Insects as the future of food proteins?

Join us in the first thematic workshop in Global Foodture with focus on European and Asian insect industry

Welcome to the Global Foodture Online Thematic Workshops!

Global Foodture invites European and Asian participants to a serie of 12 online workshops showcasing sustainable technologies and products for the transition of the food system. By participating you will get an insight of European and Asian cutting-edge technology and products and you will be part of an active discussion on how we through collaboration and innovation can adapt and contribute to the global food changes and challenges. Please read more about Global Foodture here and join us at the Global Foodture Community where you can read more and sign up for the workshops and other activities. The focus in Asia is on Japan, Singapore, South-Korea and Thailand.

The Thematic Workshops will run from October 2022 till October 2023 and focus on the following themes and technology areas:

• Agriculture
• Alternative proteins
• Health, functional and personlised food
• Reduce food waste
• Sustainable Packaing

Workshop 1 - Insects as the future of food proteins

You are invited to the first online workshop and it will showcase European and Asian technologies with focus insects and the aim is to exchange information and stimulate innovative collaborations.

Insects have a huge potential when it comes to the valorization of sources that are not suitable for feed/ food production, like manure and biowaste streams. Companies are collaborating to scale and extend the market for insects for food, which we will show during this session.

At the workshop you will learn about edible insect products for human consumption and about insects and valorisation of by-products.

Draft programme and registraton

Please find the draft programme below. The final agenda will be available here asap. Please read more and register here.

Draft Program 

Moderators: Maria Diaz Navarro, Head of EU projects, Food+I & Tjerna Ellenbroek, Relations Liaison Foodvalley NL, and Susanne Baden Jørgensen, Senior International Manager Food & Bio Cluster Denmark 

09.00

Welcome & General Introduction by Tjerna Ellenbroek, Relations Liaison Foodvalley NL 

09.05

Insects scan – opportunities and challenges in Europe & Singapore  by Faridah Mohd Saad, Deputy Director Agritech Enterprise Singapore & Jolijn Zwart-van Kessel, Innovation Lead Circular Agrifood Foodvalley NL   

09.20

Introduction to company presentations: ‘Edible insect products for human consumption in Europe’  
by Tjerna Ellenbroek, Relations Liaison Foodvalley NL 

09.25

Company Presentation – Camila Cossettin,  R&D manager of Sibo B.V. 

09.35

Company Presentation - Ms. Kanitsanan Thanthitiwat, CEO & Head of M&S & Co- Founder Global Bugs Asia

09.45

Q&A moderated byTjerna Ellenbroek, Relations Liaison Foodvalley NL 

09.50

Introduction to presentations ‘Insects and valorisation of by-products’  
by Maria Diaz Navarro, Head of EU projects, Food+i 

09.55

Company Presentation - by Sean Tan Zheng Wee, Founder & CEO of Insect Feed Technologies  

10.05

Company Presentation – by (TBD), Entomo  

10.15

Q&A moderated by Maria Diaz Navarro, Head of EU projects, Food+i 

10.20

Wrap-up & Closing moderated by Susanne Baden Jørgensen, Senior International Manager, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark 

10.30

End of the Workshop 

If you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact Susanne Baden Jørgensen, sbj@foodbiocluster.dk