in Wagga Wagga and Israel – a global agrifood tech innovation hub helping entrepreneurs and researchers validate and commercialise their technologies globally
Farming delegates in the room will be exposed to the latest technologies and opportunities to expand and diversify their operations.
Mr Cowin said farmers need to be prepared for change.
“Change is guaranteed.
“We have to shoot for more efficient ways of producing food as a low cost producer that makes Australia internationally competitive,” he said.
Visit https://evokeag.com/program-intro/ to view the full evokeAG. 2020 program.
evokeAG. 2020 will take place in Melbourne at the iconic Royal Exhibition Building on 18-19 February 2020. Tickets are available online, with discounted group, student and primary producer delegate passes also available.
Contribute to the food, farm and future conversations by using our #evokeAG hashtag and follow evokeAG. on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
PLANT-BASED proteins and the latest in agtech innovation will feature at the evokeAG 2020 conference next February.
Keynote speakers will include Hungry Jacks founder Jack Cowin whose company recently launched the beef-free Rebel Whopper and intends to produce more economical alternative proteins in Australia.
Mr Cowin is also a major shareholder in ASX-listed Domino’s Pizza and will delve into the potential for plant-based proteins at evokeAG. from 18-19 February 2020.
“We believe there will be an increasing demand for beef as the standard of living in third-world countries increases.
“We don’t believe that our beef production has the capacity to grow to meet this increasing demand,” he said.
“Our objective is to produce these plant-based proteins in Australia and export to other markets.
“Australia has the capacity to be a low-cost producer of grains which will lead to jobs and investment in this country through our competitive product development capabilities,” Mr Cowin said.
Nick Hazell, the chief executive officer of the Australian company behind Hungry Jack’s newest burger, v2food, will also be joining the evokeAG. speaker line-up and will address the challenge of trying to feed the 10 billion people expected to live on earth by 2050.
Over two days in Melbourne, more than 70 thought-provoking experts in their fields will take to the stage and share their ideas on how we can challenge the conventions of what we grow, how we grow it and what we eat. The evokeAG. 2020 program has been released, and from today, you will be able to view the speakers who will inspire, challenge and transform the way we think about food and farming into the future.
Keynote speakers include:
- Damon Gameau; filmmaker, director and actor who will share his insights and discoveries into practical climate change solutions following the global success of his 2040 documentary
- Mike Lee; a food futurist who will explore what the future of food might look like over the next five to 25 years
- Ranveer Candra; the Chief Scientist at Microsoft Azure Global and leader of the FarmBeats project, a suite of technologies which will slash the cost of “precision agriculture”
- Jane Bennett; Managing Director and CEO of ASX listed company TasFoods Ltd who are building a unique portfolio of premium Tasmanian food brands
- Andrew Coppin; Chairman and Managing Director of Aussie startup Farmbot Monitoring Solutions Australia who have already sold 1.1. million worth of water monitoring machines
- James Madden; Managing Director of Flinders + Co. the first meat company in the world to fully offset all carbon emissions from not only their business but every kilogram of meat they sell
- Keren Mimran; Founder of edete, an advanced automated pollination system
- Didier Toubia; Co-founder and CEO of Aleph Farms, a cultivated meat company that is shaping the future of food by growing high-quality slaughter-free beef steaks directly from cow cells
- Ethy Levy; Co-Founder of the Bridge Hub – based in Wagga Wagga and Israel – a global agrifood tech innovation hub helping entrepreneurs and researchers validate and commercialise their technologies globally
Farming delegates in the room will be exposed to the latest technologies and opportunities to expand and diversify their operations.
Mr Cowin said farmers need to be prepared for change.
“Change is guaranteed.
“We have to shoot for more efficient ways of producing food as a low cost producer that makes Australia internationally competitive,” he said.
Visit https://evokeag.com/program-intro/ to view the full evokeAG 2020 program.
evokeAG 2020 will take place in Melbourne at the iconic Royal Exhibition Building on 18-19 February 2020. Tickets are available online, with discounted group, student and primary producer delegate passes also available.
Contribute to the food, farm and future conversations by using our #evokeAG hashtag and follow evokeAG. on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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